Michelle Obama
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'They Could Say Whatever They Wanted': Michelle Obama's Secret Service Couldn't Protect Her From Racist 'Hecklers'
If you thought the onslaught of racist vitriol directed at former first lady Michelle Obama was difficult to read and hear about, imagine how it felt to be helpless when tasked with protecting her. This week, excerpts from former Secret Service agent Evy Poumpouras’ 2020 memoir Becoming Bulletproof resurfaced, detailing how Poumpouras felt “outraged” but…
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Florida School District Drops Tamir Rice-Inspired Novel After Police Union Labels It 'Propaganda'
How dare we tell children anything close to the truth about race in America? That’s the takeaway after a Florida school district—the second-largest in the state—suspended Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes’ award-winning young adult novel Ghost Boys from a fifth-grade curriculum after a local police union complained it was anti-police “propaganda.” A partial synopsis of the…
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DJ D-Nice Celebrates One Year of Club Quarantine With 24-Hour Set and New Music
Club Quarantine, stand up! America’s favorite deejay, DJ D-Nice, will once again be bringing the sweet sounds and the positive vibes in honor of the one-year anniversary of Club Quarantine. Originally starting as a simple way to connect with friends and loved ones, the Instagram Live series quickly blossomed into one of the most talked…
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Wisconsin Republicans Vote to Honor Rush Limbaugh While Blocking Efforts to Honor Black History
It’s often said that Black people suffer from an unreciprocated loyalty to the Democratic Party. Conservatives who pretend it’s not racist AF to liken Black people consistently voting blue to slaves stuck on the plantation would have America believe that the negroes have simply been duped by Democrats because of our tiny, negroid minds, we…
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When They Go Royal, We Go High? Michelle Obama Weighs In on Meghan and Harry, Says She's Praying for 'Forgiveness' [Updated]
It probably goes without saying that Michelle Obama, while one of the realest to ever assume the role of first lady, is perhaps also the most gracious. Granted, though she’s our big sister in our heads, we don’t know Obama personally, but in the face of any number of challenges, undeserved insults, and indignities, she…