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‘It Just Got Uncomfortable’: Ex-Employee of Illinois Dealership Ordered to Pay $10M for Overcharging Black Customers Says He Was Repeatedly Called N-Word on the Job for Three Years

March 8, 2024
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A car dealership that had to shell out a $10 million settlement for overcharging its Black customers faces a new racial discrimination lawsuit from one of its former employees. Attorneys for Andre Jennings filed the suit last September against Ed Napleton Elmhurst Imports Inc., an automotive dealer headquartered in Illinois. The complaint states that Jennings,…

DC Young Fly Shuts Down $1 Million GoFundMe Created by Family of Late Partner Jacky Oh to Save Her Foreclosed Home In Georgia

March 8, 2024
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Fans and well-wishers of DC Young Fly and his late partner, Jacky Oh, almost became victims of fraud. The comedian and “Wild ‘N Out” star confirmed that a recent GoFundMe fundraiser for Oh — who died tragically last year from cosmetic surgery complications — has since been shut down before too many people were scammed…

‘Simmer Down’: Letitia James Keeps It Classy While MAGA Firefighters Chant ‘Trump!’ During Her Speech at FDNY Ceremony Honoring First Black Female Chaplain

March 8, 2024
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New York Attorney General Letitia James’ remarks during a promotion ceremony for the Fire Department of New York were interrupted by jeers and chants in support of former president Donald Trump. Numerous crowd members applauded and booed James when she was introduced. “Oh come on, we’re in a house of God,” James said as the…

State Of The Union: Darryl George, Black Student Suspended Over Locs, Attends Biden’s Address

March 8, 2024
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President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 7, 2024. | Source: MANDEL NGAN / Getty One of the special guests invited to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday night is at the center of a controversy…

Apollo Nida Seemingly Caught Cheating on New Wife He Married In Prison After Phaedra Parks Divorced Him While He Was In Prison

March 8, 2024
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Apollo Nida apparently is back to his sneaky ways, as text messages and video footage of him cozying up to a woman who is not his wife have leaked onto social media. The former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” troublemaker married his current wife, Sherien Almufti, in October 2022 and had not hinted at a separation…

True Crime Is Back: ‘Fatal Attraction’ Podcast Returns For Season 2

March 8, 2024
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Source: Urban One Podcast Network The Fatal Attraction podcast is back with brand new episodes. Season 2 of this true crime series will feature 20 new episodes with new stories of romance that end in tragedy. The investigative docuseries follows the true crime stories of love gone wrong. Each episode unpacks the chilling details of…

My Daughter, Interrupted: Life And Love After Suicide

March 7, 2024
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Source: Dionne C. Monsanto The following post, a love letter from a mother to the daughter she lost to suicide, is the latest installation in NewsOne’s Special Series America in Crisis: Black Child Suicide. It contains detailed information about child abuse and suicide. Please be certain to ensure any support you may need in reading…

‘That Is Inaccurate’: Kamala Harris’ Office Denies Claims Speech on Israeli Cease-Fire Was Watered Down By Officials As Criticism of Biden Mounts

March 7, 2024
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Biden administration officials rephrased key parts of Vice President Kamala Harris’ strongly worded speech in which she blasted Israel’s continuing war against Hamas and called for an immediate cease-fire to free remaining hostages in Gaza, according to government officials who spoke to NBC News. Officials in Harris’ camp acknowledged some changes to Harris’ fiery speech…

‘You Did Not Protect Your Baby’: Mo’Nique Unleashes on D.L. Hughley Again After He Blames Her for Strained Relationship with His Daughter

March 7, 2024
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Mo’Nique took to Instagram with husband and manager Sidney Hicks by her side to air a 50-minute-long grievance that touched on a variety of topics from “culture vultures” to generational Black trauma and even Hicks’ feud with DJ Vlad. But halfway in, the heart of the matter became clear: this was about D.L. Hughley. The…

Minority Business Agency Accused Of Reverse Racism, Ordered To Serve White Businesses Too

March 7, 2024
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Source: Education Images / Getty In today’s episode of White Fragility Ruins Everything, a government agency that was created some 50 years ago to aid the development of minority-owned businesses has been ordered by a federal judge in Texas to stop being reverse-racist against white business owners by doing what the agency was created to…