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CultureCulturePodcast Addresses How Climate Change Affects Black CommunitiesThe Coolest Show hopes to inspire people of color to get involved in the fight against climate changeByAngela JohnsonPublishedApril 4, 2022
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PoliticsPoliticsCalifornia Man Charged for Sending Death Threats Signed From 'KKK' to Rep. Maxine WatersThe 71-year-old man faces up to 10 years in prison.ByTerrell Jermaine StarrPublishedAugust 13, 2021Comments (6)
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PoliticsPoliticsAuntie Maxine to Her Haters: 'Does the Truth Make You That Mad?' She Wants Trump Investigated for Capitol InsurrectionCalifornia Rep. Maxine Waters is calling for Congress to investigate the former president's role in the insurrection…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedJune 21, 2021Comments (36)
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PoliticsPoliticsAuntie Maxine Snatches Jim Jordan’s Baby Hair, Tells the Ohio Rep ‘Shut Your Mouth’If only Rep. Jim Jordan, a former assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State, had something to say when wrestlers were…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedApril 15, 2021Comments (48)
EntertainmentEntertainmentBeyoncé Recognizes Michaela Coel, Andra Day, Issa Rae and More in Honor of Women’s History MonthRegardless of what James Brown said—this is, in fact, a woman’s world.ByShanelle GenaiPublishedMarch 24, 2021
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PoliticsPoliticsBlack Women Democrats Are Pushing Joe Biden to Cancel $50,000 of Loan Debt per Borrower, Citing Increasing Racial InequalityAs the nation waits for congressional lawmakers to reach a resolution on a second stimulus bill—nine months after…ByAnne BraniginPublishedDecember 18, 2020Comments (13)