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36 Years Ago Blacks Boycotted Coca-Cola Causing The Company To Put $30M In Black Owned Businesses
Thirty-six years ago, Rev. Jesse Jackson and his Chicago-based community group, People United to Save Humanity, staged a boycott of the Coca-Cola Company. The group had demanded that the company do more to support its Black consumers. At the time, Blacks accounted for 25% of Coke sales in its largest distribution areas. The boycott, which […]
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Recent F.E.C. Report Reveals YouTube Stars, Diamond and Silk, Were Paid By Trump Administration
After becoming familiar faces during the 2016 presidential election campaign, YouTube stars Lynnette Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson—better known as “Diamond” and “Silk,” are once again back in the news. They recently popped up on the U.S. Commerce Department’s Twitter account after the department invited them to its headquarters, apparently to discuss ways in which they could expand their […]
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Harvard University’s Newest Freshman Class Will Be A Majority Non-White
The freshman class entering Harvard University in Fall 2017 will consist of a majority non-white student body for the first time in the school’s 380-year history. Harvard is the world’s leading university and has educated more U.S. presidents than any other school. The presidential alumni includes former president Barack Obama, who attended Harvard Law. The freshman […]
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We Stand With Kaepernick! Join The NFL Boycott
By now, most people know the story of how Colin Kaepernick has been shut out by the NFL because he kneeled for the national anthem in protest of racial injustices. Kaepernick put his career on the line, and lost millions of dollars in salary and endorsements, to make a symbolic statement for the Black Community. He didn’t […]
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Facebook’s Diversity Report Reveals Only 3% of Staff is African American
Facebook released its diversity report this Wednesday, stating that they are “encouraged” that women now make up 35 percent of the workforce and hold 19 percent of the technical positions. This is an increase from last year, when women were 33 percent of the workforce and held 17 percent of the technical jobs. However, minority […]
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Female Who Lied About Being Abducted And Raped By Three Black Men Faces Up To 32 Years In Jail
Back in March 2017, 19-year-old Breana Rachelle Harmon, filed a report with the Denison, TX police department claiming she was abducted and raped. The woman went into a church wearing a shirt, bra and underwear, and alleged that she was abducted and raped by three Black men. Harmon told responding police officers that the men had dragged […]
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Judge Offers People Facing Jail Time Reduced Sentences If They Get Sterilized
A judge in Tennessee has come under fire for some of the jail sentences he has handed down. Judge Sam Benningfield, who sits on the bench in White County, has offered people who are facing jail time for drug related offenses, up to 30 days off their sentences if they agree to be sterilized. The judge […]
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Jury Awards Family Of Black Man Killed By S.W.A.T. Sniper $15 Million
A jury in Seattle, Washington, recently awarded $15 million to the family of a Black man who was killed by a S.W.A.T. sniper. The settlement is the largest monetary award in the state’s history due to police brutality. The victim, Leonard Thomas, was shot and killed while holding his son, who was 4-years-old at the time. The […]
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Watch: Baltimore Police Caught Planting Drugs In Body-Cam Footage
A Baltimore man was held in jail for months after police found a stash of drugs — but the officer who found the drugs also seems to be the one who hid them in that spot, according to footage from his body camera. The public defender’s office says the man is now free and it […]
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Watch: OJ Simpson Granted Parole After Nearly 9 Years In Prison
A Nevada parole board has granted O.J. Simpson parole after the former NFL star apologized, said he was a model prisoner, and promised that he’d have no conflicts if released. “I’ve done my time,” he said. “I’ve done it as well and as respectfully as I think anyone can.” Simpson has served nine years of […]
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Minneapolis Releases 911 Transcripts of Woman Killed By Police
The Minneapolis Police Department has released transcripts of the 911 calls placed by a bride-to-be moments before a responding officer shot her to death. Justine Ruszczyk, a 40-year-old Australian native, placed her first call to 911 Saturday night at 11:27 p.m. local time to report what she believed was a sexual assault occurring near her home in Minneapolis’ Fulton […]
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Black Blog Site ‘Very Smart Brothas’ Is Acquired By Gizmodo
The Black blog website, Very Smart Brothas (VSB), was recently bought out by Gizmodo Media Group (GMG). VSB’s articles focuses on culture and politics that affect the Black community. The business that’s based in Pittsburgh, Pa. was founded by Damon Young and Panama Jackson. The deal which was made official on June 30, didn’t disclose how much GMG paid […]
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Watch: DeKalb County Cop Beats and Threatens to Shoot Homeless Black Woman
A police department in Georgia has reopened an internal investigation after cellphone video surfaced showing a DeKalb County police officer striking a homeless woman with his baton several times during an arrest.
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Autopsy Proves North Carolina State Trooper Shot Black Motorist In The Back
The autopsy results for Willard Scott Jr. of Durham County, N.C., were just released and it shows the 31-year-old Black man was shot in the back by a North Carolina State Trooper. Scott was shot and killed on February 12, 2017 after trooper Jeremy Mathis tried to pull him over for allegedly driving erratically. Trooper Mathis contends […]
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Man Gets 3 Years In Jail For Making Death Threat And Using Racial Slurs Against Black Neighbors
Glenn Miller, 59, of Union Township, NJ was sentenced to three years in jail for making racially charged threats – including at least one death threat, against his neighbors. The situation started on March 3, 2017, after Miller’s neighbors called the police to report that he had parked his truck on the grass divider between the curb […]
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Watch: Cop In Paterson, NJ Caught Illegally Searching Van
Patterson New Jersey Police Caught Illegally BREAKING INTO Afr… SHOCK VIDEO: Patterson New Jersey Police Caught Illegally BREAKING INTO African American Man's Car . . . They're Like F*CK THE CONSTITUTION!!! Posted by Mediatakeout on Friday, July 14, 2017 A plainclothes police officer with the Passaic County Sheriff’s Department was caught on camera searching a […]
