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Skin Lightening Remains Disturbingly Prevalent In the Black Community

A new study confirms that Black people still use skin lightening products the most.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

July 21, 2023
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Vice President Harris Speaks Out Against Florida’s Controversial New Black History Curriculum

VP Harris condemns "revisionist history" during her keynote address at Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc’s national convention

By

Angela Johnson

Published

July 21, 2023
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Small Town Horror Story: The “Suicide” of Sandra Bland

Twenty eight-year-old Sandra Bland entered a Waller County jail. Three days later, she was found hanging from a plastic bag in her cell.

By

Adriano Contreras

Published

July 15, 2023
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Black Men Need To Pay Attention To This New Skin Cancer Study!

The American Academy of Dermatology found that Black men have a higher risk of death from melanoma.

By

Jessica Washington

Published

July 12, 2023
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Florida Man’s Racist Rampage Stemmed from a Cheese Stick and a Slim Jim

A Jacksonville man pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes after threatening two Black women with a gun.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

July 10, 2023
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Small Town Horror Story: The Prison Inmate Eaten Alive By Insects

LaShawn Thompson was arrested in June of 2022 for a misdemeanor. His time in prison was nothing short of a horror story.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

July 8, 2023
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Indiana Waitress Goes Viral for Standing Up to Racist Restaurant Trolls

A teenage TikToker went viral for recording herself confronting a group of teens who wrote “Black” for gratuity on their receipt.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

July 6, 2023
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White Historian Insists Her Career Would Have Been Easier If She Were Black

Lois Banner made her racist remarks over the holiday weekend during the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

July 5, 2023
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Small Town Horror Story: The Mysterious Death of Lauren Smith-Fields

A Bumble date took an inexplicable fatal turn between Lauren Smith-Fields and a 37-year-old white man.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

July 3, 2023
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Proud Boys Destroyed A Black Church’s BLM Banner and Now They Must Pay—Big Time

Judge Neal A. Kravitz also barred the group from coming near the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

July 3, 2023