Written by: @kristenshylin_ According to USA Today, the WNBA Players’ Association has called for the removal of Kelly Loeffler from the Atlanta Dream following her recent controversial remarks. On Tuesday, Loeffler, co-owner of the Dream, urged commissioner Cathy Engelbert to put an American flag on the league’s new jersey rather …
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– Written by: @kristenshylin_ Friends star David Schwimmer recently told Entertainment Tonight that it felt “wrong” that the sitcom did not have enough representation. The Friends star explained that while he advocated for inclusivity, the hit series did not do enough for the cause. In efforts to diversify the cast, …
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Written by: @kristenshylin_ If you do not stay up-to-date on the latest Twitter trends, you would’ve thought America’s favorite television host Ellen Degeneres passed away when the hashtag #RIPELLEN went viral. You can exhale, the notoriously generous host is still alive. According to the NY Post, fans started the hashtag …
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Written by: @kristenshylin_ According to Variety, Halle Berry has pulled out of the unnamed project where she would have played the role of a transgender man. On Friday, the actress announced on Instagram Live that she would possibly be playing a transgender person in her next project. Berry said the …
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Written by: @kristenshylin_ Will County Coroner Patrick O’Neil ruled out police brutality as the cause of Eric Lurry’s death, nearly six months after his passing. According to NBC 5, the Will County Coroner Office and an independent forensic pathologist determined Joliet officers “played no role and shared no responsibility” in …
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Written by: @kristenshylin_ “I don’t want to recount this, but I was almost the victim of an attempted lynching,” civil rights activists Vauhxx Booker said. Booker, who is also a member of the Monroe County Human Rights Commission, said he called 911 on Saturday night after being assaulted, injured and …
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Written by: @kristenshylin_ Najhim Luke, 22, was arrested on Monday for the murder of newly graduated high school senior Brandon Hendricks, according to NY Post. Hendricks had a bright road ahead of him. The point-guard basketball player planned to go to St. John’s University this fall to play ball. The …
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Written by: @kristenshylin_ A 46-year-old man’s life was cut short when St. David’s South Austin Medical Center refused treatment due to his disability. Michael Hickson, a quadriplegic, contracted COVID-19 and pneumonia at his nursing home, Daily Mail reported. On June 11, Hickson transferred to the Austin medical center for treatment, …
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Written by: @kristenshylin_ Fortnite will air an in-game showing of ‘We The People’ on July 4 to discuss institutionalized racism in media, culture and entertainment, The Verge reported. Fortnite introduced CNN’s Van Jones as the host and announced the special guests on the program. Set to appear are journalists Jemele …
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Written by: @kristenshylin_ A teen with a wild imagination and talent broke the internet with his visionary TikTok video that went viral on Twitter. Julian Bass tweeted a 20-second video of himself as his favorite superheroes from Star Wars, Spider-Man, and Ben10. In the caption, he called on his followers …
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Written by: @kristenshylin_ Arizona sees a widespread of positive cases and deaths, as COVID-19 cases steadily surge across the U.S. To combat the spread of cases, employers are taking safety precautions. Like many other stores in areas with high confirmed cases, Antique Sugar mandated that customers wear face masks before …
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Written By @Pistolwhippedya An international team of researchers concluded their global study and found strong evidence of a new mutation of the coronavirus that makes it more likely to spread but doesn’t make people any sicker than the earlier strain. Erica Ollmann Saphire of the La Jolla Institute for Immunology …
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Written by: @kristenshylin_ Jay-Z’s social justice organization is demanding the prosecution and termination of Wisconsin police officer Joesph Mensah. Jay-Z’s Team Roc sent a message to District Attorney John Chisholm in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “How many more people must die at the hands of Officer Joseph Mensah?” Team Roc …
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Can you imagine being quarantined abroad for 79 days on your 3rd date with someone you just met?! @moviematt305 faced this reality with his date, Khani, as their five-day fling to Costa Rica turned into nearly THREE MONTHS stuck together after the coronavirus lead to cancelled flights, closed hotels and …
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Written by: @kristenshylin_ Donald Trump caught another case of twitter fingers early Wednesday morning when New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his plans to paint a Black Lives Matter mural outside the Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue. Trump referred to the mural as “a symbol of hate,” and …
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Written by: @kristenshylin_ ”The time has come for us to follow in the steps of our comrades at The Onion, Gawker and Kickstarter,” Cards Against Humanity Workers United said in a statement. Workers from the company recently came forth to expose the company’s sexist and racist office culture as well as discuss …
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On Tuesday morning, actor Terry Crews made a tweet that did not sit well with many people. In his tweet, he suggested that the Black Lives Matter movement would lead to Black supremacy. ”We must ensure #blacklivesmatter doesn’t morph into #blacklivesbetter,” Crews tweeted. The television personality received responses from multiple …
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Written by: @kristenshylin_ The 26-year-old woman endured four gunshot injuries while attempting to flee Alexander Feaster’s home after removing his Nazi flag from his front yard. The woman had attended a party in the neighborhood when she decided to take two flags from Feaster’s home, Garfield County Sheriff’s office confirmed. …
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– Written by: @kristenshylin_ Since the 2016 presidential election, everyone has seen the ongoing tension between Donald Trump and Barack Obama. Trump has always been very vocal about his disapproval of the forever President and his policies. However, some believe that Trump’s proposals to remove Obama’s policies are not politically …
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Written by: @kristenshylin_ Ellen Degeneres, Pharrell, Kenya Barris, and Van Jones collaborated with the action-taking platform Global Citizen and advisory firm, Teneo, for a new Juneteenth Pledge. According to Rolling Stone, The national campaign calls on private sectors to acknowledge June 19th as a paid holiday. A press release from …
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