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Black Lives MAGA: President Launches Campaign Effort Called ‘Black Voices for Trump’ (of All Things)—In Atlanta (of All Places)
Move over Arianna Huffington! Donald Trump is now co-opting “Black Voices”—as you did in 2011 when you took it over with your multimillion-dollar deal with AOL. And as AOL did years before when they took it over from Barry Cooper and Tribune. But I digress.On Friday, AmeriKKKa’s favorite president hit Hotlanta—the quasi-mecca for upwardly mobile,…
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NFL Quarterback Deshaun Watson Says Popeyes Chicken Sandwich Healed Eye Injury
As Popeyes’ Chicken Sandwich finally makes its eagerly anticipated return to the marketplace this week comes the news that an NFL player is talking up its healing powers. Mill Vanilli used to blame it on the rain. Jamie Foxx blamed it on the alcohol. And these days, Lizzo is blaming it on her juice. But…
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Despite Controversies, Cynthia Erivo as Harriet Tubman Proves to Be a Winner at Box Office
There’s a famous quote that has been attributed—perhaps falsely—to Harriet Tubman through the years about how she would’ve been able to free many more slaves only if they realized they were actually enslaved. Or something like that. I bring that up to say that despite some racially-charged, micro-aggressive attitudes (some by blacks) towards the new…
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#FreeRodneyReed Family Members, Supporters (Including Kim Kardashian West) Demand Justice for Death Row Inmate Weeks Before Execution
Kim Kardashian West for the people! Family, friends and supporters of Rodney Reed—including the social media and reality TV superstar—want justice, and they are making their voices heard far and wide about what is considered a miscarriage of justice, by some, including Kim Kardashian West. On Saturday, nearly a hundred supporters rallied outside of the…
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Acid Attack on Milwaukee Man Investigated As Hate Crime
A Milwaukee man is afraid to live in his own city after being attacked with acid outside of a Mexican restaurant on Friday night. At a Saturday press conference with city officials and activists, Mahud Villalaz, showed second-degree burns on his face and shared the shocking encounter with a deranged fool who threw acid on…
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Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish: Trump Bids Adieu to Longtime Hometown; New York Political Heavyweights Rejoice
Poor POTUS done up and abandoned his longtime hometown. But no one in power there seems to be shedding any white tears about his duplicitous departure. As a matter of fact, soon after The New York Times broke the news of how Donald John officially changed his residency from New York City to Palm Beach…
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Solange Knowles Reveals Secret Separation From 56 -Year-Old Hubby Alan Ferguson
Solange Knowles is opening up about a secret she’s been holding since “early this year.” On Friday, the “Cranes in the Sky” singer/songwriter took to social media to announce her split from her husband of nearly five years, Alan Gerard Ferguson. “11 years ago I met a phenomenal man who changed every existence of my…
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Longest Serving Black Congressman John Conyers Jr. Passes Away at 90
John Conyers—the longest-serving black congressman in U.S. history—has passed away. The Michigan Democrat who represented Detroit died Sunday at age 90. PBS Newshour’s White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor broke the news on Twitter that he died in his sleep, after confirming the death with family members. A founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, the…
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Playing Politics: Tyler Perry Studios to Host Next Democratic Debate
Tyler Perry is playing for keeps. Not only did the former chitlin circuit czar-turned-millionaire movie mogul make the good old white boy Hollywood system gag with the star-studded opening of his very own historic (and gargantuan) Atlanta-based studio, he’s about to make a splash within the political arena. Tyler Perry Studios will host the Nov.…
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Weekend At Bernie’s: Sanders Tells Black Student to ‘Respect’ Police to Avoid Getting ‘Shot in the Back of the Head’
Bernie Sanders has all the answers. The almost octogenarian presidential hopeful showed up and showed out during a question-and-answer session at a forum held at the HBCU Benedict College on Saturday. When a black male student asked Sanders how he should handle getting pulled over by a police officer, Sanders responded: “respect what they are…
