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‘If This Turns Out to be a Scam …’: Is a Black Donor’s Historic $238M Gift to FAMU Being Treated with Skepticism Because So Few People Know Who He Is?

May 10, 2024
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One of the largest donations to a historically Black college or university is now coming under scrutiny from some alumni and HBCU advocates because of the donor’s guarded background. Investor Gregory Gerami is behind the historic nine-figure donation to Florida A&M University. His $237.75 million gift reportedly is one of the largest awards ever bestowed…

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Says Sorry For Comment About ‘Black Kids’ Not Knowing What A Computer Is

May 10, 2024
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Source: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / Getty New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has publicly apologized for her comments regarding Black kids in the Bronx earlier in the week. On Monday, Hochul addressed the backlash she received for comments that she made about Black children in the Bronx during a panel discussion. Hochul was being interviewed by Washington…

‘He Just Transformed into This Little Boy’’: Drea Kelly Reveals R. Kelly Told Her He ‘Can’t Read’ While Attempting to Read Dr. Seuss Book to Their Children

May 10, 2024
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R. Kelly‘s literacy issues have been called into question for years, and even more so when the imprisoned singer attempted to use it as a legal defense to abstain from paying the alleged victims who appeared in the “Surviving R. Kelly” docuseries. But his ex-wife, Drea Kelly, recently confirmed she was the one who taught…

Roger Fortson Bodycam Video Contradicts Claim Of ‘Self Defense’ In Florida Police Killing Of Air Force Officer, Family Says

May 9, 2024
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rogert Fortson. | Source: U.S. Air Force The family of a U.S. Air Force officer who was shot and killed last week by a police officer in Florida claims the bodycam footage from the deadly incident contradicts the initial police narrative and leaves more questions than answers. The Okaloosa County…

‘Exactly How I Prefer My Racism … Blatant’: Student’s LeBron James ‘Monkey’ Artwork Displayed at School Show Sparks Outrage as District Remains Silent on Punishment

May 9, 2024
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The New Hartford Central School District in upstate New York is under investigation after displaying racist imagery that compared NBA champion LeBron James to a monkey at an art exhibit. On May 4, the district held an art show, and at the center of the scandal was a display, believed to have been created by…

Louisiana Court Blocks Congressional Map That Fixed Racial Discrimination Against Black Voters After White Voters Sue, Claiming It Damaged Their ‘Personal Dignity’

May 9, 2024
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A federal court recently blocked Louisiana’s new congressional map, overturning the state’s second majority-Black district and potentially favoring Republicans in upcoming elections. However, a group of “non-Black voters” filed a lawsuit to challenge the map, alleging racial gerrymandering. The recently proposed map restructured the constituency of Republican Rep. Garrett Graves, resulting in a district where…

Has Donald Trump’s Support Among Voters Of Color Really Increased Over The Years?

May 9, 2024
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Donald Trump speaks at the Black Conservative Federation Gala on Feb. 23, 2024. Sean Rayford/Getty Images By the end of winter 2024, the return of Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential ticket has revealed a surprising trend in the former president’s base of support: his increasing popularity among Black and Latino voters….

‘Underworld’ Actress Kate Beckinsale Threatens to ‘Snatch’ the Wig Off Shaquille O’Neal’s Ex-Wife Shaunie Following Comments Questioning Whether Shaunie Ever Loved Him

May 9, 2024
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British actress Kate Beckinsale apparently does not play about her friend Shaquille O’Neal. The “Much Ado About Nothing” movie star shifted from her traditional prim and proper demeanor, typical of a former Oxford student, to a seemingly gangster one after reading the former Laker’s response to his ex-wife, Shaunie (O’Neal) Henderson saying she’s unsure if…

‘Not Worth Taking Somebody’s Life’: Bronx High School Senior Stabbed In Chest Multiple Times Over Social Media Beef As Other Teens Looked On

May 9, 2024
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Emery Mizell, a 17-year-old student at New York’s Metropolitan Soundview High School, had been looking forward to prom and high school graduation. All that changed when a dispute with another teenage girl ended with Emery being stabbed to death after walking home from school in the Bronx on May 2. “I’m devastated, I’m numb, I’m…

Georgia Appeals Court Grants Review Of Judge McAfee’s Ruling To Allow Fani Willis To Stay On RICO Case

May 9, 2024
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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis listens during the final arguments in her disqualification hearing at the Fulton County Courthouse on March 1, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. | Source: ALEX SLITZ / Getty While Donald Trump is currently on trial in New York for allegedly paying hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels and falsifying…