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Wednesday, September 22, 2021

‘Large Nostrils’: Methodist University Suspends Sorority After Racist Presentation

On Tuesday, Methodist University announced the suspension of one of their sororities after social media outrage over a racist presentation made by a member featuring Black student football players.

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9 Oakland Officers Disciplined for Sharing Racist and Sexist Social Media Posts

Nine Oakland police officers have been disciplined following an independent investigation into some racist and sexist posts shared on social media.

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Melvin Van Peebles, the Godfather of Black Film, Is Dead at 89

Actor-writer-director-composer Melvin Van Peebles—a Renaissance man who promoted Black economic empowerment and helped usher in a new era of Black filmmaking with his best-known work, the 1971 film Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song—died Tuesday night at 89.

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PageTurners: In Both Fiction and Nonfiction, This Week's Authors and Characters Play 'Make Believe'

If you told me you didn’t play pretend as a child, I wouldn’t believe you. Even as adults, a made-up world from our imagination is probably better than what we have going for us in reality.

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Nipsey Hussle's Alleged Killer Finally Gets Trial Date Following Multiple Delays

After two years, a trial date has finally been set for Eric Holder, the man who allegedly shot and killed Nipsey Hussle—birth name Ermias Joseph Asghedom—on March 31, 2019 in South Los Angeles.

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