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‘What’s the Tea Sis?’: Porsha Williams Sparks Rumors After Posting Photo Wearing Massive Ring Alongside ‘RHOA’ Star’s Estranged Husband, Dennis McKinley Responds

May 10, 2021
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Porsha Williams‘ Mother’s Day post on May 9 had fans side eyeing the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star after she shared a photo of herself affectionately posing between her friend Falynn Guobadia‘s estranged husband Simon Guobadia and her own ex Dennis McKinley. Falynn and Simon announced last month that they were separating after a year and a half of marriage…

Authorities Failed To Act After Internal Probe Finds Cops Shouldn’t Have Fired Into Breonna Taylor’s Apartment

May 10, 2021
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Source: Stephanie Keith / Getty Findings released by investigative officers assigned to Breonna Taylor‘s deadly shooting revealed that the three officers involved in her untimely death should have not fired shots into her apartment. While the statement is undoubtedly a “water is wet” moment for Taylor’s family and supporters, the probe also directly contradicts the…

‘I Wish She Weren’t So Upset’: Superintendent Can’t Seem to Understand a Black Mother’s Outrage That Her Children Were ‘Segregated’, Punished for Wearing BLM T-shirts

May 10, 2021
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An Oklahoma mom said her 8-year-old son was punished for wearing a Black Lives Matter shirt to school. Ben Stapleton, a third grader at Charles Evans Elementary School in Ardmore, was told by the principal during gym class to turn his Black Lives Matter shirt inside-out on April 30. “It made me mad and sad,”…

AGs urge Facebook to drop ‘Instagram for kids’ proposal

May 10, 2021
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The group said they are concerned about social media’s effects on the physical and emotional well-being of children and the potential for increased cyberbullying A bipartisan group of 44 attorneys general has written to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg urging him to drop company plans for a version of Instagram for children under the age of…

Lafayette Square near the White House reopens to public

May 10, 2021
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The square was closed after U.S. Park Police officers last June forcefully dispersed protesters who had gathered near the White House Lafayette Square, the park across from the White House, reopened Monday to the public nearly a year after federal authorities fenced off the area at the height of nationwide protests over policing following the…

‘Go Play with Somebody Else’: ‘The Cosby Show’ Fans Defend Phylicia Rashad After She Is Accused of Turning a Blind Eye to Bill Cosby’s Indiscretions

May 10, 2021
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‘The Cosby Show’ fans were ready to go to war on Mother’s Day when actress Phylicia Rashad became a trending topic on social media. Rashad, who is revered as one of the greatest TV mothers of all time, was celebrated by fans paying homage to her “The Cosby Show” character Claire Huxtable. All was well at…

When we say let’s build a caring economy for all, we mean all

May 10, 2021
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OPINION: Congress is in danger of leaving undocumented immigrants, a critical population, behind when it comes to tax credits Twenty years ago, Congress made a mistake that left millions of women, especially Black women, behind. They expanded the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit, but cowering to sexist and racist tropes, they included…

April Ryan reacts to Michelle Obama’s comments on race: ‘I feel her fear’

May 10, 2021
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“As a mother of two Black teenagers,” Ryan said, “I feel her fear,” noting that she’s had to have “the talk” about police interaction with them. Former First Lady Michelle Obama spoke to CBS This Morning host Gayle King on the subject of race and the guilty verdict of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis Police…

Clyburn: Qualified immunity does not need to be part of police reform bill

May 10, 2021
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“If we don’t get qualified immunity now, then we will come back and try to get it later. But I don’t want to see us throw out a good bill because we can’t get a perfect bill,” House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC) says that he would compromise on…

‘She Ain’t Lying’: Tamar Braxton Writes PSA from ‘Tha Baby Mama’s Club,’ Fans Assume She’s Taking Shots At Her Ex-Husband and Defend Her

May 10, 2021
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As mothers around the nation celebrated being mothers on their special day, Sunday, May 9, Tamar Braxton, a mom herself, took to social media to share a sentiment about moms and the day set aside to recognize them. On Sunday, May 9, she posted a message to her story saying, “It costs NOTHING to say…