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‘It’s a Tough History’: With Black Man In an Executive Position, Top Real Estate Organization Issues Formal Apology For Past Discrimination Against Black Homebuyers

January 9, 2022
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In the 1930s, it was not uncommon for real estate agents to use language describing areas as “negro-blighted” and filled with an “infiltration of undesirable racial elements” to dissuade white homebuyers from purchasing in specific communities. This language, spearheaded by the National Association of Real Estate Boards, led to the development of redlining maps and discriminatory practices…

Death toll in rockfall on Brazilian lake rises to 10

January 9, 2022
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The accident occurred between the towns of Sao Jose da Barra and Capitolio The death toll from an accident in which a slab of cliff rock toppled onto pleasure boaters on a Brazilian lake has risen to 10, police said Sunday. Authorities worked to identify the dead and divers were searching the lake in case…

19 dead, including 9 children, in NYC apartment fire

January 9, 2022
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Sunday’s fire comes just days after a house fire in Philadelphia left 12 people — including eight children — dead At least 19 people, including nine children, died in a fire Sunday at a Bronx apartment building in one of the worst blazes in New York City in decades, officials said. Mayor Eric Adams called…

‘I Was Raised In Black Hollywood’: Marlon Wayans Reflects on How Black Comedy Legends Like Eddie Murphy Influenced His Career

January 9, 2022
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Marlon Wayans was seemingly always destined for comedic greatness. The youngest of the über-talented Wayans crew wasn’t born into a Hollywood legacy family, but it’s certainly the reality he and his siblings have created. As part of a family of ten — eight children including Marlon and parents Elvira and Howell — being raised in…

‘His Mother’s Keeper’: Wendy Williams’ Son Updates Fans About His Mom’s Health by Posting This Video

January 9, 2022
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Kevin Hunter Jr. seemingly gave fans an update on his mother Wendy Williams‘ health by sharing a clip of the daytime television host on his Instagram Story. In the Jan. 7 upload, Williams, who has taken a leave of absence from her self-titled show since last year for ongoing health issues, appeared to be on…

Washington State Man Charged with Hate Crime After Getting Involved In His Daughter’s Scuffle to Threaten a Black Schoolmate and Follow Him Around Off School Grounds

January 9, 2022
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A Washington state man identified as William Cunningham is facing felony hate crime charges after video footage captured him hurling racial slurs as he threatened a Black student who was involved in an altercation with his daughter and her boyfriend. The incident in the Seattle exurb of Monroe, Washington, occurred nearly two months ago on…

Forthcoming Texas charter school forced to cut antiracism references, curriculum

January 9, 2022
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Essence Preparatory charter school in San Antonio falls prey to state’s law limiting how schools teach about race A proposed Texas charter school almost became a casualty of the state’s battle over critical race theory towards the end of last summer, recently unveiled public records show. Administrators for Essence Preparatory Public School in San Antonio…

Official: 30 Nigerian students freed after 7 months

January 9, 2022
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Nigeria has witnessed more than 10 attacks on schools in the past year Gunmen have released 30 Nigerian students who spent nearly seven months in captivity, a government official has said, the latest batch in the release of the dozens of Kebbi state students abducted in June. They arrived at the Kebbi state capital on…

Watershed moment in NYC: New law allows noncitizens to vote

January 9, 2022
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New York City is the first major U.S. city to grant widespread municipal voting rights to noncitizens More than 800,000 noncitizens and “Dreamers” in New York City will have access to the ballot box — and could vote in municipal elections as early as next year — after Mayor Eric Adams allowed legislation to automatically…

The voting rights legacy of Lani Guinier

January 9, 2022
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OPINION: The brilliant legal scholar was so much more than her failed nomination to be assistant attorney general for the Department of Justice’s civil rights division. The academic and legal world lost a brilliant mind and an amazing human being when longtime Black scholar and Harvard professor Lani Guinier died on Friday. Carol “Lani” Guinier…