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‘You Don’t Have to Sit Around and Have Conversations and Town Hall Meetings About a Joke’: Marlon Wayans Gives His Thoughts on Dave Chappelle’s ‘The Closer’ Backlash

May 2, 2022
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Amid comedy and controversy, longtime comedian Marlon Wayans is sharing his thoughts on some of the biggest scandals involving several of his comedic peers. While out promoting his new HBO Max special, “Marlon Wayans Presents The Headliners” on E! News’ “Daily Pop” late last month, the 49-year-old commented on the backlash Dave Chappelle received last…

Vote tally begins in 2nd Amazon union election in NYC

May 2, 2022
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Organizer Chris Smalls helped Amazon employees vote for the company’s first unionized workplace but it’s unclear if the outcome will be the same this time A federal labor board on Monday will count ballots cast by warehouse workers in a second Amazon union election on Staten Island. The National Labor Relations Board is overseeing the…

‘Just to Stop Black People from Getting the Justice’: An Estate Attorney Attempted to Block Transfer of Stolen Land Back to Bruce Beach Family Heirs; A Judge Said Not So Fast

May 2, 2022
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A Black California family is on track to reclaim their beachfront property stolen from them by the government with racist motivations. Descendants of Charles and Willa Bruce are breathing a sigh of relief after a recent court ruling helped save land that rightfully belongs to them from slipping out of their hands. “There’s only four…

White Woman Gets Probation For Voter Fraud–Black Women Get Prison Time

May 2, 2022
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Source: Lynsey Addario / Getty Sometimes the power of whiteness is so overwhelming and blatant that it’s hard to know where to even start in telling the story. But here we go. Meet Tracey Kay McKee. McKee, 64, is a registered Republican in Arizona who has been vocal about the widespread voter fraud that cost…

‘That’s Them Baltimore Hands’: Mo’Nique’s Workout Video Has Fans Focusing on Her Boxing Techniques

May 2, 2022
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Oscar Award-winning actress Mo’Nique is at it again, motivating her fans with exercise videos to show her getting into shape. The “Precious” actress shared another video on Instagram of her workout. This time, the comedienne turned to boxing. Mo’Nique had some help from celebrity trainer Lamare Fuller, who sparred with her in the Instagram video…

The Blackness was excellent at ‘A Seat at The Table,’ theGrio’s D.C. post-White House Correspondents’ Dinner after-party

May 2, 2022
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OPINION: If you know like I know, you’ll try to get on this guest list next year. If you are up on anything politically related, then you know the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner happened on Saturday night in Washington, D.C. And if you read theGrio, then you know (courtesy of Matthew Allen) that theGrio…

U.S. Navy’s Newest Guided Missile Destroyer Named After First Black Marine Corps Aviator to be Commissioned In Charleston

May 2, 2022
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The United States Navy has christened a new vessel, naming it after an outstanding African-American military hero. The guided-missile destroyer will be commissioned this spring bearing the motto “Into the Tiger’s Jaw,” a saying the Black Marine often said in combat. Gen. Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG121Commissioning.org) Gen. Frank E. Petersen Jr., the first African-American…

How Raising Chickens Helped With This Black Man’s Mental Health

May 2, 2022
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Source: Blogzworth / iOne Digital When Reec Swiney handed me a baby chicken, my heart melted. It was the first time I had held a baby chicken. I cupped my hands together to make sure it didn’t fall and stared into its tiny beady eyes. I instantly felt better, like the baby chicken could feel…

‘That Boy Got the Barry White Voice Now’: Fans React After Mendeecees Harris Uploads a Video of His Son Completing His First Green Screen Scene

May 2, 2022
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Mendeecees Harris Jr. made his first appearance on reality television in 2013, as a youngster after being featured on “Love & Hip Hop: New York” alongside his father, Mendeecees Harris. Flash forward to the present day, the 16-year-old accomplished a milestone: filming his first green screen scene with Mendeecees for an undisclosed project. On April 28, in…

Houston artists use row houses to bring clarity, truth to distortions of critical race theory

May 2, 2022
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“Art in and of itself is powerful,” said participant Adam W. McKinney. “And as artists, we get to trust its power to make the connections it needs to make in the world.” Several Houston artists are giving a crash course on CRT via a new exhibition called The Curious Case of Critical Race … Theory….