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Model Coco Austin, who nearly gave up attempting to breastfeed her daughter after a week of trying, hung in there and is now going strong almost four years later. But not everyone was optimistic about her choice. Some told her to give her child “real milk,” others said she’d be made fun of at school, […]

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Trump supporter Isaiah Washington is proving that he doesn’t understand how racism works with a ridiculous interpretation of white people in America. The actor appeared on Fox Soul’s “On the 7 with Dr. Sean,” and one clip from the show has been making its way around Twitter. Washington tried to separate white people — or as he likes […]

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 White Castle voluntarily recalled some of their frozen hamburger products due to possible Listeria contamination. Listeria is an organism that can be fatal, especially for children, the elderly, and those with weak immune systems. The Columbus-based company discovered the possible contamination after a third-party lab collected a sample from one of the chain’s manufacturing facilities […]

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The New York City Police Department has appointed its first-ever black chief of detectives, a historic move in the organization’s nearly 200-year record. Rodney Harrison was appointed to the position Wednesday, according to an NYPD press release. Harrison formerly served as chief of patrol, where he managed police communities across New York City. In the new position, […]

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An officer with the Los Angeles Police Department is on leave after body camera footage was discovered during a random inspection that allegedly showed him touching a dead woman’s breasts. As the LAPD investigates the allegation, the accused officer, described only as a veteran of the force, is on home leave with pay. “If this […]

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A Marine veteran who served in Iraq and is running for Congress in California called out Colin Kaepernick on Monday for “pulling the racism and victim card.” Jeremy Staat, who also played in 31 NFL games across four seasons, wrote to supporters in a recent fundraising email that Kaepernick is a “national disgrace and I’m tired of seeing him celebrated like […]

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired retiring Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson Monday, saying Johnson lied about an October incident in which he was found sleeping in his car after supposedly having drinks with dinner. “It has become clear that Mr. Johnson engaged in a series of actions that are intolerable for any leader in a position of trust, […]

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The correction officers accused of napping and shopping online the night Jeffrey Epstein killed himself are scapegoats for management problems at Manhattan’s federal lockup, their lawyers said Monday. Tova Noel and Michael Thomas face an April 20 trial date. Following their not guilty pleas to charges they filed false paperwork while on duty at the Special Housing […]

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 Lowndes County of Alabama is mourning a giant. Sheriff “Big John” Williams towered over this rural central Alabama county in more ways than one. He was shot and killed in the line of duty Saturday night in the parking lot of the QV convenience store. The store is on the main drag of this small […]

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For more than three years, there have been rumblings about Harriet Tubman being on the 20 dollar bill. However, Judge Joe Brown has an issue with it. He recently told Dr. Umar Johnson, of all people, he believes the freedom fighter should not be on the $20 bill because it’s an insult to Black men and downs masculinity. “The objective […]

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Like a weekend worrier who shows up at the emergency room, President Donald Trump went to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center unannounced for what the White House says were supposedly routine tests. “He’s in good health, and it was a routine checkup as part of his annual physical,” insisted White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham. […]

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The teen who police say shot 5 of his classmates and then turned the gun on himself shooting himself in the head earlier this week has died.  Police say that Nathaniel Tennosuke Berhow died Friday afternoon.  They say that they have reviewed video that clearly shows him reaching into his backpack, pulling out a gun, […]