Georgia Bureau of Investigation Launches Probe Into Brutal Arrest of Black Man

Have we screamed defund the police loud enough yet?

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Georgia Has More Schools Named After Confederate Leaders Than Any Other State In the U.S.

If there’s one thing we know about America, it’s that they love honoring their Confederate “heroes.” (Which is crazy when you think about it. What country honors an army set out on destroying it?) Tearing down Confederate statues took on a new urgency during last summer’s Black Lives Matter protests, but a new report…

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Trump Political Fundraising Group Paid Millions to People, Firms Who Set Up Jan. 6 Rally: Report

Well, what do you know? Turns out that a political fundraising group attached to former President Donald Trump paid some $4.3 million during the 2020 election cycle to folks and firms that helped organize the rally prior to the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6, according to the government watchdog OpenSecrets.

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Report: DaBaby Recently Met With Black HIV Advocates

After a turbulent month, DaBaby seems to have done something right—and no, we’re not talking about making the final cut of Donda. On Tuesday, Black leaders from nine U.S. HIV organizations revealed that they “held a virtual, private meeting” with the embattled artist “to discuss HIV facts and share personal stories of…

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Lil Nas X Finally Drops a Release Date for Montero: The Debut—With Cover Art

I’ve become rightfully suspicious about album drop announcements. Now, Lil Nas X is among a group of musicians who is dropping albums this month—only his announcement comes with a confirmed date and a large number of fans who will quite literally send him pole-dancing back to hell if he pulls a Kanye…

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