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Killer Mike Honored for Activism by Ga. Senate
Killer Mike is one artist who uses his platform to further his philanthropic efforts, and on Friday, the Georgia Senate honored him for his work to help improve Atlanta’s water infrastructure. During his speech at the state Capitol, the Run the Jewels rapper spoke about children in the community and public servants. “Our children deserve…
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Kourtney Kardashian’s Get Out Tweet Didn’t Go Over Too Well
Maybe Kourtney Kardashian saw Get Out, or maybe she was subtweeting Scott Disick to get out for the 100th time. But Twitter definitely felt that it was ironic for a Kardashian to tweet about a movie involving a black man and a crazy white family. Someone needs to do an intervention on Tristan Thompson before…
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Tyra Banks Named New Host of America’s Got Talent
Former America’s Next Top Model host Tyra Banks is the new host of America’s Got Talent; Nick Cannon quit the show in February. Banks tweeted her news Sunday: “Surprise! TyTy is the new host of #AGT @nbcagt.” “I love how AGT brings that feeling into everyone’s home, capturing the best of people who come out and…
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Does Anyone Care About DC’s Missing Black and Latinx Teens?
Updated Monday, March 13, 2017, 2:04 p.m. EDT: Updated Monday, March 13, 2017 7 a.m. EDT: Earlier: Over the last week, my timeline on Twitter has been inundated with retweets from the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., with photos of missing black and Latinx teens. Within the last week, 10 teens have gone missing…
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Rep. Steve King: ‘We Can’t Restore Our Civilization With Somebody Else’s Babies’
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) decided to let his Nazi freak flag fly (again) Sunday afternoon. King, who’s known for embracing racism and supporting European white supremacists, tweeted his support for Geert Wilders’ bid to become prime minister of the Netherlands . King has previously been vocal about his support of people like Norbert Hofer, the 2016…
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How the AMERICAN WOMAN Project Aims to Make Black Women the Face of America
When you think of the all-American-girl type of woman, you probably think of a sun-kissed, blond-haired woman, wearing a size 6 dress and either “leaning in” or happily being a doting, work-from-home mom. Sure, some may say there’s nothing wrong with either of these representations, but there are other types of American women who are…
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Ciara Involved in Car Accident in Los Angeles
Ciara was involved in a car accident Friday afternoon in Los Angeles. The singer was driving her G-Class Mercedes SUV and making a left turn when a Volvo SUV hit the passenger side of her car. The singer, who is currently in the third trimester of her pregnancy, was photographed outside her car on the…
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NYC Man Receives Award for Not Being a Dick to a Pregnant Woman on the Train
I detest the New York City subway system with all my heart. But this story actually put a smile on my face because one random guy did what a person is supposed to do: help a pregnant woman out by giving up a seat. During Yvonne Lin’s first pregnancy, she figured she would hand out…
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Giants: A YouTube Series That Tackles Mental Health and Masculinity in the Black Community
Issa Rae’s YouTube channel recently launched Giants, a new series written and directed by James Bland and starring Vanessa Baden, William Catlett and Bland himself. The series is about “three millennials determined to live life on their own terms, no matter the cost, [who] quickly learn that when life starts to kick your ass, you…
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It Only Took Weeks: Nicki Minaj Fires Back at Remy Ma on ‘No Frauds’
While Remy Ma was dropping diss track after diss track, Nicki Minaj was not only traipsing through Paris Fashion Week but also enlisting the help of her homeboys Drake and Lil Wayne to craft not one, but three, responses to Remy Ma’s “shETHER.” Nicki Minaj, Drake and Lil Wayne appear on “No Frauds,” and Nicki’s…
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