culture
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How to Not Let Black Friday and Cyber Monday Lead to Red Tuesday
The Black Friday and Cyber Monday frenzy is about to descend across America. This means many people are itching to grab up the best deals to jump-start their holiday shopping. However, Teri Williams, president of OneUnited Bank, the largest African-American-owned bank in the U.S., wants the community to think twice before spending their money and…
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Labor Activists Will Protest in Front of Several Wal-Mart Locations on Black Friday
Wal-Mart—America’s largest retailer—will be facing a lot of hurdles on Black Friday. Not only is there a robust social media campaign under way that is encouraging black Americans to boycott major businesses as a way to protest the Ferguson, Mo., grand jury verdict, but Al-Jazeera is also reporting that OUR Walmart—the “union-backed labor campaign” consisting of…
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According to Knicks Player J.R. Smith, Black Friday Is Linked to Slavery
We have yet to check with our editor-in-chief, Henry Louis Gates Jr., but according to New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith’s Instagram page, Black Friday is historically linked to slavery. On Tuesday evening, Smith posted the following message linking the biggest shopping day of the year with a “historical” factoid claiming that the day after…
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Pastor Reportedly Refuses to Bury 93-Year-Old Woman Who Hadn’t Paid Her Church Dues
A Houston pastor faces criticism after refusing to bury a 93-year-old woman who had been a member of his church for more than 50 years, reports KRIV. Barbara Day says that she feels insulted by the way the pastor, Walter F. Houston, responded to her request to bury her mother, Olivia Blair. “It was like…
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Why Are Some Black Men Dismissing Black Women’s Criticism of Bill Cosby?
It’s about time for black men to take a long look in the mirror and ask how our male privilege can be harmful to black women. During the most turbulent of times, it seems that when black women raise their voices to discuss their unique experience with racism and sexual violence, too many of us…
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Video Shows Denver Police Tripping Pregnant Woman
Denver police have come under scrutiny after a witness, bearing video evidence, says that they used excessive force in restraining a suspect, tripped a heavily pregnant woman and tried to cover it all up by deleting the video from the witness’ tablet, Fox 31 reports. Levi Frasier was recording the shocking arrest of David Flores…
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Thanksgiving Away From Home? Here Are Some Rules for the Road
I haven’t been home for Thanksgiving in almost 10 years. I typically reserve trips home to Houston for Christmas, weddings and family reunions (and that more somber occasion that starts with an “f”). For the several years that I spent Thanksgiving in Washington, D.C., I would spend the day with various combinations of cousins and…
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Sharpton: Public Outrage Was Exacerbated by Prosecutor’s ‘Frontal Attack’ on Michael Brown’s Character
Two days after a grand jury refused to indict Ferguson, Mo., police Officer Darren Wilson for the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, Brown’s parents appeared with the Rev. Al Sharpton at the Harlem headquarters of National Action Network, the civil rights organization founded by Sharpton in 1991. They remain determined to keep the legacy…
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Watch: Cleveland Police Shoot 12-Year-Old Tamir Rice Within Seconds of Arriving on Scene
Cleveland has released video showing the moment that 12-year-old Tamir Rice was shot dead by police, Cleveland.com reports. In the video, which lacks audio, Tamir can be seen getting up from a bench at a West Side recreation center, and walking as a police cruiser pulls up. In a split second, an officer exits the…
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Former Model and Restaurateur B. Smith Is Found
Updated Wed., Nov. 26, 2:45 p.m. EST: CBS Evening News tweeted confirmation that B. Smith has been found at a New York City diner, following reports of her being missing. Earlier: B. Smith, the renowned former model and restaurateur, has gone missing while traveling from New York City to Sag Harbor, N.Y., MyFoxNY reports. According to…