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Our Forever First Lady, Michelle Obama, Reveals Stunning Cover for Upcoming Memoir, Becoming
Former First lady Michelle Obama unveiled the book cover for her upcoming and highly anticipated memoir, Becoming, on Instagram Thursday, stunning us with the cover photo for the book jacket, which was selected from a photo shoot done earlier this year in Washington, D.C., by renowned portrait photographer Miller Mobley. Obama appeared to have been…
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‘Get Out of My Country’: Florida Man Arrested After Attacking Men With Knife, Stun Gun at McDonald’s: Report
Florida strikes again. On Wednesday, the St. Johns County, Fla., Sheriff’s Office arrested 60-year-old John Jay Smith after authorities say he went on a racist rant, while armed, outside a local McDonald’s against two men he believed to be Muslim or of Middle Eastern descent. According to First Coast News, the incident occurred early Wednesday…
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2 Mississippi Police Officers Fired After Brutally Beating, Kicking Black Man
Two Mississippi officers were swiftly given the boot after being accused of brutally beating up a black man last week for avoiding a police checkpoint. According to ABC News, 36-year-old James Barnett was chased by officers after he reached a vehicle checkpoint and turned around. After a short chase, Barnett was pulled over, and the…
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There’s a Reparations Happy Hour in Oregon Where Black Attendees Get Cash From White Donors
Let’s get drinks, but make it reparations. To be fair, I’m not certain what that means, but apparently Portland, Ore., is now the place to go if you want to take part in a Reparations Happy Hour, where black attendees get $10 cash, mainly from white donors. According to Raw Story, the event, which happened…
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Miami Judge Uses Racial Slur to Describe Black Defendant, Blames Language on Growing Up in New York
A Miami judge is trying to blame his New York upbringing on the fact that he used a racial slur to describe a black defendant. It appears that Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Stephen Millan will face some discipline, with an investigative panel for Florida’s Judicial Qualifications Commission recommending that he be suspended for 30 days, fined…
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District MotherHued’s 1st Momference Highlights Modern Motherhood and Safe Spaces for Black Moms
At the end of the day, all mothers are working to raise healthy, happy human beings. And so if there’s a method or a style that works for you and your child or children, why not go with it? This very topic was heavily emphasized Saturday at District MotherHued’s first Momference, a conference celebrating and…
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People Are Big Mad Over Netflix’s Production Deal With the Obamas
The haters are always gonna hate, and it seems that some people are really big mad that Netflix linked to Barack and Michelle Obama with a deal to produce original TV shows and movies with the streaming service. Long story short: The snowflakes ain’t having it. Of course, this is despite the fact that the…
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Barack and Michelle Obama Have Signed a Multiyear Production Deal With Netflix, Hopefully Ending Our Withdrawal Symptoms
If you have missed getting your fill of common sense and decency since the only first couple that matters left the White House in January 2017, your waiting may soon be over. On Monday, former President Barack Obama officially announced a multiyear production deal with Netflix, in which he and former first lady Michelle Obama…
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Watch: Montana Border Patrol Agent Admits to Detaining 2 US Citizens at Gas Station Because They Were Speaking Spanish
Donald Trump’s America continues to be grimy as usual, especially to those perceived to be immigrants, and this time, a Montana border agent has acknowledged on camera that he only stopped and questioned two women at a local gas station because he overheard them speaking Spanish to each other. Seriously. The Washington Post reports that…
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Georgia High School Tennis Players Photographed With White Bags Over Their Heads in ‘Highly Offensive’ Photo
A group of Georgia high school tennis players are in a heap of trouble after posing for a racist photo that featured them with white bags over their heads—eyeholes cut out—Ku Klux Klan style. According to WMAZ-TV, the photo was apparently taken last week after Telfair County High School’s tennis team lost a state tournament…
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