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Kweisi Mfume announced a run to reclaim Elijah Cummings’ 7th Congressional District seat Monday. Cummings replaced Mfume in Congress in 1996. But now, Mfume feels he’s the perfect person for the job. “I wore those shoes for 10 years. They still fit comfortably, by the way. It’s just a matter of putting them back on […]

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A white supremacist group filmed a video in front of the Emmett Till Memorial in Sumner, Mississippi, over the weekend, officials say. A security camera video posted on the Sumner Courthouse and Emmett Till Interpretive Center’s Facebook page show seven people standing in front of the sign Saturday, while some of them film. “We are all here […]

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Residents of Fowlerville, a village in Livingston County in Michigan, are livid and calling an extreme Halloween display of President Donald Trump holding the head of Barack Obama, downright racist. The shocking display which featured Obama’s head tied to a rope sits outside of Quality Coatings, an automotive shop. The graphic effigy caused community members to erupt in […]

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In the coming days, President Donald Trump is likely to continue making direct comparisons between the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the killing of Osama bin Laden eight years ago. After all, Trump’s presidency seems, in large part, to be dictated by either undoing or trying to outdo what President Barack […]

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Halloween decorations on display at a New York law office caused a controversial stir in the community. A set of three black jack-o’-lanterns on display outside the law office, which are painted black with white eyes, nose, and mouth, garnered complaints that they were racially insensitive, according to reports. “We understand that someone complained about […]

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AAFCA (African American Film Critics Association) is bringing the magic of Motown films to the small screen. The organization continues its partnership with Turner Classic Movies (TCM) with AAFCA Presents: Motown Productions. Starting tonight, AAFCA member Christopher Witherspoon joins TCM host Alicia Malone to screen and discuss the classic Motown films The Last Dragon, Lady Sings The Blues and Mahogany.   “We are […]

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Atatiana Jefferson, who was fatally shot in her home by a Fort Worth, Texas police officer over a week ago, while playing a video game with her 8-year-old nephew, has yet to be laid to rest. The original funeral was scheduled to happen on Saturday, October 19th, but was canceled due to a family dispute. […]

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A gang of ghoulish bullies broke into a bizarre Halloween dance in front of a television director on his way to work, then pummeled the senior when he tried to walk around them, police said. John Sullivan, 72, had just gotten off the train at Sixth Ave. near W. 43rd St. about 2:20 a.m. Monday […]

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Aaron Dean, a white former police officer, is out on bond after being arrested and charged with murder for shooting Atatiana Jefferson, a 28-year-old black woman, inside her Texas home. He was responding to a neighbor’s call for a wellness check. Dean resigned before he could be fired from the Fort Worth Police Department Monday. The family […]

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Two seconds after he shouted commands outside a house, a Fort Worth police officer opened fire into what looks like a dark room. Moments later, Atatiana Koquice Jefferson died in the bedroom of her own home with her 8-year-old nephew nearby. Now Texans are outraged over the death of another black person killed at home […]

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Three employees at a North Carolina assisted living facility were arrested after police said they ran a fight club with elderly residents with dementia.  The women were accused in court documents of watching, filming, and even encouraging a fight between a 70-year-old woman and a 73-year-old woman at the Danby House assisted living and memory-care facility, in Winston-Salem, Fox 8 […]

President Donald Trump slammed Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) while speaking at a rally in her home state on Thursday, calling her a “fraud” and “disgrace to our country.” “How the hell did that ever happen,” Trump said of Omar’s election to Congress in 2016. “How do you have such a person representing you in Minnesota?” President […]