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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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Young Thug to Donate Proceeds From NYC Show to Planned Parenthood
On Thursday, rapper Young Thug announced that he would be donating all the proceeds from his concert at Terminal 5 in New York City to Planned Parenthood. The rapper also brought on a few surprise guests, including Ugly God and labelmates Lil Yachty and Dae Dae, W Magazine reports. After the show, he posted on…
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Providence, RI, Firefighter Fired Over Racist Fried-Chicken Remark to Black Woman
Andre Ferro, a Rhode Island firefighter, has been fired for making racist remarks to an elderly black woman after responding to a medical call. The Providence Journal reports that Ferro was responding to a call to assist an elderly African-American woman suffering from consistent nosebleeds. While the other firefighters attended to the nosebleed, Ferro made…
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Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. John Lewis Host Sit-In on Capitol Steps to Protest Health Care Bill
On Monday night, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) sat down on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., to host a sit-in to protest the health care bill the Senate is currently debating. The Better Care Reconciliation Act was recently revealed after being kept tightly under wraps…
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16-Month-Old Allegedly Beaten by Her Teenage Dad on Father’s Day Dies in NYC Hospital
On Friday the 16-month-old girl who was allegedly beaten into a coma by her teenage dad during a Father’s Day visit died at a hospital in New York City’s Brooklyn borough. According to New York Daily News, Nylah Lewis passed away at 10:40 a.m. in the Maimonides Medical Center after sustaining multiple skull fractures and…
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High School Student’s Re-Creation of Beyoncé’s Lemonade Cover for His Graduation Goes Viral
Beyoncé’s Lemonade album manifests a political prowess and #BlackGirlMagic that inspires many of us. Maurice Dane Scott, a graduate of Saunders Trades and Technical High School in Yonkers, N.Y., decided to act on his inspiration by trading up traditional graduation photos for something more Queen Bey inspired. In an interview with Time magazine, Scott said,…
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Calif. School Board Expels Student Over Racist Instagram Posts
The Albany (Calif.) School Board voted Wednesday night to expel a student over racist posts and memes posted on an Instagram account. According to KRON 4, the California school district was slapped with two lawsuits in May after suspending four students for liking and commenting on the racist Instagram posts. According to the East Bay…
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Black Billionaire Shares Motivational Message to Young Black Men
In 2000, Robert Smith took a risk to start his own company, called Vista Equity Partners. His colleagues thought he was crazy to leave his position at the highly reputable and successful Goldman Sachs. But Smith did it anyway, and now his company is worth $30 billion. Smith himself is worth about $2.5 billion, earning…
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Trevor Noah Slams NRA Hypocrisy in the Police Shooting of Philando Castile
On Monday night, Daily Show host Trevor Noah took some time out to blast the National Rifle Association for its deafening silence over the recent verdict regarding the police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile—a legal gun owner—during a traffic stop. Last week’s verdict acquitted the officer, Jeronimo Yanez, of all charges in the fatal…
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