| 2023-01-28 12:00 |
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Small Town Horror: The Story Of The Youngest Black Person Executed In The U.S....
Who would put a child in the electric chair? The state of South Carolina.... |
| 2023-01-28 00:55 |
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Dear God! Body Cam Footage of Tyre Nichols Arrest is as Horrid as We Expected...
The contents of the footage were described ad... |
| 2023-01-27 23:00 |
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Review: Carol's Daughter Born To Repair Hair Care Products...
The product line includes a shampoo and shea butter-based conditioner, moisture treatment, hair oil, and leave-in cream.... |
| 2023-01-27 20:57 |
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Lovers (Or Not!) TJ Holmes And Amy Robach OUT At Good Morning America—Here's What We Know...
Everyone saw this coming--it's just a matter of time before ABC releases an official statement.... |
| 2023-01-27 20:52 |
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Angela Bassett's 15 Best Roles, Ranked...
As our queen reigns over awards season, we rank some of her most memorable roles.... |
| 2023-01-27 19:40 |
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Alabama Schools Randomly Cancel Black History Month Event with Award-Winning Author...
Children's author Derrick Barnes rejects any claims he backed out of the events.... |
| 2023-01-27 19:24 |
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Smokey Robinson to Release Sensual New Album Titled GASMS After 9 Years and Ooo, Baby Baby, We Better Get Ready...
The legendary singer also dropped new song on Friday and is set to be honored as one of MusiCares 2023 Persons of the Year on Feb. 3.... |
| 2023-01-27 18:43 |
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Karens Get Mad at White Woman Who Implored Her White Friends To Read Anti-Racism Book...
The CEO of a children's hospital in Canada encouraged White women to read a book that teaches them how to... |
| 2023-01-27 18:21 |
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A Pennsylvania Police Chief Was Charged With Helping Distribute Drugs. Tell Us Again How Cops Aren't Corrupt...
Shawn Denning faces up to 20 years in jail for his actions, as well as a $1 million fine.... |
| 2023-01-27 18:06 |
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Review: You People Wants To Be Smart, but Comes Off As Cringey...
The movie, starring Eddie Murphy, Jonah Hill and Lauren London, is a cute, opposites attract rom-com.... |
| 2023-01-27 18:01 |
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Stay Outta Black Businesses' Business...
What's with the backlash around Black-owned businesses selling their companies?... |
| 2023-01-27 17:27 |
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Student Threatens to "Shoot Cotton Pickers" at School, Prompting Investigation...
The racist messages included threats to bring a gun to school.... |
| 2023-01-27 17:17 |
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Third World Press, The Oldest Black Publisher, Was Nearly Destroyed. Can They Rebuild?...
Third World Press, the oldest independent Black-owned publisher, sustained hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage, but donations might just save it.... |
| 2023-01-27 16:40 |
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The Real Housewives of Potomac Season 7 Reunion Looks are Here and I'm Dizzy...
The Potomac women have some of the most frustrating wardrobe choices and yet, here we are.... |
| 2023-01-27 15:38 |
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Amid Attempts to Erase True African-American History, Hulu's The 1619 Project Boldly Pushes for Reparations...
Based on the monumental work from the Pulitzer Prize-winning Nikole Hannah-Jones and the New York Times, the six-part series is available to stream now on Hulu.... |
| 2023-01-27 15:29 |
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Russell Westbrook Gives Hilarious Response to Reporter During Post-Game Press Conference...
The Lakers guard was shocked by the compliment he received from a reporter after a game against the Clippers.... |
| 2023-01-27 15:12 |
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Funders Are Calling For More Support Of Black Feminist Organizations And We're Here For It...
Organizations like Rihanna's Clara Lionel Foundation are saying it's time for more money to be put into these ventures.... |
| 2023-01-27 15:05 |
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Can We Please Stop Speculating About tWitch's Death?...
Todrick Hall makes wild claims about Stephen 'tWitch' Boss' state of mind before his death.... |
| 2023-01-27 14:55 |
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Fake Nursing Diploma Scheme Uncovered in Florida...
According to the DOJ, 7,600 fake diplomas have been sold since 2016.... |
| 2023-01-27 14:38 |
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Black Communities Have a Water Crisis, So Why Do White Communities Get More Funding?...
Black communities are in desperate need of water infrastructure funding, but a recent study found that they're less likely to get support.... |
| 2023-01-27 14:35 |
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College Board Says That DeSantis' Outburst Didn't Change AP African American Studies...
False alarm? The College Board said that the new changes to its African American AP studies course had nothing to do with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.... |
| 2023-01-27 14:13 |
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Biden Calls for Calm Ahead of Video Footage of Tyre Nichols' Arrest...
Biden urged the Nichols' family and the city of Memphis to demonstrate peacefully.... |
| 2023-01-26 22:40 |
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Meagan Good Recalls Greatest Lesson The Late Michael Clarke Duncan Taught Her...
The actors met on the set of her first film, 1995's Friday, where Duncan worked as a stand-in for Tiny Lister's... |
| 2023-01-26 22:24 |
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Representatives Ayanna Pressley and Barbara Lee Fight To Ensure Abortion Access...
Rep. Pressley:... |
| 2023-01-26 22:20 |
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21 Savage Was Good, But He Was Not the Best Rapper...
Nas released one of the best albums of his career, with his 2022 effort King's Disease III.... |
| 2023-01-26 21:48 |
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Oregon Gas Station Worker tells Woman They Don't Serve Black People...
The Portland woman was ignored several times before the interaction.... |
| 2023-01-26 20:01 |
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Facebook And Instagram Restore Trump's Social Media Pages With New Rules But He'll Always Be A Clown...
Meta said there will be "new guardrails in place to deter repeat offenses... |
| 2023-01-26 20:00 |
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This Black Mom Needed to Unpack New Research About the Way Moms and Dads Do Their Thing...
A new parenting study from the Pew Research Center looks at some of the differences between mothers and fathers.... |
| 2023-01-26 19:55 |
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Sundance 2023: Teyana Taylor Stuns as a Struggling Mother Hellbent on Better in A Thousand and One...
The A.V. Rockwell directorial debut feature also stars William Catlett, Aaron Kingsley Adetola, Aven Cortney and Josiah Cross.... |
| 2023-01-26 19:47 |
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Eddie Murphy Reveals Details of His Future Stand Up Comedy Shows...
The You People star discusses his ideas for how he plans to return to stand up comedy.... |
| 2023-01-26 19:33 |
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Five Ex-Cops Charged in Tyre Nichols Case [Update]...
The former cops' arrest comes after being fired by the Memphis Police Department.... |
| 2023-01-26 19:04 |
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I Wasn't a Kobe Bryant Fan While He Was Playing. Here's How I Became One After He Retired...
Kobe, his daughter, Gianna, and seven others tragically died three years ago on Jan. 26, 2020, in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles.... |
| 2023-01-26 18:00 |
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Black UK Girl Punished at School for Braided Heart and Twitter Reacts...
Policing Black hair is oppressive behavior. Argue with your mom.... |
| 2023-01-26 17:16 |
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Brittney Griner's Security Concerns Forces the WNBA to Once Again Tackle its Travel Issues...
The Phoenix Mercury center's new reality is pushing the league to reconsider its charter flights policy.... |
| 2023-01-26 16:57 |
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YSL co-founder Says Fani Willis Defended Him Before Coming After His Crew...
The famous attorney is prosecuting Young Thug in the high-profile RICO case.... |
| 2023-01-26 16:51 |
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DeSantis' Ignorant Law Has Florida Cataloging Books...
Those who breach HB 1467 could be charged with a third-degree felony.... |
| 2023-01-26 16:20 |
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New Developments in the T.I. and Tiny's Suit Against CA Toy Company...
The couple's attorneys used evidence accusing MGA Entertainment of cultural appropriation, something the toy company argued would leave the jury unfairly biased... |
| 2023-01-26 15:03 |
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Jonathan Majors Drops Spoiler-Free Details About His Role as Kang in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania...
The critically acclaimed actor will portray Marvel's next 'big bad' villain, Kang the Conqueror.... |
| 2023-01-26 14:59 |
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Will Firing the Superintendent Resolve the Richneck Elementary Shooting?...
Newport News, VA. school staff are still angered by the shooting of first-grade teacher Abigail Zwerner.... |
| 2023-01-26 14:09 |
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Criminal Minds: Evolution & Archer's Aisha Tyler Plays That's So Random...
Tyler dishes on what makes her laugh, favorite superheroes, being Black on Friends, politics, and sings the song she can't help but sing out loud.... |
| 2023-01-26 14:05 |
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EXCLUSIVE: Lenny Kravitz is the Most Charming Ex Ever in Shotgun Wedding Clip...
The rom-com starring Jennifer Lopez premieres Jan. 27 on Prime Video.... |
| 2023-01-26 13:40 |
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A Doctor With a History of Errors Led to Black Mother's Death, According to Report...
This is just one of several careless, unchecked errors made by an anesthesiologist at a Brooklyn hospital where most of the patients are people of color... |
| 2023-01-25 22:20 |
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Where is the Love, Yelp? Only 5 Black-Owned Restaurants Made Your Top 100 List This Year?...
Come on, Yelpers. Ya'll should know better. Now do better.... |
| 2023-01-25 20:55 |
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Best Hip-Hop Albums That Turn 30 in 2023...
Albums from Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, Wu-Tang and Queen Latifah in 1993 made it a special year in hip-hop.... |
| 2023-01-25 20:51 |
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White Privilege At Its Best: Lying Anna Delvey Sorokin To Have Own Reality Show While On House Arrest...
Fam, if this ain't peak white privilege then I don't know what is.... |
| 2023-01-25 20:19 |
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VA Teacher Shot by 6-year-old Sent a Warning Text Ahead of Incident, Lawyer Says...
Lawyers of Abigail Zwerner says the school received several warnings that the first grader had a gun.... |
| 2023-01-25 19:44 |
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Grammys 2023: With Mary J. Blige, Steve Lacy, Lizzo and (Maybe) Jay-Z Set to Perform, Here's Our Dream Setlist...
The 65th Annual Grammy Awards air live Sunday, Feb. 5 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+.... |
| 2023-01-25 19:40 |
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Did Biden Just Make it Easier for Black Americans To Pay Off Old Student Debt?...
Black Americans are drowning in student debt. Could a new retirement law help us pay for our retirements while taking care of our student loans?... |
| 2023-01-25 19:32 |
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The Top 5 Rappers Of All Time According To Stephen A. Smith...
Biggie and Tupac make the list. But who else rounds out his top 5?... |
| 2023-01-25 19:30 |
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Here's How Our Favorite Stars Are Thriving in Their Post-Breakup Lives...
Amidst public splits, Meagan Good, Mary J. Blige and Nia Long reveal how they're taking care of themselves and staying positive.... |