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  • Cops: Don’t Worry ‘Bout That Weird Voicemail Threatening to Kill Black Children

    Parents in a California city want answers about a terrifying message left for a local institution.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    August 1, 2023
  • Sloppy Mistake By Police Leads to Arkansas Family Being Held at Gunpoint

    A typo led Texas police to wrongfully identify an Arkansas family’s car as a stolen Arizona vehicle.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    August 1, 2023
  • A Simple Ponytail Hack for the Summer While the Silk Press Is on Pause

    Between the blazing heat and dreaded frizz, there’s just no reason to bother pressing your hair. This Black Hack’s got all you natural hair girlies.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    August 1, 2023
  • Turns Out That Ohio Cop Was Fired for Being Too Emotional

    He sicced a dog on an unarmed Black man, but this is what got his canned?

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    August 1, 2023
  • Small Town Horror Story: A Shopping Scheme Gone Horribly Wrong

    25-year-old Alicia Moore pulled up to Oviedo Mall in a white 2016 Lincoln, leaving her toddlers in the car. She couldn’t have expected what ensued.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    July 29, 2023
  • DOJ Investigating Police Department That Killed Tyre Nichols

    DOJ Investigating Police Department That Killed Tyre Nichols

    The Feds want to know who else’s civil rights were violated by cops in this Tennessee city

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    July 27, 2023
  • The Alphas Pour Ice Cold Water On Their Florida Convention

    The Alphas Pour Ice Cold Water On Their Florida Convention

    Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to ‘Stop Woke’ but his antics are holding up his state’s convention business instead.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    July 27, 2023
  • The Day After Carlee Russell’s Hoax Ended, Another Black Woman Went Missing

    A North Carolina family wants answers from law enforcement.

    By





    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    July 27, 2023
  • Carlee Russell’s (Ex?) BF Switches Up After Her Hoax Was Revealed

    What could’ve made Thomar Latrell Simmons flip the script so quick?

    By





    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    July 26, 2023
  • Witness to Malcom X Assassination Says NYPD Helped Shooter Escape

    Witness to Malcom X Assassination Says NYPD Helped Shooter Escape

    Generations of Black folks have always believed law enforcement was in on the hit. Could a lawsuit by Malcolm’s daughters prove it?

    By





    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    July 26, 2023
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