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  • Rebels of Black History: The Great Escape of Robert Smalls

    Meet one of the most badass figures in American history. A man who stole a Confederate warship and delivered himself and 16 others to freedom.

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  • Chicago High Schoolers Hold Sit-In After Teacher Told Student 'Go Back to Your Country'

    I simply feel like it should be a standard policy that racists shouldn’t be teachers. If you’re going to be an asshole at least have the decency to not be one toward children. Granted, racists don’t know what decency is. Otherwise, they probably wouldn’t be racists. According to NBC News, students at Senn High School…

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  • Court Says "Ha, You Thought" and Reverses $2.5M Settlement to Protect Confederate Monument

    You know, quite often these days the news is just sad and anger-inducing. Tonight though, I’m happy to bring you a story that just warms my little heart. CNN reports that a state court in North Carolina has reversed a ruling that would’ve provided $2.5 million in funds from the University of North Carolina to…

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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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  • PNC Bank Owes Black Employee $2.4M After She Was Sexually Harassed

    Workplace harassment is something that no person should have to go through, especially when it’s coming from customers at your place of work. NBC News reports that a New Jersey jury has ordered PNC Bank to pay Damara Scott $2.4 million after it found they failed to protect her from sexual harassment by a customer.…

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  • A 'Surging' Amy Klobuchar Gets Pressed on The View

    Alright, folks, I have to keep it firmly a buck with you. I don’t know what, exactly, an Amy Klobuchar is. I know she’s running for President and apparently is a bit of a dick to her employees. Oh! I also know ol’ girl got bodied by Sunny Hostin. This Tuesday on The View, Klobuchar…

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  • A Maryland High School Had a Nazi Flag Hanging in a Classroom Window

    Bruh, I swear racism in schools has just become my beat or something. It ain’t even been a whole ass week since another school fixed its face and did something racist. Tonight, it’s Nazis; more specifically, their flag. According to NBC News, over the weekend a Nazi flag was seen hanging in a classroom window…

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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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  • New York Sues Trump Administration Over Global Entry

    Last week, the Trump administration abruptly issued a ban on Global Entry for New York citizens as a result of recent laws in support of undocumented immigrants. According to Reuters, the city is retaliating by suing the administration. For those unaware, Global Entry programs allow travelers to pre-check in before arriving for their flights. This…

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  • Suspect in Burning of Black Churches in Louisiana Changes Plea to Guilty

    Suspect in Burning of Black Churches in Louisiana Changes Plea to Guilty

    Last spring, over the course of 10 days, three black churches in Louisiana were burned down. It was a heinous act that evoked memories of a much darker time in our country’s history. NBC News reports that Holden Matthews, the man responsible, has now pleaded guilty. Matthews faces three counts of intentional damage to religious…

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