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Family of 10-Year-Old Bullying Victim Ashawnty Davis Uses GoFundMe to Raise Money for Burial Expenses
Three weeks ago, 10-year-old Ashawnty Davis of Colorado killed herself after being a victim of bullying. And now the family is asking for the public’s help to raise money for her burial expenses. Ashawnty, a fifth-grader at Sunrise Elementary School in Aurora, Colo., got into a fight away from school grounds, and it was uploaded…
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With Sisters Thrive, Chirlane McCray Is Tapping the Power of Black Women to Address the Mental Health Crisis
Chirlane McCray is doing the work. A recent write-up in the New York Times noted that McCray had redefined the role of first lady in the nation’s most populous city, with the paper calling her “likely the most influential, if not consequential” first lady in New York City’s history. McCray’s focus on mental health services…
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If the Philadelphia Eagles Don’t Sign Colin Kaepernick, It’s Because the NFL Whiteballed Him
Even those infected with the deadliest strain of toxic masculinity know that there are four times when it is acceptable for a man to cry: when he’s getting married; at the birth of a child; the death of his mother; or anything having to do with football. That’s it. That’s the list. On Monday morning,…
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Couple Faces Charges for Lying to Cops About Knifepoint Robbery by 3 Black Men
Looks like Chicago police over the weekend picked up two idiots who admitted to completely making up a story about a knifepoint robbery by three poor, unsuspecting black men. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Ryan Reiersgaard of Minnesota and his girlfriend Katie Mager showed up Sunday in Bond Court, where Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney…
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Goodell Doubles Down on Claim That Kaepernick Isn’t Being Blackballed
Talking to CNBC today, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell maintained that former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was not being blackballed, despite all evidence to the contrary. But who are you going to believe—Goodell or your lying, not-seeing-Colin-Kaepernick-in-uniform eyes? In fact, Goodell told CNBC’s Squawk Box that Kaepernick is “welcome to come over and meet…
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What Did You Do With Your Weekend? This 4-Year-Old Chicago Boy Read 100 Books in 1 Day
Four-year-old Caleb Green is a master reader, and he did not come to play with y’all this weekend. He was a busy boy with big plans to complete his 100-book reading list Saturday. And he actually did it: Caleb completed his reading marathon live on Facebook (thanks to his parents’ livestreaming), featuring his favorite books…
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Florida Pizza Hut Won’t Deliver to Historically Black Neighborhood After Dark
If you live in the Sistrunk neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and happen to be hankering for some Pizza Hut after 7 p.m., it really sucks to be you because one local store refuses to make deliveries to the historically black neighborhood after dark. According to the Miami New Times, it was writer Adam Weinstein…