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Fla. Babysitter Allegedly Broke 3-Year-Old’s Arm Because He Peed in His Pants
Daytona Beach, Fla., babysitter Haillee Howell has been accused of breaking a 3-year-old’s arm with a large kitchen utensil, all because the child wet his pants. According to the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Howell, 21, has been charged with aggravated child abuse and is being held at Florida’s Volusia County Jail without bail. Howell allegedly grabbed…
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Whoopi Goldberg Challenges DeRay Mckesson’s Claim That Planet of the Apes Is Racist
The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg criticized Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson for creating controversy over the upcoming War for the Planet of the Apes movie. Mckesson wrote in a tweet that has since been deleted, “Given the history of black people as apes, I am offended and appalled by the lack of consciousness in…
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Tamron Hall to Get Her Own Daytime Talk Show After Leaving Today Show
On Wednesday, Weinstein Television announced that it is co-creating a show with Tamron Hall, former Today-show host and MSNBC anchor. Hall announced her departure from MSNBC and the Today show in February, after her contract ended at the end of the month. According to People magazine, Hall ended her time on the show after learning…
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Airbnb Host Pushes Black Woman Down Stairs After Late Checkout
The host of an Airbnb in Amsterdam can be seen in a video pushing Sibahle Nkumbi, a black South African woman, down a steep flight of stairs during what is believed to be a racially motivated altercation over her late checkout. In a video interview with journalist Kevin P. Roberson, Nkumbi says that she was…
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2 Police Officers Pull Over Black Fla. State Attorney, Can’t Explain Why
Bodycam footage from the Orlando Police Department shows two police officers pulling over Florida’s only black state attorney, Aramis Ayala. One officer claims they made the stop because the tint on her car’s windows was too dark. In a video released by the Daily Mail, the officer examined her driver’s license and struggled to explain…
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Black Lives Matter Holds Unity March in Newport News, Va.
On Monday evening, the local community members of Newport News, Va., held a #ShutDown757 Unity March on the anniversary of the Black Lives Matter 757 march in 2016. The march took place within several Hampton Roads cities, including Hampton, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach, the Daily Press reports. In Newport News, the group blocked lanes…
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Ava DuVernay Is Making a Miniseries on the Central Park Five for Netflix
Ava DuVernay has agreed to write and direct a five-part miniseries with Netflix about the infamous case of five young men who were wrongly accused and convicted of a gruesome rape in New York City’s Central Park in 1989, according to the Hollywood Reporter. This is DuVernay’s second project with Netflix, after 2016’s Oscar-nominated documentary…
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US Mint Philadelphia Worker Leaves Noose on Black Colleague’s Chair
A white U.S. Mint Philadelphia employee has been placed on leave after a noose was found at the work station of a black colleague, CBS News reports. According to the president of the Mint workers union, the employee created the noose from the rope used to seal coin bags once they are full. Around 3…
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Fighting for Black Lives in Colombia: The Violent Pushout of Blacks in Buenaventura
Editor’s note: This story is the second in a three-part series looking at the fight for rights of black people in Colombia. The first story explored the history of Afro-Colombians and the impact of the recently ended war with the FARC. This story examines the plight of blacks in Buenaventura, caught between booming industry and…
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Fighting for Black Lives in Colombia: ‘The People Do Not Give Up, Damn It’
Editor’s note: This story is the first in a three-part series looking at the fight for rights of black people in Colombia. This first piece explores the history of Afro-Colombians and the impact of the recently ended war with the FARC. Subsequent stories will examine the current political environment. Black activism started in Colombia when…
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