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‘Where You at Again?’: Chad Johnson Vacation Video Derails When Fans and His Fiancée Sharelle Call Him Out for Mispronouncing the Location

May 9, 2022
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Chad Johnson‘s dedication post to his fiancée Sharelle Rosado quickly turned into an educational one when many questioned the football player’s pronunciation skills. The commotion began when Johnson, who is currently vacationing with Rosado and their infant daughter in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, pronounced the city he was staying in as Punta Canada. Chad Johnson’s…

$20 million HUD grant doubles size of eviction legal help

May 9, 2022
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HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge described it as a doubling down on a proven method of easing the pandemic’s financial damage. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Housing and Urban Development is doubling the size of its eviction protection program, designed to fund legal assistance for tenants seeking to stay in their homes. The $20 million…

Police Union Praises Cop Who Injured Daunte Wright’s Mom

May 9, 2022
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Source: Kent Nishimura / Getty The leader of a police union in suburban Minneapolis had nothing but glowing and kind words for an officer who detained and then injured the mother of Daunte Wright for recording officers during a traffic stop in the same town where her son was killed by a cop with the…

‘Donald Glover Convinced Liam Neeson to Say He Still Got Beef with Black Ppl’: Liam Neeson Appears on ‘Atlanta’ and Addresses 2019 Racism Controversy, Fans React

May 9, 2022
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Actor Liam Neeson is the latest celebrity to make an appearance on Donald Glover’s critically acclaimed series “Atlanta.” During the Thursday, May 5, episode, the “Taken” star apologized for an admission he made in 2019, in which he expressed an urge to kill a random Black person after a close friend was sexually assaulted by…

Los Angeles Woman Who Told Police In 1996 a Black Man Killed Her Boyfriend Is Finally Arrested for the Murder

May 9, 2022
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A woman who told police almost 30 years ago a Black man killed her boyfriend has been arrested for his murder. An anonymous tip prompted law enforcement to re-open the case and use new technology to determine she fabricated “the intruder” alibi in an effort to not be blamed. Christopher Hervey (left), Jade Benning (Police…

‘As I Sit in the Pressures of This Fire of Deep Misunderstandings’: Jada Pinkett Smith Says Cheslie Kryst Story Brought Her Back to Her ‘Past Despair’

May 9, 2022
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On May 7, Jada Pinkett Smith took to social media to speak about her past suicidal thoughts and her plans to disguise them so her children would not know her death was intentional. This reflection was prompted by the newest episode of her Facebook series “Red Table Talk,” where she discussed the death by suicide of the…

A welfare algorithm flagged more Black children for “mandatory” neglect investigations, a research team found

May 9, 2022
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From Los Angeles to Colorado and throughout Oregon welfare agencies use or consider tools similar to the one in Allegheny County, Penn., that raise questions about increasing racial disparities. Inside a cavernous stone fortress in downtown Pittsburgh, attorney Robin Frank defends parents at one of their lowest points – when they risk losing their children….

White House says internet providers to discount fee for poor

May 9, 2022
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This program effectively make tens of millions of households eligible for free internet service through an already existing federal subsidy. WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Biden administration announced on Monday that 20 internet companies have agreed to provide discounted service to low-income Americans, a program that could effectively make tens of millions of households eligible…

Public school budgets shrink as pandemic reduces student enrollment

May 9, 2022
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Families opting for homeschooling, private schools and other options sent enrollment down sharply in the first full school year of the pandemic. MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A school system in suburban Kansas City is eliminating over 100 jobs, including kindergarten aides and library clerks. Oakland, California, is closing seven schools. Other districts around the country…

Patrisse Cullors of BLM denies misusing millions, admits foundation wasn’t ready for massive contributions

May 9, 2022
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“The only regret I have with BLM is wishing that we could have paused for one to two years, to just not do any work and just focus on the infrastructure,” said the former BLM Global Network Foundation leader. LOS ANGELES (AP) — No, insists Patrisse Cullors, former leader of the Black Lives Matter Global…