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‘These Two Are So Hilarious Together’: Fans React After Taye Diggs and Apryl Jones Take Their Moves to the Dance Floor

May 29, 2022
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Apryl Jones and Taye Diggs sparked dating rumors last December after the pair was spotted attending a holiday party together. Diggs and Jones would ultimately publicly confirm their relationship in February of this year after the 35-year-old declared her love for Diggs on Instagram. Before their current relationship, Jones was previously linked to Omarion, with whom she shares two children: Lil…

At NRA Leadership Meeting Trump Doubles Down On Flawed ‘Good Guy With A Gun’ Rhetoric Days After Horrific Uvalde Shooting

May 29, 2022
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Snapshot of memorial for young students killed in Uvalde, Texas, who did not have a “good guy with a gun” to save them. Source: CHANDAN KHANNA / Getty Former President Donald Trump once again tried and failed to show leadership after a crisis. Appearing at the National Rifle Association’s leadership meeting, Trump doubled down on…

OP-ED: More Must be Done to Ensure All Eligible Voters Can Vote, Elect Candidates of Choice

May 29, 2022
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Voters Decide Source: Jason Koerner / Getty Every year, advocates spend untold sums of money encouraging Americans to register and vote. Outreach material to voters often includes references to the sacrifices our ancestors made so that future generations could vote. Mailers, door knockers and other literature also reference how bad things will become if voters…

Deaths of 3 women in early heat wave raise questions, fears

May 28, 2022
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Experts say communities nationwide are still learning how deadly heat can be. Temperatures barely climbed into the 90s and only for a couple of days. But the discovery of the bodies of three women inside a Chicago senior housing facility this month left the city looking for answers to questions that were supposed to be…

Weekend event for HBCU graduates slated in Alabama

May 28, 2022
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Founded in 2015, HBCU SpringComing aims to preserve the Black college experience and promote alumni support. An event to bring together graduates of historically black colleges and universities is being held in Alabama this weekend. HBCU SpringComing opened on Friday in Birmingham and continues through Sunday. The event has been in New York the past…

‘Such Reprehensible Behavior’: Man Allegedly Tries to Run Down, Trail Black Shoppers with Baseball Bat at Michigan Mall

May 28, 2022
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A Michigan man is facing a hate crime charge after he harassed and hurled racial slurs at Black shoppers at a mall outside of Detroit. According to reports, Jason Edward Lucas, a white man, approached two patrons at the Westborn Market in Dearborn on May 13 and launched the verbal attack. He followed the pair…

Minneapolis agrees to pay $1.2M to people injured by police

May 28, 2022
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The City Council approved the two settlements Thursday. The Minneapolis City Council has approved $1.2 million in legal settlements with two people injured by police during protests following the death of George Floyd at the hands of officers two years ago. The settlements with St. Paul resident Virgil Lee Jackson Jr. and Nashville freelance photographer…

‘Looks Just Like Mom and Beautiful Princess All In One’: Ray J’s Dedication Post for His Daughter Melody Has Fans Seeing Double

May 28, 2022
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Singer Ray J wished his daughter Melody a happy fourth birthday on Instagram with a picture and video montage on May 23, and fans noted Melody’s strong resemblance to both his mother and his wife. The “Melody” singer set the montage to Stevie Wonder‘s “Happy Birthday” and captioned the post, “My everything!!! My heart, my…

Entrepreneur Gifts George Floyd Statue To His Hometown Of Houston [WATCH]

May 28, 2022
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Houston residents honor George Floyd. Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty On the second anniversary of his murder, Houston unveiled a statue of George Floyd in a park in his hometown. Entrepreneur and philanthropist Dannette Davis, of Kay Davis Associates, donated $110,000 for the statue titled, “A Conversation with George.” The statue was created by sculptor Adrienne Rison-Isom…

Tears of Joy: Michigan College Graduate Gets Emotional After Deployed Brother Surprises Her at Graduation

May 28, 2022
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LyDyra Lyte, 23, received a graduation present she won’t soon forget as, her brother, who is on deployment, made a shocking surprise return home to see his sister graduate at her commencement ceremony on May 7. LyDyra Lyte of Southfield, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, is still filled with emotion after her brother, LaDaryl Lyte,…