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Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Runs One for the Ageless, Achieves Third-Fastest Women’s 100 Meters In History at 34

August 28, 2021
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Jamaica’s top women’s sprinters again are sharing the spotlight. On Thursday night, the Athletissima meet took place in Lausanne, Switzerland, and the three Jamaican runners Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Elaine Thompson-Herah, and Shericka Jackson, swept the top three spots once again. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica in 100m Women celebrates after the Diamond League athletics meeting Athletissima at…

Kadeem Hardison and Jazmine Guy reflect on ‘A Different ‘World’

August 28, 2021
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The beloved onscreen couple sit down more than 30 years after the series to talk about Black love and how the show would adapt in today’s environment. After its premiere in the late 1980s, A Different World became Black sitcom royalty. Jasmine Guy and Kadeem Hardison, who played one of the most iconic couples on…

Lil Baby, Foot Locker Refurbish Basketball Court In Atlanta

August 28, 2021
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Rapper Lil Baby has amassed major success in the realm of music and as he continues to rise in the industry, he’s putting the focus on paying it forward and empowering youth in his hometown. According to Revolt, the music artist—whose real name is Dominique Jones—helped refurbish a local basketball court in Atlanta. In Lil…

Never Forget: Obama’s Tan Suit Media Firestorm Was 7 Years Ago Today

August 28, 2021
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President Barack Obama approaches the podium to make a statement at the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House August 28, 2014, in Washington, D.C. | Source: Alex Wong / Getty UPDATED: 1:00 p.m. ET, Aug. 28, 2021 Originally published: Aug. 29, 2019 In desperate search of a scandal that never existed in…

Taliban closes off airport as airlifts wind down

August 28, 2021
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The situation in Afghanistan worsens as the airport is basically closed by the new leadership Taliban forces sealed off Kabul’s airport Saturday to most Afghans hoping for evacuation and most NATO nations flew out their troops after two decades in Afghanistan, winding down a frantic airlift that Western leaders acknowledged was still leaving many of…

Jesse Jackson’s Wife Moved To ICU As Reverend’s COVID-19 Symptoms Lessen After Hospitalizations

August 28, 2021
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Jesse Jackson and his wife Jacqueline attend the Phoenix Dinner for the 48th Annual Congressional Black Caucus Foundation on September 15, 2018, in Washington, D.C. | Source: Earl Gibson III / Getty A new report suggests that Rev. Jesse Jackson‘s wife is not making as speedy a recovery as her civil rights icon husband following…

‘Very Cruel and Vicious’: Conservatives Still Up In Arms as Black Officer Who Shot Ashli Babbitt During Capitol Riot Defends His Decision, Says He Warned Rioters Before Shooting

August 28, 2021
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A week after the Capitol Police officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt as she attempted to climb through the broken part of a door to the Speaker’s Lobby in the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot was exonerated, he spoke publicly for the first time and provided harrowing details about what happened inside the building…

Ron Cephas Jones on new seasons of ‘This Is Us,’ ‘Law & Order: Organized Crime’

August 28, 2021
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The two-time Emmy winner talks about his roles on the NBC show and on the newest edition of the popular crime franchise Ron Cephas Jones has some intel on two of NBC’s popular dramas this fall, This Is Us and Law and Order: Organized Crime. The actor recently appeared on Entertainment Tonight to tease about…

TikTok prohibits milk crate challenge videos due to safety concerns

August 28, 2021
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“We remove videos and redirect searches to our Community Guidelines,” the company said in a statement. TikTok has responded to the “milk crate challenge” by announcing a ban on all videos showing users attempting the latest viral craze. The app said this new challenge “glorifies dangerous acts,” as reported by USA Today. “TikTok prohibits content that…

Video Shows LAPD Cop Kneel On Jaxson Hayes’ Neck Before NBA Player Was Tasered: ‘I Can’t Breathe’

August 28, 2021
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Jaxson Hayes of the New Orleans Pelicans poses for a portrait during the 2019 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot on August 11, 2019, at the Ferguson Recreation Center in Madison, New Jersey. | Source: Elsa / Getty Bodycam video of the arrest of an NBA player in Los Angeles last month has been released and suggests…