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Antics Akon Says America Should Move Past Slavery: "Just Gotta Let It Go" Akon says that America does not care about its history of slavery, inviting Black Americans to move away from the past. By Alex Zidel August 11, 2020 4.0K Views
Politics Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton Calls Slavery A "Necessary Evil" A senator from Arkansas called slavery a "necessary evil" in a new statement. By Cole Blake July 26, 2020 4.8K Views
Pop Culture Harriet Tubman's Relative Tells Kanye West: Without Her "He'd Still Be On That Plantation" Kanye West said that Harriet Tubman didn't actually free the slaves, she simply made them work for other white people, leading one of Tubman's relatives to respond. By Alex Zidel July 21, 2020 5.8K Views
Antics 50 Cent Blames Jay-Z For Kanye West's Harriet Tubman Comments Kanye West's first campaign rally in South Carolina included a tearful breakdown and some wild comments about Harriet Tubman. By Alex Zidel July 20, 2020 108.8K Views
Random Police Tear Gas Protesters Near White House Andrew Jackson Statue Police and protesters came to a head at Lafayette Square outside of the White House. By Erika Marie June 22, 2020 1014 Views
Politics Melania Trump Blasted Over Obama Birther Comments Following Juneteenth Tweet Melania Trump sent out a tweet celebrating Juneteenth, but her critics weren't about to let her birther comments about former President Barack Obama be forgotten. By Erika Marie June 19, 2020 5.0K Views
Tech Snapchat Apologizes For Juneteenth Filter That Had Users Smile To Break Chains Snapchat has issued an apology for a questionable Juneteenth filter that asked users to smile in order to break the chains of slavery. By Lynn S. June 19, 2020 2.5K Views
Politics Trump Falsely Credits Himself For Making Juneteenth "Very Famous" Donald Trump attempted to take credit for making Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating the day enslaved people in the Texas were freed, "very famous." By Lynn S. June 18, 2020 1.7K Views
Politics Pharrell & Virginia Gov. Call To Make Juneteenth A State Holiday Pharrell Williams helps ring in the news that Juneteenth will be officially recognized as a Virginia state holiday. By Mitch Findlay June 16, 2020 1082 Views
Politics Lecrae Responds To Backlash After Pastor Calls Slavery "White Blessing" Lecrae offers a response to the viral clip where the pastor referred to slavery as a "White Blessing." By Aron A. June 16, 2020 3.8K Views
Movies Will Smith To Portray Runaway Slave In Thriller Emancipation Production is expected to begin in 2021. By Madusa S. June 16, 2020 3.6K Views
Politics African-American Reparation Bill Passes In California Assembly Assemblywomen Shirley Weber proposed the bill which begins with a comprehensive study on reparations for the African-American community in California. By Aron A. June 13, 2020 8.0K Views