Books By Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read in April 2026
Black Nurse Details Terror, Heroism After Plane Crash on LaGuardia Runway
The Chilling Rise of the ‘Alpine Divorce,’ Where Men Take Their Wives to Hike— Then Purposefully Abandon Them
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Pope Francis Shouts Out NBA Players for Their Work in Addressing Racial Injustice: 'You're Champions'
When the NBA made its triumphant return in July after COVID-19 tried its best to steal our joy, it looked like nothing we’d ever seen before. Not only were there virtual fans in the stands, but players were adorned in “VOTE” t-shirts, “Black Lives Matter” was etched onto the court and coaches and players alike…
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Black Friday Deals Are on Deck, So Grab Some Good-Ass Games at Their Best-Ass Prices
Happy Friday-ass Wednesday, y’all! This Thanksgiving is going to be kinda meh as a result of the pandemic limiting our ability to gather. You know what isn’t meh though? Saving money on video games. As a result of the pandemic, most sites have already launched their Black Friday deals, which means there are bangers on…
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Arkansas Man Receives Racist Letter Over the 'Negro' Santa Claus Decoration Displayed in His Yard
Thanksgiving hasn’t even come yet and one Black man in North Little Rock, Ark., has already been on the receiving end of racism over Christmas decorations displayed in front of his home. THV11 reports that three-year Lakewood resident Chris Kennedy said he received a letter in the mail on Tuesday afternoon that was purported to…
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Michigan Professor Under Investigation Over Anti-Semitic and N-Word-Laced COVID-19 Conspiracy Tweets
A Michigan college professor has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into tweets that appear to show that, despite being a science professor, he hates science and has a bit of contempt for Jewish people. One thing he loves, though, is the n-word. The Associated Press reports that Thomas Brennan, a physical science…
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Former San Francisco Cop Who Fatally Shot Unarmed Black Man Charged With On-Duty Homicide, a First for the City, District Attorney Says
It’s incredibly sad to me that a cop being charged for on-duty homicide is a first in 2020, yet that’s exactly what happened in the case of a San Francisco cop who shot an unarmed Black man almost three years ago. According to CNN, the office of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin charged former…
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Steve King of Caucasity Asks Kamala Harris 'Are You Descended From Slave Owners' Because the Loser Just Won't STFU
Steve King—the white nationalist who can’t understand why people keep calling him a white nationalist and won’t accept “BITCH, BECAUSE YOU’RE A WHITE NATIONALIST” as a credible answer—is a man who has quite the track record of reaching near-unprecedented levels of caucasity. This is a man who once essentially argued: It’s not racism if white…
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Feast Mode: Marshawn Lynch Hands Out 200 Turkeys In Hawaii for the Culture
In a past life, retired NFL star Marshawn Lynch once warned younger players to “take care of y’all chicken,” and now, months later with his playing days in the rear-view mirror, he’s since moved on to spreading the gospel with a different bird altogether. Hawaii News Now reports that on Monday, the five-time Pro Bowler…
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Distrust in Government, Knowledge of Past Medical Abuses Fuels Black Americans' Aversion to Coronavirus Vaccine, Study Finds
High levels of distrust toward the federal government—as well as a knowledge of historic medical abuses in the Black community—can hamper efforts to get Black Americans to take a free coronavirus vaccine, should one be available, finds a new study. While several studies have come out in recent months gauging potential public responses to a…
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Nebraska Man Charged With Hate Crime for Threatening Woman With Chainsaw ‘Because She Was Black’
A white man was arrested in Lincoln, Neb., Saturday because he apparently thought “racists are dangerous” was too much of an understatement and decided to show that “untethered from reality” is a more accurate descriptor—at least for him. The man is accused of waving a chainsaw at a Black woman and using racial slurs to…