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Grammy-Nominated Gospel Singer Almost Kicked Off Delta Flight for Singing
Bobbi Storm decided to sing even after a flight attendant told her to be quiet
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Travels With Panama: The Trying to Get to Miami for NABJ's Conference Edition
I’m not saying that somebody has it out for me when it comes to air travel, but I’m not saying somebody doesn’t either. I’ve made several trips in the past two months and they’ve all come with their fair share of shenanigans. I wrote about the one that ended my on-again, off-again relationship with American…
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Is Anywhere Safe? Brittany Packnett and Symone Sanders Attacked in Airlines Lounge [Updated]
You know, activists deserve vacations, too. (Possibly even more so than most.) So, as activist-educator Brittany Packnett and political pundit Symone Sanders wrapped up an otherwise blissful trip to Nairobi, Kenya on Thursday evening (where they were guests of the International Fund for Animal Welfare), they were no doubt bracing themselves for a return to…
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Video: #BaggageClaimBecky Calls Police on Black Woman for Asking to Speak to a Manager [Updated]
A brave Delta employee is being hailed for alerting the authorities to a case of felony cultural appropriation when a black woman disrespected the heritage of white women everywhere by asking to speak to the manager. Arlene, who asked that she be identified only by her first name, told The Root that she was traveling…
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Governor Wannabe Loves NRA Discounts So Much He’s Threatening One of His State’s Biggest Employers Over Them
In the fallout from the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14, companies across the U.S. have been cutting ties with the National Rifle Association. On Saturday, both Delta Air Lines and its competitor United joined that growing list by announcing that they were ceasing discounts for NRA members. According to Raw Story, Delta…
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A Very Subjective List of the Black Greek-Letter Organizations Each Black Panther Character Would Have Pledged
Black Panther is the official movie of Black History Month 2018—but after I watched the movie, a nagging question lurked in the back of my mind. I’m a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, and for some reason, I incessantly ask myself which black Greek-letter organization would characters in films and TV shows join. Perhaps it…