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How Sha’Carri Richardson’s Speeding Arrest Led to Her Boyfriend Also Going to Jail
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I've Been a Homeowner for Two Years Now. Here's What I've Learned
THERE ARE TAXES AND FEES YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF SEWAGE FEES LAWN TAXES NEIGHBORHOOD FEES URINE TAXES EVERYTHING’S EXPENSIVE EVERYTHING BREAKS EVENTUALLY SHIT YOU DIDN’T EVEN KNOW IT WAS POSSIBLE TO BREAK WILL BREAK I HAD A BROKEN STOOP STEP LAST YEAR HOW THE FUCK DO YOU BREAK A STOOP STEP WE HAVE SOFT FEET…
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This Is Bad, Real Bad
In Keri Hilson’s 2008 single “Knock You Down,” Kanye West spit a particular line in his featured verse: “Cause we had it, we was magic, I was flyin’, now I’m crashin’ / This is bad, real bad Michael Jackson.” While watching ‘Ye’s first presidential campaign rally this weekend, the only words I could muster over…
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Minneapolis Names Racism a Public Health Emergency: ‘Antiracism Must Be Centered in All That We Do’
Almost two months following the death of George Floyd, whose killing at the hands of Minneapolis police galvanized a nationwide uprising, the Minneapolis City Council passed a resolution recognizing racism as a public health crisis. Passed on Friday, the city council’s resolution names racism as a public health emergency and cites various national and local…
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Two Indiana Men Charged With Felonies in Connection to the Alleged ‘Attempted Lynching’ of a Black Man
Two white men have been charged with felonies in connection to what a Black man called an “attempted lynching,” which took place on the Fourth of July near Lake Monroe, just south of Bloomington, Ind. Monroe County Human Rights Commission member Vauhxx Booker, who is Black, said via Facebook that he and a group of…
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Oregon Attorney General Sues Against Shady Federal Arrests in Portland, Trump Administration Says More to Come
A showdown appears to be brewing between elected leaders in Portland, Oregon and the Trump Administration, as tensions continue on the ground between protestors and enforcement agents deployed by the federal government. On the heels of reports on Friday that federal officers were in Portland snatching people off the streets, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum…
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Trump Crony Roger Stone Calls Black Host a 'Negro' During Live Radio Interview
Former Trump campaign advisor Roger Stone is enjoying his recently granted escape from federal prison by using his time to publicly call Black people racial slurs. Stone fixed his mouth to display his hateful and disrespectful tendencies during an interview with Morris O’Kelly, host of KFI Am’s The Mo’Kelly Show, on Saturday. The conversation during…
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Breonna Taylor's Family Says Louisville Police Gave Her No Aid Though She Was Still Alive After Shooting
An updated lawsuit from Breonna Taylor’s family alleges that the 26-year-old was alive for several minutes after being shot multiple times by Louisville police officers in her home in March, but was given no assistance by the cops who had entered her home on a “no-knock” search warrant and subsequently killed her. In a revised…
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Tamar Braxton Hospitalized After Being Found Unresponsive in Los Angeles
Singer and TV personality Tamar Braxton is in hospital after being reportedly found unconscious at the Ritz-Carlton in Los Angeles on Thursday night. E! News confirmed on Saturday that Braxton’s partner David Adefeso called 911 after he found her unresponsive at The Ritz where they had been staying. From E: The Los Angeles Fire Department…
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Rep. John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon and Last Living Speaker at the March on Washington, Has Died
U.S. Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights leader who served in Congress since 1987, has died after a months-long battle with pancreatic cancer, Friday. He was 80. Lewis was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer on December 2019 and underwent treatment while remaining in office. Lewis would become one of President Trump’s fiercest opponents—right up until…