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Barack Obama is NOT America’s 1st Black President ?

Amidst America’s 39th annual recognition of Black History Month, an interesting revelation has arisen: Barack Obama is not the nation’s first Black President. A man by the name of John Hanson is said...

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5 Years in Jail if Citizens Wear Yoga Pants Publicly

Lawmaker, Representative David Moore of Montana, proclaims “yoga pants should be illegal in public anyway.” In response to a group of nude bicyclists participating in last year’s Bare as You Dare...

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High School Student Dresses as Slave for ‘Throwback Thursday’

Where other students may have thought of schoolgirl or hero inspired costumes, Loudon County, Virginia’s Heritage High School student dressed as a slave for the school’s annual Spirit Week: Throwback...

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‘Officer of the Year’ Rapes 20 Illegal Immigrants

34-year-old Jonathan Bleiweiss, a former deputy officer of Broward County, Florida has recently been sentenced to 5 years in jail concluding an extensive 6 year investigation regarding 20 rape...

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Patricia Arquette: “It’s Time for People of Color to Fight for Us Now”

On Sunday’s 87th Academy Award celebration, Patricia Arquette took the stage upon winning Best Supporting Actress for the groundbreaking film Boyhood. The speech that followed beckoned to some 45...

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Black Transgender Women in Mainstream Media

June 1, 2015 not only marked the dawn of a new month but pronounced the transition of former Olympic athlete, Bruce Jenner, from male to female. An overwhelming majority of national media networks...

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3 Main Lessons to Take From Farrakhan’s #JusticeOrElse Speech

Minister Louis Farrakhan’s 20th Anniversary of The Million Man March seemed to take place at the perfect time. He delivered a speech with a fervency and passion that covered many topics relevant to...

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Did You Know This Nigerian Billionaire Dethroned Oprah as World’s Richest...

Dethroning Oprah Winfrey as the richest black woman in the world, Nigerian fashion designer turned oil financier, Folorunsho Alakija, is worth an estimated $7 billion. She began building a fortune in...

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#BlackEntrepreneursMatter: He Made $5 Million Already Inventing The Rapid...

Serial Entrepreneur Chris Johnson hit it big on what may be his best and most lucrative idea yet, The Rapid Ramen Cooker. Developing an entrepreneurial spirit at a young age, Johnson began hosting teen...

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{VIDEO} Police Expert Says Tamir Rice Killing Was “Objectively Reasonable”

The fatal shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice on November 23, 2014 garnered national attention instantly. In the wake of police shootings that sparked massive protests in Ferguson, Missouri, Rice’s...

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Why Black People Should Vote Republican in 2016

An avid follower of politics, I’ve attentively listened to the pitch beckoning from the mouths of the political right and left, some from those who seem to straddle the line that divides the two...

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Trick Daddy: “Why Would I Donate My Money to Africa?”| {VIDEO}

Never one rid of controversy, Miami-born rapper Trick Daddy sat down with New York infamous morning show, The Breakfast Club, on November 10, 2015. Talking about everything from his views on taboo...

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Video Shows Black Off-Duty Cop Killing Man During Road Rage Feud [VIDEO]

Police brutality has dominated mainstream media following the 2014 execution of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Since, there’s been an influx of black men murdered by police and their stories...

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BREAKING NEWS: 3 Police Officers Dead, 7 Injured in Baton Rouge

According to CNN, a “suspicious person” was said to have been walking down Airline Ave with a rifle in Baton Rouge, Louisiana this morning. As officers responded to the call describing the scene, the...

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$10k Raised for Slain Baton Rouge Officer in 4 Hours

This morning, a lone gunman fired rounds at Baton Rouge police officers, killing 3 and injuring 7. Among the three slain was Officer Montrell Jackson who just welcomed his first child into the world. A...

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Can You Believe Black Sheriff Says “Black Lives Matter’s Hateful Ideology” is...

In a CNN interview conducted on July 17th just hours after 3 Baton Rouge officers were killed in the line of duty, Milwaukee County’s Sheriff David A. Clarke voiced his opinion in response to Black...

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Tamir Rice’s Mother on President Obama: “I Don’t Know How You Sleep at Night”

It has been a year and a half since 12-year-old Tamir Rice was fatally shot by police in Cleveland, Ohio. The tragedy quickly gained momentum in national media as Tamir became the newest face among...

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“I Don’t Give a Damn How Many Negroes Are Singing in the White House! What...

Umar Johnson, the self proclaimed “Prince of Pan-Africanism”, appeared on the popular radio show The Breakfast Club for the second time yesterday. Focal points of the interview surrounded how Black...

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Omarosa is Trump’s New “Director of African American Outreach”

Omarosa Manigault, known for her appearance on Trump’s hit reality show The Apprentice, has been named The Director of African American Outreach for Trump’s campaign. The announcement may come as an...

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Bill Cosby Reportedly 100% Blind

The media frenzy surrounding Bill Cosby’s pending litigation has seemingly subsided over the last few months. However, recent reports have confirmed the comedian has been rendered “housebound with a...

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