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Photo: Alex Wong (Getty Images) Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell—the guy Kentucky senator whose face always looks like it’s melting off of something—is continuing the Republican war on Blackness in education after joining fellow members of the white nationalist circle-jerk party in urging Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to help them …
Read More »NJ Anti-Violence Activist’s Daughter Kidnapped And Killed
Sanaa Amenhotep, the missing 15-year-old daughter of a Newark, New Jersey anti-violence activist, was reportedly kidnapped and murdered after leaving her South Carolina home. According to NJ.com, Amenhotep had been missing for three weeks prior to the discovery of her body, which was found in a wooded-area in Lexington County …
Read More »PopCom Founder Disrupted Retail Industry; Raised Over $3.5 Million in Equity Crowdfunding and Traditional Funding
PopCom founder and serial entrepreneur Dawn Dickson- Akpoghene has raised over $3.5 million for her startup business ideas using equity crowdfunding. Thanks to the 2012 JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) Act signed into law by President Obama, Dickson has been able to leverage community support to reach her funding goals. …
Read More »WTF?: Kansas Lawmaker Allegedly Kneed Student Groin, Asked Students About 'Making Babies,' Their Masturbation Habits and More
Kansas state Rep. Mark Samsel (R)Photo: Rep. Mark Samsel, Kansas House District 5/ Facebook I don’t know why I honestly thought that the wildest story I would ever hear regarding a Republican lawmaker from Kansas was the one where Kansas state Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop led a police officer …
Read More »Ma’Khia Bryant: Demonstrators Gather At Ohio Statehouse
Crowds gathered at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus on Saturday (May 1) as demonstrators, members of Ma’Khia Bryant and Casey Goodson’s families and more united to demand accountability and justice over their deaths at the hands of police. Ma’Khia’s mother, Paula Bryant, was one of the people who spoke and …
Read More »Young CEO Lands Walmart Deal, Becomes the Youngest Black-Owned Brand on Their Shelves
Anything is possible in business, even at the age of six. Just ask Lily Adeleye, CEO (Cutest Executive Officer) of Lily Frilly. According to a statement, the little girl from Fla. landed a sizeable deal to sell new and exclusive hair bow designs –including the Gold & Glitter Hair …
Read More »It Was a Black-Ass Week of Overall Deals, Docs, Reboots and Franchises—You Know What That Is? Growth
Natasha Rothwell attends EMILY’s List Brunch and Panel Discussion “Defining Women” on February 04, 2020; Dominique Fishback gets ready for the 2021 Critics Choice Awards on March 07, 2021.Photo: Presley Ann/Getty Images for EMILY’s List (Getty Images), Cindy Ord (Getty Images) It’s been quite the week in the Black Hollywood …
Read More »Deputy Described Beating Of Black Man ‘Sweet Stress Relief’
A former Georgia sheriff’s deputy is accused of labeling the beating of a Black man in Custody “sweet stress relief.” He also allegedly expressed a desire to charge Black people with felonies in order to prevent them from voting. Via court records, federal investigators suggested 28-year-old Cody Richard Griggers of …
Read More »Steelers NFL Pick Najee Harris Sponsored Draft Party at Homeless Shelter Where He Once Lived
Moments before former Alabama running back Najee Harris was selected as a first-round NFL draft pick for the Pittsburgh Steelers, he stopped by the homeless shelter where he once lived. The Greater Richmond Interfaith Program (GRIP) was home to his four siblings and parents in 2010 when the family was …
Read More »Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves Says 'There Is Not Systemic Racism in America', but He Also Declared April 'Confederate Heritage Month,' So…
Photo: Mandel Ngan (Getty Images) Every now and then I choose a story to write up, not because I think the story is particularly important in and of itself, but because it provides me with an opportunity to make a point. I’d like to thank Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves—who recently …
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