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Anti-Affirmative Action Groups are Now Coming for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Scholarships

An anti-affirmative action organization has filed a lawsuit against Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s scholarships aimed at helping disenfranchised Black students.

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Some of the Wildest Recent News Events You Might’ve Missed

From Pam Bondi’s firing to Gucci Mane’s alleged kidnapping, these recent world events have certainly

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Michael Jackson’s Legal History Ahead of the New Movie

Ahead of his biopic, we’re laying out a full timeline of the allegations and legal

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Why an Ex-Syracuse Basketball Player Chose Deportation to Sudan

John Bol Ajak is headed back home to Sudan after spending more than a month

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Lawsuit Filed Against Rochester and Its Police Department Alleges ‘Inhumane’ Treatment of Daniel Prude Protesters

From the death of Daniel Prude to the pepper-spraying of a 9-year-old Black girl, one thing is becoming increasingly clear: The Rochester Police Department is trash. And because the department is showing itself to be a cesspool of excessive force and disregard for the dignity and wellbeing of Black bodies, a group of attorneys and…

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Zack Linly

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April 7, 2021
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Sen. Tom Cotton Is Extremely Concerned That We Aren't Sending Enough Black People to Prison

America is racist. When I invoke the word racism in this context, I am not referring to a self-concocted, liberal definition that excludes Black people and progressive white people who work in underprivileged communities with their LatinX nephew-in-law. I’m talking about the classic, white definition of racism—the “belief that race is a fundamental determinant of…

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Michael Harriot

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April 7, 2021
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Exhibiting a Lack of Logic or Decency, Virginia Lt. Gov. Fairfax Says He's Been Treated Like George Floyd and Emmett Till

Let’s just start off by saying that Virginia’s Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax ain’t shit. He already indicated his potential ain’t shitness back in 2019, when he likened the sexual assault allegations made against him by two women to the racist lynchings of black people in the state of Virginia throughout history. But Fairfax has now…

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Ishena Robinson

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April 7, 2021
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Los Angeles Sheriff Reveals Tiger Woods Was Driving 40 Miles Over the Speed Limit Prior to Single-Car Accident

On April 1, in what may or may not have been an April Fools’ Day joke, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced that detectives had determined the cause of Tiger Woods’ single-car accident from February 23, in which the 45-year-old suffered an assortment of significant injuries. At the time, Villanueva declined to spill the…

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Jay Connor

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April 7, 2021
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Sexual Assault Allegations Cost Deshaun Watson His Endorsement Deals With Nike, Beats by Dre

As this Deshaun Watson situation—in which the embattled NFL superstar has been accused of sexual assault and inappropriate behavior in over 20 lawsuits—continues to unfold, on Wednesday, the three-time Pro Bowler learned that a few of his most lucrative partnerships have officially been put on pause. ESPN’s Sarah Barshop and CNBC report that in the…

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Jay Connor

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April 7, 2021
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‘White Lies Matter’ Group Steals Confederate Monument, Threatens to Turn It Into Toilet if Ransom Demands Aren’t Met

White Lies Matter is a group that claimed responsibility for the disappearance of a Confederate monument in Selma, Ala., that was dedicated to Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The group published a ransom letter in which it demanded that the headquarters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Richmond, Va., hang a banner that features…

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Zack Linly

Published

April 7, 2021
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Hubert Davis Was So Close to Having a Forgettable Press Conference

The first 38 minutes of Hubert Davis’ introductory press conference as the new men’s basketball head coach at the University of North Carolina hit each of the points that new hires for high-profile coaching gigs are expected to. He was gracious, emotional, and humble. He told the story of his own journey to North Carolina…

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Damon Young

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April 7, 2021
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DMX Remains in Coma on Life Support, Will Undergo Critical Brain Function Tests [Updated]

As of Wednesday morning, DMX (born Earl Simmons) remains in a coma on life support, his manager confirmed. According to NBC affiliate 11 Alive, DMX’s manager Steve Rifkind provided an update on Tuesday night noting that the 50-year-old rapper-actor will be undergoing critical brain function tests. “DMX is currently on life support and in a…

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Tonja Renée Stidhum

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April 7, 2021
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New Research States the Obvious: White Racist Fears, Not Economic Anxiety, Likely Drove the Capitol Insurrection

Some mainstream (re: white) writers and thinkers have instinctually sought to find a way to point to “economic anxiety” as an explanation for why hundreds of mostly white Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol in January. Now, at least one expert is conceding the obvious: It was the racism. We previously LOL’d at a Washington…

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Ishena Robinson

Published

April 6, 2021
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White People Are Weird: Virginia School System Investigating Social Media Post That Mocks George Floyd’s Death

I swear white folks are just looking for any excuse to be racist. A school system in Virginia is investigating a post on social media that mocked George Floyd’s death in celebration of— wait for it—a football game. White people. Why are you like this? According to the Associated Press, Roanoke County Schools issued a…

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Joe Jurado

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April 6, 2021