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Black Twitter Celebrates #DuragHistoryWeek With Hilarious Memes About the Head Scarf
I hope you didn’t think that #DuragHistoryWeek was a fluke, or a one-time commemoration that black Twitter wouldn’t remember to celebrate again. Du-rags have played too critical a role in the upkeep of black hairstyles for us to let its week fall by the wayside. Last year’s commemoration was hilarious, and this year is proving…
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The Joke About Mrs. Ben Carson’s Appearance Is No Laughing Matter
There’s a particularly mean meme about presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson and his wife, Lacena, aka Candy, circulating around social media. In the meme, President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama are striking at the China state dinner Friday. President Obama is dressed in a well-tailored tuxedo, and the first lady has long, side-swept hair and…
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Jeb Bush’s Claim That Blacks Want ‘Free Stuff’ for Votes Insults Our Dignity and History of Struggle
Jeb Bush’s recent comments in South Carolina about Democrats getting black people to vote for them by promising them “free stuff” during election season is a powerful reminder that a leading Republican presidential candidate is woefully ignorant about contemporary race relations and the history that’s shaped the racial-justice struggle. Ironically, the former governor of Florida’s…
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Aide’s Death Prompts NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo to Renew Calls for National Gun Control Laws
During a moving speech at a eulogy for the head New York state attorney who was killed by a stray bullet earlier this month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Saturday renewed his call for national gun control laws, Reuters reports. He spoke during a private service for Carey Gabay, 43, at Emmanuel Baptist Church in New…
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Aretha Franklin Hit on Social Media for Pope Philly Performance
During the final leg of his whirlwind trip to the United States, Pope Francis was treated to a serenade Saturday evening by none other than Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul. Franklin sang “Amazing Grace” backed by a gospel choir at the Festival of Families in Philadelphia before hundreds of thousands of people, one of…
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Watch: This Happened When Fans Heard Drake Was at Howard University
Drake sparked a veritable frenzy among fans at Howard University on Saturday when he stopped by the campus bookstore to pick up some gear, reports Complex. https://twitter.com/katiraaax0/status/647826750521667587https://twitter.com/JusCallMeDex/status/647823429933105152 Drake and 2 Chainz performed at the school’s homecoming in 2012, sparking speculation on social media that he was on campus this weekend to prepare for next week’s…
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At Least 1 Cop Warned That Freddie Gray Needed Medical Care
A Baltimore Police Department internal investigation shows that at least one officer suggested that Freddie Gray needed “medical care but wondered, along with others, whether he was faking injuries or being uncooperative,” according to the Baltimore Sun. The alert for medical attention, which the news outlet notes has never been publicly revealed, likely explains why…
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Prison Kids: Join the Fight Against the Mass Incarceration of Our Youth
It should be a crime that America locks up so much of its youths. Right now the United States has more than 60,000 children sitting in jail, lost in a broken system that has led our country to incarcerate more children than any other nation. Why are we turning our backs on the youngest, most…
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Obama Allocates $300,000,000 to Fight HIV Infections in Young Women in Africa
In an effort to combat HIV infections in girls and young women in 10 sub-Saharan African nations hit hardest by the virus, the Obama administration recently announced a $300 million program to help reduce the growing numbers, according to the Associated Press. The administration hopes to see a “25 percent infection reduction in females between…
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Texas City Votes to Leave in Place Street Name Changed to Honor Sandra Bland
The newly minted Sandra Bland Parkway in Prairie View, Texas, will keep its name. The Prairie View City Council voted Tuesday to keep the name for a road that leads into Prairie View A&M University and was renamed this summer in honor of Bland, who died at the Waller County Jail in July after she…
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