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Sunday, February 23, 2020

McDonald’s Now Has Quarter Pounder-Scented Candles

Have you ever not wanted to leave a McDonald’s restaurant because the scent of the burgers leaves you in ecstasy? Have no fear, the answer to that issue is here! McDonald’s has recently announced that you can now have the smell of their burgers in the comfort of your own home!

The fast-food giant has placed the power in your hands by launching the Quarter Pounder Fan Club! This was done to “give everyone a tangible way to publicly display their affection for the hot and deliciously juicy 100% fresh beef** Quarter Pounder.”

As seen on the Golden Arches Unlimited website, “Do you have a burning love for the Quarter Pounder? Would you like some burning candles too?” If so, now you can purchase the Quarter Pounder Scented Candle Pack! The approximate burn time for these candles is 25 hours, enough to keep you on edge for an entire day. There is a set of 6 custom scented candles in glass containers, inspired by Quarter Pounder ingredients: Bun, Ketchup, Pickle, Cheese, Onion, and 100% Fresh Beef**.”

Just in case you are REALLY a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder connoisseur:

The exclusive Quarter Pounder Fan Club merch includes:

Quarter Pounder Scented Candle Pack: Because there’s no better smell than 100% fresh beef and a perfect combination of toppings.
Couples Quarter Pounder Mittens: To hold hands and hold a hot and deliciously juicy Quarter Pounder cooked just for you right when you order.
2020 Quarter Pounder Calendar: This year, may your days be filled with joy. And 100% pure North American fresh beef.
“Quarter Pounder with Love” Locket: For those who figuratively keep the Quarter Pounder close to their heart. Now you can. Literally.
Quarter Pounder Fan Club T-Shirt: There are t-shirts. Then there are t-shirts with burger-related fan club logos on them. This is the second one and it’s made with 100% cotton for an irresistibly comfy fit.
“I’d Rather Be Eating a Quarter Pounder” Sticker: Yeah, us too!
Quarter Pounder Fan Club Pin: A mini reminder that the Quarter Pounder is anything but subtle!

And one last thing, “On February 26, we will be honoring one lucky city that takes their fandom for the Quarter Pounder to new heights. To pay tribute, we’ll be unveiling a larger-than-life monument of this iconic burger. Just how big? Imagine a bronze statue so memorable that the sesame seeds on the bun are more than 20 times the size you experience on the delicious Quarter Pounder.”

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Saturday, February 22, 2020

PHOTOS: Michael B. Jordan, Lena Waithe, Cynthia Erivo, and more STUN at the NAACP Image Awards

The 51st annual NAACP Image Awards are going down in Pasadena and that means Hollywood’s best and brightest are all in attendance.

Folks like Lena Waithe, Cynthia Erivo, Michael B. Jordan, and more all brought their best style game to the night that celebrates the achievements of people of color in film, TV, music, and literature. The show also acknowledges people and organizations who promote social justice through entertainment.

While some took a more traditional approach to the black-tie affair, others chose more outrageous ensembles.

NAACP Image Awards announces nominations for 51st annual ceremony

Check out a few of our favorite photos:

Lena Waithe

The Queen & Slim writer looked ready for the spotlight in this suit.

Michael B. Jordan

The Just Mercy star opted for a traditional tux.

Ryan Michelle Bathe

The First Wives Club star was all smiles in this white and black gown.

Sterling K. Brown

The This Is Us actor showed up in this classic look.

H.E.R.

H.E.R. — (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

The songbird wore a tie-dye outfit and her signature shades.

Lyric Ross

Check out this eccentric ensemble from the young This Is Us star.

Jill Scott

The singer/actress is ready for the night’s festivities in this retro look.

Matthew A. Cherry

The Oscar-winning creator of Hair Love looked dapper in his white suit jacket.

Karan Kendrick

The Just Mercy star was a vision in this gorgeous black gown.

Da’Vine Joy Randolph

The Dolemite Is My Name star was part of the mint green trend we saw on tonight’s carpet.

Cynthia Erivo

The Harriet star was part of the mint green gown trend that seemed to be sweeping the Image Awards.

Angela Bassett

This icon had all of the other ladies green with envy when she hit the carpet.

Yara Shahidi

The Grown-ish star showed up looking lovely as ever.

Deon Cole

This funny man wore blue velvet bell-bottoms when he hit the red carpet.

Tracee Ellis Ross

Marsai Martin

The Little star continues to light up every room she enters.

Shahidi Wright Joseph

The Us star showed off her softer side in this blue ball gown.

Robin Thede

Thede was looking like Holywood royalty in this shimmering silver gown

Storm Reid

The Euphoria starlet hit the carpet looking grown and sexy.

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As Erykah Badu's Vagina-Scented Incense Sells Out, She Sings on Morning TV with Daughter Puma In Celebration of Her Forthcoming 49th Birthday

Tis’ The Season.

Jason Johnson slammed for calling Sanders’ aides ‘island of misfit Black girls’

Jason Johnson, a Morgan State University journalism professor, faces scrutiny for his controversial remarks during an appearance Friday on SiriusXM’s The Karen Hunter Show.

Johnson, also an MSNBC contributor, called some of Sen. Bernie Sanders‘s (I-Vt.) presidential campaign staffers as an “island of misfit black girls,” according to Newsweek. The comment provoked a gasp from a person in the studio, the report says.

The social media backlash was swift, with many of Sanders’ supporters demanding the network sever ties with the professor for the misogynoir statement.

Johnson also accused Sanders’ supporters of being closed-minded from opinions from Black and Latino figures, though polls showing Sanders has the most support from people of color in Nevada and other primary states.

“I do find it fascinating that the racist, liberal white seem to love them some Bernie Sanders,” Johnson said. “And always have a problem with any person of color who doesn’t want to follow the orthodox of their lord and savior Bernie Sanders.”

Johnson is also the Politics Editor for The Root where he writes for the “Black Power Rankings” political columns.

According to Newsweek, “Johnson did not respond to Newsweek’s requests for additional comment Saturday morning.”

Benjamin P. Dixon took a shot at Johnson during his appearance on MSNBC.

“There is a large coalition of people who believe in what he’s trying to do for the working class because there a lot of Black people who are working-class,” Dixon said. “And not just ‘misfits’ according to Dr. Jason Johnson of your network.”

Many people took to Twitter to share their thoughts with the hashtag #FireJasonJohnson, which became a trending topic.

Black people have just been the most disappointing this February. I truly cannot believe there are Black people who support what @DrJasonJohnson said, simply because it came with a side of Bernie criticism. Malcolm X would be fucking spitting. #FireJasonJohnson

— The Blacker The Bernie Bro, The Sweeter The Juice (@yourvokalnews) February 22, 2020

#FireJasonJohnson is only trending because he told the truth about "Bigot Bernie and the Nutrasweet Negresses."

He ain't told one lie here. pic.twitter.com/ZkebLLACS8

— ⚖️Liz Warren Committed A Murder on 2/19/20 ⚖️ (@KHiveQueenB) February 22, 2020

“Racist, liberal whites seem to love them some Bernie Sanders.

He cares nothing for intersectionality. I don’t care how many people from the island of misfit Black girls you throw out there to defend you.”@DrJasonJohnson on Bernie’s staff & supporters. MSNBC should sever ties. pic.twitter.com/abxZKsFhaA

— Samuel D. Finkelstein II (@CANCEL_SAM) February 21, 2020

Jason Johnson has the nerve to say he cares about intersectionality and then say the leftist women of color who have so often been the vanguard justice in America are #MisfitBlackGirls . MSNBC was already trash but this is too much #FireJasonJohnson https://t.co/3SdFPDvmav

— Nigel J Franklin🌹 (@SagaciousNJ) February 22, 2020

On MSNBC, ⁦@BenjaminPDixon⁩ calls out ⁦@MSNBC⁩ ⁦@DrJasonJohnson⁩’s attack on ⁦@BernieSanders⁩’ Black women staffers | Media Matters for America

Cc: ⁦@briebriejoy⁩ and all the Island of #MisfitBlackGirls
Thank you BPD👊🏾🤗 https://t.co/9knaF48N9H

— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) February 22, 2020

Many used the #MisfitBlackGirls hashtag to air their grievances and stand firm in their political rights in opposition to Johnson’s comments.

Leslie Mac, said, “Personal attacks on Black Women in politics are never okay,” and proudly proclaimed she’s a “Misfit Island Black Girl.”

Personal attacks on Black Women in politics are never okay. Feel free to call me a #MisfitIslandBlackGirl too @DrJasonJohnson & cut that out.

My personal politic requires me to say something when I know it’s wrong. Even when I know I’ll never be afforded the same courtesy.

— Leslie Mac (@LeslieMac) February 21, 2020

When they call us misfits & point out our color.

When they call grown women girls & make it public.

We hold our heads high & set our eyes to the sky.

We lift up our voices & with 🔥 in our souls, we press forward to break the unjust mold. #MisfitBlackGirl #MisfitBlackGirls pic.twitter.com/2yVjC8NSCR

— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) February 22, 2020

#MisfitBlackGirls all day. We will not be silent about personal attacks on Black women and that’s that on that. https://t.co/YGbEqJTApW

— blackness everdeen 🐺 (@traceyecorder) February 21, 2020

.@briebriejoy is a light unto the world and a true professional.

I have 3 daughters. I hope they never deal with a Jason Johnson type: an insecure man who tramples on women who dare to think for themselves.

Jason – it’s time to apologize. #MisfitBlackGirls https://t.co/2oRz7SL2Ed

— Joel Rubin (@JoelMartinRubin) February 22, 2020

I'm a proud misfit. Jason Johnson needs to apologise to all women of color who use their critical thinking skills #MisfitBlackGirls pic.twitter.com/phSiGEkC6O

— GlamourNerd (@Glamour_Nerd) February 22, 2020

Nina Turner is OUR General! #MisfitBlackGirls @ninaturner pic.twitter.com/zmtB9e4MAG

— Dawidi (@DawidisK) February 22, 2020

On the Island of #misfitblackgirls we will have:

🔘 Free Healthcare
🔘 Universal Pre-k & Childcare
🔘 Livable Wages
🔘 Clean, renewable energy
🔘 Debt-Free College
🔘 Housing for Everyone
🔘 Racial Justice
🔘 Fair Elections

Things we don’t allow:
❌ Jason Johnson

— Dr. Victoria Dooley (@DrDooleyMD) February 22, 2020

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House to vote on 120-year-old long overdue anti-lynching bill

The nation’s only Black congressman bravely stood on the House floor in front of a majority of white people in 1900, 120 years ago this week, to read aloud a piece anti-lynching legislation.

Rep. George Henry White (R-N.C.) witnessed a year earlier a violent race riot in Wilmington, N.C., where a mob of white supremacists killed as many as 60 black people, according to the 1898 Wilmington Race Riot Report. He researched every lynching victim across the country over two years, writes the Washington Post.

“I tremble with horror for the future of our nation. When I think what must be the inevitable result if mob violence is not stamped out of existence and law once permitted to reign supreme,” he said, the Post notes.

The bill never made it out of committee but 120-years later the House of Representatives may fulfill White’s legislative dream.

On Thursday, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md) announced that the House will vote next week to officially make lynching a federal hate crime, “which Congress failed to do nearly 200 times in the 20th century since White’s bill in 1900,” the Post says.

The historic bill, called “The Emmett Till Antilynching Act,” would make lynching and mob-related killing punishable up to life in prison.

The bill is named for Emmett Till, the 14-year-old African American boy who was brutally beaten and lynched in Mississippi in 1955, becoming a martyr during the Civil Rights Movement.

The bill was introduced by Rep. Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill) in the House and passed the Senate last year and was spearheaded with the help of Sens. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.).

Harris said that lynching is a part of the nation’s “uncomfortable history” that hasn’t been “truly acknowledge” or “reconciled” with, The Hill reports.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, says in praise, “Next week, we will finally take concrete steps to address this dark and shameful chapter in American history by bringing the Emmett Till Antilynching Act to a vote on the House floor,” according to a press release from Majority Leader Hoyer.

Rep. Rush echoed the same sentiments, saying, “For too long, lynching has not been classified as a federal crime, but to borrow a quote from Rev. King, ‘the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.'”

If the bill passes next week, it will head to the desk of Donald Trump to be signed into law.

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