Natalee Holloway. Amber Hagerman. Polly Klaas. Elizabeth Smart. Chandra Levy. JonBenet Ramsey… We all know their names. We all know they went missing. In fact, entire episodes of true crime shows, such as Dateline, and 20/20, as well as two-hour Lifetime movies have been dedicated to finding them and sharing their stories. This is what […]
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(It’s not going to happen.) When we first noticed #BLMKidnapping was trending on Twitter a couple days ago, we legit thought we were about to read that a Black Lives Matter member had been abducted. What we discovered, instead, was yet another tired ploy by white supremacists/racists to claim that BLM is a hate […]
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Let’s keep things all the way 100. What went down on the hill today (Jan. 5) was a straight up attack on women’s health and reproductive rights. House Speaker Paul Ryan stated that Republicans will completely defund Planned Parenthood as a part of their plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act (AKA “Obamacare”), leaving a […]
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Every Movement needs a soundtrack. As you do what you can to resist the normalization and corruption of a Trump “presidency” and all that comes with it, let these #FreedomSongs from across the decades inspire you, motivate you, and urge you to get involved and make a change. Compiled by Princess Gabbara and Andréa Butler […]
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*Note: There is some offensive language (shown in white supremacists’ tweets) in the post below. In the latest edition of Somebody Needs to Get Their Life, white supremacists plot to make fake Twitter accounts, in which they pose as stereotypical Black people. Their plan is to “create a state of chaos on Twitter, among […]
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Not only has President-elect Donald Trump encouraged Russian hackers, disseminated fake news, and named Stephen Bannon (an unapologetic racist and anti-Semite who ran Breitbart News — a website that spouts white supremacy, racism, and Nazi-esque rhetoric) as his White House chief strategist, he’s also praising African Americans for not turning out the vote. On Friday […]
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Bresha Meadows would have been a freshman at Warren G. Harding High School in Warren, Ohio this year. Instead, she’s been held — without bond — at the Warren County Juvenile Detention Center since July, after allegedly shooting her father, who is said to have been abusive. Up until this week, there was a possibility […]
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October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. To help increase visibility of domestic violence — especially when it comes to impacting Black girls like you — we’re sharing the story of Bresha Meadows, who now, at just 15-years-old, is facing life in prison for what she allegedly did to defend her family. By Ashley White […]
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As of today, Sept. 17, there are only 51 days left until Election Day, and the polls are tightening in what could be the most important election of our time. Whether you’re old enough to vote or not, you can still affect this year’s presidential race. On everything — your voice matters. Use it. By […]
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A new set of signature leotards, a line of training products, and a brand partnership with Hershey’s aren’t the only things 19-year-old Simone Biles has racked up on her Road to Rio. Last week, she shattered a 42-year record by winning four consecutive national championships, in which she slayed routines on the beam, the vault, […]
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