Playground Karen Calls Black Toddler the N-Word, an 11-Year-Old Florida Boy Dies By Suicide, Tucker Carlson Drags Michelle Obama, Georgia Teen Honors His Slain Prom Date, Track Meet Stabbing Suspect Raises Crazy Money and More From the Week in News

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Playground Karen Calls Black Toddler the N-Word, and Repeats it Over and Over on Camera...Guess What Happens Next

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A Karen’s racist rant, at a playground of all places, was caught on camera and the internet wants to make her famous. Whom she channeled all that ire toward will really make you want to put her on that Summer Jam screen. - Angela Wilson Read More

An 11-Year-Old Florida Boy Died By Suicide, and His Alleged Bully Will Make Your Blood Run Cold

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A Florida family was forced to bury their sweet 11-year-old boy after an apparent suicide. However, the lawsuit they filed points to a shocking suspect in the bullying he experienced before his death. - Kalyn Womack Read More

Tucker Carlson Fixed His Mouth to Drag Michelle Obama, and It Only Made Things Worse For Her Online

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In a recent episode of Megyn Kelly’s podcast, Tucker Carlson threw some serious low blows toward former First Lady Michelle Obama after expressing her plight as a Black woman and wife. His hateful comments only fueled right-winged social media to drag her. - Kalyn Womack Read More

This Man Is Accused of Concealing A Fatal Secret From His Wife And Now Police Say He’ll Pay For Her Death

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Three years have passed since the death of Denise Broadie after a long battle of health complications. Though, following her passing, her husband was charged in connection to her death which authorities now consider to be a murder. The reason behind the charges stems from a long-held secret that could have saved Denise’s life. - Kalyn Womack Read More

This Georgia Teen Lost Her Would-Be Prom Date to a Shooting, How She Honors Him on Prom Night Will Have You Reaching For Tissues

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A Georgia teen did not deserve to have her excitement of going to senior prom soiled by the senseless killing of her prom date. However, she still made a decision to make sure he was honored in his absence. The tribute will bring you to tears. - Kalyn Womack Read More

Sheesh! You Won’t Believe How Much the Track Meet Stabbing Suspect Has Received in Legal Donations So Far

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Despite the ongoing threats targeted at Karmelo Anthony β€”the teen who allegedly fatally stabbed another teen at a track meet β€” supporters are still pushing through the hate to undergird his defense. In fact, they raised so much money for this kid, he could buy a mini mansion. - Kalyn Womack Read More

New Development in Mysterious Death of Georgia Twins Only Confuses Us Even More

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Questions continue to swarm the mysterious death of a pair of 19-year-old twins found in a hiking mountain in Georgia. Newly discovered evidence only makes the family feel more β€œclueless” about what truly happened to them β€” and they’re not going for the β€œmurder-suicide” theory. - Kalyn Womack Read More

12 Houston Fire Academy Cadets Share Racist Memes, Messed Around and Found Out at the Worst Time

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Houston City Council Member Julian Ramirez called the behavior of 12 Houston Fire Training Academy cadets β€œregrettable and very disappointing” after they circulated racist content in a private Instagram group chat. They were even bold enough to continue their racist behavior online even after receiving warnings to stop...and for that they paid the ultimate price. - Angela Wilson Read More

How Someone Allegedly β€˜Stole’ $1M Worth of Property From This 84-year-old Black Man

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On this segment of Black people having their hard-earned property snatched from them, we have an odd case to look at down in Houston, Texas. An 84-year-old man says he’s fighting to reclaim properties that he already paid for. Now begs the question, how did they get taken in the first place? - Kalyn Womack Read More

A Man Was Charged and Imprisoned For Killing a Woman, Then This Netflix-Style Plot Twist Changed Everything

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Southern Indiana police thought they solved the murder of a 35-year-old woman earlier this month by throwing the suspect in jail. However, new evidence led to a crazy plot twist that you have to read to believe. - Kalyn Womack Read More

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