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#BuyBlack 2016: 50 Holiday Gift Ideas That'll Keep Money in Our Community
Today is Black Friday, so it’s time to start plottin’ and plannin’ those holiday gift lists for your loved ones. But instead of trying to catch those big deals at your favorite superstore, how about keeping those dollars in the hands of black businesses and entrepreneurs? This list includes everything from African-inspired apparel and decor to…
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Mr. Peanut Does the Dab at Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
No matter what the circumstance in America, black culture (and people) will always reveal its genius. Social media is going absolutely nuts over Mr. Peanut (born circa 1916) and his dabbin moves at this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Watch him now: Not bad, Mr. Peanut, not bad. Happy Thanksgiving! For more of black Twitter, check…
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Sojourner Truth Was Enslaved by Family of Rutgers’ 1st President
Like many other colleges that are now being forced to atone for their past transgressions against people of color (Georgetown’s sale of slaves to save the college, UT Austin and its fawning relationship with Jefferson Davis, Yale and its buildings named for slaveholders), Rutgers University is also soberly looking at its not-so-pristine history. In a recently…
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Gucci Mane Proposes to Girlfriend at Hawks Game
When the “kiss cam” at Tuesday night’s Atlanta Hawks game landed on Gucci Mane and longtime girl Keyshia Ka’oir, the Ice Cream Man whipped out a rock befitting his name. Gucci, who performed at the game’s halftime show, was sitting next to Ka’oir in floor seats when he made his move. As Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get…
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#Recount2016: Jill Stein Raises $3,000,000 for Vote Recount in 3 States Clinton Narrowly Lost
Perhaps that “blue wall” held after all. Or maybe the Defiance election-rigging plotline from Scandal has really come to life. In the last week, prominent computer scientists and election lawyers have been urging the Hillary Clinton campaign to challenge election results in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, three swing states that Donald Trump won, ceding him the…
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Kanye West Goes Off on Jay Z, Beyoncé, Ends Show After 3 Songs
During a Saturday-night performance in Sacramento, Calif., rapper-producer Kanye West not only went off on a tirade against Jay Z and Beyoncé and arrived to the show late, but also ended his set after three songs. Ye started pouring tea during the show, saying that Yoncé said she would only perform if she won Video of…
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Congressman’s Grandson Killed in Chicago Over Sneakers
A U.S. congressman’s 15-year-old grandson was shot and tragically killed Friday night over a dispute over sneakers. Two teens are in custody and have been charged with the murder, ABC7 Chicago reports. Jovan Wilson, grandson of Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.), was home with his three siblings (ages 16, 14 and 8) when two other teenagers…
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55-Year-Old Becomes Oldest College Football Player Ever
Age ain’t nothing but a number—even in the rough-and-tumble world of college football. On Saturday, with a 3-yard gain, a 55-year-old became the oldest walk-on running back ever to play Division I college football. South Carolina State running back Joe Thomas Sr., the 55-year-old father of Green Bay Packers linebacker Joe Thomas Jr., took the…
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2 Cops Kill 21-Year-Old Man in Brooklyn, NY
Another young person of color is dead after being shot by two New York City police officers Saturday. The New York Daily News reports that two police officers shot 21-year-old Erickson Gomez Brito after he allegedly attacked them with one of their own collapsible batons in a Brooklyn, N.Y., housing project. The News reports that Officers Jennifer…
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Vice President-Elect Mike Pence Booed at Hamilton Musical, Addressed From Stage
The culture wars have officially exploded. Vice President-elect Mike Pence was booed by a theater audience when he attended the hit hip-hop musical Hamilton in New York City on Friday night—and then was addressed from the stage after the curtain fell. We are not sure what the Indiana governor, who has been a virulent opposer…
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