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Twitter Is Rallying Behind Black Female Journalists After Trump’s ‘Loser’ Comment

MEDIA  11/09/2018 03:15 pm ET Updated 1 day ago | Courtesy of Huffington Post Twitter Is Rallying Behind Black Female Journalists After Trump’s ‘Loser’ Comment “45 is finishing off another week attacking Black women journalists,” wrote New York Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke. “When will it end?” By Kimberley Richards People on social …

Why Black Men Deride Russell Wilson and Despise Ciara ~ The Projection of Black Inferiority

Why Black Men Deride Russell Wilson and Despise Ciara ~ The Projection of Black Inferiority Addressing the Hatred of Ciara and the Deriding of Russell Wilson I recently came across a friend’s post on social media that asked why so many Black men hated Ciara (singer & entertainer). Another common …

Silence From Black Pulpits Concerning the Philando Castille Case

Silence From Black Pulpits Concerning the Philando Castille Case     Silence From Black Pulpits Concerning the Philando Castille Case is absolutely unacceptable. It has been more than a week since officer Jeronimo Yanez was acquitted of any wrong-doing in the shooting death of Philando Castile — a man who …

Police Finally Release Dash Cam Video of Philando Castille Shooting

Police Finally Release Dash Cam Video of Philando Castille Shooting   Well, in an almost predictable fashion, the Minnesota Police Department released the dash cam footage and this video footage, in no way, exonerates Officer Jeronimo Yanez in the wrongful shooting of Castile. What it does show is just how …

Seattle Police Shoot & Kill 30-Year-Old Black Pregnant Woman

Seattle Police Shoot & Kill 30-Year-Old Black Pregnant Woman ~ Charleena Lyles Not even a week after a jury acquitted officer Jeronimo Yanez for the fatal shooting of Philando Castille, another Black person is dead at the hands of a police officer. This time it is a young Black 30-year-old …