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Thursday, August 26, 2021

California High School Cheerleaders Subjected to Monkey Noises, Racial Slurs During Football Game

A squad of mostly minority cheerleaders from a California high school were called racial slurs and were subjected to monkey noises from the opposing team’s crowd during a football game Friday.

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In Celebration of Malika Andrews Appreciation Day, ESPN Removes Rachel Nichols From All NBA Programming

After Maria Taylor’s much-publicized departure from ESPN in July, many of us were livid and assumed that veteran broadcaster Rachel Nichols had unjustly “won” the silent war between them, which was uncovered by the New York Times. But on Wednesday came the news that there would be no winners, as the sports…

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Following the Satan Shoes Controversy, Lil Nas X Calls Out the Hypocrisy in Another Blood-Filled Drop

He may be a bop-producing provocateur, but Lil Nas X also believes pearl-clutching should be equal opportunity. Case in point: on Wednesday, the rapper, who earned both headlines and the ire of Nike earlier this year with the release of a limited-edition line of customized Air Max 97s containing a drop of human blood,…

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NY Gov. Kathy Hochul Picks State Sen. Brian Benjamin as Lieutenant Governor

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to name State Sen. Brian Benjamin of Manhattan as her next lieutenant governor, according to various reports. He will be the second Black man to hold the job, making his new role an especially history-making one because Hochul is New York state’s first top female chief executive.

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'This Person Interrupted All My Thoughts': Aaliyah's Mother Accuses Book Promoter of Desecrating Singer's Gravesite

Wednesday, August 25, 2021, marked the 20th anniversary of Aaliyah’s death.

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