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Missouri Applebee’s Shut Down After Employees Falsely Accused Black Women of Dining and Dashing
Days after three employees were fired for falsely accusing two black women of dining and dashing, an Independence, Mo., Applebee’s has closed its doors for good. According to KSHB-TV, a spokesperson for the restaurant chain’s corporate office said that the restaurant was officially shut down, and employees have been offered jobs at other locations. The…
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Because We Can’t Have Nice Things, Some Assholes Are Making Fake Claims About Being Attacked at Black Panther Screenings
What the hell is wrong with people? Like, seriously, what on earth would possess someone to make fake claims about being assaulted at screenings at a movie theater? But as it turns out, troglodytes gonna troglodyte and will also always try to steal black joy, so some assholes are on Twitter trying to spark outrage…
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Black Panther Weekend Starts Off With a Bang, Expected to Clear $25,000,000 on Opening Night
I don’t know how many people went to see Black Panther on Thursday night, when the rest of the world finally got to be transported to Wakanda, but apparently it was a lot. Deadline has projected that Marvel’s newest superhero flick will clear $25 million on opening night. That will mean that the movie will…
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Lunar New Year TV Gala Sparks Outrage Over Blackface Sketch
Chinese media is back in the spotlight after an Asian actress appeared in blackface with her buttocks padded during a comedy routine on China’s biggest Lunar New Year TV show. According to the BBC, the skit, expectedly, drew backlash across the globe, given that the annual state media show is wildly popular and can have…
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Florida School Shooter Was Member of Local White Supremacist Group
A spokesperson for a Florida white supremacist group confirmed Thursday that the gunman who opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglass High School in Parkland, Fla., and killed at least 17 people was associated with the group. According to the Anti-Defamation League, Jordan Jereb with the group, the Republic of Florida, acknowledged that the gunman Nikolas…
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NYPD Officer Found Not Guilty in Shooting Death of Mentally Ill Black Woman
A New York City Police Department sergeant who shot and killed a mentally ill black woman two years ago was found not guilty following a bench trial. According to the New York Post, Bronx Supreme Court Justice Robert Neary acquitted Sgt. Hugh Barry of all charges, including murder, in the October 2016 death of 66-year-old…
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Black Mississippi Cop Fired (and Then Rehired) After Confronting Confederate-Flag Wavers Outside Civil Rights Museum
A black hero Capitol police officer out of Mississippi was fired after confronting some protesters who were waving Confederate and state flags outside the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. Less than a day later, he was rehired. According to the Clarion Ledger, officials with the Department of Finance and Administration, who oversee the Capitol Police, confirmed…
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Women and Men of Color Pay an ‘Emotional Tax’ at Work That’s Detrimental to Their Overall Health and Ability to Thrive: Report
There is no question that navigating the world as a woman of color is a unique experience. The combination of sexism and racism we face as we move through our individual lives, including in the workplace, can also result in us being wary and on edge in a way that impacts our health and even…
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Michelle and Barack Obama Are So Damn Cute and My Bitter, Cold Heart Can’t Take It
A list of real couples who are actual #RelationshipGoals: Michelle and Barack Obama. Dassit. There are no others who can compare. These two are just cute as all shit in their open and affectionate display of love for each other even after all these years, and it’s a miracle to my old, bitter, cynical heart…
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Black Students at Michigan Middle School Targeted by Threatening, Racist Email
Ypsilanti, Mich., families are demanding answers after an email with threatening, racist language was sent to six black students at Washtenaw International Middle Academy. One of those students was Devin Francois’ seventh-grade daughter. The email was sent to students on Jan. 29, and Francois has kept her daughter, Ariana, at home from school since Feb.…
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