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‘Oh….So You’re Black Now????’: Candace Owens Demands Apology from American Booksellers Association Because Its CEO ‘Sees No Irony In Calling a Black Woman Racist,’ Critics React

August 16, 2021
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Candace Owens demanded a public apology from the American Booksellers Association on Aug. 11 after CEO Allison Hill apologized to their readers after the ABA accidentally promoted Owens’ new book “Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation.” In an initial tweet, Owens said ABA labeled her book as racist…

Death toll of powerful earthquake in Haiti soars to 1,297

August 16, 2021
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Saturday’s earthquake also left at least 5,700 people injured, with thousands more displaced from their destroyed or damaged homes The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti climbed to 1,297 on Sunday, a day after the powerful temblor turned thousands of structures into rubble and set off frantic rescue efforts ahead of a potential…

Haiti braces for Grace, Florida for Fred as storms brew

August 16, 2021
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Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft determined that Fred’s maximum sustained winds increased to nearly 60 mph Tropical Depression Grace drenched earthquake-damaged Haiti on Monday, threatening to dump up to 15 inches (38 centimeters) of rain on a landscape where people are huddling in fields and searching for survivors of a 7.2 earthquake. Tropical Storm…

Naomi Osaka Pledges to Donate Upcoming Tournament Prize Money to Relief Efforts for Haiti Following Devastating Earthquake

August 16, 2021
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Tennis star Naomi Osaka quickly took to Twitter on Aug. 14 with a pledge to donate her earnings from the Western & Southern Open to relief efforts for Haiti following the earthquake that struck the Caribbean nation earlier in the day. By Sunday night the death toll from Saturday’s 7.2 magnitude temblor was being reported as some 1300 people,…

Fake Vaccination Cards Could Cause Big Problems In Efforts To Stop COVID-19 Spread

August 16, 2021
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Source: Pacific Press / Getty Fake vaccination cards are starting to circulate throughout the United States and a new black market is on the rise. COVID-19 is once again on the uptick in the United States, proof of vaccination has become a hot topic amongst lawmakers and business owners. Many states have already mandated that…

Snoop Dogg Says NFL Not Having A Black Team Owner Shows That ‘We Still The Slaves’

August 16, 2021
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Snoop Dogg talks with outside linebacker Whitney Mercilus #59 of the Houston Texans before the game against the Los Angeles Chargers at Dignity Health Sports Park on September 22, 2019, in Carson, California. | Source: Jayne Kamin-Oncea / Getty The ratio of Black people in the NFL from the perspective of those playing the game…

‘This Is a Win for All’: Sha’Carri Richardson Will Face-off Against Jamaica’s Olympic All-Stars During Prefontaine Classic, Fans Can’t Contain Their Excitement

August 16, 2021
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Last month, it was announced that Sha’Carri Richardson will be heading back to the track for her first competition following her controversial Olympic Games disqualification. But what makes it more exciting is that she will face off against all of the Jamaican Olympic track stars who took home medals in the 2020 Tokyo Games. The…

Udonis Haslem signs for 19th season with Miami Heat

August 16, 2021
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Haslem is one of only two players — Dwyane Wade being the other — to appear on all three of Miami’s NBA championship teams Udonis Haslem is officially back with the Miami Heat. Haslem signed another contract — the 10th of his career — with the Heat on Sunday, assuring that he will return for…

NYPD Detective Shantay Neal-Baker dies of COVID-19 at 42

August 16, 2021
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“Her dedication to our department and the people of New York City will never be forgotten,” said the NYPD Commissioner COVID-19 has taken the life of another New York Police Department (NYPD) officer. Detective Shantay Neal-Baker lost her battle with the virus on Saturday, at age 42, NYPD Commissioner Dermot F. Shea announced via Twitter….

USDA to permanently boost food stamp benefits by 25 percent

August 16, 2021
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The increase is part of a multi-pronged Biden administration effort to strengthen the country’s social safety net The Biden administration has approved a significant and permanent increase in the levels of food stamp assistance available to needy families—the largest single increase in the program’s history. Starting in October, average benefits for food stamps (officially known…