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  • Jimmy Carter’s Strange and Complicated Legacy With Black America

    Jimmy Carter’s Strange and Complicated Legacy With Black America

    Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, died Sunday in Plains, Georgia. He was 100.

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    Jessica Washington






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    December 29, 2024
  • Gov. Ron DeSantis Gave Black People Another Reason To Leave Florida

    Gov. Ron DeSantis Gave Black People Another Reason To Leave Florida

    Florida’s new six-week abortion ban just effect. Black Floridians will feel the impact.

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    May 4, 2024
  • ‘Dead Negro’ in TN and Other American Towns with Unbelievable Racist Names

    ‘Dead Negro’ in TN and Other American Towns with Unbelievable Racist Names

    There’s even a town named Negro Foot, VA., and it’s original name is so much worse.

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    April 30, 2024
  • SMH: Wealthy White Folks Take This Drastic Measure to Get Away From Black Neighbors

    SMH: Wealthy White Folks Take This Drastic Measure to Get Away From Black Neighbors

    After a decade-long battle, the State Supreme Court says that the predominantly white and affluent part of Baton Rogue can break-off to form their own city.

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    Jessica Washington






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    April 30, 2024
  • Did The Exclusion of Black and Jewish Jurors Impact Dozens of Death Penalty Cases?

    Did The Exclusion of Black and Jewish Jurors Impact Dozens of Death Penalty Cases?

    Alameda County Prosecutors allegedly kept Black and Jewish people off of juries in death penalty cases.

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    April 29, 2024
  • Wait, What? 13-Year Old Montessori Student Attacked as Parents Allegedly Egged It On

    Wait, What? 13-Year Old Montessori Student Attacked as Parents Allegedly Egged It On

    The family of a Yonkers Montessori Academy plans to sue for $40 million for alleged negligent supervision, according to New York Post.

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    April 29, 2024
  • A Shooting Ended Aswad Thomas’ Basketball Career, And Then This Happened

    A Shooting Ended Aswad Thomas’ Basketball Career, And Then This Happened

    On Thursday, the Office for Victims of Crime gave Thomas with the 2024 Office of Victims of Crime Survivors Voices award. Here’s how he got there.

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    April 28, 2024
  • This Black Teen’s Death Proves Meeting Men Online Can Still Be Dangerous

    This Black Teen’s Death Proves Meeting Men Online Can Still Be Dangerous

    Anthony Pierce Holland Jr, 29, allegedly confessed to dismembering a 19-year-old woman.

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    April 26, 2024
  • Black Man Allegedly Used Tech to Frame His White Boss With a Racist Rant, But Did It Backfire?

    A Maryland athletic director is being accused of using AI to impersonate the principal on a racist recording.

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    April 26, 2024
  • Amanda Seales Claps Back at Reactions to Her Autism Diagnosis Reveal on ‘Club Shay Shay’

    Amanda Seales Claps Back at Reactions to Her Autism Diagnosis Reveal on ‘Club Shay Shay’

    “My autism diagnosis is not for you to discuss, it’s not for you to debate,” said Seales on Instagram.

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    April 25, 2024
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