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California Police Officer Charged With Manslaughter in Shooting Death of Black Man in San Leandro Walmart
A San Leandro, Calif. police officer was charged Wednesday in the shooting death of a Black man inside a Walmart, which took place in April. The incident was captured by the officer’s body camera.Read more...
Chadwick Boseman's Choice to Keep His Cancer Diagnosis Private Was Inspired by His Mother, Says His Agent
When it was announced that Chadwick Boseman had died after a years-long battle with colon cancer, many fans and peers alike were stunned to learn he’d been suffering from the terminal disease.Read more...
Big Ten Keeps That Same Energy, Confirms No College Football This Fall After Trump Lies Once Again
To the dismay of millions of fans, the Big Ten was one of several college football conferences to pull the plug on playing this fall due to their concerns about exposure to COVID-19.Read more...
Teyana Taylor's 'Still' Music Video Featuring Tributes to George Floyd, Breonna Taylor Garners Mixed Responses
Teyana Taylor’s latest music video for her song “Still” aims to serve as a reminder that Black lives truly matter, and that police brutality in America needs to end. “Still” is found on the Harlem native’s latest project, The Album, and the music video (released on Wednesday) was directed by Taylor as her creative…Read more...
Family Demands Justice for Unarmed and Naked Black Man Who Died After Altercation With Rochester, NY Police Officers
A few things: Erratic behavior shouldn’t automatically be perceived as threatening. People on drugs are still people. A person displaying signs of mental illness needs help, not excessive force. The Black Lives Matter explosion will never subside as long as police officers continue being overly aggressive when dealing…Read more...
This Is No Ordinary Flex: Sade Announces Vinyl Box Set That Contains All 6 of Her Albums
Helen Folasade Adu. That’s it. That’s the blog.Read more...
James Harden's Defense (I Can't Believe I Typed That) Propels the Rockets Past Thunder to Win Game 7 Thriller
Much like former Pacers coach Nate McMillan, James Harden is world-renowned for his struggles in the playoffs. So with the coronavirus putting the league on pause for four dreary months, many believed that a well-rested Harden would finally slay his demons in the postseason.Read more...
Thursday's Best Deals: Libratone Bluetooth Speaker, OnePlus 7T, Anker Car Charger, Baby Yoda Funko Pops, Succulents, Eufy Security Cams, and More
A Libratone Bluetooth speaker, a OnePlus 7T smartphone, an Anker Roav Viva dual port car charger, a Mandalorian Baby Yoda Funko Pop set, a Switch Lite case, a succulent 12-pack, and a pair of Eufy 2K indoor security cams lead Thursday’s best deals.Read more...
Exclusive: Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Barbara Lee Unveil Historic Legislation Confronting Public Health Impact of Structural Racism
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) announced on Thursday a new plan that would declare racism a public health issue. Dubbed “the Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2020,” the legislation is the first of its kind and would harness the power of the Centers for…Read more...
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Announces He and His Family Contracted COVID-19: 'It's a Gut Punch'
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has been hit with chairs in the wrestling ring and verbally taken to task by Kevin Hart multiple times in film. However, on Wednesday, he said his most current challenge is “one of the most difficult” he’s had to face, especially as it involves his wife and two youngest daughters.Read more...
P-Valley—and the 'P' Stands for Prosper While Bingeing This Endearingly Turnt Series
Down in the valley where the girls get naked...is where you’ll be hooked once you really get into P-Valley on STARZ.Read more...
Can't Seem to Keep Plants Alive? Succulents Are the Answer so Grab This 12 Pack for $27
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'I Was Guilty Before Proven Innocent': San Antonio Man Speaks Out About His Wrongful Arrest and Racial Profiling
White people often don’t understand why Black people tend to respond so aggressively to police officers after being racially profiled. They watch a video of a Black man being detained for nonsensical reasons and daring to get upset about it, and they say, “If he would only stay calm and follow instructions, everything…Read more...
Mississippi Chooses 'The New Magnolia' Flag Design to Replace Confederate Emblem. Now, It's Up to Voters
In late June, Mississippi lawmakers introduced the state to the 21st century by voting to get rid of the ode to racial oppression that was its state flag. On Wednesday, a new flag design was selected and submitted for voter approval in November.Read more...
Yes, Cardi B Actually Did Want Lizzo's Wet Ass Presence in the 'WAP' Music Video
Now from the top, let us drop any further speculation about Lizzo’s absence from the hit “WAP” music video by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion because Cardi has covered those bases.Read more...
Akon Says His Senegalese Smart-City Will Be a Safe Haven for African Americans. Some Locals Wonder If There’s Room for Them, Too
Akon is plowing ahead with his plans to build the Pan-African, high-tech “Akon City” in Senegal, announcing at a press conference Monday that he had laid down the first stone in the coastal village of Mbodiene.Read more...
To Help 'Power the Polls,' Old Navy Is Willing to Pay Employees to Be Poll Workers on Election Day
In case you weren’t aware, Tuesday marked exactly nine weeks until the 2020 presidential election. While we can only brace ourselves for what hijinks may ensue between now and then (since we have a messy bitch who lives for drama trying to hold on to the White House), what we know for sure is that, largely thanks to a…Read more...
An Exclusive Interview With a Passenger From Donald Trump's 'Thug Plane'
During an interview with Faux News’ Laura Ingraham, Donald Trump recounted a story about a plane “almost completely loaded with thugs” headed to destroy one of the great American cities. Trump’s claim was echoed by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who was also familiar with Boyz n the Hoods Airlines.
NFL Announces Plan to Do the Bare Minimum
If there was one entity Black America dreamed could take the baton of equality and sprint toward the finish line, it was not the billion-dollar social injustice advocacy collective known as the National Football League. Asking the NFL to help fight racial injustice is like asking Kentucky Fried Chicken to promote…Read more...
Raptors Exec Masai Ujiri Outed as the Real Racist After White Cop Accuses Him of 'Racial Animus', 'Anti-Law Enforcement Prejudices'
If American history has taught us anything, it’s that Black people are bald-faced liars.Read more...
Colonoscopies Are Easy! Colonoscopy Prep Is Hell on Earth!
The tragic death of Chadwick Boseman has inspired increased conversation about the importance of colonoscopies to catch colon cancer and other colorectal disorders. The CDC recommends that you wait until you’re 50 to start screening. But, since Black people are 20 percent more likely to be diagnosed with colon cancer…Read more...
Georgia Wrongfully Purged 200,000 Voters, Many in the Atlanta Metro Area, From Its Rolls, New Report Finds
A seven-year investigation of voter suppression in Georgia has found that the state likely removed 200,000 voters from its rolls who were, in fact, eligible to vote. The voters whose registrations were removed were also overwhelmingly concentrated in the counties comprising the Atlanta Metro area, according to initial…Read more...
Coming Attractions: Meghan and Harry Sign a Multiyear Deal With Netflix
Royal watchers, you’re about to see a lot more of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex—well, kind of. On Wednesday, the New York Times reported that Prince Harry and wife Meghan have indeed signed a “megawatt” deal with Netflix after it was rumored last month that the couple had been in talks with several studios on a “top…Read more...
Owner of Destroyed Kenosha Business Declines Photo Op With Trump, So Trump Gets Store’s Former Owner to Do It Instead
We all know that y’all’s president is a photo-op whore. We also know that whenever there’s a riot over racial injustice, Trump’s pandering-protocol requires him to take a fake stand against fake police persecution as well as make a big public display out of denouncing lawlessness and property damage.Read more...
In Ghana, I Experienced an Interaction With the Police Unlike Any I'd Expect in America
All I could say after “it” concluded—and after I picked my face and bowels up off the floor of the car—was, “it is amazing what is possible when racism isn’t central to interactions with the authorities.” I may have fainted after that; I’ll ask my wife.
Game, Set, Match: Serena Williams Becomes All-Time Leader in U.S. Open Match Wins
In case you missed the memo, Serena Williams is really fucking good at tennis; so much so that it’s easy to lose sight of how exceptional she actually is.Read more...
John Boyega's Experiences With Racism Throughout His Star Wars Journey Made Him 'Much More Militant'
Like his Star Wars character Finn, John Boyega is a trooper in the midst of the storm in that he’ll get his work done—but best believe, he’ll fight for what is right, even if it means ruffling a few establishment feathers (also like Finn).Read more...
Remembering Chadwick Boseman: Letitia Wright, Phylicia Rashad and More Continue to Pay Tribute
Tributes continue to pour in for Chadwick Boseman, who died at the age of 43 on Friday after a four-year battle with colon cancer.Read more...
California Is Close to Banning Karens From Weaponizing 911, But What About the State’s Police Reforms?
Earlier this week, California lawmakers passed a bill that would ban residents and visitors to the state from making racist, false 911 calls. It now awaits Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature before it becomes law.Read more...
‘My Black Is Beautiful’: 11-Year-Old Black Girl Beaten in What Family Said Was a Racially Motivated Attack
An 11-year-old Black girl from Kansas City, Kan., is recovering after being brutally beaten Friday in what her family said was a racially motivated attack. Now, a 12-year-old boy charged in her attack is on house arrest and could face hate crime charges.Read more...
Get a 10-Pack of Protective Face Shields for 50% Off! [Exclusive]
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Instant Classic: Nuggets Bounce Back From 3-1 Deficit, Eliminate Jazz in Game 7
I’m still attempting to process what I witnessed last night.Read more...
Tyler Perry Presents: A Billionaire
Tyler Perry is the family that pays.Read more...
Tenet: It’s Ambitious, Glossy and the Black James Bond We’ve Been Waiting For
As have many, the film industry has been hit hard by COVID-19, with small budget films being canceled, cinemas only recently opening and release dates for major films pushed back by studios. Christopher Nolan’s Tenet has increasingly been touted as the film that will change all of that—the film that will have people…Read more...
This Easy to Use Multi-Surface Steam Mop is Now Just $25
Multi-Surface Steam Mop | $25 | SideDeal
Florida 'Antifa Hunter' Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Prison for Cyberstalking Black Lives Matter Activist
A white man from Florida (you already know what kind of story this is about to be) has earned himself nearly three and a half years in prison for cyberstalking and threatening a Black Lives Matter activist who planned on running for public office.Read more...
Survivors and Descendants of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre File Lawsuit Against the City for Its Role in the Riot
For years, residents of Greenwood, the neighborhood in Tulsa, Okla., that was once home to Black Wall Street, have attempted to bring the area back to its former glory. Once a thriving hub of Black prosperity, the neighborhood is now most famous for being the site of one of the deadliest racial massacres in American…Read more...
Big Beauty Tuesday: BREAD Has Arrived—With a Delicious Mission to Simplify Our Not-So-Basic Hair Routines
With so many new products coming to market in recent years, you’d think textured hair was a new phenomenon—but what it really indicates is a new perspective: many of us are well past tired of taming our hair into “submission,” and with the growing awareness of hair discrimination and initiatives like the CROWN Act, we…Read more...
'A Vessel for the Ancestor’s Wisdom': Chadwick Boseman's Producing Partner Logan Coles Pens Heartfelt Tribute Letter
Many people knew and loved Chadwick Boseman—one of those people is Logan Coles.
Louisiana Police Chief Under Fire After Leaked Surveillance Footage Shows Him Punching Handcuffed Black Man
The police chief in Hammond, La., has become the subject of community outrage after leaked surveillance footage from 2017 revealed what many consider an act of blatant police brutality perpetrated by him against a Black man who was in handcuffs. On Monday, activists and members of the community held a meeting to…Read more...
Why Jason Whitlock Is Not a Black Man
This article contains two opinions:Read more...
Breonna Taylor’s Boyfriend Kenneth Walker Sues Louisville Metro Police, Says Wounded Cop Was Injured by Friendly Fire
Kenneth Walker, the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor who was with her the night she was shot and killed by Louisville Metro Police, has filed a lawsuit against the department, arguing that he is a victim of police misconduct and seeking immunity from future prosecution related to the case.Read more...
You Ready for Some Wet Ass Paris? Cardi's Balenciaga Campaign Billboard Unveiled on the Louvre
Leave it to Cardi B to give new meaning to the idiom “French kiss.” The “WAP” rapper may still be riding high from making Hot 100 history, despite having been knocked from Billboard’s top spot this week by BTS’s latest release. But she has a new win to celebrate, as she was just revealed to be the new face of…Read more...
Want to Know What's New and Black on Netflix in September 2020? Let's Set It Off!
The soulfully crooning ladies on “Missing You” sang “I’ll find a way to get tha-rouuuuugh!” and I feel like that’s a big mood for 2020.Read more...
Naomi Osaka Honors Breonna Taylor With Mask at U.S. Open, Has 6 More Masks Lined Up Because She Ain't Losing Any Time Soon
Just so we’re clear, Naomi Osaka has no intention of losing in the U.S. Open anytime soon.Read more...
35 Things I Thought Were Signs of Extreme Wealth When I Was Younger
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Plot Twist: Niecy Nash Just Had the Greatest Coming Out Party Ever—Her Wedding to Singer Jessica Betts
The rainbow over Hollywood shone a little brighter on Monday, as perennial fave Niecy Nash made a major announcement: She’s newly married! Adding her name to the list of celebs who’ve been making major life changes during these months of quarantine (we’re looking at you, Elaine Welteroth and Jodie Turner-Smith), Nash…Read more...
Baltimore Ravens Apply Pressure, Urge Mitch McConnell to Do His Damn Job by Bringing George Floyd Police Reform Bill to Vote
In the immediate aftermath of the Milwaukee Bucks refusing to take the floor during Game 5 of their NBA playoffs series in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake, the Baltimore Ravens canceled practice on Friday and issued a statement demanding police reform and addressing systemic oppression in America.Read more...
Whose Storm Is This?
Storm is my favorite character from the X-Men lore. So, I never tolerate any disrespect of the baddest bitch in comics land.Read more...
9 Proper Nouns That Sound Better When You Add the Oh-So-Necessary, Very Unnecessary Extra 'S' on the End
If you are Black in America, there’s a better than 50 percent chance (this is non-scientific, by the way) that you watched Monday night’s Verzuz featuring Brandy and Monica, two singers of significant renown with a sordid history that was very much on display (to me) during the Verzuz. At its peak, it topped out at…Read more...
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