Video of Boxing Champ Anthony Joshua in Fatal Car Crash Leaks
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The Reason Black Churches Use Watch Night Services to Ring in the New Year is Deeper Than You Think
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NFL Receiver Kenny Stills Calls Out Miami Dolphins Owner Stephen Ross for Being a Trump-Loving Hypocrite
If Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross decides to follow through on his plans to host an elaborate reelection fundraiser for his lord and master Donald Trump, he might want to confer with some of the players on his team beforehand. On Wednesday morning, Dolphins receiver Kenny Stills gave his boss the finger when he shared…
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Oprah Shares Her Fondest Memories of the Late Toni Morrison
The death of Toni Morrison feels like a gut-punch for many in the midst of a tragically heavy news cycle. Still, those who loved her have taken time to share their memories of the beloved writer who bestowed gifts of wisdom upon many. Watch above as Oprah shares her fondest memories of Morrison and reflects…
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Pro Basketball Player Suspended After Drug Test Revealed He Was Pregnant
Former Ohio University standout Donell “D.J.” Cooper was trying to catch on with a team overseas when a drug test revealed that he was pregnant. Apparently, Cooper used his girlfriend’s urine to try to skirt a drug test and learned in bizarre fashion that the couple was expecting. Cooper was given a two-year suspension after…
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Hell or High Water: How Racism Kept Black America From Swimming
Now, we’ve all heard the stereotype that black folks can’t swim. But, unfortunately, that cliché is based in haunting truths. The numbers speak for themselves: 64 percent of black kids have no or low swimming ability, versus 45 percent of Latinx children and 40 percent of white kids. A 2014 study also found that black…
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Major Blow: Caster Semenya Is Banned From Competing in Her Beloved 800-Meter Race at World Championships
Since 2015, elite runner Caster Semenya has gone undefeated in the 800-meter event at the world track and field championships, but in a major setback, a major ruling means she won’t be allowed to compete in that event as long as she continues to refuse hormone treatments to reduce her testosterone levels. The Swiss Supreme…
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Citing a Shortage of Black Doctors, Career Mechanic Becomes One at Age 47: 'You Can Do it, This is Totally Possible'
Representation matters. It’s much more than a mere catchphrase devised to disrupt the status quo, it’s a rallying cry in our quest to survive in a world constructed to malign and subjugate us. It’s also a reminder that manifests every time a black child believes they don’t belong, or that their aspirations are unrealistic, as…
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Can Someone Please Give Jason Whitlock a Hug or Invite Him to Brunch or Something?
Sentient Stacy Adams shoebox Jason Whitlock is trending again today, for the same reason that his name always appears on my timeline when it does. A popular black athlete said or did something moderately cool, and this act offended Whitlock’s sensibilities enough for him cast judgment on said athlete with the fury of 27 porkpie…
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Watch: Michael Irvin and Stephen A. Smith Argue Like Old Black Men With Receding Hairlines
Every now and then when two black men of a certain age get together and talk about sports, a shit ton of yelling usually ensues and is only stopped by one man yelling, “What the fuck is that supposed to mean?” These men are usually my uncles and this argument is usually about Washington, D.C.’s…
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Starting This Fall, Amtrak Will Make It Possible to Live Your Bestest, Blackest Bougie Black East Coast Life
For a solid stretch—probably from at least 2008 through 2014—I’m going to assert that Washington, D.C., was the Black Brunch Capital of African America. If you wanted to see bougie blackness at its apex, the U Street N.W. corridor was your spot. It was nothing to see young black professionals and politicos dancing on couches…
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Ebony’s Historic Photo Archive Sells for $30 Million to Group Led by J. Paul Getty Trust
Seven decades’ worth of historic Ebony magazine photos documenting black life, both the everyday and the extraordinary, sold for $30 million at auction to a group of philanthropic organizations led by the J. Paul Getty Trust. The photo collection was put up for sale to settle the debts of the magazine’s founding publisher, Johnson Publishing,…