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  • College Basketball Coach Says Southwest Airlines Employee Asked Her to Prove That Her Biracial Son Was Hers 

    The airlines are back at it again, with Southwest being accused of demanding that a white mother prove that her infant biracial son was indeed her own. According to CBS San Francisco affiliate KPIX-TV, University of California women’s basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb said that she was approached at a Denver airport by a Southwest Airlines…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    May 30, 2018
  • Black NYC Cop Arrested by Fellow Officers for No Reason, Court Documents Claim  

    A black New York City police officer is seeking $5 million for emotional anguish after, he says, two fellow officers pulled him over and arrested him for no reason. Well, well … it seems that being on the inside doesn’t help after all. According to Manhattan court documents, the encounter occurred in March 2017. Officer…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    May 29, 2018
  • The Men From Issa Rae’s Insecure Are out Here Doing God’s Work and Laying Thirst Traps

    The men from Issa Rae’s award-winning show Insecure are out here saving our souls from the post-long-weekend Tuesday blues, laying thirst traps and reminding us to be thankful for the simple things. Indeed, God must be a black woman, and she definitely took her time when she made the cast of this show. Covered in…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    May 29, 2018
  • White Man, Furious That Jack in the Box Employee Wouldn’t Accept Coupon for Free Burger, Threatens to Send Her ‘Back to Mexico’ 

    Today in white bros doing racist shit, a furious customer at a Texas Jack in the Box restaurant was caught on video threatening to send a female employee “back to Mexico” because she declined to accept his coupon for a free burger. According to an eyewitness, the white man apparently couldn’t deal with the fact…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    May 29, 2018
  • Alabama Teen Photographed Walking to Catch the Bus to His Graduation Is Gifted With Brand-New Car 

    Hard work pays off, and one Alabama teenager who served as inspiration goals for the rest of the country after being photographed walking to the bus just to get to his own graduation got the best graduation gift ever after being given a brand-new car. Corey Patrick’s photos went viral after he was seen walking…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    May 29, 2018
  • Philly Teen Who Used to Be Homeless Earns Full Ride to Harvard

    Richard “Tre” Jenkins was always a bookworm. It was a trait that used to get him teased, with bullies calling him “Harvard.” Who knew that bullies could speak life into something? As it turns out, Richard is indeed Harvard, or at least Harvard-bound, earning a full scholarship to the prestigious university. But life hasn’t always…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    May 25, 2018
  • White Student, Charged in Brutal Beating That Left Black Minneapolis Teaching Aide on Life Support, Released Without Bail 

    Apparently, in Minneapolis, you can beat a person to within an inch of their life and still walk out of jail without posting bail. At least that’s what happened Thursday when 18-year-old Corey David Burfield was released after District Judge William Koch decided he was not a flight risk. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune,…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    May 25, 2018
  • Police in Berlin Intend to Press Charges Against Black Customers Who Recorded Alleged Racist Encounter at KFC: Report

    A KFC in Berlin is being accused of racism after a group of black customers was kicked out of the eatery Monday. In a video that was taken by one of the customers and then shared on social media, police can be seen escorting them out of the fast-food store. “Racial treatment in Berlin in…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    May 25, 2018
  • I Love This Song: George Zimmerman Tells Court He’s a Broke-Ass Bitch Who’s $2.5 Million in Debt With No Income

    George Zimmerman, who killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in 2012, has revealed that he is $2.5 million in debt, with no income on top of that. Cue the world’s smallest violin. According to the Orlando Sentinel, the details surrounding Zimmerman’s finances, or lack thereof, were filed in a Seminole County court in support of a request…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    May 24, 2018
  • Morgan Freeman Too? 8 Women Accuse Hollywood Star of Inappropriate Behavior, Harassment: Report [Updated]

    Updated: Thursday, May 24, 2018, 1:24 p.m EDT: Morgan Freeman has spoken up about the multiple accusations of inappropriate behavior, issuing a brief apology Thursday morning shortly after CNN broke the story. “Anyone who knows me or has worked with me knows I am not someone who would intentionally offend or knowingly make anyone feel…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    May 24, 2018
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