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Viola Davis and Larry Wilmore Team Up for Black Don’t Crack, a New ABC Comedy
The golden era of black TV continues to shine, shine, shine. Viola Davis, the cryingest, actingest actress on the scene today, is teaming up with sublime producer Larry Wilmore on a new comedy picked up by ABC, according to reports. Black Don’t Crack, a look at three sorority sisters who lost touch after college and…
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#FanniesArmy: GirlTrek Organizes Thousands of Women to Walk on Fannie Lou Hamer’s 100th Birthday
GirlTrek, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of black women and girls, is gearing up to celebrate the life of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer on Friday, the 100th anniversary of Hamer’s birth. “Fannie Lou Hamer died too soon, and we want to celebrate her life in a big way,” GirlTrek…
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MSNBC’s Joy Reid Savages Joe Walsh After He Uses the N-Word on Twitter
MSNBC’s Joy Reid is known for her poise, intelligence and depth of knowledge about politics. But clearly she will cut you (with her words, of course) if you cross a line. As usual, former Republican Rep. Joe Walsh done danced all over that line and felt the wrath of Reid’s Twitter fingers for doing so.…
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White Men Who Shoot Up People Are Not Terrorists, and 4 Other Takeaways From Trump’s Response to Las Vegas
A subdued and somber President Donald Trump got on television hours after more than 50 people were killed during an attack in Las Vegas on Sunday, and seemingly stuck to the script and took no questions, managing not to make this tragic event even more tragic (as happened with his comments after the racial melee…
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Thousands Descend on Washington, DC, for the March for Black Women
Although there was, in fact, a March for Racial Justice on Saturday in Washington, D.C., there was also a rally specifically for, about and led by black women: the March for Black Women, sponsored by the Black Women’s Blueprint, Black Youth Project 100 and Trans Sisters of Color Project. The March for Black Women held…
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This Black Cop Proves That Not All Skinfolk Are Kinfolk
Brandon Tatum is a police officer in Arizona, and a former college football player for Arizona State, who has become the darling of conservatives because of a video he made belittling those football players who are kneeling before the national anthem to bring light to police brutality and injustice in America. In a six-and-a-half-minute clip,…
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NBA Says Players Must Stand During the National Anthem
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver sent a memo to teams on Friday saying that he expected players and coaches to stand for the national anthem before games, as is the rule. The memo also recommended that teams show videos expressing themes of unity before their first home games, a possible compromise to those players who would…
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Officers in Michael Bennett Vegas Incident Won’t Face Disciplinary Charges; Sheriff Says They Acted ‘Professionally’
Shockingly, the officers who NFL player Michael Bennett said held a gun to his head for no reason (well, besides his being black) will face no disciplinary charges, the Las Vegas sheriff announced Friday. “I believe they acted appropriately and professionally,” Sheriff Joe Lombardo told reporters about the Aug. 26 incident involving the Seattle Seahawks…
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As Racist as He Wanna Be: Trump Attacks Mayor of San Juan, Implies Puerto Ricans in a Crisis Are Lazy
President Tiny Twitter Fingers lashed out at the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Saturday morning using thinly veiled racist language to disparage Puerto Ricans who are in desperate need of help after Hurricane Maria. Trump, tweeting from a golf course in New Jersey (because where else would the president be when citizens of…
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DirecTV Gives Refunds to Those Offended by NFL Protests
DirecTV is offering refunds on its Sunday Ticket NFL package to those snowflakes so offended by protests during the playing of the national anthem that they can’t bear to watch the game (or even pay for it, in this case). Time magazine reports that even though the satellite-TV provider’s rules explicitly state otherwise, customer-service reps…
