texas
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Texas GOP Calling for Chairwoman’s Resignation After She Claimed George Floyd’s Death Was Staged
I mean… I don’t know what level of Hell this is but…. I don’t even know how you fix your lips or fingers to type such horrible things, but a Texas county GOP chairwoman is looking at adding to the staggering unemployment numbers as Texas GOP Chairman James Dickey is calling for her resignation for…
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2 Churches in Texas and Georgia Reopened. Now They’re Closed as Leaders and Churchgoers Test Positive for COVID-19
Georgia and Texas—arguably two of the most racist states in the history of America—have done a soft reopening and are now watching as the coronavirus numbers keep going up like a club on a Tuesday. Two churches in those states that also recently reopened were forced to shut back up after churchgoers and “religious leaders…
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Watch: Black Texas Man’s Grandmother Stands Between Him and Gun-Wielding Police Officers…All Because He Reportedly Ran a Stop Sign
Here’s a question: Are black people ever allowed to be afraid? White people and police officers have been able to rely on the words, “I feared for my life” to justify shooting unarmed people. At the very least, black people should be afforded that justification for not immediately cooperating with authorities. In Midland, Texas, a…
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Karen's Caped Crusade? Texas Salon Owner Jailed for Violating Quarantine Takes Her Protest to Michigan
Arguably, one of the qualities that constitute a “Karen” is their inability to know when or where to quit—their entitlement simply renders such discernment impossible. Take, for instance, Dallas hairstylist Shelley Luther, who was sentenced to seven days in jail earlier this month after defying her county’s stay-at-home order by reopening her salon for a…
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Texas Began Opening Businesses May 1. Now, They’re Averaging 1,000 New Cases of COVID-19 a Day
If you want to know how soft-opening the country during a global pandemic is going to go, look no further than the great state of Texas. On May 1, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) allowed some businesses to reopen, and since then, Texas has only had two days where they didn’t reach 1,000 new coronavirus…
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Black Choir Director Shot and Killed by Police; Family Demands Video Be Released
Recent weeks have been a series of heartbreaks as awareness grows around the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. Unfortunately, another name has been added to the list of those violently taken from us. In the early hours of Friday morning, Adrian Medearis was shot and killed in an alleged altercation with a police…
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Karen Jailed for 7 Days for Refusing to Close Hair Salon During Quarantine
White people are having a really hard time with being told no. If it’s not inexplicable efforts to protest a quarantine order to keep people safe from the virus, it’s people like Shelley Luther who won’t let a pandemic stop them from going full Karen. Luther was sentenced to a week in jail on Tuesday…
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Houston, Stand Up! Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé to Be Honored With Commemorative Days in the City
Not only did the “Savage (Remix)” stop time and space when it essentially dropped out of thin air last week, the Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé track also aimed to raise funds for those who are in need of assistance due to the effects of COVID-19. Per Click2Houston, proceeds earned from the sale of the…
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Tina Knowles-Lawson and Beyoncé's BeyGOOD Initiative Offering Free COVID-19 Testing in Houston
While undeniably heartbreaking, it’s no surprise that black and brown people are disproportionately affected by the devastating effects of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the CDC, as of mid-April, roughly 33 percent of COVID-19 fatalities are African-American people. In order to combat the spread of the illness in her home state of Texas, Beyoncé and…
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Megan Thee Stallion Tears Up Talking About Beyoncé…and Honestly, Same
Twitter was in shambles on Wednesday after the rumored remix of Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage” featuring the one and only Beyoncé officially dropped. During Bey’s two fire verses (because she raps better than a lot of your faves), she makes references to TikTok, OnlyFans, her mother Tina Knowles-Lawson, and of course, Houston, where she and…