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Watch: ‘If You Think That You’ve Aged Out of Justice, Think Again’—Gabrielle Union Speaks on Cosby’s Conviction
Gabrielle Union, a rape survivor and vocal advocate for sexual assault victims, shares her thoughts on Bill Cosby’s conviction: “There’s a lot of people who should be very, very worried because justice is coming for you.” Watch the video above.
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Watch: The Café That Discriminated Against W. Kamau Bell Just Shut Down, but the Storm’s Not Over
W. Kamau Bell was chatting with his wife, his baby girl and his wife’s friends at an outdoor table of the Elmwood Cafe in Berkeley, Calif., when an employee assumed that he was “harassing” them. This happened on Jan. 26, 2015, his birthday. According to Bell, the employee knocked on the window from the inside…
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Lowndes County, Ala.: The Place God Forgot
“It seems like everybody forgot about Lowndes County … even God.”
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Watch: The Downfall of Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby was found guilty Thursday of all three charges in the sole criminal trial brought against him concerning former athlete Andrea Constand. The jury’s decision came after dozens of allegations of sexual misconduct and years of public debate over Cosby’s conduct. Cosby’s upcoming sentencing may result in the 80-year-old serving the rest of his…
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Hate Attackers Invoke Trump’s Name: Report
More Than 150 Reports Counted Over 18 Months Ala. Paper Admits Failings During Lynching Era Sinclair to Sell 3 More Stations to Williams Black Man Hailed as Hero in Waffle House Killings Vice Wins Peabody for Charlottesville Coverage Marijuana Magazines Sprout as Legalization Spreads Short Takes “Editor’s note: To provide a full picture of what…
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Dating in the Age of Twitter, or How I Met Mr. Big
I had a 48-hour first date in Las Vegas with a man I met on Twitter. If this column had a subtitle, it would be “A Twitter Fly-Out Story That Doesn’t End in Tragedy,” because that’s just what it is. I’ve been on the internet for well over 20 years, and I would never have…
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Blacks in Downtown Philly More Likely to Be Stopped by Police
Analysis Shows African Americans Comprise Two-Thirds of Stops Indoors Dreamer Supporters Challenge Journalism Course 3 Black Journalists Take Buyout in Cleveland Sherrie Marshall Retires as Macon Telegraph Editor ProPublica, Philly Inquirer Find Misconduct by ICE Elizabeth Vargas Jumps from ABC to A+E Networks Teachings in Racist Textbooks Reverberate Today Douglass Was Committed to Media Ownership…
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Watch: Trump’s Silence on the Waffle House Shooting Is Deafening; the 4 Victims Killed Were All People of Color
A white gunman is accused of killing four people of color at a Waffle House outside of Nashville, Tenn., early Sunday morning. The gunman was just apprehended by police Monday afternoon. It’s been more than 36 hours since the shooting, and Donald Trump hasn’t said anything about the incident. Instead, he’s tweeting about building a…
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Watch: Traffik Tackles the Ugly Issue of Human Slavery
Would you be able to recognize the signs if someone were silently pleading for your help? Would you be able to recognize a victim of human trafficking if you saw one? Would you be able to spring into action to help save her life as well as the lives of other women who might also…
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Watch: Patti LaBelle Remembers Prince
Patti LaBelle fondly remembers the time she found out that Prince could talk. “Everybody knew he could talk, but he doesn’t talk very much,” LaBelle said. “But this particular day he talked to me like he was my son.” LaBelle is referring to a day in 1988 when she and her then-music director, James “Bud”…