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Prosecutor Seeks to Lock Up a Mother for Crimes Allegedly Committed by Her Children
A mother of two in Shreveport, La., is facing criminal charges and could be locked up for crimes she did not commit if Caddo Parish, La., District Attorney James E. Stewart Sr. has his way. He wants to punish her for a series of crimes allegedly committed by her children. Latonya L. Dillard was arrested…
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Study: A Picture of a Black Person Can Anger Trump Supporters and Change Their Politics
Trump voters are very complex. They are conservatives who believe big government is getting out of hand. They want lower taxes for the middle class. They believe in comprehensive immigration reform. They want an economic policy that reflects the average … Nah, I’m just bullshitting. They just don’t like black people. According to Vox, they…
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#MAGA: Wife of Trump Lawyer Arrested, Caught Having Sex With 23-Year-Old Inmate
Now, this is really classy. The wife of an ethics lawyer for President Donald Trump’s business dealings was arrested Tuesday after officers found her getting busy in the back seat of a car outside an adult detention center with an inmate. According to the Fauquier Times, Teresa Jo Burchfield, 53, is married to Bobby R.…
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Angry Earth Is Determined to Murder Us All
I do not believe everyone is the same. I believe we are all equal, but there are some things that some people do better than others, and black people are the best in the world at knowing when the shit is about to go down. If you are ever around a black person and they…
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Texas A&M Coach Loses Football Game, so Fans Lose Their Minds and Send Racist Hate Mail to His Home
Texas A&M lost their season-opening game Sunday at UCLA in spectacular fashion. The Aggies blew a 34-point, third-quarter lead, and because they are coached by Kevin Sumlin, a black man, it didn’t take long for the #MAGA crowd to call for his job and send racist emails to his home. On Thursday afternoon, Sumlin’s wife,…
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Ind. High School Bans Confederate-Flag Clothing
If students at Lapel High School in Indiana ever wanted to rock their bedazzled Confederate-flag clothing, they’re now out of luck. The school district has banned the racist symbol from clothing after several arguments between students over the last couple of weeks. “The banning of this symbol isn’t because of the symbol; it’s because of…
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2 Chicago Police Officers Help Homeless Mother With 2 Sets of Twins
A homeless mother with two sets of twins is no longer homeless after two Chicago police officers went above and beyond the call of duty. Officers Matthew Jackson and Howard Ray, with the 11th District, came across the woman after she appeared at the police station looking for help when the local shelters couldn’t provide…
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Noose Discovered at Calif. High School Investigated as Hate Crime
From a synagogue being vandalized to hate flyers being left at an Islamic center, the city of Alameda, Calif., has experienced a rash of hate crimes over the last couple of months. And now, another hate crime investigation has been opened after a noose was found on the grounds of Alameda High School on Tuesday…
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All Black Girl Everything: Sloane Stephens and Madison Keys to Face Off in US Open
Saturday’s final in the U.S. Open’s women’s singles matchup will be an athletic display of all black, everything black girl as two beautiful black American women compete in a grand-slam final that is likely to break records for black viewership because it’s our time to shine now, son. (*Cackles in #BlackGirlMagic.*) Sloane Stephens, 24, and…
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#EbonyOwes: Freelancers Sue Historic Black Magazine for $70,000 in Unpaid Invoices
A little over two months after Ebony magazine missed its self-imposed deadline for paying the thousands of dollars it owes its writers, a group of 38 freelancers filed a lawsuit in Illinois’ Cook County Circuit Court on Tuesday alleging that they are collectively owed more than $70,000 for their work. Ebony Media and its owner,…