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‘You Got Something to Say About Everything Else’: Stephen A. Smith Storms Off Set After Calling Out NBA Players for Not Speaking Up for Black Coaches

June 4, 2021
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Black head coaches and executives in professional sports is something longtime sports television personality Stephen A. Smith has long advocated for. Earlier this week, the “First Take” commentator seemingly reached his boiling point after blasting NBA players for not pushing for more Black representation in areas off the court, which ultimately resulted in him storming…

White women ‘shamed’ by crowd after allegedly harassing Black queer couple in video

June 4, 2021
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Other hotel guests chanted “Shame!” at the women, a scene reminiscent of the HBO medieval drama “Game of Thrones.” Several white women were escorted out of a hotel pool recently after complaining about a Black queer couple kissing publicly. The women grumbled that there were “children present.” A video of them quickly went viral over…

Biden Administration Launches Giveaways, Barbershop Outreach, Other Coronavirus Initiatives to Encourage Vaccine Participation

June 4, 2021
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President Joe Biden and his administration are ramping up their efforts to get more Americans vaccinated before the next major holiday, which would include free items, according to a Fact Sheet released by the White House on Wednesday, June 2. Biden unveiled his “National Month of Action” initiative this week that included an outline of…

‘That Ain’t La La’: This Celebrity’s Mom Posts a Thirst Trap That Goes Left After Fans Mistake Her for La La Anthony

June 4, 2021
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Jordyn Woods isn’t the only one who has a look-a-like. Many people say she and her younger sister Jodie Woods have the exact same face, but fans are now saying there is another person in the family who may have a twin. According to fans, the model’s mother, Elizabeth Woods, has a striking resemblance to…

Remaining Tulsa survivors receive $300K gift

June 4, 2021
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Survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre will be gifted $100K each on the heels of the 100-year commemoration. Survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre will be gifted $100,000 each from the Justice for Greenwood Foundation on the heels of the 100-year commemoration. Mother Viola Fletcher, Mother Lessie Benningfield Randle and Hughes Van Ellis…

Anonymous donor makes six-figure contribution to Louisville non-profit

June 4, 2021
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Though they didn’t want to be publicly identified, the donor says that they hope the gift will help to right historic wrongs The founders of the Louisville non-profit Change Today, Change Tomorrow received a gift from an unexpected anonymous source to help them continue their work helping marginalized communities in the state. Deputy director Nannie…

‘Karen’ plummets in popularity as a baby name in 2020

June 4, 2021
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Parents of newbors are rejecting the name and its negative connotations, according to recent data It’s hard out here for law-abiding citizens named Karen. Over the last several years instances of ‘Karens gone wild’ have been on the uptick in news headlines, with white women all over the country being assigned the moniker for racist…

California meets to determine reparations for Black residents

June 4, 2021
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A task force has convened to study whether reparations are feasible for Black descendants of slavery Last year, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a historic order to study the possibility of reparations for descendants of slavery. Now that the bill has been signed into law, California is the first state government to approve a formal…

South Carolina state senator Mia McLeod becomes first Black woman to run for governor

June 3, 2021
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“I’ve been fighting the status quo for 10 years, and I’m still fighting,” she said in the video announcing her campaign. South Carolina state senator Mia McLeod is on a history-making mission after announcing on Thursday that she is running for governor in 2022. A Black woman has never served as a governor in the…

Charges Dismissed Against Black Mom Arrested for Leaving Kids Alone In Ohio Motel Room While She Worked Down the Street; Judge ‘Personally Offended’ by Arrest

June 3, 2021
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The Ohio mom who was arrested in February after leaving two of her three children — a 10-year-old and a 3-year-old — at a Motel 6 as she worked at a pizza restaurant down the road has had the primary charges against her dismissed by a judge. The judge apologized to 24-year-old Shaina Bell following…