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Chirlane McCray Is Making Mental Health an Open Discussion, and We’re the Better for It
New York City’s first lady, Chirlane McCray, told the audience here at the National Action Network Convention on Wednesday that “we all deal with mental illness, but we don’t talk about it.” People nodded their heads, saying, “That’s right”and “Mmm-hmm,” as she talked about shattering the stigma of discussing mental health publicly. The session was…
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Eric Holder Talks Like He’s Running for President
Eric Holder didn’t announce his candidacy for president in 2020 this morning, and he didn’t need to. His words at the National Action Network Convention in New York City pretty much suggest that he likely will. The former U.S. attorney general had the audience captivated on Wednesday before he stepped to the podium to say…
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NAN Convention Arrives Just as Civil Rights Progress Is Taking Its Biggest Hit in Decades
Stevante Clark clung to the Rev. Al Sharpton’s neck as Sharpton delivered the eulogy at the funeral of Stevante’s brother, Stephon, who was gunned down by Sacramento, Calif., police officers on March 18. At one point during the service, Stevante took the mic from California NAACP President Alice Huffman and asked the audience if they…
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Johnny Manziel Is ‘Tired’ of Comparisons to Colin Kaepernick
Johnny Manziel would prefer that you not compare his attempts to return to the game of football with those of Colin Kaepernick. In a series of tweets Saturday, the former Cleveland Browns quarterback expressed support for Kaepernick, but also said that his and the former San Francisco 49er’s situations are not the same. “This will…
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Killer Mike Appeared on NRATV and People Have Questions
Hip-hop artist and Bernie Sanders supporter Killer Mike appeared in an NRATV video Saturday to speak out in support of gun ownership and expressing some very curious arguments to boot. Sitting with NRA member and host Colion Noir, Killer Mike listened to the host express how he has empathy for children who are shot and…
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Black Journalists Organization Backs Robin Givhan Over Michelle Obama Piece
The National Association of Black Journalists wrote a letter Saturday in support of Washington Post journalist Robin Givhan after she wrote a piece on former first lady Michelle Obama’s talk at a BET event that many of the guests assumed was off-the-record. Givhan, a Pulitzer Prize winner, was invited to moderate a panel of fashion-industry…
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NYPD Cop Blames Hair Weave for Failed Drug Test
A New York City police sergeant blamed her hair weave for a failed drug test that took place in January of 2017, the New York Daily News reports. She tested positive for marijuana and was suspended for 30 days. “I was shocked. I do not do drugs,” said Tracy Gittens, who claims that she was…
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Innocent Man Awarded $1 Million After Spending 31 Years in Prison for Crime He Didn’t Commit
Lawrence McKinney, 61, was given $1 million in compensation Wednesday after DNA evidence cleared him of a wrongful 1978 conviction for rape and burglary. He spent nearly 32 years in prison before being freed in 2009, according to HuffPost. Nashville, Tenn., attorney David Raybin, who has represented McKinney for six years, called the compensation “bittersweet.”…
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Parkland, Fla., Student Says Media Didn’t Highlight Black Classmates’ Voices
During an Axios event Friday that focused on the national gun debate, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student David Hogg was asked by Axios co-founder Mike Allen what the media’s biggest mistake was during the shooting at his school in Parkland, Fla. He responded that media outlets failed to highlight the voices of his black…
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Stormy Daniels’ Lawyer: Some Allegations Occurred During Trump Presidency
Stormy Daniels’ lawyer told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Friday that some of the allegations the porn star is making against President Donald Trump took place during his time at the White House. Michael Avenatti declined to elaborate on the details, however. “Is there anything in the litany of accusations—you would call them facts —that surround…
