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Kansas City Detective Convicted of Killing Black Man In His Own Garage and Allegedly Planting Gun Will Likely Be Freed By Governor-elect Who’s Also Friends with the Ex-Cop’s Wife

November 13, 2024
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It’s now inevitable that former Kansas City Police Detective Eric J. DeValkenaere, convicted in 2021 for fatally shooting a Black man who had just returned home, will not serve out his 6-year prison sentence. He’ll barely serve one year of it. Missouri’s Gov.-Elect Mike Kehoe, a friend of the imprisoned cop and his wife, told…

‘That’s a Friend Zone Hug AF’: Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Share Awkward Embrace Fueling Separation Rumors Months After Photos of Actress with New Man Surface

November 13, 2024
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Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith still have something in common, but social media users can’t seem to figure out exactly what that might be. The internet is rife with discourse about the nature of the couple’s “very odd” and “dysfunctional family” now that the two celebrities have been photographed together for the first time…

New Study Highlights Critical Need For Improved Credit Access For Black Americans

November 13, 2024
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Source: CHOLTICHA KRANJUMNONG / Getty The credit system has a long history of inequity for Black Americans, and a new study from Varo Bank sheds light on the persistent disparities our community faces with major credit bureaus as we continue to navigate the challenges of today’s tough economy. Varo’s forthcoming Consumer Credit Watch survey sheds light…

‘That’s Not a Crime!’: Maryland Cop Unlawfully Searches Black Man Before Arresting Him for ‘Looking Suspicious’ While Walking Down a Public Sidewalk

November 13, 2024
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A Black man was arrested in Maryland for doing nothing more than “walking while Black” after the cop refused to inform him of the crime he had committed other than disorderly conduct for refusing to identify himself. However, Maryland law requires police to have a reasonable suspicion that the person they are detaining may be…

The jazz world mourns pioneering saxophonist Lou Donaldson and drummer Roy Haynes

November 13, 2024
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Screenshots: (left to right) Nagel Heyer Records; Wing Records Two of the jazz world’s most enduring pioneers, Lou Donaldson and Roy Haynes, died within days of each other, following prolific and influential careers. Two of the jazz world’s most enduring pioneers have died after prolific and widely influential careers. Acclaimed saxophonist Lou Donaldson died on…

‘Looks Unhealthily Skinny’: Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo’s Alarming Appearance Raise Concerns the ‘Wicked’ Co-Stars Are Starving Themselves

November 13, 2024
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Social media is abuzz with allegations that the stars of Universal Pictures’ upcoming film “Wicked” film are competing to see who can be the skinniest, with claims that they are purposely starving themselves. Ariana Grande, 31, and Cynthia Erivo, 37, attended the Los Angeles premiere of “Wicked” on Nov. 9 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion,…

Car exhaust could be linked to autism, a developmental disorder increasingly diagnosed in Black children

November 13, 2024
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(Photo credit: Adobe Stock) A new study has found that toxins in the air could be linked with an increased risk of developing autism spectrum disorder. Exposure to car exhaust in utero or in the early stages of childhood development could be causing autism, a new study has found. According to a study published Tuesday,…

Trump Promises ‘Restitution’ To ‘Victims’ Of DEI ‘Discrimination’ And To Shut Down Department Of Education

November 13, 2024
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Source: Pool / Getty Do y’all remember during Donald Trump’s campaign when the president-elect spent significant time faking solidarity with Black people by likening the systemic racism we face in the justice system to his own legal problems, which he considered to be unjust prosecutions by “racist” Black prosecutors? Remember how he went on about…

Ella Jenkins, the first lady of children’s music, dies at 100

November 13, 2024
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Ella Jenkins, the first lady of children’s music, dies at 100 (Screenshot: Smithsonian Magazine/YouTube) Ella Jenkins, the woman who popularized childhood classics like “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad,” died on November 9. After decades of revolutionizing children’s music, Ella Jenkins has died at the age of 100. On November 9, the award-winning artist reportedly…

Trump abolishing Education Department spells doom for Black America

November 13, 2024
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Proponents for affirmative action in higher education rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court before oral arguments in Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina on October 31, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) “It is our…