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A police officer at the Miami airport who hit a Black woman in her face after she accused him of "acting like you white" was not immediately fired for violent encounter recorded on video.
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How Lauren Napier Is Changing the Skin Care Game with Her Environmentally Friendly Cleansing Wipes
With the creation of Lauren Napier Beauty, celebrity makeup artist-turned-entrepreneur Lauren Napier has creatively found a way to combine two of her passions: Improving Black []
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White Women Tagging ‘Black Lives Matter’ On Starbucks Caught By Black Protestors
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Does Joe Biden’s Vice President have to be a Black woman? | Chicago Defender
For many voters, the resounding answer is no. The growing disdain for Biden among young Democratic voters has been predicted to dwindle with the promise of a Black woman as vice president, but for many, this is not the case. Of the 13 (and counting) women being vetted by the Biden campaign, over
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OPINION | When Will There Be Justice For Breonna Taylor?
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Couple Charged After Viral Video Captures White Woman Pointing Gun at Black Mother and Her Teen Daughter
Authorities in a Michigan town have charged two people after a white woman pulled a gun on a Black woman and her three daughters during a shouting match
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Will Kamala Harris be the next VP?
(CALMATTERS) – California U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris is emerging as the top contender for Joe Biden’s vice president amid protests over police brutality and a renewed reckoning about racism in
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Post-COVID-19 mental health issues may be deadly
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Fashion Nova And The Shade Room Donating $100K In Honor Of Ma'Khia Bryant
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Black Congresswoman Gets Pepper Sprayed During George Floyd Protest
Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty, a congresswoman from Ohio, was reportedly pepper-sprayed while trying to mediate between police officers and protesters in Columbus. The protest was one of many across the nation after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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Sacramento ‘Karen’ Punched In The Face After Using Racial Slur
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Home is Where the Heart Is: Why Fostering Youths Matter
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Taraji P. Henson Talks Dealing With Hollywood Microaggressions At ESSENCE Wellness House
As an award-winning actress, Taraji P. Henson has graced a myriad of stages and been in tons of exclusive rooms. As a Black woman in Hollywood, she says she continuously [] The post Taraji P. Henson Talks Workplace Microaggressions At ESSENCE Wellness House appeared first on Essence.
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Batwoman Is A Black Woman, Javicia Leslie Cast As The CW Lead
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Growing up as a teen in the 90s, when we said someone “hustled,” we usually meant they sold drugs or some other parallel business. Now 24 years past Jay-Z’s seminal album, Reasonable Doubt, led by the Mary J. Blige-assisted single “Can’t Knock the Hustle,” the “hustle” is a near-ubiquitous term far
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A Black woman calls out a nail salon for discriminatory treatment. She had to make an appointment while a white woman came in without one. The post Black woman calls out Ohio nail salon for racial discrimination appeared first on TheGrio.
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