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  • Q&A: Trans Activist Sean Ebony Coleman Wants Black People to Embrace LGBT Voices

    Q&A: Trans Activist Sean Ebony Coleman Wants Black People to Embrace LGBT Voices

    Coleman became the LGBTQ advocate he needed but didn’t have. Now, he provides LGBT aid and services to two major cities.

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    Kalyn Womack






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    May 24, 2022
  • “Trump isn’t out there with a gun, but he’s enabled a war against Black people,” says Cornel West

    “Trump isn’t out there with a gun, but he’s enabled a war against Black people,” says Cornel West

    In his op-ed, West said white supremacy is “as American as apple pie.”

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    May 24, 2022
  • Atlanta Officers who Dragged Students From a Car During a Protest Escape Prosecution

    Atlanta Officers who Dragged Students From a Car During a Protest Escape Prosecution

    A prosecutor said there was no probable cause to charge the officers with a crime.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    May 24, 2022
  • NAACP Says Mississippi Failed to Use Billions of Covid-19 funds to Help People of Color

    NAACP Says Mississippi Failed to Use Billions of Covid-19 funds to Help People of Color

    Black residents took the biggest hit from the pandemic due to a lack of resources despite billions of dollars given to the state.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    May 23, 2022
  • Teacher Shows Picture of Obama with Monkeys and Asks Students to Identify the Primate

    Teacher Shows Picture of Obama with Monkeys and Asks Students to Identify the Primate

    The teacher has been placed on leave following the assignment.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    May 23, 2022
  • Georgia Sees Record Number of Early Votes from Minorities

    Georgia Sees Record Number of Early Votes from Minorities

    Early voter turnout for the Georgia primaries are seeing three times the number of Black people vote in comparison to 2018.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    May 20, 2022
  • Judge Hears Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit by Family of Henrietta Lacks

    Judge Hears Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit by Family of Henrietta Lacks

    The suit alleges Thermo Fisher Scientific knowingly mass-produced and sold Lacks’ tissue.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    May 20, 2022
  • University to Reinstate Professor who Tweeted “Black Privilege is Real”

    Dr. Charles Negy stood by what he said and argued the school used it as ammunition to fire him.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    May 20, 2022
  • Easiest Way to Tie Your Head Wrap

    Check out this super simple way to effortlessly wrap your hair.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    May 20, 2022
  • Ben Crump Plans to Sue Anyone Accountable in Buffalo Shooting

    Ben Crump Plans to Sue Anyone Accountable in Buffalo Shooting

    Crump said he plans to sue the gun manufacturer of the firearm used in the shooting.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    May 20, 2022
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