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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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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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5 Black Women and Girls Were Killed Every Day in 2020, Report Finds
Black women are four times more likely than white women to die by violence.
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PageTurners: These Authors Are Taking You Back to School
New fiction and nonfiction titles sure to educate the hell out of you.
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Say Her Name: Dr. Susan Moore and Medical Apartheid
On December 20th, Michigan-based family medicine physician Dr. Susan Moore died due to complications from COVID-19. Less than two weeks before her death, Moore shared her experience with racism at the Indiana hospital where she was being treated, showing yet another example of anti-Blackness and medical apartheid. In the words of Moore: “You have to…
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NFL Wild Card Weekend Had Its Fair Share of Winners and Losers, But Drew Brees' Shirt Might've Been the Biggest L
What a time to be alive. Christmas is cool and all, but if you’re a sports junkie like me, it’s truly the most wonderful time of the year when the NFL playoffs are in full swing. The festivities kicked off on Saturday with the Colts and Bills locking horns in a game that never quite felt…
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Tyler Perry Donates $100,000 to the Legal Defense Fund of Breonna Taylor’s Boyfriend, Kenneth Walker
Deadline reports that writer-director-producer and Hollywood mogul Tyler Perry donated $100,000 last weekend to the legal defense fund of Kenneth Walker, the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor, a young ER technician tragically shot and killed in her own home by Louisville Metro Police officers issuing a no-knock warrant in March of this year. Her death sparked…
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WNBA Star Jewell Loyd Delivers Moving Tribute to Kobe, Gianna Bryant Following Seattle Storm's WNBA Title: 'It's Special'
For those of you who are stabbing your LeBron James voodoo dolls with a fork while trying your damndest to will the Miami Heat to their fourth NBA championship in franchise history, you’re watching the wrong series. Because last night, the Seattle Storm beat the Heat to the punch and collected their fourth championship trophy…
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Federal Buildings Closed All Week in Louisville in Anticipation of Possible Breonna Taylor Announcement
Throughout the investigation into Breonna Taylor’s death, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has refused to give a timeline as to when his office will announce its decision on whether to press charges against the Louisville police who killed her. But while Cameron has still given no indication on when he will announce his findings, several…