Month: February 2023
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‘Come On, Dude, Stay with Me!’: Newly Released Video Captures Louisiana Officer In Tears After Shooting a Fleeing Unarmed Black Man; Cop Charged with Negligent Homicide
New details are out in the shooting death of an unarmed Black man by a Shreveport, Louisiana, police officer. Alexander…
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‘Moon Girl’ Debuts at Disney California Adventure Park
MARVEL’S MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR (Marvel) / DEVIL DINOSAUR, MOON GIRL Disney and Marvel are rolling out a brand…
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Nevada officer slams student recording police, kneels on him
The Feb. 9 encounter outside Durango High School in suburban Las Vegas unfolded while officers were investigating a report of…
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Louisiana Police Officer Charged With Negligent Homicide After Shooting Unarmed Black Man
A Shreveport, Louisiana, police officer was charged with negligent homicide for the fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man. According…
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Charlotte Woman Who Recently Won $150K In Lottery Killed In Murder-Suicide
A Charlotte woman who won $150,000 from a lottery in October was shot and killed Monday night. Dionyah Thompson, 23, was killed…
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Digable Planets’ first album, ‘Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space)’ just turned 30. This album should be more revered than it is.
OPINION: The Brooklyn-based trio’s 1993 debut album is a production masterpiece featuring that song that literally everybody knows and quotes.…
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Sister Of Buffalo Mass Shooting Victim Sends Heartbreaking Message To Convicted Murderer At Sentencing
Source: screenshot / Twitter Family members of the victims who were killed during the Buffalo mass shooting spoke during state…
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Outraged Las Vegas Community Demands Cop Be Fired for Slamming Black Teen to the Pavement While Recording An Arrest; Cop Gets Reassigned
A viral video of Black high school students in Las Vegas being arrested by police on Feb. 10 has ignited…
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Parents Pull Their Kids from Daycare after Outrageous Black History Month Stunt
In another revolting attempt to celebrate Black History Month, a daycare put their toddlers in blackface to teach a lesson on……
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Paterson Officer Charged for Shooting Black Man in His Back | Video
Police yellow line, blurred lights *A Paterson, New Jersey police officer has been criminally charged for shooting an unarmed Black…
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17-Year-Old Makes History, Becomes Youngest Black Pilot in His State
“I wasn’t really thinking about making history, I was just thinking about flying and doing what I like to do…
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SPECIAL REPORT w/ Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba | Jackson Mississippi in Crisis
Lawmakers in Mississippi are at odds over a bill that would create an unelected, state-appointed court system in a district…
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Posts Misrepresent Moderna CEO’s Remarks on Vaccine Production
SciCheck Digest Moderna’s CEO said in January that the company’s total production in 2019 was… The post Posts Misrepresent Moderna…
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Though Thousands of Miles Away, Tyre Nichols’ Death Affected Oaklanders
Like many other cities nationwide, Oakland was heavily impacted by Tyre Nichols’ death on January 10 in Memphis, Tenn., three…
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Using a Bicycle, Author Follows Roads to Freedom Taken by Harriet Tubman on Underground Railroad
In the early spring of 2011, while taking a rest from a cold bike ride, David Goodrich wandered into a…
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Readjusting Our Historical Perspective Can Guide Us Today
Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to try to elevate his presidential chances while doubling down on banning Black history. Meanwhile, the…
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Using a Bicycle, Author Follows Roads to Freedom Taken by Harriet Tubman on Underground Railroad
By Terri Schlichenmeyer The Bookworm Sez, LLC It’s all in the balance. You need to maintain that first and everything…
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Reparations Task Force: Freedmen’s Bureau Essential for Compensating Slave Descendants
The members of the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans are preparing the pretext…
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Memphis Police Murder Case Puts Spotlight on California Legislation
The Memphis Police Department has terminated the five officers involved in Nichol’s death: Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr.,…
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Lawmakers Push Bill to Grant Prisoners Right to Vote
Last week, Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles) the chair of the Assembly’s Committee on Elections introduced Assembly Constitutional Amendment 4…
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California Black Legislators Host Black History Month Activities
The California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) is celebrating Black History Month in Sacramento with its Annual Legislative Business Brunch, an…
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‘Planned, Thought Out, Premeditated’: Angry Students, Parents Force Out Ohio Teacher Following Black History Month Announcement with an Orangutan
An Ohio teacher is out of a job after an image was shown during a Black History Month segment featuring…
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U.S. Arrests Four More Suspects In Plot to Kill Haitian President Moise
U.S. federal agents arrested four suspects in Florida for alleged roles in the plot that led to the 2021 assassination…
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Pharrell Appointed Artistic/Creative Director of Louis Vuitton – Successor to Virgil Abloh
Pharrell Williams on the red carpet (Axelle-Bauer-Griffin-FilmMagic-Getty Images) *He’s an uber musician and entrepreneur and now Pharrell Williams will now also be…
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White Philadelphia Catholic School Girls Behind Viral Blackface Video ‘No Longer Enrolled.’ Some Think They Got the ‘Easy Way Out’
A video that went viral last week on social media has led to two white teenage girls being “no longer…
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