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The NCAA Is Big Business for Everybody but Black Players
The NCAA is big business. Since its humble beginnings in 1910, it’s blossomed into a juggernaut; organizing athletic programs, regulating over a thousand conferences and institutions, and generating over a billion dollars annually since 2016. The bulk of that revenue comes from two primary sources: television and marketing rights fees, with ticket sales from its…
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Rudy Giuliani Under Federal Investigation for Campaign Finance Violations: 'I Would Not Be Surprised If He Gets Indicted'
It’s often said that your friends are a direct reflection of your own character. And if that’s to be believed, it should come as no surprise that Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City and personal attorney of one Donald John Trump, is being investigated for campaign finance violations and a bunch of…
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Investigation Launched After Video of Arizona Deputy Viciously Attacking, Threatening 15-Year-Old Amputee Surfaces
A shocking video has surfaced of a 15-year-old amputee being violently attacked by an unidentified Pima County, Ariz., deputy. KOLD reports that the incident occurred in September in a group home after the teen—who was abandoned by his family and has no arms or legs—knocked over a garbage can and threatened a member of the…
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GOP Group Drops Commercial Urging Fellow Republicans to Impeach Trump: 'Republicans Should Study the Lessons of Watergate' [Corrected]
The rumors are true: In the near future, Donald Trump could very well be impeached. But before we hurl confetti or pummel Trump piñatas to celebrate this momentous occasion, there are still impeachment proceedings that must run their course. And, according to Huffington Post, with these public hearings set to begin this week, a group…
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#TheChickening Claims Another Victim as Woman Destroys Her Car for Popeyes Chicken Sandwich
Okay, okay. Enough is enough. Ever since “The Chickening,” folks have been losing their damn minds over this Popeyes Chicken Sandwich. There’ve been insanely long lines, a sharp increase in white-on-white crime, and all manner of bedlam and chaos as mild-mannered citizens have regressed into neanderthals over $4 worth of fast food. On Tuesday, I…
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The Results Are In: Daniel Cameron Becomes First Black Attorney General in Kentucky
So election night has come and gone, and while we still have to wait a year—or less, if we’re lucky—to rid ourselves of President Untailored Suit, Tuesday night was still rather eventful. In Kentucky, Daniel Cameron became the first African American to be elected attorney general in the state. Of additional note, he also became…
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Kansas City Votes to Remove Martin Luther King Jr.'s Name From Historic Boulevard
Since his assassination in 1968, more than a thousand streets have been named after Martin Luther King Jr. But after over a year of disputes and hostility, one city where you’ll no longer find a boulevard honoring the civil rights icon is in Kansas City, Mo. New York Times reports that on Tuesday, the community…
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Man Fatally Stabbed After Cutting the Line to Buy Popeyes Chicken Sandwich
Look, I get it. Be it roasted, grilled, or fried, I love chicken more than the Kardashian clan loves cultural appropriation; more than MAGAts love Jesus Is King; hell, even more than Future loves child support. But on the laundry list of things that I will never in life do, right next to “apologize for…
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Trump Gives National American Indian Heritage Month an All Lives Matter Makeover That Nobody Is Here For
On Aug. 3, 1990, former president George H. W. Bush declared the month of November as National American Indian Heritage Month for the purpose of paying tribute to the rich heritage and traditions of indigenous people. Now, nearly 30 years later, our alleged President Donald Trump has sparked outrage after seemingly rebranding November as something…
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Colin Kaepernick Celebrated His 32nd Birthday by Feeding the Homeless in Oakland
While most of us spent our Sunday basking in the triumphant return of the Popeye’s chicken sandwich, others—like exiled NFL quarterback turned activist Colin Kaepernick—spent theirs being far nobler. The Hill reports that Kap spent the day providing the homeless with free food and supplies in Oakland, Calif. Did I mention that this was on…
