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‘I Have to Redeem Myself and be Strong Enough to Check My Ego’: Timon Kyle Durrett Discusses The Importance of Showcasing Black Fathers In ‘Queen Sugar’ and ‘Cheaper By The Dozen’

March 24, 2022
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Disney+’s “Cheaper by the Dozen” is a hilarious family comedy that follows the blended Bakers family navigating a chaotic life while managing the family business. Gabrielle Union meets and marries her costar, Zach Braff. In the film, the two divorceés raise their interracial family with 10 children, pets, an ex-wife, and an ex-husband. Timon Kyle…

Rich countries getting new COVID vaccine before poorer ones

March 24, 2022
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COVAX had planned to make available 250 million doses, but the U.N. agency in charge of deliveries says the first shipments now likely won’t be made until April or May The company behind a COVID-19 vaccine touted as a key tool for the developing world has sent tens of millions of doses to wealthy nations…

New York City to let unvaccinated athletes play home games

March 24, 2022
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The city’s sweeping vaccine mandate for workers will still apply to people with other types of jobs, including government employees New York City’s mayor will announce Thursday that he’s exempting athletes and performers from the city’s vaccine mandate for private workers, a move that will allow Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving to play home games…

‘We are Not Together and That’s Cool’: Tammy Rivera Opens Up About Filming a Reality Show with Her Estranged Husband Waka Flocka Despite Their Separation

March 24, 2022
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It appears that the separation reports that circulated online last year about reality stars Juaquin “Waka Flocka” Malphurs and Tammy Rivera are true. On March 21, Rivera, who went on Instagram Live to inform her followers on what she’s been up to, confirmed while discussing their new reality series that she and the rapper are no longer together. Waka Flocka and…

Backlash After Hampton Offers Ukraine Students Free Tuition

March 24, 2022
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Source: Facebook.com/hamptonuniversity Hampton University is receiving significant backlash on social media after the school announced it would allow students impacted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to study at its campus tuition-free. Last week the school announced that it would allow students studying in Ukraine who were affected by the ongoing war to attend the Virginia-based…

High court nominee says she’d skip Harvard race case

March 24, 2022
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Her vote is not expected to be pivotal on a court with a 6-3 conservative majority that is skeptical of the role of race in education and voting. WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said Wednesday that if confirmed to the Supreme Court she’d sit out an affirmative action lawsuit over Harvard’s admission policies…

I can’t tell if the slang on Netflix’s ‘Top Boy’ is just better or sounds better because of the British accents

March 24, 2022
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OPINION: One of my absolute favorite cultural imports is the show’s slang, which I now try to incorporate into everyday life. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. There’s a lot of good television out there in the world to watch these days. It…

Police ticket and tow checkpoint program targets the poor, advocacy group charges

March 24, 2022
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The Mississippi Poor People’s Campaign claims that Jackson’s Ticket, Arrest and Tow initiative criminalizes poverty. A new initiative launched in 2022 by Jackson, Mississippi police is being criticized for disproportionately impacting poor people. The Mississippi Clarion-Ledger is reporting that the Mississippi Poor People’s Campaign claims that Jackson’s Ticket, Arrest and Tow program is criminalizing poverty….

Supreme Court tosses Wisconsin legislative voting maps

March 24, 2022
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The justices threw out voting maps the Wisconsin Supreme Court had selected for the State Assembly and Senate, but they left in place state congressional maps. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out Wisconsin state legislative maps that were preferred by the state’s Democratic governor and selected by Wisconsin’s top court, a…

‘Now We’re Out of Ukraine, the Battle Is In Our Minds’: Black Students Who Fled Ukraine Still Have Tough Road Ahead

March 24, 2022
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“I just needed help, I was crying like a baby and the horrors I saw on the way were still fresh on my memory,” said Desmond Muokwudo, a 30-year-old University of Customs and Finances student in Dnipro, Ukraine, who fled the country amid the ongoing conflict with Russia that began on Feb. 24. Muokwudo is…