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#StephonClark: Sacramento PD Completes Investigation of Officer-Involved Shooting
Seven months and seven days after 22-year-old Stephon Clark was killed on the patio in the backyard of his grandmother’s home, the Sacramento Police Department has concluded its investigation into the shooting that led to his death. In a media advisory released Thursday, the department said the results of the investigation had been turned over…
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How Will the New FICO Scoring System Affect Blacks and People With Lower Incomes?
How good is your credit? Do you know your FICO score? How do you measure up when it comes to paying your bills and managing your debt? For the last two decades, the three major credit reporting companies—Experian, TransUnion and Equifax—have relied heavily on a scoring system created by the Fair Isaac Corporation—FICO—when reporting consumer…
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The Soul Train Music Awards Will Be Hosted By Besties Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold
The 2018 Soul Train Music Awards will be a throwback to the ’90s—at least as far as its hosts are concerned. Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold—real-life best friends who also played besties on the hit comedy series Martin—will host the event BET Presents: 2018 Soul Train Awards, which will air on BET in late November.…
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‘Whites Don’t Shoot Whites,’ Said Alleged Kroger Shooter Who Killed 2 Black People
A man who walked into a Louisville, Ky., area Kroger supermarket Wednesday afternoon and opened fire on unsuspecting shoppers, killing two people, reportedly told a man outside that he didn’t have to worry about being shot because “whites don’t shoot whites.” Gregory Alan Bush, a 51-year-old white man, was arrested and charged with two counts…
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I Just Got 5 Pounds of Candy Corn in the Mail From Amazon Because Candy Corn Is Delicious
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on October 22, 2018. I just got a notification on my phone that Amazon delivered one of the three packages I have coming to me from my latest order, and the package delivered today contains the thing that is going to make this fall season all the more…
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Y’all Nasty: CDC Confirms People Aren’t Washing Their Hands After Using the Bathroom
It’s cold and flu season, which means entire offices are being taken down by the germs and bugs that people pass around because they are not exercising even the most basic office and germ prevention etiquette. I’m talking about you, people who go into the restroom, use it, then walk out without washing your hands.…
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The Disrespect: GOP Street Artist Replaces Michael Myers With Maxine Waters on a Halloween Billboard
The latest iteration of Halloween is in theaters right now, and billboards advertising the film are spread across cities everywhere—including Los Angeles. One Los Angeles billboard was taken over by conservative street artist Sabo who, according to the Hollywood Reporter, wanted to send a message to “uncivil Democrats.” Sabo chose a billboard on Pico Boulevard,…
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Republicans Pimp Black Women’s Voices in Racist Radio Political Ad Pandering for Black Votes
We are fully into the political season for the 2018 midterm elections, and the political ads in which candidates take swipes at each other, boast about their accomplishments and say anything that will help them get votes are in full swing. The black vote is of particular concern during this election. We have already seen…
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Police 'Activists' Protest Black Woman Who Made Comments About Police Implicit Bias
Police “activists” in New Jersey staged a protest outside of the employer of a black healthcare administrator who made a Facebook comment referencing police implicit bias against black people, and they say they will continue to do so until she is “held accountable” for her comments. NorthJersey.com reports that around 50 members of the national…
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Rihanna Turned Down the Super Bowl Halftime Show in Solidarity With Colin Kaepernick: Report
Remember a few weeks back when they announced that the headlining act at Super Bowl LIII was going to be Maroon 5 and everyone was like “why would Maroon 5 be the performing act at the Super Bowl in the blackest city in the country?” Well, maybe it’s because the act that the National Football…
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