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Backlash Grows After Civil Rights Institute Reneges on Angela Davis Honor
The fallout behind one of the most respected civil rights museums’ snub of freedom fighter Angela Davis continued this week with an exodus of board members and widespread condemnation from activists, scholars, and donors around the world. The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute rescinded its decision to honor Angela Davis with the Fred Shuttlesworth Human Rights…
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Crazy White People News Roundup: Swords, Shafts and Becky With the Bad Attitude
Every so often, for the sake of equal time, we find it useful to take our focus off of the negro-related news and see what white people have been up to, lately. To be fair, it is partly out of jealousy and envy. I often wonder why there is no equivalent to WorldStarHipHop that just…
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#BlackGirlMagic: Black-ish Star Marsai Martin Set to Become Youngest Executive Producer in Hollywood History
When the comedy Little hits theaters this spring, aside from featuring some of the industry’s biggest stars, the film will also make history. For at least a few months, 14-year-old Marsai Martin will hold the title as the youngest executive producer of a major Hollywood motion picture in history. Martin will co-star with Regina Hall…
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Why Does Donald Trump Keep Sniffling? An Investigation
In the aftermath of Tuesday’s presidential address showcasing a litany of lies, hazy facts, accusations and demonizing, perhaps the biggest question raised by Donald Trump’s public plea to build the Great Wall of MAGA is: What the hell is wrong with Donald Trump’s nose? The president’s nasal drip stole the show as the star of…
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New Trump Administration Policy Would Make Racism OK as Long as You Don't Mean It
While America is engaged in a heated debate about the border wall and the government shutdown, at least three cabinet-level departments inside the Trump administration have been quietly investigating how they could roll back a particularly important legal precedent that prevents discrimination in housing, employment, policing and even education. The Washington Post reports that the…
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10 Things They Won't Tell You About the Border Wall
They say: “People will hold on to a beautiful lie before they accept the ugly truth.” The mythical “they,” in this case, is my grandmother. She may have heard it from someone else. If you sourced the quote on Twitter, it was probably the wisest, most quoted figures of all time: Will Smith or Maya…
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Another Black Man Turns Up Dead in Wealthy Democratic Donor’s Home
For the second time in less than two years, Los Angeles County law enforcement officers are investigating a death that happened at the home of a wealthy Democratic donor known for keeping company with young black men. On Monday, WeHoville reported that a young African-American man had been found dead at the West Hollywood apartment…
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Civil Rights Institute Cancels Gala Honoring Angela Davis After Outcry From Jewish Community
One of the nation’s most prominent civil rights museums has reneged on its plans to celebrate one of America’s most outspoken freedom fighters, igniting a national controversy after seemingly genuflecting to grumbles from the area’s Jewish community. On Jan. 4, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute released a weirdly nonspecific statement canceling its plans to bestow…
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Man Tries to Kidnap Woman. Woman Runs In Black Karate Dojo. Attacker Follows. Things Don't Go Well
A North Carolina martial arts studio became the scene of a karate movie when a man’s attempt to kidnap a woman made him the star of a remake of a 1985 classic, The Last Draggin’. According to CNN affiliate WSOC, a woman ran into the Bushiken Karate Charlotte Dojo around 9 p.m. on Thursday saying…
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Murder-Obsessed Nazi Couple Indicted For Planning 'Upscale' Massacre
Since the day mass murderer and white supremacist Dylann Roof was arrested for killing nine worshippers at Emanuel Baptist Church in Charleston South Carolina, he has only responded to four people during his incarceration. One of those four was recently arrested and indicted after federal agents thwarted plans for a brutal massacre (Not like the…
