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‘These Kids Feel Comfortable’: California High School Officials Investigating After ‘Disturbing Images and Videos’ Surface of Students Abusing Black Doll Called ‘Shaniqua’

August 25, 2021
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Salinas High School officials are conducting an investigation into the pictures and videos shared to the Instagram account “Shaniqua.shs” which circulated this weekend. The images showed students posing with and abusing a Black baby doll named Shaniqua. Amid controversy, the account has been deactivated, although screenshots of the images shared on the page reveal the…

‘I Did It Out of Fear’: Tina Knowles-Lawson Recounts the Particular Moment She Humbled Beyoncé After Her Daughter Started Making It Big In the Music Industry

August 25, 2021
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Tina Knowles-Lawson took a trip down through memory lane on Monday, Aug. 23, by sharing a throwback clip of her daughter Beyoncé, recalling a time Knowles-Lawson “humbled” her as she rose to stardom. This initial confession occurred during a “106 & Park” 2006 special where the singer not only celebrated her birthday but also the…

Video shows trooper pummeling Black man: ‘Pain compliance’

August 25, 2021
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“I’m not resisting! I’m not resisting!” Aaron Larry Bowman can be heard screaming between blows on the footage obtained by AP Graphic body camera video kept secret for more than two years shows a Louisiana State Police trooper pummeling a Black motorist 18 times with a flashlight — an attack the trooper defended as “pain…

Ex-Louisiana State Trooper Caught Beating Black Man 18 Times With Flashlight, An Act He Called ‘Pain Compliance’

August 25, 2021
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Source: Chris Graythen / Getty If one were to choose a single department of law enforcement officers to serve as the perfect example of everything Black people hate about cops, the Louisiana State Police Troop F unit would at least have to be in the running. In May 2019, and less than three weeks after…

Kanye West files paperwork to legally change name to ‘Ye’

August 25, 2021
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The eclectic emcee has filed court documents to legally change his name from Kanye Omari West to Ye. Kanye Omari West may soon be no more. The eclectic rapper has filed court documents to legally change his name to Ye. In Sept. 2018, West previewed the new moniker on Twitter, where he wrote, “the being formally known…

Chloe Bailey to make solo debut at 2021 VMAs, release solo album

August 25, 2021
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The elder-sister half of the duo Chloe x Halle shared a short clip of her first single on her 23rd birthday. Singer Chloe Bailey is all set to make her solo debut at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards in September with a performance of her first single, “Have Mercy.” The elder-sister half of the…

Sha’Carri Richardson Responds to Jamaican Hotel Owner’s Seemingly Shady Free Vacation Offer After Her Recent Loss

August 25, 2021
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Sha’Carri Richardson’s first and highly anticipated performance following her controversial suspension from competition before the Tokyo Olympics went far worse than an athlete with her profile would’ve wanted. A recent offer from a hotel owner in Jamaica seemingly was meant to cheer up the young sprinter, but many on social media weren’t convinced the gesture…

Serena Williams pulls out of US Open, citing torn hamstring

August 25, 2021
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Williams hasn’t competed since injuring her right leg in the first set of her first-round match at Wimbledon in late June Serena Williams added herself to the list of big-name withdrawals from the U.S. Open on Wednesday, pulling out of the year’s last Grand Slam tournament because of a torn hamstring. Williams hasn’t competed since…

Herschel Walker files paperwork to run as GOP candidate in Senate race

August 25, 2021
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Donald Trump favorite Walker and his team will now be able to start raising money to vie for the seat. Former football star Herschel Walker has filed the paperwork to run for the Senate as a Republican in the state of Georgia. Team Herschel Inc. was established on Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission. Walker…

‘Washing My House In Whiteness’: Black Ohio Couple Removed Evidence of Their Race After Being Low-Balled In Home Appraisal, Then Valuation Jumped by $92,000

August 25, 2021
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A Black Ohio family said their home value increased by $92,000 after they removed all signs that they were Black before a second appraisal was conducted. Erica and Aaron Parker knew something was wrong when an initial appraiser valued their Loveland home at more than $42,000 less than the sales price for which they’d agreed…