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Magic Johnson Gave His Wife Cookie the Greatest 30th Anniversary Gift of All Time—and No, That's Not Hyperbole

The Basketball Hall of Famer personally ensured that his 30th anniversary had an abundance of 'Happy Feelings.'

Jay Connor

9/17/21 1:00PM

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NASCAR Driver Denny Hamlin Puts on for HBCUs With a Little Help From FedEx’s Shaping Black Futures Initiative

Three-time Daytona 500 winner will debut a custom paint job with the logos of four different HBCUs at this weekend's…

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Super Dad Andre Drummond Proves 'Not All Heroes Wear Capes' After Rescuing Son from Drowning In Pool

The Philadelphia 76ers center faced every parents' worst fear.

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The Woman Needed Money to Keep Her and Her 3 Kids From Being Evicted. Turns Out Most of That Was a Lie

Dasha Kelly took to GoFundMe claiming that she needed $2,000 to keep her and her three daughters from being evicted.…

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

8/13/21 1:00PM

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Olympic Gold Medalist Tamyra Mensah-Stock Is Buying Her Mom a Food Truck With Her Winnings: 'It's Going to Be Fun'

The 28-year-old is following through on a promise she made to her mother five years ago.

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North Carolina Car Dealership Calls Black Woman 'Bon Quisha' in Now-Deleted Facebook Post. That's Not Her Name.

The dealership issued an apology, confirming that the employee who made the post no longer works there.

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Phylicia Rashad Apologizes to Howard Students and Parents for 'Insensitive' Cosby Tweet

The actor and dean of Howard University's College of Fine Arts was roundly criticized for celebrating her on-screen…

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Ida B. Wells-Barnett Becomes First Black Woman to Be Honored in Chicago With a Monument

One of our most daring trailblazers of the civil rights movement was honored in the Windy City with a bronze statue.

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Video Shows Montreal Police Officers Kneeling on the Neck and Back of a Black Teenager

Activists, politicians and others say that the police's actions were reminiscent of George Floyd's murder. An…

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Honolulu Councilman Reposts Video of Himself in Blackface on Instagram

How many times do we have to have this discussion?

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Proud Boys Leader Is Too Broke to be Proud, So Now He's Selling Black Lives Matter T-Shirts and...What? No, I'm Not Making This Up

Enrique Tarrio is selling the merchandise because his organization is in financial disarray.

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Fox News and the GOP Are Now Blaming the Capitol Riot on the FBI

Other potential perpetrators include '70s cartoon character Jabberjaw, E.T: The Extraterrestrial, and Critical Race…

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A North Carolina Museum Loses County Contract Over Racist-Ass Juneteenth Event

When are y'all going to learn that racism costs money?

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Black Female Cashier Fatally Shot in Georgia After Asking Customer to Adjust His Face Mask

41-year-old Laquitta Willis was shot and killed just for doing her job and asking a customer to wear his face mask…

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Protests at D.C Gay Bar After Black Woman Is Dragged Down Stairs by Her Hair

The bar has since fired the security vendor hired for the Pride celebrations.

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Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine Launch LA School Aimed at Providing Inner-City Students With Career-Building Tools

The school is slated to open in fall 2022, and Dre says he hopes it will make the learning experience fun and…

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Thousands of Teachers Protest Laws that Dictate What They Can Teach About Race in Class

The nationwide protests were part of the National Day of Action, which aimed to raise awareness of the legislature.

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Students Help the School From Remember the Titans Forget Its Racist Namesake

T.C. Williams was the superintendent of Alexandria City Public Schools for years. He was also a noted segregationist.

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$4 Billion in Federal Relief for Black Farmers on Hold After White Farmers Cry Discrimination

A Wisconsin federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order against the USDA.

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Two White Families Got Riled Up After Two Black Students Beat Their Kids for School Honors in Mississippi

The school now has two valedictorians and two salutatorians as a result.

J.L. Cook

6/12/21 12:22PM

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