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  • How This Oakland Elementary School’s Yearbook Was Published With the Hard-R N-Word in a Photo

    A student’s grandmother called the horrific mistake “very inappropriate.”

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    Phenix S Halley






    Published

    June 5, 2025
  • Why Black Folks are Not Shocked That Key Republicans Are Unhappy With Trump

    Why Black Folks are Not Shocked That Key Republicans Are Unhappy With Trump

    From Elon Musk to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Trump’s spending bill is drawing vicious criticism from his own allies.

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    Phenix S Halley






    Published

    June 4, 2025
  • Florida Rapper Dies After Getting Bit by Police Dog, but His Manager Tells a More Horrific Story…

    After a violent incident involving Newage Jerkboy and a police K-9, he was put in a coma before he ultimately died.

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    Phenix S Halley






    Published

    June 4, 2025
  • Drama Between Brian McKnight and Estranged Sons Explained

    Before Brian McKnight’s son, Niko, died of cancer last week, the singer called him a “product of sin.”

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    Phenix S Halley






    Published

    June 4, 2025
  • The White Principal Who Expelled a Black Student After Racist Incident Is in Big Trouble

    That student’s father said the white principal believed their 4th grader was lying before she recommended he go to therapy to address the “anti-racist training “he learned in public school.

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    Phenix S Halley






    Published

    June 3, 2025
  • Why Drake Might Be to Blame For Pusha T Leaving Def Jam…

    After “Not Like Us,” the UMG lawsuit and Pusha T’s past beef with Drake, Def Jam took this major step.

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    Phenix S Halley






    Published

    June 3, 2025
  • Why Folks Think This New U.S. Marines Policy is Trying to Keep Black Men Out of the Corps

    Why Folks Think This New U.S. Marines Policy is Trying to Keep Black Men Out of the Corps

    The policy drew pushback from dermatologists who say Black soldiers will disproportionately be affected.

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    Phenix S Halley






    Published

    June 3, 2025
  • From the Files of Harvard, Here’s How Real Slaves Looked 175 Years Ago

    From the Files of Harvard, Here’s How Real Slaves Looked 175 Years Ago

    Harvard University just settled a 15-year legal battle with a woman over portraits of her enslaved ancestors.

    By





    Phenix S Halley






    Published

    June 2, 2025
  • We Just Learned About This Creepy Diddy-Harvey Weinstein Connection

    Recent allegations against Harvey Weinstein has stolen spotlight from Diddy, and now the two men are connected for this reason.

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    Phenix S Halley






    Published

    June 2, 2025
  • Trigger Warning… A Full Recap of All the Shocking Testimony From Diddy’s Federal Trial

    Trigger Warning… A Full Recap of All the Shocking Testimony From Diddy’s Federal Trial

    From federal raids to gruesome details of Cassie’s alleged abuse, witnesses at Diddy’s trial paint a scary picture.

    By





    Phenix S Halley






    Published

    June 27, 2025
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