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bbc.co.uk - Benedict Cumberbatch has apologised after using the term "coloured" to describe black actors. He was on a US talk show, explaining that there are more opportunities for black actors in Hollywood than…Tweeted by @ekalbs_ https://twitter.co...
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Light, buttery, and sweetened Shortbread Cookies brought together with a chocolatey layer of Nutella make for a perfect cookie. We are right on the precipice of the cookie baking season. Oh, how I look forward to the cookie exchanges and the end...
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Light, buttery, and sweetened Shortbread Cookies brought together with a chocolatey layer of Nutella make for a perfect Shortbread Nutella Sandwich Cookie. We are right on the precipice of the cookie baking season. Oh, how I look forward to the co...
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floridapress.blog - “This book is seminal not only for scholars and public policy makers seeking to understand the complicated clinical, political, and social role of public health nursing but also, as importantly, for …Tweeted by @floridapress https...
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Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education. Historically Black Virginia Union University in Richmond received a grant fro...
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bookbrowse.com - What it's about: Dovey Johnson Roundtree was one of two lawyers who won the landmark case "Sarah Keys v. Carolina Bus Company," ending Jim Crow practices on interstate bus routes in the South. She ex…Tweeted by @AlgonquinBooks https:...
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publicbooks.org - The bikini-clad teen is thrown to the ground. An officer, his knee in her back, grabs her braids and slams her head into the grass. She cries, “Call my mama.” When other teens, leaving a pool party, …Tweeted by @Artchivesgrrl https:...
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Do you have the best beard in Washington, DC, Maryland, or Virginia? Enter @idontdoclubs Best in Beards Instagram Contest! Email the below answers to mustlovebeards@idontdoclubs.com with a photo attached by 12:00 p.m. EST on Friday, November...
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I DON’T DO CLUBS Home is hosting its first holiday pop-up shop on Friday, November 22, 2019 at 369 Lexington Avenue, 22nd Floor, Suite 1, New York, NY 10016! Purchase your Christmas and Kwanzaa gifts from six #BlackOwned vendors at this inaugu...
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theguardian.com - Chokehold: a maneuver in which a person’s neck is tightly gripped in a way that restrains breathing. A person left in a chokehold for more than a few seconds can die. The former police chief of Los A…Tweeted by @qcannon92 https://tw...
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vice.com - She zoomed over forlorn dusty roads, responding to the beckoning call of new adventures. The airborne sensation and the freedom of the road ensured that she climbed on her trusty Harley-Davidson time…Tweeted by @voog https://twitter.com/vo...
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ferris.edu - Is the brown bag test real or is it an urban legend? --Jeremy Village, Chicago, Illinois I am sad to report that the brown paper bag test was real. It was an example of colorism-discrimination based …Tweeted by @BlackWomenCry https://twi...
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theamericanconservative.com - If this weekend solidified anything, it’s that the new rule of thumb in politics should be “Always check the yearbook.” Over the past 15 months, school yearbooks have played a part in three separate …Tweeted by @HunterDe...
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occupydemocrats.com - Sid Miller is the Texas Agriculture Commissioner, but his opinions on topics far beyond crop yields and animal husbandry have now landed him in hot water in his hometown of Stephenville, Texas. It wa…Tweeted by @VLongobardo http...
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democracynow.org - AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman in Chicago with our next guest. Juan González is in New York. JUAN GONZÁLEZ: Well, next weekend, the U…Tweeted by @Lesleyjass https://...
