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Well here’s a no-brainer, Black women with natural hair are less likely to “get job interviews,” a research report by Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business suggests. Has the world not been listening to the plight of Black women? Over the last few years as we’ve been banned from graduations over our locks, passed on […]

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One of the greatest to ever step on the court is getting a special designation from an area that he brought so much joy too. Black Mamba will live forever on the west coast. As spotted on Hype Beast Kobe Bryant’s iconic legacy will have it’s own 24 hours in California. On Wednesday, August 12 the town […]

Sybil Wilkes

1. Biden Raises $26M In 24 hours After Harris VP Announcement What You Need To Know: During the first 24 hours following Joe Biden’s announcement of Kamala Harris as his running mate, the Democratic Party raised more than $1 million an hour, totaling $26 million.  2. Say Her Name, Breonna Taylor What You Need To […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Justice Department investigation has found Yale University is illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants, in violation of federal civil rights law, officials said Thursday. The findings detailed in a letter to the college’s attorneys Thursday mark the latest action by the Trump administration aimed at rooting out discrimination in […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Sporting a “Black Lives Matter” face mask, Cuba Gooding Jr. showed up at a New York City court on Thursday to hear lawyers argue over what restrictions to place on testimony at his sexual misconduct trial. The Oscar-winning “Jerry Maguire” actor Gooding wore the mask backward for the proceeding before flashing […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — AMC Theatres, the nation’s largest movie theater chain, will reopen in the U.S. on Aug. 20 with retro ticket prices of 15 cents per movie. AMC Entertainment, which owns the chain, said Thursday that it expects to open the doors to more than 100 cinemas — or about a sixth of […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday said he’s dropping a lawsuit against the city of Atlanta in a dispute over the city’s requirement to wear masks in public and other restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kemp had sued Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and the City Council. The Republican governor argued […]

1. Historic Political Moment What You Need To Know: The first in-person appearance between presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his running mate, Senator Kamala Harris, took place Wednesday afternoon in a high school gym near the Biden home in Wilmington, Delaware. 2. Virginia Man, Said to Be a Klan Leader, Gets 6 Years […]

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Fans are speculating if Porsha Wiliams and her on and off again fiance' Dennis McKinley has called it quits.

INDIANTOWN, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman was fatally shot by her ex-boyfriend as her daughter started her first day of online school, authorities said. A Warfield Elementary School teacher told investigators she could hear some kind of domestic disturbance from her 10-year-old student’s video chat Tuesday morning, Martin County Sheriff William Snyder said during […]