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‘People Are Uncomfortable with a Black Woman Being In a Power Position’: Texas A&M University Basketball Coach Sydney Carter Speaks Out About Criticism Over Outfit

February 16, 2022
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Texas A&M University assistant coach Sydney Carter isn’t apologizing to critics furious over her recent fashion choices. The former college basketball star made headlines last week after she showed up to a women’s game wearing a white turtleneck, pink leather pants and stilettos. Someone tweeted, Sydney Carter, Women’s basketball coach, is her outfit appropriate as…

FedEx Driver Says Employer Sent Him Back on the Same Route After Two White Men Fired Shots at His Vehicle; Considers Lawsuit Against Company

February 16, 2022
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The young Black FedEx worker, who was violently harassed by two white men while delivering packages in a suburb in Mississippi, has hired a lawyer after his supervisors refused to change his route and asked him to complete his deliveries after the altercation. News conference video screengrab As a result of him refusing to work…

Making Black History: 5 Modern-Day Voting Rights Icons Everyone Should Know

February 16, 2022
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Civil rights leader Marc Morial of the National Urban League speaks as (L-R) Melanie Campbell of the National Coalition for Black Civic Participation, Wade Henderson of the Leadership Conference for Civil & Human Rights, the Rev. Al Sharpton of the National Action Network, Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Damon Hewitt of…

Pinky Cole, Slutty Vegan founder, welcomes baby girl

February 16, 2022
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Cole and her partner Derrick Hayes say their daughter, D Ella Hayes, is “smart, funny and a joy to be around.” Restauranteur Pinky Cole and her partner Derrick Hayes have welcomed a new daughter. According to an exclusive report in People, Cole, the founder of the wildly popular Slutty Vegan restaurant, said there’s a reason…

‘Madea J Blige’: Fans are Left In Shambles After Tyler Perry Takes on Mary J. Blige’s Super Bowl Performance Look for Madea Teaser

February 16, 2022
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Tyler Perry caused an uproar on social media after tackling Mary J. Blige‘s Super Bowl performance look on Feb. 16, to promote his upcoming Netflix project “A Madea Homecoming.” Blige, who wore a white bodysuit donned with crystals, performed at the event this past weekend alongside rappers Dr. Dre, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent….

LeVar Burton wants you to ‘read banned books!’

February 16, 2022
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‘Read the books they don’t want you to,’ urged the beloved ‘Reading Rainbow’ host in a skit for ‘The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.’ Beloved actor and literacy enthusiast LeVar Burton has inspired generations of youngsters to love books, spending decades reading aloud to America’s children as the host of Reading Rainbow. Coincidentally, the long-running…

Fans Race to 50 Cent’s Defense After He Is Body-Shamed During Super Bowl Appearance, Rapper Also Pokes Fun at Himself

February 16, 2022
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Fans of rapper and television boss Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson were pleasantly surprised after the “Power” creator made a surprise musical appearance during the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime show Sunday evening with a performance of his 2003 breakout hit “In Da Club.” However, the legendary performance, which paid homage to the song’s music video,…

Man free after 44 years in prison; DA dismisses charges

February 16, 2022
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“God did this for me today,” said Vincent Simmons, a Black Louisiana man convicted of attempted rape in 1977. A Black Louisiana man who has maintained his innocence for nearly 45 years after being accused and convicted of trying to rape a pair of 14-year-old white twin girls in 1977, was granted his freedom on…

An Indiana School Appears To Be Allowing Parents To Exempt Their Children From Black History Month Lessons

February 16, 2022
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Source: Robert Gauthier / Getty Apparently, the education system in Indiana is struggling with its honoring of Black History Month. Just Tuesday, we reported about a teacher in Indianapolis who thought it was a good idea to create a BHM assignment that involved having students draw pictures of Black people picking cotton. Now, it appears…

Georgia Sees 40 Percent Increase In Black-Owned Businesses with an Uptick from Young Entrepreneurs

February 16, 2022
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Despite the challenging business conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the state of Georgia actually saw a boost in Black-owned businesses. Georgia experienced a 40 percent increase in Black-owned businesses between February 2020 and August 2021, according to census data, reported WXIA-TV 11 Alive. Photo from New Black Wall Street Facebook page. There are about 300,000 Black businesses…