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Rutgers University forced to cancel HBCU conference to appease Trump’s anti-DEI executive orders

January 27, 2025
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(Photo credit: Adobe Stock Images) Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions has been instructed to “cease all work” under the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility HUB at Jobs for the Future. President Donald Trump’s anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion executive orders are already impacting higher education where Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are concerned. On…

Barry Michael Cooper, writer of Harlem-trilogy ‘New Jack City,’ ‘Sugar Hill,’ and ‘Above The Rim’ passes away at 66

January 27, 2025
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Barry Michael Cooper The Harlem journalist who coined the phrase “New Jack Swing” while writing a profile passed away in Maryland. There is no discussion of 1990s-era Black movies without films written by Barry Michael Cooper, the Harlem, New York, born-and-raised journalist turned screenwriter who penned “New Jack City,” “Sugar Hill,” and “Above The Rim.” …

LA Wildfires: Ben Crump Sues Again Amid Calls For Mortgage Moratorium To Protect Black Homeownership

January 27, 2025
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Homes lay in ruins less than two weeks after the Eaton Fire devastated the area in Altadena, California, on January 26, 2025. | Source: Robert Gauthier / Getty In a continued fight for justice, nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump, along with co-counsel Anne Andrews, have filed a third wrongful death…

Bill Gates Drops Bombshell Confession About His ‘Miserable’ Divorce From Ex-Wife Melinda Gates Months After She Steps Out on Date with His Former Employee

January 27, 2025
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Tech giant Bill Gates did not hold back when reflecting on the end of his 27-year marriage to Melinda French Gates. Calling the divorce his greatest regret, Gates described the experience as profoundly painful in a new interview. “The divorce thing was miserable for me and Melinda for at least two years,” he said in a Jan….

‘Never Gonna Stop Trying to Dismantle White Supremacy’: MAGA Is Up In Arms After Ben & Jerry’s Unapologetically Stands Behind DEI As Other Companies Abandon Efforts Under Trump

January 27, 2025
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MAGA supporters are vowing to boycott Ben & Jerry’s ice cream after the company reaffirmed its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives amid a shift by major corporations who have eliminated DEI to align with the Trump administration’s push to limit such programs. Right-wing critics flooded social media over the weekend, venting outrage after…

University of South Carolina apologizes to LSU and Flau’Jae Johnson after DJ plays Johnson’s father’s record after LSU loss

January 27, 2025
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UNCASVILLE, CONNECTICUT – DECEMBER 17: Flau’Jae Johnson #4 of the LSU Tigers plays against the Seton Hall Pirates during the first half of an Invesco QQQ Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase game at Mohegan Sun Arena on December 17, 2024 in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images) DJ T.O. initially dismissed the controversy…

Snoop Dogg Calls Out Black People for ‘Tearing Each Other Down,’ Tells Critics ‘Stop Worrying’ About His Life In Response to Trump Inauguration Backlash

January 27, 2025
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Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus Jr. has been under fire for participating in one of the inauguration events for President Donald Trump. Snoop, 53, performed at the Crypto Ball event in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 17 in honor of the then-president-elect, who did not attend the black-tie affair. Snoop Dogg seemingly stands by his decision to…

Fact check: Did President Donald Trump ‘cancel’ Black History Month?

January 27, 2025
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WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) A lawyer’s social media post has led to much public commentary and follows…

White NYPD Cop Who Punched Black Man 12 Times In 9 Seconds for Asking Officers to Put on a Mask Escapes 60-Day Jail Recommendation Because Judge Said He’d Suffered Enough

January 27, 2025
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A former New York City police officer who was charged with assault after he punched an unarmed man more than a dozen times in the face during a 911 call to help a child in an emotional crisis has been convicted but won’t serve time in prison. Christian Zapata, 37, was convicted of attempted assault…

A growing list of the companies who have either discontinued or committed to DEI strategies

January 27, 2025
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 20: The Target logo is displayed at a Target store on August 20, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Target is set to release its second quarter earnings report before tomorrow’s opening bell. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Target joins the growing list of major retailers and companies that have abandoned…