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Wilberforce University Cancels Student Debt for Graduating Class
Wilberforce University, an Ohio-based HBCU, announced on Saturday that it would cancel the student loan debt of the 2021 graduating classes. Damn, all my university gave me when I graduated was a flash drive. I mean yeah, I got a lot of mileage out of that flash drive, but still. According to CNN, university President…
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Beyoncé’s Storage Units Get Hit By Robbers, Thieves Reportedly Make Off With $1 Million Worth of Goods
Beyhive, assemble! Over the weekend it was reported that robbers allegedly stole a slew of goods from Beyoncé’s Los Angeles-area storage units. According to Complex, this is the second time thieves have targeted the Parkwood Entertainment-owned units. Earlier this month, they allegedly took a handful of “expensive handbags and dresses” belonging to Queen Bey herself…
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Eddie Murphy to Be Inducted Into Hall of Fame at 2021 NAACP Image Awards
Legendary comedian and actor Eddie Murphy is set to be honored at the 52nd annual NAACP Image Awards this year. In a press release sent to The Root, the Coming 2 America star will be placed in the NAACP Hall of Fame, joining the ranks of other influential Black cultural figures and icons such as…
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NAACP Sues Trump, Giuliani and Two White Nationalist Groups for Failed Jan. 6 Coup
The NAACP, Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, and civil rights law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll figure if Republicans won’t let their ovaries hang and impeach the voice of the insurrection, then they will just have to sue his ass and his supporters’ untanned asses. So a lawsuit was filed Tuesday morning in the Federal…
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Ain't No #SoWhite Over Here: 2021 NAACP Image Awards Nominations Are Out
It’s time for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards to give Black folks some flowers! Hosts of The Real Garcelle Beauvais, Adrienne Houghton, Loni Love and Jeannie Mai announced 15 categories ahead of the official nominations announcement, the latter of which took place via NAACP’s Instagram page. Anika Noni-Rose, Chloe Bailey, Erika Alexander, Nicco Annan, TC…
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Where The Money Reside: Beyoncé to Offer $5k Grants to Folks Affected By the Housing Crisis
As if I needed any more reasons to stan Beyoncé, this latest effort by the “Black Parade” singer and her charity foundation BeyGOOD definitely just gave me one. According to Harper’s Bazaar, the foundation has announced plans to offer $5,000 in grant money to 100 people facing turmoil due to the eviction crisis. With the…