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Mo. Woman Furious After Fried Chicken Allegedly Thrown Into Her Car; Police Investigating
A Missouri woman is sharing her outrage and pain after, she says, someone threw a piece of fried chicken through her car window while she was sitting in traffic minding her own business. Alexis Newsome shared a heartfelt, tearful video on Facebook, detailing her experience, saying that she wants others to understand. “I don’t want…
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Black-ish Creator Kenya Barris to Write Script for Coming to America Sequel
A Coming to America sequel will eventually be coming to a theater near you, with Paramount Pictures giving the OK on the continuation of the 1988 classic that starred Eddie Murphy. Black-ish creator Kenya Barris (who also co-wrote the hit comedy Girls Trip) has been tapped to rewrite the script from a screenplay by original…
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Mo. Bar Decides That Using ‘Lynch’ and ‘Kaepernick’ Jerseys (in That Order) as Doormat Is a Great Idea
A Lake Ozark, Mo., bar owner is under scrutiny after a passerby called out his makeshift doormat as racist. The doormat in question is made out of the jerseys of NFL players Marshawn Lynch and Colin Kaepernick and is taped down on the bar’s front step, where customers can take the pleasure of scrubbing their…
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Michelle Obama Had a Simple Reminder for the 53 Percent: ‘Any Woman Who Voted Against Hillary Clinton Voted Against Their Own Voice’
Former first lady Michelle Obama, queen of our hearts, took some time out of her schedule to address the Beckys who voted for President Donald Trump while discussing a wide range of topics at a conference in Boston on Wednesday. “Any woman who voted against Hillary Clinton voted against their own voice,” Obama said during…
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Justice Clarence Thomas Gets Exhibit in National Museum of African American History and Culture
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture unveiled its latest exhibit, one featuring Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, a figure whose absence from the museum when it opened a year ago raised eyebrows among conservatives. According to the Washington Times, Thomas appears as part of an exhibit that was installed just before…
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US Supreme Court Grants Last-Minute Stay of Execution for Ga. Man Convicted by a Racist Juror
Keith Tharpe, a Georgia man who was convicted of murder in 1991 and sentenced to death, did not die as scheduled Tuesday. Instead, the U.S. Supreme Court intervened at the last moment and granted Tharpe a stay of execution just three-and-a-half hours after he was scheduled to be put to death by legal injection, the…
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Mich. State Police Director Under Fire After Facebook Post Calling NFL Players Who Take a Knee During Anthem ‘Ungrateful, Anti-American Degenerates’
The director of the Michigan State Police is catching heat after blasting NFL players who opt to take a knee to protest the continued racial injustice in this country with a strongly worded post on her Facebook page. According to the Detroit Free Press, Col. Kriste Kibbey Etue shared the strongly worded message on her…
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Fla. Man Who Punched 12-Year-Old’s Teeth Out and Called Him Racial Slurs Claims Self-Defense, Is Not Arrested
You’d think a grown-ass man knocking out a 12-year-old child’s teeth would at least dredge up an assault charge, but you’d have thought wrong. Because one Florida mother was left outraged and confused after her son was seriously injured and apparently nothing was done. The 12-year-old boy, Malikai Villatte, told WFTX-TV that the man in…
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Calif. Boy Beaten to Death With Hammer While Trying to Protect His Younger Sister From Alleged Molester
An 8-year-old California boy was beaten to death with a hammer while trying to protect his little sister from her alleged abuser, authorities say. Investigators say that little Dante Daniels was killed when his mother’s ex-boyfriend, 23-year-old Deandre Chaney Jr., attacked the boy with the hammer, KTXL-TV reports. According to the report, Dante witnessed Chaney…
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Suspect in Tenn. Church Shooting Charged With Murder, Held Without Bond
The suspect in a horrific shooting at a church outside Nashville, Tenn., that left one dead and six injured will be facing murder charges, and multiple other charges are pending, police say. The alleged attacker, identified by police as 25-year-old Emanuel Kidega Samson, was ordered held without bond, the Associated Press reports. The chaos and…
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