<!– –> Master P continues to expand his portfolio for the culture! Hip Hop icon Master P just announced the expansion of his Rap Snacks brand to include a new line of foods as Uncle Bens and Aunt Jemima are…
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Woman Identified as the Last Known Survivor of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Matilda McCrear has been identified as the last known survivor of the transatlantic slave trade. Dr. Hannah Durkin, a lecturer at Newcastle University, is being credited for uncovering McCrear’s history.According her report entitled Uncovering The Hidden Lives of Last Clotilda…
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This Toothpaste Brand Owned By Colgate Has a Very Racist History
Colgate owns a toothpaste brand called Darlie, which once had a logo that featured a smiling white man in blackface. The popular brand has long been criticized for using racist imagery. Originally, it was sold using the racial epithet “Darkie”.The…
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First Black Man to Perform at the White House Was a Blind, Autistic Slave
Thomas Wiggins, nicknamed Blind Tom by his “handlers”, was the first African American man to perform at the White House.Wiggins was born blind and autistic on May 25, 1849. He was born into a dreadful institution of American slavery in…
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How the Camera has Advanced the BLM Movement
They say, “a picture is worth a thousand words”, right. Throughout our nation’s history, capturing events and telling a story via a lens has been critical. From the Civil Rights Movement to our current day Black Lives Matter Movement, photography…
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Future and Lori Harvey Supposedly Break Up After They Unfollow Each Other from Social Media and Delete All Of Their Photos Together
Lori Harvey and rapper Future reportedly have split. The “Life Is Good” artist recently deleted all of his photos with Lori from his Instagram page and unfollowed the 23-year-old model from social media. While Lori did not directly address the…
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‘What Do You Mean She’s Breathing?’: Michigan Woman In Critical Condition After a Funeral Home Worker Found Her Alive In Body Bag
A Michigan woman is in critical condition after she was found alive in a funeral home after a worker unzipped a body bag. Timesha Beauchamp was declared dead on Sunday after she went into cardiac arrest at her home in…
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TODAY! Aug. 25 – Join AARP+Health IQ for a discussion on ‘Schools and COVID-19’
Join rolling out & AARP for an important health discussion on Schools and COVID-19 on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 6pm EST. Featured panelists include Dr. Sandra Brown, Dean and Professor, College of Nursing and Allied Health, Southern University and…
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‘Another Black Man Being Targeted’: LeBron James and Other NBA Stars React to the Shooting of Jacob Blake
Players from the NBA and WNBA have been speaking out about the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor more so than athletes from other professional sports leagues. So it may not be surprising that LeBron James is just one…
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Louisiana Police Fire 11 Shots At Black Man Walking Away from Them Outside of Gas Station, Attorney Says Victim May Have Been Suffering a Mental Health Crisis
Trayford Pellerin, 31, was shot and killed by Lafayette police on Friday night outside of a Shell gas station in Louisiana. Rickasha Montgomery, 18, recorded video footage of the shooting that has sparked nationwide protests and outrage. The footage shows…
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