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Photo: Shutterstock Every week I keep hoping that maybe this will be the one where I don’t have to talk about kids being trash. It’s only Monday and this already ain’t the week According to KMOV, students at Hixson Middle School in Webster Groves, Missouri sent a racist meme to …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics Daily: Bernie Sanders’s Biggest Threat
* « IDEAS AND ARGUMENTS » (DAVID BECKER / REUTERS) 1. “But there’s a fine line between emulation and mimicry, and if voters pick up the wrong signals, candidates risk being viewed as inauthentic.” Pete Buttigieg’s speech announcing the end of his presidential bid echoed a 2008 Barack Obama—but while …
Read More »Flava Flav Issues Cease and Desist Order To Bernie Sanders
Ahead of Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign rally in Los Angeles on Sunday (March 1), rapper Flava Flav has issued a cease and desist order to presidential candidate. According to Yahoo Entertainment, Flava Flav felt it was necessary to take this action after Chuck D, fellow co-creator of the iconic hip …
Read More »Debbie Allen is Partnering with Easy Spirit to Inspire Women Over 50 Live Their Best Lives
Debbie Allen is known for being a fearless leading lady as a choreographer, dancer, executive producer, and actress. With over four decades of industry experience, Allen is committed to inspiring others through the arts. At 70 years young, she embodies what it means to live your best life. For Allen’s …
Read More »Challenge to Obamacare to be Heard by Supreme Court
Photo: Drew Angerer (Getty Images) Y’all. It’s been 10 years since the Affordable Care Act was enacted. 10 years of Americans getting insurance and Republicans inexplicably being butt hurt about it. Hopefully, good or bad, a Supreme Court decision will finally get them to shut the hell up about it. …
Read More »Nuclear Tests Marked Life on Earth With a Radioactive Spike
On the morning of March 1, 1954, a hydrogen bomb went off in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. John Clark was only 20 miles away when he issued the order, huddled with his crew inside a windowless concrete blockhouse on Bikini Atoll. But seconds went by, and all was …
Read More »Michael Bloomberg’s Speech At A Black Church Disrupted
A group of churchgoers decided to protest Michael Bloomberg’s appearance during service at a Selma, Alabama church on Sunday (March 1). As shown in photos, while former New York City Mayor was at the podium of Brown AME Chapel Church, at least eight people got up and turned their backs. …
Read More »Meet the History-Making Black Innovator Leading in the U.S. Treasury Department
The U.S. Treasury is a department in the executive branch of government that citizens think about once a year during tax season when they await a much-anticipated refund. The scope of the department is esoteric and overlooked. However, one distinguished black gentleman has a significant role. Corvelli McDaniel is assistant …
Read More »For Black People, Roe Is Imperfect. We Still Need the Supreme Court to Protect It
Photo: Shutterstock This week, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a crucial case that could decide the future of abortion access in this country. It could pave the way for states to effectively ban abortion without ever overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that affirmed safe and …
Read More »The President Is Winning His War on American Institutions
McCabe said that losing had been difficult but that Jill was back to taking care of children in the emergency room. “Yeah, that must have been really tough,” the president told his new FBI director. “To lose. To be a loser.” As McCabe held the phone, his aides saw his …
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