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  • Bennett College President Gives Heartwarming Thanks After Donors Give $8.2 Million to Save School

    After facing financial issues that threatened its status as an accredited school, Bennett College may be saved following a strong social media push for its fundraising campaign. A Monday tweet from the North Carolina school’s official account confirmed that they had raised $8.2 million, far surpassing the $5 million fundraising goal. The #StandWithBennett campaign got…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    February 8, 2019
  • Jersey’s in the Building: Cory Booker Announces 2020 Presidential Run to Kick Off Black History Month

    As presidential announcements continue to roll out, another prospect has finally made official his aspirations for office: Cory Booker. The Democratic New Jersey senator kicked off Black History Month by throwing his hat into the ring for the 2020 presidential race. Booker joins a competitive group of Democratic hopefuls, including Sens. Kamala Harris (D-CA); Kirsten…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    February 1, 2019
  • Maybe We Need Tighter Sword Control Laws: Anchorage Man Reportedly Brings Knife to a Sword Fight

    En garde, bitch! I imagine that’s how a sword fight starts in 2019. Police have a suspect in custody following a fight that took place in an Anchorage mall food court, resulting in a knife stabbing and a sword slashing, according to police. The suspect apparently had a small arsenal of an ax and some…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    January 28, 2019
  • Nurse’s DNA Tied to Incapacitated Woman's Baby; Lawyer Says ‘No Proof’ Suspect Raped Victim

    A nurse has been arrested and charged with sexual assault and abuse of a vulnerable adult in connection with the horrifying case of a woman with limited mobility and mental capacity unexpectedly giving birth in December at a Phoenix, Ariz., specialized care center. Nathan Sutherland, 36, was court ordered to provide DNA for the investigation on…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    January 24, 2019
  • Black Grad Student Accused of Stealing His Own Car and Beaten by Police Gets $1.25 Million Settlement

    The police tackled him for “stealing” a car that was his—now they may have to run him his money for the trouble to the tune of over a million dollars. In 2015, police pulled over then-doctoral candidate Lawrence Crosby after an incorrigibly nosy and probably racist woman saw him fixing what turned out to be…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    January 23, 2019
  • Chris Brown Detained for Rape Allegations in Paris, Meeting His Weekly Arrest Quota à La Mode

    Chris Brown, aka the Child Cancel Culture Left Behind, continues to make a poor case for trash humans being able to learn and do better: He was recently arrested in Paris for allegations of aggravated rape. A source from the French judicial system told CNN that Brown was being detained along with two other people,…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    January 22, 2019
  • Brave White Girl Doesn’t Limit Herself to Being Racist Just One Way, Kicked Out of Sorority for Blackface and Saying the N-Word

    College students are openly, carelessly, and publicly racist so often I’m almost tempted to call it a rite of passage for the black students whose days, weeks, or semesters they’re inevitably ruining. But we don’t tend to think about them when stories like this one crop up: A University of Oklahoma student was caught on…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    January 22, 2019
  • President Silent on Steve King; Don Lemon Wonders if Y’all Noticed All the Racist Shit Trump Did Before 

    Pundits continue to point to a sense of reason Trump supporters have shown us time and time again does not exist and Don Lemon is sick and tired of the bullshit. On CNN, Lemon and Chris Cuomo discussed Trump’s loud silence on comments made by Iowa Rep. Steve King—but more than that, Lemon really dug…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    January 16, 2019
  • Are People More Excited for Michelle Obama’s Book Than Sex? (Yes, Yes They Are)

    An uproar has erupted in the literary world as Michelle Obama’s Becoming is poised to knock a veritable juggernaut of fine literature out of its spot as Amazon’s longest-running No. 1 best-selling book. Nah, I’m fucking with you—it was just Fifty Shades of Grey, a sweaty fan fiction account of a wispy white women and…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    January 16, 2019
  • Move Over, MLK: Roads, Landmarks, Even Animals Being Named After Barack Obama

    Since he left office, Barack Obama hasn’t shied away from continuing to show all the personality that made him so popular. Now he’s being immortalized via road names and landmarks across the country. From USA Today: The nation’s first African-American president need not go far around the country these days to find something that carries…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    January 14, 2019
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