Ben Crump Secures Staggering $779M Wrongful Death Verdict in Landslide Victory for Black Family
Heartbreaking Video of Detroit Man Finding 6-Year-Old Walking Alone in Freezing Temps Goes Viral
Here’s the Truth About the GOP’s Real Plan As Countdown to End of Obamacare Subsidies Continues
Viral Video of ATL Boy Body-Slamming Classmate Sparks Debate Over Boys ‘Hitting Girls Back’
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Responding to COVID-19 Outbreak Concerns, County Jails and Police Departments Look to Minimize Number of Inmates, Arrests
Jails and police departments around the country are releasing inmates early and reducing arrests in order to reduce the likelihood of a COVID-19 outbreak among those behind bars. Over the last week, Los Angeles County and Cuyahoga County, Ohio, have moved to release hundreds of people held in its jails and prisons. BuzzFeed News reports…
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America's Response to the Coronavirus Is a Natural Consequence of White Supremacy
It’s crucial to remember, when attempting to place both the Trump presidency and the devotion he still receives today in the proper context, that the idea that white people have voted and will continue to vote against their self-interests when supporting him is a fallacy. He is president because, for his tens of millions of…
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I'm a Senior at Howard University Leaving Campus Because of the Coronavirus. Here's What That Looks Like
Wednesday, March 11, started out as a regular morning. I got to work at 4 a.m., got off at 10:30 a.m. and caught a train from downtown Washington, D.C. back uptown to Howard University, where I’m a senior, just in time for class. As it turned out, my first class was canceled and we were instructed…
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Segregation, Reparations and Cultural Appropriation: Maryland Passes Legislation Settling HBCU Lawsuit
Maryland state senators voted to send more than a half-billion dollars to four majority-black institutions of higher learning, settling a 13-year-old lawsuit in which federal courts repeatedly found the state guilty of systematically discriminating against historically black colleges and universities. On Sunday, the Baltimore Sun reported that Maryland’s state Senate unanimously passed a bill sending…
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America Is Just Being America Again as Coronavirus Causes Surge in Gun Sales
Since news of the coronavirus pandemic has spread across the media faster than the virus itself, the general public has responded in a number of ways ranging from perfectly reasonable to wildly paranoid and frantic. Many people haven’t gone much further than taking commonsense precautions like staying indoors as much as possible and paying extra…
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Idris Elba Confirms He Tested Positive for COVID-19, Has Remained In Isolation Since
Today is canceled. Idris Elba has confirmed that he has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus strain. The 47-year-old actor confirmed the news via his personal social media page on Monday afternoon. “This morning I tested positive for COVID-19,” he wrote in the caption. “I feel ok, I have no…
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‘I Am Not Going to Stop in Traffic for Two Black People’: White Man Pulled Gun on Two Black Women and 1-Year-Old After Car Accident
Every day people of the color redacted persuasion argue that racism in America is a thing of the past or, at the very least, a thing largely exaggerated by the media and by us disgruntled blacks. Yet every other day it seems we see recorded reports of unsuspecting black people walking into instances of blatant…
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NAACP Demands Resignation of Miami Beach Police Chief After Violent Spring Break Arrests Go Viral
The Miami-Dade County chapter of the NAACP is calling for the resignations of City Manager Jimmy Morales and Police Chief Richard Clements after viral videos surfaced in which Miami police officers exhibit violent behavior toward black spring breakers. According to the Miami New Times and the Miami Herald, police were filmed beating a woman’s head…
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Massive Nationwide Closures of Schools, Businesses as Governments Try to Stem Coronavirus Outbreak
As confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, continue to increase across the U.S., governors and mayors have mandated major closures of schools and businesses, shutting down gyms, restaurants, movie theaters, and prohibiting public gatherings of more than 50 people. Starting Tuesday, all bars, restaurants and cafes in New York City…