Colin Kaepernick’s life story is headed to Netflix. The streaming giant announced a new limited series titled “Colin in Black & White,” from Ava DuVernay, based on Kaepernick’s high school years. Kaepernick will appear in the series and add his own voice to the project. The limited series will run for six episodes and reunites […]
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A man was fatally shot at a Louisville park during protests over the killing of Breonna Taylor
A man was fatally shot at a park in Louisville, Kentucky, where peaceful protesters have been gathering to demand justice for the killing of Breonna Taylor. The shooting broke out Saturday night at Jefferson Square Park, the Louisville Metro Police Department said. A second shooting victim found at the Hall of Justice near the park […]
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Only two US states are reporting a decline in new coronavirus cases
Only two US states are reporting a decline in new coronavirus cases compared to last week — Connecticut and Rhode Island. A staggering rise was reported in 36 states, including Florida, which some experts have cautioned could be the next epicenter. Florida reported 9,585 new coronavirus cases Saturday, a single-day record high since the start […]
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Mississippi set to remove Confederate emblem from its flag
Mississippi is on the verge of changing its state flag to erase a Confederate battle emblem that’s broadly condemned as racist. The flag’s supporters resisted efforts to change it for decades, but rapid developments in recent weeks have changed dynamics on this issue in the tradition-bound state. As protests against racial injustice recently spread across […]
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[VIDEO] Heavyweights: COVID & Racism
Some portions of America do not know there are two pandemics simultaneously going on. Racism and the novel Coronavirus. In this episode of Heavyweights, Anfernee, Itoro, Macy, and Symone discuss Bubba Wallace’s encounter with a noose in Talladega. Plus, they talk about the NBA’s and the NFL’s approaches to COVID-19 testing. We want to know […]
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Trump tweets video with ‘white power’ chant, then deletes it
President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters chanting “white power,” a racist slogan associated with white supremacists. He later deleted the tweet and the White House said the president had not heard “the one statement” on the video. The video appeared to have been taken at The […]
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Trump denies being briefed on Russian bounty intelligence
President Donald Trump on Sunday denied receiving a briefing about intelligence that Russians had tried to bribe Taliban fighters to kill US troops, as The New York Times first reported and CNN has confirmed. Trump tweeted that “there have not been many attacks” on US troops by Taliban fighters as his evidence that the reported […]
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Bolton: Trump’s denial of Russian bounty intelligence briefing shows his ‘fundamental focus’ is not on US security
Former White House national security adviser John Bolton said Sunday that President Donald Trump denying in a tweet he was briefed on intelligence that Russians had tried to bribe Taliban fighters to kill US troops shows Trump’s “fundamental focus” is not on the United States’ national security. “The fact that the President feels compelled to […]
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Mike Henry will no longer voice Cleveland on ‘Family Guy’
Mike Henry has stepped down from playing the character Cleveland on “Family Guy,” the latest in a slew of White actors abdicating roles voicing animated characters of color. Henry, who also voiced the character on the now-canceled “The Cleveland Show,” made the announcement Friday evening on Twitter, writing that it’s been an honor to play […]
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BET Awards 2020: Beyoncé to be honored and Kobe Bryant remembered
The BET Awards announced this week that Beyoncé will be honored with their prestigious Humanitarian Award at Sunday’s 20th annual show. The superstar singer and actress will receive the award in recognition of her BeyGOOD initiative, through which she has established several scholarship and philanthropic foundations. Most recently, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Beyoncé […]
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Summer may decide fate of leading shots in vaccine race
People on six continents already are getting jabs in the arm as the race for a COVID-19 vaccine enters a defining summer, with even bigger studies poised to prove if any shot really works — and maybe offer a reality check. Already British and Chinese researchers are chasing the coronavirus beyond their borders, testing potential vaccines in […]
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s see-no-evil posture on coronavirus
President Donald Trump’s persistent see-no-evil posture on coronavirus testing — if you don’t look for the virus, the cases go away — defies both science and street sense. Yet he took it a step further with a comment suggesting that testing be restrained so the pandemic doesn’t look so bad. His aides passed that off as […]
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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ CLAIM: Wearing face masks can cause fungal and bacterial pneumonia. THE FACTS: There’s […]
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Getting real about racism in the land of make-believe
Life comes at you fast and we’ve got a lot to discuss this week, people, so #letsgo. Hollywood, the time is now for allyship Doesn’t it feel like a revolution has begun? As much as we have been here before — with protests and calls for change — right now feels different on so many […]
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DaBaby, Roddy Ricch to help BET celebrate awards virtually
BET will celebrate its 40th year as a network, as well as it 20th awards show, on Sunday — but the event will go on virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic. The three-hour show will be jam-packed with heavy hitters currently dominating the pop charts and streaming services, including DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion, Roddy Ricch, […]