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Michigan Police Searching for Two Suspects Who Reportedly Killed a Security Guard for Asking a Woman to Wear a Mask
Police in Flint, Mich. are on the lookout for two men who are accused of fatally shooting a Family Dollar security guard on Friday after he asked a woman to put on a mask before entering the store. Michigan has an executive order requiring members of the public to wear masks in enclosed spaces like…
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'Savage Remix' Inspires Some Equally Savage Choreography
I don’t know about y’all, but I’ve been trying my best to lean into any moments of joy I can find during this dystopian timeline we are now living in. Thankfully Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion, patron saints of Houston and hot black girls everywhere, recently dropped the remix to “Savage”—the bop that became the…
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Chicago Mayor Tells Black Teens on Playground to Go Home, Gets Roasted in Response on Camera
Black youth in Chicago were already a little wary of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, the first mayor for the city who is a black woman and member of the LGBTQ community. During her historic mayoral campaign young activists frequently took Lightfoot to task on how she would ensure more accountability in the Chicago Police Department, given…
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Prosecutors Know Who Killed This Black Man in Georgia but Have Made No Arrests
The family of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery says he was jogging in his neighborhood in Brunswick Country, Georgia in February when he was chased, shot, and killed by two white men. Two months later no arrests have been made—though the identity of the men who chased him are known to police, Arbery’s mother said to CBS…
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During COVID-19, Black Women Are Still Dying From Not Being Taken Seriously
About a year ago I made up my mind to never give birth to a child in the United States. The decision came after I stumbled into an urgent care clinic in the Chicago neighborhood I lived in, after hours of lying on the couch in my apartment feeling weak and severely dehydrated yet unable…
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HBO Renews Insecure, Promising Us More Issa & Molly Shenanigans After 2020
Halfway through what already feels like a too-short season of Insecure, the addictively funny show on HBO about Black millennials living in Los Angeles, has secured a fifth season. HBO announced its decision to renew Insecure in a press release on Friday: “We’re thrilled that Issa, Prentice [Penny], and the whole Insecure team will be…
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Trevor Noah Is Paying Daily Show Crew Furloughed by COVID-19 Out of His Own Pocket
Trevor Noah reminds me of Barack Obama in a lot of ways. He’s written a successful memoir about his upbringing and mixed identity, he’s extremely well-spoken and handsome with slightly protruding ears that somehow manage to make him look just more adorable, and he seems like the kinda guy you just can’t help but like.…
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Black Woman Dies From Coronavirus After Being Turned Away 4 Times From Hospital She Worked at for Decades
The disproportionate number of black people who are dying from the coronavirus disease continues to grow. Deborah Gatewood, a 63-year-old healthcare worker who lived and worked in Michigan, died earlier this month from COVID-19 complications. Her daughter is now speaking out about what she describes as the “disheartening” treatment—or lack thereof—her mother got from the…
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Michigan State Senator Wears Confederate Flag Mask, Then Denies and Later Apologizes for Wearing Said Mask
I don’t know everything about the racist history of America. But tell me if I have my facts wrong when I say that Michigan state was not part of the Confederacy. Because based on the recent behavior of a Michigan state senator, anyone could be forgiven for thinking differently. On Friday, WLNS-TV in Lansing, Michigan…
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Coronavirus Has Exposed America's Sickness of Selfishness
When I was a little girl growing up in Jamaica, my schoolteachers frequently recited the phrase: “No man is an island, no man stands alone.” The saying effectively transmitted to me and my peers’ childhood minds the message that we’re all in this together and that as humans, we need each other to survive, even…
