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Roseanne Spinoff Coming to ABC, Without Roseanne Barr, of Course
Looks like ABC is not about to let the Roseanne revival die, even after its titular star, in a state of allegedly Ambien-fueled racism, sent out a tweet describing former Barack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett as a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Planet of the Apes. According to the Associated Press, the canceled…
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Serena Williams: Young Boys, Men Should Be Included in Conversation on Stopping Domestic Violence
Tennis superstar Serena Williams is vocalizing a push to include men—particularly young boys—into the conversation about domestic violence, a conversation that she says shouldn’t just center on women. “I think expanding the conversation to men and expanding the conversation to young boys, it’s so important,” she said during an interview Wednesday, according to the Associated…
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Officer Who Shot and Killed 17-Year-Old Antwon Rose Was Sworn In Mere Hours Before the Fatal Encounter
The East Pittsburgh officer who fatally shot 17-year-old Antwon Rose in the back as he was fleeing from a traffic stop had barely been officially sworn in as an officer before the deadly encounter. Unidentified sources told news station KDKA-TV that the officer accused in the shooting, who is also still unidentified, had only been…
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Suspect Arrested, Charged With Murder of Rapper XXXTentacion: Report
Authorities have nabbed a suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of XXXtentacion. The New York Daily News reports that Dedrick D. Williams was arrested Wednesday, just two days after the rapper, whose real name was Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, was shot and killed in Deerfield Beach, Fla., outside a motorsports store. Authorities believe that the…
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Black Sorors Accuse Ohio Restaurant of Racial Profiling After Police Were Called About Bill Dispute
A member of Delta Sigma Theta—a black sorority—is accusing a Bahama Breeze restaurant in Orange Village, Ohio, of racial profiling after the manager called police on Tuesday toward the end of a sorority gathering. According to Cleveland.com, Chante Spencer was among some 40 people at the restaurant who were celebrating a sorority sister’s book deal…
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‘White Civil Rights’ Rally Coming to DC After National Park Service Approves Application
On the first-year anniversary of the deadly Unite the Right white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., history is set to repeat itself, with hundreds of people expected to gather in the nation’s capital for a White Civil Rights rally. According to WUSA-TV, the National Park Service has approved an application for a White Civil Rights…
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Charleston, SC, Apologizes for Its Role During the Slave Trade in City Council Resolution
On Tuesday, as Juneteenth—the holiday marking the end of slavery—was observed, the City Council of Charleston, S.C., decided to adopt a resolution apologizing for the city’s role in the slave trade. The city was once a key seaport in the slave trade, a location where some 40 percent of enslaved people first set foot on…
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‘Wite Pride’: Black Lives Matter Activist’s Truck Vandalized With Swastikas, Racial Slurs
A Clio, Mich., activist woke up Tuesday morning to find his vehicle horribly vandalized. The Detroit Free Press reports that Hubert Roberts, a Black Lives Matter activist, was planning some community outreach as usual and hoping to take two boys to get haircuts when those plans were abruptly canceled as he walked out to his…
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Richmond, Va., Elementary School, Once Named After Confederate Leader, Renamed in Honor of Obama
Richmond, Va., has gotten rid of the city’s only school named after a Confederate leader (sorta), and has renamed the building for the nation’s first black president. Yes, #LetTheConfederacyStayInThePastWhereItBelongs2018. According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the city’s school board voted 6-1 on Monday night to rename the J.E.B. Stuart Elementary School the Barack Obama Elementary School.…
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Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Named ‘National Treasure,’ Is to Be Restored for Future Use
The childhood home where famed singer and civil rights icon Nina Simone was born has suffered through failed restoration attempts over the years and currently sits in terrible shape, complete with crumbling ceilings and sagging floorboards. However, the structure’s seemingly inevitable fate—to crumble away with time—has come to an end. Four black artists are bringing…
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