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A$AP Rocky Arrested in Sweden for Suspicion of Assault: ‘I’m Innocent’
Despite his desire to avoid “Fucking Problems,” it looks like A$AP Rocky found some anyway. TMZ reports that the 30-year-old rapper and three other people were arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of assault after a video surfaced online of an altercation between Rocky and two other men. According to CBS News, under Swedish law, the…
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Terry Crews Gets Candid on Porn Addiction: 'I Knew I Had to Change'
Despite his superhuman exterior, Terry Crews faces trials and tribulations like the rest of us. The sexual assault he suffered at the hands of William Morris Endeavor executive Adam Venit is well-documented, and throughout the years, he’s made no secret about his battles with porn addiction. On Sunday, during the latest episode of Bravo’s Watch…
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Ta-Nehisi Coates Named Apollo Theater’s Inaugural Artist-in-Residence
On Monday, the Apollo Theater announced that Ta-Nehisi Coates—the critically acclaimed writer who recently presented his case for reparations during a riveting Congressional testimony—has been named its inaugural Artist-in-Residence. According to a statement provided to The Root, Coates will kick off his residency on Sept. 23 with the launch of his national book tour for…
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Black Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Being Shot by a Police Officer During Traffic Stop
For black men throughout the country, getting pulled over by the police is one of our biggest fears—if not our greatest source of anxiety. But to be charged with attempting to murder a police officer after what should’ve been a routine stop is something none of us could ever foresee coming. WESH-2 reports that at…
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Brooklyn Lindsey Becomes 11th Black Trans Woman Killed This Year
On Tuesday, the body of Brooklyn Lindsey—a transgender black woman—was discovered on the porch of an abandoned house in Kansas City, Mo. She was 32. CNN reports her death has been ruled a homicide due to multiple gunshot wounds. This makes her the 11th black transwoman to be murdered in America this year. Kris Wade,…
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Black Woman Alleges She Was Denied Service, Forced to Give Up Her Seat for White Men
Welcome to 2019: Where our president is racist, our college campuses aren’t far behind, and black people are apparently still expected to give up their seat to white folks. Huffington Post reports that on June 20, Lia Gant was at a J. Alexander’s restaurant in West Bloomfield, Mich., minding her black-ass business when she was…
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California Is a Governor’s Signature Away From Prohibiting Employers From Discriminating Against Black Hair
On Thursday, California lawmakers passed a bill protecting black folks from hair discrimination, an important step in decriminalizing blackness. Huffington Post reports that the state assembly passed the CROWN Act, which prohibits both employers and schools from enforcing discriminatory policies that penalize black people for wearing their hair naturally. Specifically, those who wear ethnic hairstyles…
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New Lawsuit Alleges Macy’s Discriminates Against Black, Latino Employees in Its Hiring Practices
If the allegations leveled against Macy’s in a recent lawsuit are true, the department store chain could be in serious trouble. NBC News reports that the Fortune Society Inc., a nonprofit that aids people with criminal records in securing employment and reintegrating into society, filed a lawsuit alleging Macy’s discriminates against black and brown employees.…
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White Supremacist Propaganda on the Rise on US College Campuses
As if juggling student loans and a respectable GPA weren’t hard enough, a new report claims college students have racist rhetoric to contend with as well. The Anti-Defamation League reports that during the 2018-19 school year, there were 313 documented cases of white supremacist propaganda found on US college campuses, a seven percent jump from…
