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Oprah Winfrey Celebrated With New Exhibition at National Museum of African American History and Culture
Who is more iconic in contemporary black history than Oprah Winfrey? That was a trick question, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture is celebrating the media powerhouse and trailblazer as such, launching a new exhibition that is all about Winfrey. According to the Washington Post, the new exhibition, titled, “Watching Oprah:…
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Georgia Officer Fired After Purposely Hitting Fleeing Black Man With Police Car
An Athens-Clarke County, Ga., police officer is out of a job after an investigation determined that he purposely rammed his police cruiser into a fleeing suspect. According to ABC News, Officer Taylor Saulters was first suspended after the incident, which occurred Friday, but was ultimately fired Saturday. “After reviewing the officers’ body camera footage, and…
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Man Who Called Cops on Black Women Golfing: ‘Other Than Her Mouth, There’s Not Any Weapons’
A man who called police on a group of black women golfing at a Pennsylvania club told dispatchers that he wasn’t being racist, but in the same breath told them that there weren’t any weapons “other than her mouth.” Ah, the lovely intersection of racism and sexism. Recently released 911 calls posted by the York…
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Georgia Teen With No Prior Record Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Stealing a Pair of Sneakers When He Was 15
An 18-year-old Columbus, Ga., teen will spend the next five years in prison, plus 10 years on probation, after stealing a pair of Nike sneakers when he was 15. Dayonn Davis took the shoes from the unsuspecting owner who tried to sell them on Facebook. But despite the fact that he has no prior criminal…
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Florida Jury ‘Awards’ $4 to Family of Black Man Killed by White Police Officer
There’s really no amount of money that can soften the blow of having a loved one taken away from you, but one Florida jury added insult to an inexcusable injury by awarding $4 to the family of Gregory Vaughn Hill Jr. after his shooting death at the hands of police. According to NBC News, when…
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Utah Mechanic Recorded Berating Spanish-Speaking Family and Taking All Their Money
It never pays to be mean, and one Utah mechanic is learning that the hard way after being captured on video berating a Spanish-speaking family who had issues with their car at a campground over the Memorial Day weekend. In the video, Wyatt Pack, an employee of Weber County, Utah, was seen cursing out Jose…
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Bronx, NY, Man Allegedly Beaten by Pizzeria Employee With Wooden Pizza-Making Tool Demands Justice
A Bronx, N.Y., legal assistant and his attorney are pushing for assault charges to be upgraded to a hate crime after a pizza-maker allegedly brutally attacked him outside a New York City pizzeria. Quevaughn Caruth was just getting a slice with friends when, he says, Ali Essa, the former manager of La Vera Pizzeria, lashed…
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Buffalo Wild Wings Gives Homeless Man Free Wings for a Year After Employee Writes Horrid Message on Receipt
Buffalo Wild Wings is standing up and taking swift action after at least one of its employees was rude to a homeless man, leaving a hurtful, derogatory message on a receipt. According to KPLC-TV, the unidentified man went to one of the chain’s locations in Lake Charles, La., and ordered some wings. When the man…
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Black Man Wearing ‘Make America Great Again’ Hat and Shirt Charged With Hate Crime in Attack on Hispanic Man
A black man, who for some reason unknown to the great ancestors was wearing a Donald Trump-branded “Make America Great Again” hat and shirt, has been charged with a hate crime after allegedly getting into an argument with two men and then pushing one of them, a Hispanic immigrant, onto subway tracks in New York…
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This Video of a Georgia Boy Helping an Elderly Woman Up the Stairs Is the Feel-Good News We All Deserve to See
It’s been a long, short week, and it’s high time we got some good news out of the chaos that is the regular news cycle. But never fear, this young Georgia boy’s random act of kindness, which was captured on video, is here to deliver. According to WSB-TV, viewer Riley Duncan captured the video of…
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