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Rush Limbaugh Under Fire for Calling Kamala Harris Obscenity On Air

August 19, 2020 admin 0

By Terry Shropshire | August 18, 2020  – Longtime radio host Rush Limbaugh reportedly used a brazenly sexist obscenity to describe presumptive vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris and also referred to her as a “mattress.” According to Newsweek and the New York Daily […]

Health

Brandy Credits Daughter Sy’rai for Saving Her Life During Depression Battle

August 19, 2020 admin 0

By Rollin Out – Brandy says her daughter Sy’rai saved her life when she battled depression. The R&B legend revealed how she considered suicide after being involved in a 2006 car accident that claimed the life of a woman […]

Entertainment

Beyoncé’s Message to America: “Vote Like Your Life Depends on It”

August 19, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor – “You’re proving to our ancestors that their struggles were not in vain,” Beyoncé said as she accepted the award, adding, “I’m encouraging you to […]

Editorials

Trump’s Housing Announcement Seen as So Racist, “It’s ‘Not Even A Dog Whistle Anymore’

August 19, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE —  By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent – “I am happy to inform all of the people living their Suburban Lifestyle Dream that you will no longer be bothered or financially […]

National

Black Teen Told to Cut His Locs by Texas School Wins Court Ruling

August 19, 2020 admin 0

By Janelle Griffith – Kaden Bradford and his cousin, DeAndre Arnold, 18, made national headlines in January after they said they were not allowed to return to class unless they cut their hair. A federal […]

National

What To Watch In Today’s Elections In Alaska, Florida And Wyoming

August 18, 2020 admin 0

By Geoffrey Skelley and Nathaniel Rakich – Primary season is winding down. – From sea to shining sea (via purple mountains majesty), today’s primary elections have it all. To have a prayer in November, Alaska Democrats may have to nominate … candidates who are […]

Editorials

EDITORIAL: Most Black Americans Don’t Want to Abolish the Police

August 18, 2020 admin 0

Las Vegas Review-Journal – To gauge from the media coverage of police reform, it might seem as if the vast majority of Black Americans believe cops are the enemy. A recent Gallup survey finds the […]

Book Reviews

‘Caste’ Argues Its Most Violent Manifestation Is In Treatment Of Black Americans

August 18, 2020 admin 0

By Hope Wabuket –  To read Isabel Wilkerson is to revel in the pleasure of reading — to relax into the virtuosic performance of thought and form one is about to encounter, safe and secure […]

Lifestyle

Today, Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, Shows Just How Much They Are Undervalued

August 18, 2020 admin 0

By Megan DiTrolio – August 13th, marks Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, the date in 2020 that a Black woman had to work until to make the same amount of money that her white, male […]

Editorials

Is Corporate Support for Black Lives Matter Genuine?

August 18, 2020 admin 0

Miami Times Staff Report – Brands are being questioned about the legitimacy of their activism and platforms. Over the years, Black influencers have worked hard to lend their voices to social justice causes near and […]

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