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Still Looking for the Path to World Peace? We Found It in DaBaby’s Energy and Smile
Iylana Vanzant once told Karreuche Tran to lie her “crying head” on her bosom. Vanzant then took the young ex-girlfriend of Chris Brown and comforted her with the softness of a maternal unit cooing at her baby. There is another “baby” I would like to highlight who I also believe must be protected at all…
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Surprise! Oprah Matches $1.15 Million in Donations to UNCF
You get a college education, and you get a college education, and you get a college education! Okay, Oprah didn’t say that when she appeared at the United Negro College Fund’s Maya Angelou Women Who Lead Luncheon in Charlotte, N.C. last Saturday—at least, not to the best of our knowledge. But she did say, “We…
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'You Told Me To': North Carolina Police Officer Shoots Black Man As He Was Lowering His Weapon
Newly released body-cam footage shows Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer Wende Kerl shouting for Danquirs Franklin, 27, to lower his weapon. The video obtained by the Charlotte Observer then shows Kerl firing on Franklin, killing him. Footage also shows Franklin attempting to lower his gun, adhering to police commands. Franklin reached his right hand toward his pocket,…
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A North Carolina Pizzeria Called the Police to Help Fire a Black Activist Who Was Targeted By ‘Deplorables’
Demonstrators in North Carolina are protesting a pizza chain whose management called for police protection when the owners fired a worker on his day off because the employee’s activism made him the target of a local Pro-Trump group. While that may sound like the plot of every black movie ever, this is not a synopsis…
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Man Tries to Kidnap Woman. Woman Runs In Black Karate Dojo. Attacker Follows. Things Don't Go Well
A North Carolina martial arts studio became the scene of a karate movie when a man’s attempt to kidnap a woman made him the star of a remake of a 1985 classic, The Last Draggin’. According to CNN affiliate WSOC, a woman ran into the Bushiken Karate Charlotte Dojo around 9 p.m. on Thursday saying…
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Finally! Black Poll Worker Calls Cops on Suspicious Caucasians for #LurkingWhileWhite
Dear White People, While this story of a white man in North Carolina who was arrested for intimidating a black poll worker seems like another incident of racism, I would like to use this as a teachable moment. I would like you to take note of this story and use it as an example of…
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Report: LA Fitness Called the Cops on a Black Man Because He ‘Fit a Profile’
A North Carolina LA Fitness franchise called on the brave police officers who protect and serve (and sometimes shoot black people) after accusing a member of the gym of breaking into lockers and stealing credit cards, only to discover that they had the wrong guy. According to WCNC-TV, Realtor Ralston Masaniai was at the LA…
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North Carolina Woman Flips Glamorous Mug Shot Into an Advertisement for Her Hair Business
Those of us who resolved to flip negative situations into positive ones in the new year might want to look at Charlotte, N.C.’s Shia Yearwood as an example. As the Charlotte Observer reports, Yearwood’s year got off to a rough start after being arrested for violating a domestic protective order on Jan. 3 related to…
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Trump Supporters Hold ‘Sit-in’ at NC Starbucks After Woman Is Reportedly Mocked for Wearing Trump T-Shirt
Woe is a woman in North Carolina who was apparently mocked by a Starbucks barista for wearing a Donald Trump T-shirt. “They shouted out ‘Build a wall’ and shoved a drink at me, and then all the baristas in the back started cracking up laughing,” Kayla Hart told Fox 46. So more than 40 Trump…