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  • Is 2023 Over Yet? White Karens Pushed Black Workers to Their Limits

    A new year can’t come soon enough for these Black workers who have been harassed, accosted and abused under hostile working conditions.

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    Emell Adolphus






    Published

    December 31, 2023
  • A Must-Watch: Hidden Black History Facts in ‘Leave The World Behind’

    A Must-Watch: Hidden Black History Facts in ‘Leave The World Behind’

    Read this before or after you watch the Netflix film produced by former President and FLOTUS Barack and Michelle Obama.

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    Emell Adolphus






    Published

    December 26, 2023
  • This Viral Video Got People Thinking Oprah and Taraji Got Beef. What Do You Think?

    This Viral Video Got People Thinking Oprah and Taraji Got Beef. What Do You Think?

    In a video clip circulating around TikTok, social media users say ‘The Color Purple’ stars look tense and the body language is off.

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    Emell Adolphus






    Published

    December 22, 2023
  • Watch: Black Twitter Reacts To This Megan Thee Stallion, Tory Lanez-Inspired Film, ‘The Rapper Who Got Shot In The Heel’

    Watch: Black Twitter Reacts To This Megan Thee Stallion, Tory Lanez-Inspired Film, ‘The Rapper Who Got Shot In The Heel’

    The director behind the movie trailer, Alvin Gray, defends his decision to dramatize the July 2020 incident as a way to raise awareness for domestic violence.

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    Emell Adolphus






    Published

    December 18, 2023
  • Who Is the ‘Powerful Man’ Who Sexually Assaulted Actor Christian Keyes? Black Celebrities React

    Who Is the ‘Powerful Man’ Who Sexually Assaulted Actor Christian Keyes? Black Celebrities React

    The ‘All The Queen’s Men’ actor left social media users guessing as he tearfully recounted several incidents of sexual assault and harassment by an unnamed man.

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    Emell Adolphus






    Published

    December 17, 2023
  • Wait! Diddy Finally Returns to Social Media to Do This

    The embattled ‘Bad Boy’ rapper was on Instagram to wish his ‘soul mate’ a heavenly birthday.

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    Emell Adolphus






    Published

    December 17, 2023
  • OMG: This Staffer Was Caught Doing WHAT in the Senate?!

    X, formerly Twitter, is on fire with video that allegedly shows a legislative aide for Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin throwing it back in the Senate hearing room.

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    Emell Adolphus






    Published

    December 16, 2023
  • Another One Gone: Iconic Black Actor and ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Star Dies

    Another One Gone: Iconic Black Actor and ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Star Dies

    Two-time Emmy-winning star André Braugher, who first starred opposite Denzel Washington in ‘Glory,’ died on Monday at age 61, according to reports.

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    Emell Adolphus






    Published

    December 13, 2023
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