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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley Drops Some Black History on the Fed Chairman
Does Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) stay winning? That’s what it certainly feels like, y’all. According to Forbes, during a hearing with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, Pressley made sure that the chairman and everyone in attendance understood the role that the civil rights movement played in advancing economic opportunity for Americans. She particularly highlighted the…
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Erika Alexander Calls Out The Erasure of Black Art
Over the past couple weeks, we’ve seen the unlikely rekindling of the Friends vs Living Single beef. Things got started when Friends actor David Schwimmer was asked in an interview about a Friends reboot. He gave an answer saying he’d want to see an all-Asian or all-black reboot of the show. While well-meaning, it ignored the…
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Carnegie Mellon University Apologizes After Campus Map Whites Out Black Neighborhoods
So I’ve been at this job for about two months now and it’s been quite the learning experience. One of the things I’ve learned in my short time here is that universities are, like, really fucking racist. It seems that every week there’s yet another school that does some racist thing and then tries to…
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Justice Department to Investigate Conditions in Four Mississippi Prisons
Each week it feels like yet another story comes out about a prisoner being killed in a Mississippi prison. Hopefully,tonight’s news means that meaningful change is on the way. CNN reports that the Justice Department has begun an investigation into four Mississippi prisons. The investigation is being spearheaded by the departments Civil Rights Division and…
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David Schwimmer Responds to Erika Alexander
For some inexplicable reason, Friends has seen a resurgence in the last five years. This was mainly due to it being easily accessible on Netflix until recently. I don’t get it, but hey, I’m not white. As a result of this resurgence, it seems like every week a former Friends star is asked about a…
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GOP-Led States Want Supreme Court to Hold Off Obamacare Ruling Until After the Election
I’ve got this feeling that even in 2049, after the country has been turned into a wasteland as a result of late capitalism and unchecked climate change, Republicans will still be bitching about one thing: Obamacare. CNN reports that a group of Republican-led states want the Supreme Court to hold off on issuing a ruling…
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Jury Rules That Stockton Police Used Excessive Force in Arrest That Left Teen With Two Missing Teeth
It’s always rare for police to be held accountable for their often repulsive actions. Luckily, today we can report one of those rare cases. According to KQED, a jury has found that Officers Robert Johnson and Robert Wong used excessive force in the arrest of Joseph Green. The case stems from a 2011 incident when…
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Senate Republicans Give Democracy The Finger, Vote To Not Allow Witnesses In Impeachment Trial
I’ve remained convinced that no one group of people hates America and the ideals it’s supposed to represent more than the Republican party. Tonight, they seem dead set on proving me right. CNN reports that by a measure of 49-51 the Senate has voted to not allow witnesses in the impeachment trial. This vote essentially…
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HBCU Grad Student Saves an 8-Year-Old From Being Kidnapped
It’s not every day one does something that both labels them a hero and gets them free breakfast. That’s exactly what happened with a North Carolina A&T graduate student. Fox 8 reports that Cody Byrd, a graduate student studying computer science, stopped Timothy Fry from attempting to kidnap an 8-year-old at a Biscuitville restaurant. Heather…
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Maryland Man Robs Bank While Wearing Blackface
You know, this is a situation where I’m unsure if our subject is racist or just a criminal. NBC News reports that a man in Perryville, Maryland robbed a bank while wearing blackface. Police described him as a “white man with paint on his face.” Mmm, that ain’t paint. Look, we all know blackface is…
