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Jeb Bush and Ben Carson Only 2 of 16 GOP Candidates to Speak at Urban League Conference
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton slammed Republican candidate Jeb Bush on racial issues Friday during a speech at a National Urban League conference in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., contending that his campaign slogan, “Right to rise,” is an insult to people of color. The slogan fits the old Republican mantra of “self-reliance and hope,” notes…
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Texas Trooper in Sandra Bland Case Cited Before for ‘Unprofessional Conduct’
Texas state Trooper Brian Encinia’s arrest of Sandra Bland, which was recorded on a police dashboard camera, apparently was not the first time Encinia lost his cool on the job. The Associated Press, which obtained his personnel file from the Texas Department of Public Safety through a Freedom of Information Act request, reports that he…
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5 Athletes With Impressive Tats
Earlier this week, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson decided to show off his newest “armor of God” tattoo as he was returning to training camp after being reinstated into the NFL after a suspension related to a child-abuse case. Tattoos have always been an outlet for athletes to express themselves, and they’re something that…
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#BlackMenLove: Time to Reframe the Old Narratives About Race in America
Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of articles that were shared in partnership with BMe Community’s #BlackMenLove to remind readers of who, what and how deeply black men love during this final weekend of Black Family Month. BMe is a growing network of all races and genders committed to building better communities across…
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Raven-Symoné Says She Was Made to Feel Self-Conscious About Her Weight on The Cosby Show
Janet Jackson once talked about how she developed huge insecurities while working as a young actress on the set of Good Times, when she had her chest bound because she was growing breasts. That feeling—that she wasn’t good enough—stayed with her. Earlier this week on The View, Raven-Symoné recalled something similar. She remembered how her weight…
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#AllLionsMatter Parodies the Fact That People Are More Outraged Over Cecil the Dead Lion Than Slain Black People
You had to be living under a rock this week if you didn’t hear the sad story of Cecil, the lion in Zimbabwe who was lured out of his natural habitat, shot with an arrow and tracked for two days while he slowly died. Cecil was finally shot with a rifle, skinned and decapitated—a hunt…
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Former NBA Star Antoine Walker Blew Through $108,000,000; Now He’s a Financial Adviser for Morgan Stanley
For a young black athlete, hearing horror stories about what can happen if you blow through your million-dollar salary will probably resonate a lot better if the person dishing out the financial advice can attest to that reality firsthand. That’s what the executives over at Morgan Stanley were probably thinking when they hired Antoine Walker,…
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Drake vs. Meek Mill: It’s Not Even Close
Last night, a week after he began a feud with popular rapper Drake on Twitter, lesser-known lyricist Meek Mill of Philadelphia released a much-anticipated but largely underwhelming diss track, “Wanna Know.” The song title trended on Twitter for hours as hip-hop aficionados mostly clowned Meek for taking so long to produce a song so terrible.…
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#BlackMenLove: I’m Black, I’m a Minister and I’m Gay
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles that were shared in partnership with BMe Community’s #BlackMenLove to remind readers of who, what and how deeply black men love during this final weekend of Black Family Month. BMe is a growing network of all races and genders committed to building better communities across…
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How Did My European Ancestors Migrate to Guyana?
Dear Professor Gates: I am a first-generation American whose family hails from Guyana (and, further back, Germany). My father has a German last name: Rohlehr (pronounced “Rohlair”). I would like to know more about my ancestors in that line who first came to Guyana from either Germany or the Netherlands. The story goes that during…
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