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Pennsylvania Teenager Told to Remove Black Lives Matter Mask at His High School Graduation
The family of a teenage boy in York, Pa., is upset after he was told to remove his Black Lives Matter face mask before walking at his high school graduation. “I don’t know what to do right now. I’m so mad. I can’t believe they just did that to me and they put my health…
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Husband of Los Angeles County District Attorney Faces Gun Charges for Pointing Gun at Black Lives Matter Protesters
In March, a group of Black Lives Matter activists knocked on the door of L.A. County District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s home to invite her to a community meeting. Her husband, David Lacey, is now facing gun charges for pulling a pistol out on the activists. NBC News reports that David Lacey has been charged with…
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UConn Becomes the 1st Major College Football Progam to Pull the Plug on Its Season Due to the Coronavirus. It Won't Be the Last
College football is in a precarious situation. Unlike the NFL and MLB, who are moving forward with their seasons despite COVID-19 infiltrating their ranks, the NCAA’s pool of players is entirely comprised of unpaid amateur athletes. Sportscaster Bob Costas said it best when he recently addressed the expectation that student-athletes should risk their health and…
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Do You Know What 'Brolic' Means? (And If Not, Where Are You From?)
While walking through some mud at Moraine State Park last weekend, I thought about how “mud” is one of those perfect words that fits exactly what it is. Mud looks and acts and feels and smells exactly like something we should call “mud.” It would make no sense if the word for mud was something…
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‘I Was Very Young, It Was a Long Time Ago’: Ohio Health Commissioner Apologizes After Blackface Photo Surfaces
An Ohio health commissioner who has called for racism to be recognized as a public health crisis amid the pandemic recently received a visit from the Ghost of White Supremacist Past when a decades-old photo of him wearing blackface was unearthed. The investigative team for 19 News recently uncovered a 1990 photo of Cuyahoga County…
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Louisiana Supreme Court Decides a Black Man Should Stay in Prison for the Rest of His Life for Stealing Hedge Clippers
There has been plenty of discussion about whether prison is more about rehabilitation, punishment or keeping society safe. However, for Black people especially, it often seems like there’s a fourth option: Prison is about throwing undesirable people away. More than 20 years ago, a Black man was given a life sentence for stealing a pair…
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Roc Nation Partners With New York's Long Island University to Launch School of Music, Sports and Entertainment
Prospective students at Brooklyn’s Long Island University (LIU) will have the chance to learn from some of the best in business, music, sports and more, thanks to the college’s new partnership with Roc Nation. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Jay-Z-owned entertainment company is working with LIU for a new program: the Roc Nation School…
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As the Federal Moratorium Ends, 23 Million Americans Are at Risk of Being Evicted in Coming Months
The enormousness of the crisis brought on by COVID-19 cannot be overstated. Cases and deaths are steadily rising in multiple states, as are unemployment numbers. Despite the continued severity of the crisis, Congress has stalled on passing a new relief bill and as the federal moratorium on evictions ends, millions of Americans are expected to…
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Illinois Lawmaker and Community Leaders Are Working to Suspend Current History Curriculum That 'Leads to White Privilege and a Racist Society'
A group of community leaders in Illinois are working with a state lawmaker to abolish the current history curriculum in their local school districts because they believe it leads to “white privilege and a racist society.” CNN reports that state Rep. LaShawn K. Ford, and several community leaders in Evanston, Ill., said the current history…
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Black Man Who Didn't Commit a Crime Held at Gunpoint by Omaha Police
In Omaha, Neb., a Black man was held at gunpoint even though he didn’t commit any crime—he just “fit the description.” According to KETV, Timothy Hardy was walking his neighbor’s daughter home to make sure she arrived safely after hearing gunshots. As he arrived home, he was confronted by a police officer on his front…