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‘Had That Been Me, That Whole Parade Would Have Been in Flames’: ‘Sesame Street’ Theme Park Sesame Place Responds After Being Blasted By Kelly Rowland and More for Reportedly Ignoring Black Girls In Viral Video

July 18, 2022
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Fans and parents are outraged after a viral video of two Black girls at a Sesame Street theme park began trending online. In the short clip, the girls walked up to the show’s muppet character, Rosita, during the Sesame Street parade at Sesame Place theme park in Philadelphia. Singer and actress Kelly Rowland and thousands…

‘Linguistic Legacy’: Oxford to Produce African-American English Dictionary to Recognize Black Influence on Language

July 18, 2022
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The Oxford University Press will publish an African-American English dictionary to highlight enslaved Africans’ contributions to the English language. A dictionary of African-American English that will shine a light on the history, meaning and significance of African-American language is set to be released in 2025, by Oxford University Press. The Oxford Dictionary of African American…

Sesame Place Defends Employee After Racist Snubbing Of Little Black Girls Alleged In Viral Video

July 18, 2022
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Behind the scenes at Sesame Place, Elmo and Rosita get a lift to the nighttime parade on Aug.4, 2011, in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. | Source: The Washington Post / Getty In today’s episode of The Masked Racist, Sesame Place Philadelphia, a theme park based on the show Sesame Street has come under fire after a viral…

Peter Thomas Calls Phaedra Parks ‘Messy as Hell,’ Admits He ‘Never’ Liked the Attorney

July 18, 2022
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Kenya Moore isn’t the only reality star Peter Thomas, a former husband on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” has had some things to say about lately. During a recent interview, Thomas revealed his longtime dislike for former castmate Phaedra Parks. In an interview with producer Carlos King for his podcast “Reality with the King,” the…

Boston’s New Police Commissioner Once Sued the Department After Being Beaten By Fellow Officers; Returns to Force to Make Changes

July 18, 2022
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A Black police officer who once sued the Boston Police Department after his peers on the force assaulted him will now lead the force that he filed a civil rights lawsuit against. Community leaders and other agents of law enforcement celebrate his new position, calling him “a man of high honor and integrity.” With a…

‘Cory Facial Expressions Take Me Out Every Time’: Tia Mowry’s Vacation Video Goes Left After Fans Zoom In on Cory Hardrict’s Reactions

July 18, 2022
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Europe was not ready for the Mowry-Hardrict family to take over the streets of France for Tia Mowry‘s birthday. The TV personality celebrated her 44th birthday earlier this month with a family vacation including her husband Cory Hardrict, their son, Cree, 11, and daughter, Cairo, 4. On Tuesday, July 14, Mowry shared another viral Instagram…

‘This Life Don’t Play Fair.’: Celebs and Social Media React to the Passing of ‘Bust Down’ Star and ‘Black-ish’ Writer Jak Knight

July 18, 2022
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The comedy world is mourning the loss of stand-up comedian, writer, and actor Jak Knight. The star, who’s worked on several hit television shows, including “black-ish” and Netflix’s “Bad Mouth,” died Thursday night in Los Angeles. He was 28 years old. The cause of death has not yet been revealed. A representative for Knight confirmed…

White Woman Beaten Up After Declaring ‘Love’ For Trump In Possible NYC Hate Crime, Cops Say

July 18, 2022
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An MTA bus stops near the Brooklyn Queens Expressway and Atlantic Avenue intersection along the Long Island College Hospital campus on June 19, 2015, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. | Source: Robert Nickelsberg / Getty In a twist, an unabashed supporter of former President Donald Trump was recently on the receiving end of…

‘This Murderer Gets Away?’: Mother of Illinois Security Guard Shot While Breaking Up Fight Says Multiple-Million Dollar Settlement Is Not Enough

July 18, 2022
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The mother of a security guard mistakenly killed by a police officer while detaining a suspected shooter said $7.5 million will not compensate her family for his wrongful death. Beatrice Roberson said she wants the officer who pulled the trigger on her son, Jemel Roberson, while he was doing his job at a bar in…

Nelson Mandela’s Epic Speeches That Will Give You Hope

July 18, 2022
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Source: Ken Faught / Getty UPDATED: 8:30 a.m. ET, July 18, 2022: Every so often a man or woman with an immense propensity for hope leaves a lasting impression on the world. Nelson Mandela personified hope. The outspoken civil rights leader spent 27 years in prison, but never once lost his passion for the…