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Wilberforce University Cancels Student Debt for Graduating Class
Wilberforce University, an Ohio-based HBCU, announced on Saturday that it would cancel the student loan debt of the 2021 graduating classes. Damn, all my university gave me when I graduated was a flash drive. I mean yeah, I got a lot of mileage out of that flash drive, but still. According to CNN, university President…
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Virginia Seminary Built on Free Black Labor to Pay Reparations to Descendants of Workers
The subject of reparations is a prickly one because acknowledging America’s horrific past is something white America just doesn’t seem to have the fortitude to do. A seminary in Virginia has taken the steps to acknowledge the role slavery and Jim Crow laws played in its founding and has begun cash payments to the descendants…
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Students Build Websites to Commemorate Black Wall Street Businesses That Were Destroyed During the Tulsa Race Massacre
This week marks 100 years since a white mob inflicted an unthinkable level of racial violence in Tulsa, Okla. From May 31 through June 1, 1921, the Tulsa Race Massacre took the lives of at least 300 of Black people. In addition to the lives lost, hundreds of Black-owned businesses were destroyed. In an effort…
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Texas Spent Over a Million Dollars Fighting a Lawsuit Filed by Prisoners Asking for Sanitary Supplies and Social Distancing Measures
I really don’t fuck with Texas politicians, y’all. These motherfuckers really never miss an opportunity to be dumb, cruel, or just flat-out trash. A group of prisoners in the state filed a lawsuit last year to have hand sanitizer, soap, and proper social distancing measures implemented in prisons to help combat the spread of COVID-19.…
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Police Strip Searching Teen and Entering Home Without Warrant Leads to Baton Rouge Paying Out $35,000 to Family
Clarence Green was driving in his car on New Year’s Day last year when he was pulled over by a police officer in Baton Rouge, La. The ensuing traffic stop was anything but routine as the officer proceeded to publicly strip search Green and his 16-year-old brother. Over a year later, the city of Baton…
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This Week's Good-Ass Games at Good-Ass Prices Are Here to Take Your Heart
Happy Friday, folks! I don’t know about you, but I’m definitely ready to spend the holiday weekend laying on the couch, watching All Elite Wrestling’s Double or Nothing pay-per-view, and of course, playing some good-ass games. As always, it’s time to talk about some certified bangers that won’t do too much damage to your wallet.…
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Black Student at Nebraska High School Called 'Animal' on Science Test
Another day, another racist-ass teacher trying it. Today’s fuckery takes us to Ralston, Neb., where a high school science teacher used a picture of a Black student without his consent on a test and labeled him an “animal.” KETV reports that the first question on a zoology final at Ralston High School featured a yearbook…
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Mother of Tamir Rice Fighting to Prevent Officer Who Shot Her Son From Getting His Job Back
The mother of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old boy who was fatally shot over six years ago by Cleveland police, is fighting to make sure that the police officer responsible for the shooting doesn’t get his job back on the police force. According to NBC News, Rice was fatally shot in November 2014 when Officer Timothy…
