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  • Best Self-Help Reads for Black Resilience in Uncertain Times

    Best Self-Help Reads for Black Resilience in Uncertain Times

    In these challenging times, these books can give you the hope you need.

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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    July 3, 2025
  • ‘Hey Google’ and Other Voice Assistants Are Terrifying Children and Confusing Bemused Parents

    ‘Hey Google’ and Other Voice Assistants Are Terrifying Children and Confusing Bemused Parents

    Social media is buzzing about the strange reaction kids are having to smart speakers in their homes.

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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    July 3, 2025
  • Internet Believes Eerie Photo Predicted Black Fort Worth Family’s Tragedy

    Internet Believes Eerie Photo Predicted Black Fort Worth Family’s Tragedy

    A big rig driver admitted he fell asleep at the wheel in Kaufman County before he collided with stopped traffic.

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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    July 3, 2025
  • Bangers We Mistakenly Thought Were Sung By Black People

    Bangers We Mistakenly Thought Were Sung By Black People

    Before you press play on that playlist, check out some more of the best Blue-eyed soul singers you never knew were white!

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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    July 3, 2025
  • Why Philadelphia is Going Viral For Streets That Look Like a Landfill

    Why Philadelphia is Going Viral For Streets That Look Like a Landfill

    Libraries are closed, the medical examiner’s office has a backlog of bodies, and trash is piling up everywhere.

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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    July 3, 2025
  • How Bakari Sellers Just Got the Ultimate Revenge on His MAGA CNN Colleague

    How Bakari Sellers Just Got the Ultimate Revenge on His MAGA CNN Colleague

    Sellers and Jennings often go back and forth on the CNN show, and this was only amplified when Jennings asked Sellers not to touch him during one viral interaction from December.

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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    July 3, 2025
  • Take a Peek Inside Diddy’s $50 Million Miami Mansion He Offered Up As Collateral

    Security allegedly ramped up at his Star Island mansion following his July 2 verdicts in the event that he was granted bail. He wasn’t.

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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    July 3, 2025
  • The Scary Reason ‘American Idol’ Winner Jamal Roberts Declined a Key to This Southern Town

    The Scary Reason ‘American Idol’ Winner Jamal Roberts Declined a Key to This Southern Town

    While Roberts’ reasoning is understandable, it’s a shame he had to make the decision in the first place.

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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    July 3, 2025
  • A Black Mom Posted Video of a Terrifying Exchange She had with Police in Delaware

    A Black Mom Posted Video of a Terrifying Exchange She had with Police in Delaware

    Black Mom Says Cops Approached Her and Her Children With Guns Drawn.

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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    July 3, 2025
  • Why Are There Still Black People Listening To R. Kelly At The Summer Cookouts — And What Does That Say About Us?

    Why Are There Still Black People Listening To R. Kelly At The Summer Cookouts — And What Does That Say About Us?

    Despite convictions and backlash, his music continues to collect streams. Why is the “Pied Piper” still on the cookout playlist?

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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    July 3, 2025
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