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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Milwaukee Cop Who Shot 17-Year-Old Alvin Cole Earlier This Year Resigns
A Milwaukee cop responsible for fatally shooting three people over the last five years while on duty has resigned. The Associated Press reports that Joseph Mensah has signed a separation agreement with the Wauwatosa Common Council on Tuesday night. As a result of that agreement, Mensah’s last day with the department will be Nov. 30.…
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Good News: Trump's Twitter Days May Be Numbered After January 20
Hallelujah! Trump could soon be booted off of Twitter as well as out of the White House. At a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said that the policy exceptions allowing Trump to incite violence, proliferate racism, and promote white supremacy on his platform will end as soon Trump’s…
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For White Men Who Have Considered Genocide When Patriarchy and Privilege Are Not Enuf
The cacophony of celebratory sounds that rang out last week in reaction to Joe Biden’s win was based on a sundry of emotions—ranging from relief at ending a racist regime dominated by white men who were fanatical about protecting their own wealth and privilege to jubilance over a historic win for Kamala Harris, the first woman…
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Penn. Judge Resigns the Day Before His Misconduct Trial Over Alleged Racist Comments Was Set to Start
The only thing worse than a racist is a cowardly racist. Yeah, I know: All racists are cowards. But every once in a while we get to see a racist tuck their tail between their legs and run just before they’re officially confronted with their racist behavior. Such appears to be the case for now-former…
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American Medical Association's New Policy Acknowledges What We All Should Know by Now: Racism Is a Public Health Threat
The American Medical Association (AMA), the largest association of physicians in the United States, this week revealed it has developed a new policy identifying racism as a threat to public health in America. After denouncing systemic racism this summer, and identifying violent police interactions as threatening to the health of those in Black and Brown…
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55 Ways White People Say ‘White People’ Without Actually Saying ‘White People’ (Updated)
1. Americans 2. Real Americans 3. Middle America 4. Working-class Americans 5. Patriots 6. Europeans 7. Southerners 8. Midwesterners 9. Millennials 10. Christians 11. Evangelicals 12. Red-state voters 13. Rust Belt voters 14. Conservatives 15. Republicans 16. Suburbanites 17. Gentrifiers 18. Families 19. Veterans 20. Soccer moms 21. Management 22. Law enforcement 23. Hardworking Americans…
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Holly Robinson Peete: Donald Trump Called Me the N-Word
Holly Robinson Peete, a former contestant on Celebrity Apprentice, claims that the most divisive, racist, xenophobic and misogynistic president in most recent history called her the N-word over a decade ago. During an interview on SiriusXM Urban View’s The Karen Hunter Show, the 21 Jump Street star talked about her “unique” experience competing against such…
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Republicans in Wayne County Refuse to Certify Votes From Detroit, Reverse Decision After Being Called Out for Racism and Securing Audit
Racist Republicans are trying their hardest to invalidate the results of the presidential election—specifically by targeting the ballots of Black voters. The latest indication of this was a fracas on Tuesday night at a meeting of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers in Michigan, held to certify the votes of the county in which Detroit…
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Beloved MasterChef Junior Star Ben Watkins Dies at 14
It is with great sadness we report that MasterChef Junior star Ben Watkins has passed away at the age of 14, after a year-and-a-half-long battle with cancer. In a statement, Watkins’ family shared the heartbreaking news via their attorney, Trent Cain: Our Ben went home to be with his mother this afternoon after a year-and-a-half-long…
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Family of Atatiana Jefferson Files Lawsuit Against Fort Worth, Texas, and the Ex-Officer Who Shot and Killed Her
Family members of Atatiana Jefferson—the 28-year-old Black woman who was fatally shot by a Fort Worth, Texas, police officer on Oct. 12, 2019, while she was watching her 8-year-old nephew at her mother’s house after a neighbor called a non-emergency police line to report an open door—have filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against the…