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Friday, September 3, 2021

Man Who Confronted Reporter During Live Shot Taken Into Custody by U.S. Marshals

A man who confronted a news reporter while he was just trying to do his damn job was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals in Ohio on Thursday.

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Will Smith's Performance in King Richard Is Already Garnering Oscar Buzz—as Is BeyoncĂ©

Venus and Serena Williams are world-renowned tennis champions, but the first to recognize their potential was their father and early coach, Richard Williams. Similarly, critics are already recognizing the Oscar-winning potential of the film based on the patriarch’s push to make his daughter the best in the game, the…

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Former Prosecutor Indicted for 'Showing Favor and Affection' to One of the Men Accused in Ahmaud Arbery’s Death

Before recusing herself from the case involving three men who have been charged in confronting and killing Ahmaud Arbery, a former prosecutor in Georgia failed to reveal that she sought the assistance from another prosecutor before recommending him to take over the case. Oh, and she told police officers not to arrest…

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Is Iverson Mall 'Still Making It'? An Investigation

On Sept. 1, 2021, Markus Batchelor—who, according to his Twitter bio, is an advocate, activist and deputy director of Leadership for People For the American Way, a progressive nonprofit fighting for equal rights and constitutional liberties—chose inspiration.

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Texas Continues to Erase American History as Reworked Critical Race Theory Bill Heads to Gov. Abbott’s Desk

Apparently the guilt of American history is just too much for white people to handle so the push to erase America’s greatest sin from school books continues as a reworked version of an earlier bill heads to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk for signature.

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