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Last Black-Owned Bank in Chicago Gets $20 Million Deposit To Help Stay Open
The last Black-owned bank in Chicago received a major deposit from the city government to help it to keep its doors open. Illinois Service Federal Savings & Loan Associations (IsfBank) received a $20 million deposit from the city of Chicago to help ensure the bank would stay open and continue to serve the community. Chicago […]
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Police Arrest White Supremacists In Hate Crime Attack Of 66-Year-Old Black Man
Police in Spokane, Wa have arrested two White men in what appears to have been a random attack on a 66-year-old Black man. The attack took place around 11 p.m. while Norris Cooley was cleaning his garage. The assailants, 32-year-old Jason Edward Cooper and 36-year-old Donald Prichard, started shouting at him. “Ni**er, you don’t deserve […]
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College Football Player Kicked Off Team For Kneeling During Anthem
“” Gyree Durante, a sophomore at Albright College in Pennsylvania, says he was kicked off the schools football team because he kneeled during the national anthem. According to Durante, he knelt during the national anthem for the second game in a row, and he was kicked off the team because of his actions. A spokeswoman […]
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KKK Distributes Flyers Threatening to Beat Any Black Man Who Looks at a White Woman
Residents in Jacksonville, Florida, have recently been finding flyers dropped around their neighborhoods by the KKK. The flyers threaten violence towards any Black men who look at white women: “Notice to all Niggers: Any of you black apes caught ‘making eyes’ at a white girl will be beaten with bats and your mothers won’t get anymo’ bananas-That’s a […]
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President Trump Refers To Protesting Athletes As S.O.B’s
During a campaign rally in Alabama, President Trump went on a tirade against athletes who are protesting during the national anthem. While in Alabama to campaign for incumbent Sen. Luther Strange in his runoff election, Trump said, “Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get […]
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Ice Cube’s BIG3 Basketball League Being Sued For $250M For Stealing Players
Ice Cube’s new basketball league, the Big3, which debuted this summer, is being sued by a rival organization. The Champion Basketball League (CBL) is suing Cube and the Big3 league for $250 million for allegedly stealing players. According to the New York Daily News, the CBL’s founder, Carl George, claims that Ice Cube and his co-founder […]
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Recent Dashcam Video Raises Doubt About Police Version Of Cop Beating Black Driver
Newly released dashcam footage of a violent police traffic stop is raising doubt about the police departments version of the incident. The footage which shows a White Ohio police officer punching a Black driver over and over. According to the initial statement released by the Euclid Police Department, Officer Michael Amiott pulled over 25 year old, Richard […]
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New York City Police Officers Raise Fists In Support Of Colin Kaepernick
This past Saturday, dozens of NYPD police officers raised their fists in solidarity with NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick in support of his protest against police brutality. The gathering was organized by Sgt. Edwin Raymond and took place at Brooklyn Bridge Park. In attendance were about 80 current and retired police officers who wore T-shirts with the […]
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Dick Gregory, civil rights activist and comedian, dead at 84
Comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory, who broke barriers in the 1960s and became one of the first African-Americans to perform comedy at white clubs, died Saturday. He was 84. Gregory recently rescheduled an event in Atlanta because he was hospitalized. He died in Washington, his son posted on social media without giving details. […]
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Fulton County Chairman Calls for Criminal Investigation of R. Kelly
The Chairman of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners has asked authorities to open a criminal investigation of R. Kelly, citing new evidence. The singer was recently accused of sexually exploiting and holding young girls against their will. Friday, in a news release sent to FOX 5, Commission Chairman John Eaves said investigators have uncovered […]
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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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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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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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Interracial Couple Attacked By Drunken Racists
A Black man originally from Trinidad and his white girlfriend who’s from Moldova, were attacked on a Brooklyn, NY street while celebrating their 6th. anniversary. The couple had parked their car shortly before 6 a.m. when they were accosted by two drunks, later identified as Bernard Szurant and Rudolph Evmenenko. The victims, who identified themselves to the […]
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NJ College Professor Fired For Defending Black Lives Matter Party
A professor, Lisa Durden, who worked at Essex County College in Newark, NJ, was fired for the views she expressed on a Fox News program. While appearing on the Tucker Carlson Tonight show, Durden said, “you white people are angry because you couldn’t use your white privilege card” to attend a Black Lives Matter group’s Memorial […]
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2nd Mistrial Declared in Case of Ohio Cop Who Shot and Killed Sam Dubose
Jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict in the murder trial of Ray Tensing for the second time. The former University of Cincinnati police officer is on trail for the shooting death of Sam Dubose. Dubose was shot in the head by Tensing during a traffic stop. Jury deliberations began Monday after six days […]
