Florida’s Rooney Rule Challenge is Rooted in White Supremacy – and Legal Fiction
A Running List of Everything President Trump Is Planning to Name After Himself
Black Celebs Who Have Stars On the Hollywood Walk of Fame
This Black Woman Is The Most Gorgeous Barber on TikTok
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Nearly 1 in 5 Charged in Capitol Riot Are Current or Former Military Members: Report
You know what’s really wild—albeit not super surprising to Black people—about the siege on the U.S. Capitol earlier this month? Those who took part in it weren’t just idiotic civilians; some were idiots who are also largely considered to be this nation’s heroes. It’s bad enough that cops and government officials were among those who…
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Auntie Unfiltered Explores the Power of Music
Ever since I can remember, from a very young age, I have known all the lyrics to every single song on Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On album in the order that they appear on the LP. Both sides. That album came out the year I was born, and my mother says she played it during…
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Where Do We Go From Here? Why Biden Needs a Plan for Tackling White Supremacy
Wednesday’s inauguration was a breath of fresh air in many ways. We saw the swearing-in of the first woman, Black person, and South-Asian to be this country’s vice president. We saw a young and brilliant poet, Amanda Gorman, state undeniable truths about this country’s harrowing and recent past and declare powerful hopes for this country’s…
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Red Lobster Is the Greatest Place on Earth and I'm Tired of Y'all Pretending Like It Ain't
I do not remember the first time I went to Red Lobster. Which is fine. I also do not remember the first time I saw Halle Berry. But I know that my reaction was the same: How does something so perfect exist and are there more of these in Cleveland? As a Black kid from…
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Houston Cop Charged in Capitol Riot After Photos He Thought Were Deleted Placed Him in the Building
What do you call a person who commits a crime, lies about it, comes clean after getting caught in the lie and then makes up a lame excuse for committing the aforementioned crime? Would you call them a criminal? A hooligan? An undesirable member of society? Well, in this instance, the thing to call said…
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Hammerin’ Hank Aaron, Once Baseball’s Home Run King, Dies at 86
Universally regarded as one of baseball’s greatest players, Hank Aaron became the all-time home run king, a title he would hold for more than 30 years. Aaron, who was also the last of the Negro League players to move to Major League Baseball, died Friday at age 86. His daughter confirmed his death with Atlanta…
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Dallas Wanted to Prioritize Vaccines for Hard Hit Black and Latino Neighborhoods, But Texas Officials Blocked That Plan
With the various coronavirus vaccines now circulating throughout the nation, the conversation about the pandemic has shifted to include the logistics of distributing doses efficiently, sufficiently and, to a lesser degree, equitably. A number of Dallas County Commissioners in Texas recently tried to tackle that issue of equity by passing a measure to prioritize vaccine…
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The Caucasian's Guide to Post-MAGA America
Although the MAGA Games’ closing ceremony has been ridiculed for the fourth-shittiest fireworks display since Francis Scott Key penned his magnum opus (Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Pearl Harbor still finish with medals), when we realized that white people were going to have a lot of time on their hands for the foreseeable future, we knew we…
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Michigan Lawmaker Grabs Gun During Online Meeting in Response to a Woman’s Criticism
After being criticized for allowing members of the Proud Boys to speak at a previous meeting, a lawmaker in Michigan decided the most appropriate response was to grab his rifle during an online meeting. According to the Associated Press, the incident took place during the public comment period of a meeting of the Grand Traverse…
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8 People Arrested in Portland After Damaging Democratic Party Office and ICE Facility Following Biden’s Inauguration
Portland is just weird, y’all. I don’t know how else to explain the fact eight people were arrested for damaging a Democratic Party office and an ICE facility after President Joe Biden was inaugurated on Wednesday. ABC News reports that while the majority of protests in the city were peaceful, two of the demonstrations resulted in…