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‘Nothing In This Report Is Surprising’: Feds Targeted BLM Protesters Last Summer In an Effort to ‘Disrupt and Discourage Black Organizing,’ Report Finds

August 23, 2021
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A report released by the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) on Wednesday, Aug. 18, found the federal government targeted Black Lives Matter activists in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death last year in an effort to “disrupt and discourage Black organizing.” M4BL released the report in conjunction with the Creating Law Enforcement Accountability & Responsibility (CLEAR)…

Chadwick Boseman’s wife pays tribute to late actor with performance of ‘I’ll Be Seeing You’

August 23, 2021
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Classically-trained vocalist Simone Ledward-Boseman performed the emotional song at “Stand Up To Cancer” on Saturday. The wife of late actor Chadwick Boseman paid an emotional tribute to her late husband during the broadcast of Stand Up to Cancer on Saturday night. Simone Ledward-Boseman, a classically-trained vocalist, performed the standard “I’ll Be Seeing You” in tribute…

‘Let’s Be Real with the People’: Kandi Burruss Details Surgical Journey, Wants Other Celebrities to Do the Same

August 23, 2021
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Kandi Burruss is keeping it real when it comes to her surgeries, and she is encouraging other celebrities to do the same thing. The “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star and powerhouse entrepreneur is using her “Speak On It” YouTube series to give fans a personal look into her “Body Work” journey, specifically with her breast…

US regulators give full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

August 23, 2021
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The vaccine now carries the strongest endorsement from the Food and Drug Administration, which has never before had so much evidence to judge a shot’s safety The U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, a milestone that may help lift public confidence in the shots as the nation battles the most contagious…

Off-duty New Orleans officer killed at Houston restaurant

August 23, 2021
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Detective Everett Briscoe, a 13-year police veteran, had recently earned his bachelor’s degree from Southern University. A $10,000 reward is being offered for information about who shot and killed New Orleans Police Detective Everett Briscoe on Saturday afternoon at a restaurant in the Galleria area of Houston. Another person was also injured in the incident…

18 Malcolm X Quotes Every Black Person Should Know

August 23, 2021
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Source: Richard Saunders/Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Images / Richard Saunders/Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Images A father, a civil rights leader, and a symbol of courage; Malcolm X was a true pioneer to the advancement of human thought. Though during the 1960’s he was vilified by the media and the government for his views on taking a violent…

Young Thug Supposedly Gifted 100 Acres of Land for Birthday, Plans to Develop ‘Slime City’

August 23, 2021
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Young Thug‘s birthday gifts are all examples of what happens when you have rich friends, and at least one is an example of what happens when you have rich friends who want to see you continuously build on your wealth. The rapper celebrated his 30th birthday on August 16 and received a variety of lush…

Sha’Carri Richardson responds to Twitter jokes about last-place finish

August 23, 2021
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She finished last Saturday, but Richardson’s still pretty sure that the average person talking trash online couldn’t beat her. When was the last time that you ran? The fastest you possibly can? All out? No stopping? Been a while? Sha’Carri Richardson knows the feeling. The heralded sprinter came in dead last at the Prefontaine Classic…

Henri hurls rain as system settles atop swamped Northeast

August 23, 2021
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The storm, now a tropical depression, was expected to dump another 1 to 3 inches of rain The slow-rolling storm system named Henri was expected to continue drenching the Northeast with rain Monday with a slated turn to the east from upstate New York back through New England. The National Weather Service in Boston said torrential downpours…

‘Law Must Apply Equally’: Philadelphia DA Announces Charges for Three Former Cops Who Lied Under Oath In Case of Black Man Wrongly Imprisoned for 25 Years

August 23, 2021
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Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced on Friday, Aug. 13, that three former Philadelphia police officers are facing criminal charges, including perjury, in relation to a miscarriage of justice that put an innocent man in prison for 25 years. A grand jury recommended criminal charges against former homicide detectives Manuel Santiago, Martin Devlin and Frank…