What Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Performance Says About Who Shapes Today’s Mainstream
NY Principal Under Fire After Audit Discovers Misappropriated Funds
Veteran D.C. Reporter Leon Harris Shares an Update Following a Terrifying On-Air Scare
America’s Lone Black Governor Slams Trump for Governor’s Dinner Snub
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Auntie Unfiltered Spreads Black Girl Magic With CaShawn Thompson
Dear Black women and girls: You are magic. There is magic in everything you do, from the way you can create a week’s worth of meals from a pound of spaghetti, two pounds of ground beef and three cans of tomato sauce to the way you slayed those baby hairs this morning. It’s the way…
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Unarmed Black Man Fatally Shot by Texas Police Officer Responding to Mental Health Check
Over the weekend, an unarmed Black man was fatally shot by a police officer in Killeen, Texas, after the officer responded to a call for a mental health check. Part of the confrontation that led to the shooting, as well as the family’s devastating reaction to it, was recorded by the Ring camera on the…
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Black Americans Are 'Glad Their Ancestors Were Brought Here as Slaves,' Says North Dakota Legislator
In today’s episode of White People Who Can’t Even Be Anti-Race Without Being Racist, a North Dakota lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require agencies to list “American” as a race option on official government documents. It’s a ridiculous proposal that has all the hallmarks of fragile white people taking an “I don’t see…
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Federal Watchdogs Launch Investigations After Lackluster Defense Against Capitol Attack
The accountability hammer is hopefully about to drop on the federal agencies who allowed a mass of white supremacists to take over the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 with a surprising absence of the kind of forceful pushback from law enforcement that we know this country can bring to bear. Inspectors general at the Justice…
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Some Capitol Insurgents Were on a Terrorist Watch List, and Trump’s Extremists Are Planning to Keep Up the Violence in the Lead Up to Inauguration Day
The saga of the attack on the Capitol is far from finished—as is the long-present white supremacist beast that Trump let fully loose in this country. According to a report from the Washington Post, dozens of the violent racist insurgents who broke into the Capitol on Jan. 6 were already known by the FBI because…
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After Decades of Crime TV Shows, It’s Time We Shift the Narrative
Some of the most popular crime shows are returning with new seasons in the next few weeks, and it’s time to have an honest, serious conversation about how they are going to impact our society as so many people consume these stories about police and the criminal justice system. These addicting and familiar shows will…
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Is This a Mob? A Quiz for the Unintentional Domestic Terrorist
Some of America’s best and whitest activists were flabbergasted when they heard the news about the Caucasian Capitol Coup on Jan. 6. While those in attendance were not shocked by the attack on the seat of the American government, they were stunned by the media referring to their actions as “mob violence” and “domestic terrorism.”…
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#Flint: Former Michigan Officials Face Charges of Involuntary Manslaughter, Willful Neglect Over Flint Water Crisis
Prosecutors in Michigan announced on Thursday that former Governor Rick Snyder and several others will face charges for their role in the Flint water crisis. According to CNN, Snyder faces two counts of willful neglect of duty and has already pleaded not guilty to the charges. Charges were also filed against eight others who were…
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Texas Coach Steve Sarkisian On Racist History of School Song: 'That's Our Song, We're Fired Up to Sing It'
Brand spanking new Texas coach Steve Sarkisian is on top of the world—or rather, he should be. But not even 48 hours removed from playing an integral role in Alabama’s 18th national title as the Crimson Tide’s offensive coordinator—yes, that was him who orchestrated Devonta Smith’s historic reign of terror—the 46-year-old stepped into a steaming…
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New York Attorney General Sues NYPD for Brutality Against Peaceful Protestors Last Summer
New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading the charge against police impunity related to the many incidents of brutality officers from the NYPD levied against people peacefully demonstrating against racial injustice in the city last summer. On Thursday, the attorney general announced that her office has filed a lawsuit against the police department, its…