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Black Folks Drag ATL Pastor Who Says Stop Blaming White Cops For Killing Black Kids
Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell is being accused of being tone deaf surrounding our black youth
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Mean Girl Megyn Kelly Says Some Nasty Things About Kamala Harris’ Viral Interview With Drew Barrymore
Kelly, who has a history of saying racist things, spoke about the viral moment on her show.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green Caught Stealing This Phrase From Black Women
The right has seemingly re-branded the popular rallying cry to honor Black women victims of police brutality.
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Black Excellence Ruled the Night at the 2024 Emmys
Forget ‘OscarsSoWhite,’ it was ‘EmmysSoBlack’ on Monday night–a fitting change of pace in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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The Times When Black Americans Rose-up In the Wake of Police Brutality
Michael Brown’s death helped spark a whole movement. The Root looks back at other incidents of police brutality that sparked racial justice protests.
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The #SayHerName Hashtag Is Causing Controversy On Twitter
#SayHerName was created to acknowledge the murders of Black women; using it to commemorate a white transgender teen is rubbing some people the wrong way.
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Fire Waymond Wesley For His Remarks About Dark Skinned Black Women [UPDATED]
A Change.org petition has been started and it calls for Wesley’s resignation.