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Black Americans Respond to Possible Boots on the Ground as Iran Conflict Rages Forward
Black folks woke up on the last day of Black History Month to military strikes in Iran. Now, they're voicing frustrations as questions about ground troops arise.
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Black Directors Who Should Have Oscars, But Don’t
As Ryan Coogler could make history at the 2026 Oscars, let's look back at Black directors whose films deserved more recognition than they got!
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Black Directors Who Should Have Won Oscars, But Didn’t
As Ryan Coogler could make history at the 2026 Oscars, let's look back at Black directors whose films deserved more recognition than they got!
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Former Black Inmate Makes History as First Ever in U.S. to Buy a Prison Facility
Kerwin Pittman becomes the first formerly incarcerated Black man to buy a U.S. prison, transforming a site of confinement into a reentry campus.
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Full Timeline of Dwight Howard and Amy Luciani’s Rocky 14-Month Marriage Now Headed to Divorce
Folks online who followed Dwight Howard and Amy Luciani's marriage say its been rocky early on before Howard filed for divorce. Here's the full rundown.
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NBA Shuts Down Atlanta Hawks’ ‘Magic City Monday’ Promotion, Black Twitter Responds
The NBA canceled the Atlanta Hawks' collab with the popular strip club after growing backlash.
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Lil Baby is Trying to Save His Atlanta Neighborhood, One Property at a Time
After gentrification pushed thousands of Black folks out of historic Atlanta neighborhoods, rapper Lil Baby returns to his stomping grounds with a new business plan.
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Smoothie King Fired Staff Who Refused MAGA Couple Service— But Here’s the Ironic Double Standard Everyone is Missing
Two Michigan Smoothie King workers were canned after refusing service to pro-Trump customers, meanwhile, Black folks are calling out a double standard.
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Howard University Athletes Take a Stand Against New Kneeling Policy for the National Anthem
Since 2020, athletes at Howard University have kneeled to protest the national anthem. Now, a new policy banning kneeling is causing trouble.
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Why The New Yorker’s Drawing of Wunmi Mosaku Has Fans Furious
'Sinners' star Wunmi Mosaku has been riding high off her first Oscar nomination, but one drawing didn't reflect that and fans are calling it out!