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News about culture for the millennials who drive it.
Los Angeles, CA
Joined April 2014
A woman named Marijuana Pepsi, who refused to change her name, earned her Ph.D after completing a dissertation on Black names
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A white couple who allegedly harassed a Black mom for years was finally arrested and charged:
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Baby girl pretended she was asleep after her mom caught her getting snacks 🤣 (📹: Chris J. Vaughn/Facebook)
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WELP 🤗 A 20-year-old student was sentenced to prison for lying about being raped by football players then rolls her eyes during sentencing
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This black-owned construction firm will replace 18,000+ contaminated water pipes in Flint
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Teen trespasses to play basketball at gym, cop called to take him away buys him membership instead
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Protect her at all costs! Kia Patterson opens Compton’s first black-owned grocery store 👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿
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Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh quietly took down confederate monuments in the middle of the night
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NYC's first Girl Scout troop consisting of homeless children finally has its first cookie sale
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Police held Ving Rhames at gunpoint in his own home after a neighbor told 911 that 'a large black man' had broken in
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Samuel L. Jackson and Judge Judy have been BFFs for years and we ain't even know it lol who would have thought?
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Alabama teachers were suspended after leaked group chats showed vile messages about students: 'That n***a so slow he can't walk and chew gum'
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She went from gleefully spewing hate speech to sobbing sorry apologies. University of Alabama student expelled for viral video stating she hates 'n*ggers'
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Colin Kaepernick will receive one of Harvard University's highest honors from the institution's African American studies department ✊🏾
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Nielsen report shows black women are major trendsetters who influence mainstream culture
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"Cops think everything is a gun, except their own gun." 'The Daily Show' host said.
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This 11-year-old co-organized a walkout at her elementary school adding 1 minute to honor Courtlin Arrington and other Black women victims.
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Where is the justice? A Tennessee court ruled that Cyntoia Brown, a #SexTrafficking survivor, must serve 51 years in prison before she is eligible for parole
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Blavity fam, @RepMaxineWaters stopped by to chat! Check out this video to see what Auntie Maxine had to say about the bomb threats that targeted her earlier today. Click here for the full video
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Not where we thought that was going 😂 // 📹: themarshhfamily via TikTok
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With a new memoir on the way, Kaepernick plans to provide insight into his actions and thoughts during his time in the NFL in his memoir ✍🏾
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What kind of foolishness? This 10-year-old says his teacher told him he'll only have himself to blame 'When you turn 16 and the police shoot you'
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Serena Williams says 'Doctors aren't listening to us' and Black women are dying as a result.
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Dennis Rodman Is Planning A Basketball Game Between The U.S. And North Korea To Cool Nuclear Tensions
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California on the verge of offering clean slate for people convicted of marijuana crimes
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Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has died after a "battle with prostate cancer," according to the King Center. "He transitioned peacefully in his sleep at home with me in Malibu", said his wife, Leah Weber King. 🕊️
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Zendaya will play the first black Mary Jane Watson in 'Spider-Man: Homecoming'
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LeVar Burton has hit every possible mark of icon status and he's done so quietly, humbly and centered in Blackness. Let's shout it from the rooftops with the hope that he hears it. ✊🏾
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19-Year-Old Haitian Japanese tennis star, Naomi Osaka, defeats U.S Open Champ.
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She's finally getting the credit she deserves 👑. #HenriettaLacks, the mother of modern medicine, honored with a portrait in the national portrait gallery
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Howard's swim team is breaking records and adding new chapters to the school's illustrious history.
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This New Orleans chef is charging white people more than TWICE as much to eat at his restaurant than PoC. Here's why.
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These two powerhouses just signed on to take Hurricane Harvey relief to the next level
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Atlanta brothers create and launch a line of black superhero comics
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Coco Gauff is the world's highest paid female athlete, earning $23 million in 2023.
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.@TylerPerry revealed his plans to house displaced #LGBTQ youth and trafficked women at his new studio
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Um, yes. Where do we sign? #BlackPanther fan launches petition calling for #Wakanda series that chronicles the beginnings of the nation
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New reports show a 43 percent increase in Black medical school applicants since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Haters don't stop NOTHING. High school refuses to let its first black valedictorian deliver grad speech, so mayor gives him another platform
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Meet Corey Calliet, the fitness trainer from #BlackPanther that got the Wakandans worked out.
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12-Year-Old Maryland Girl Collected 500 Cases Of Water For People Of Puerto Rico Affected By Hurricanes
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A North Carolina woman has made history with the new ultrasound studio she just opened. Courtney Hall said she opened Bump Baby Bliss, the first Black-owned ultrasound studio in Greensboro, NC because she is determined to ensure pregnant women get the proper care they need.
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Brazil has crowned its first black Miss Brazil in 30 years — only the second in history
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Kehlani slams transit officials for being able to catch fare jumpers but not a ‘murderous white supremacist’ in the wake of #NiaWilson’s death
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A 'Black-ish' spinoff starring Yara Shahidi's character in college is in the works at ABC
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Diddy to meet investors about Carolina Panthers bid, Colin Kaepernick reported to be seriously involved
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A group of Black doctors have opened the first Black-owned urgent care center in Chicago's southside
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This 20-year-old makes history by becoming West Point's first Black woman captain.
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Suicide rates for Black children have increased by 71 percent in 10 years. Something must be done. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
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Banana Republic employee files $1M lawsuit after being suspended for box braid hairstyle
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This Jamaican neurosurgeon, Dr. Odette Harris, is now the *FIRST* black woman to become a professor of neurosurgery in America
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Chance the Rapper set to perform at White House Annual Christmas Tree Lighting
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For the first time in U.S. Open history, three black women will play in the semifinals
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The King is giving back in a royal way! #LeBronJames opens STEM-based school for at-risk students in his hometown of Akron, Ohio
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We feel so seen 😭 Athens, Georgia’s new, 26-year-old, county commissioner took her oath of office over ‘The Autobiography Of Malcolm X’ while rocking the flyest ‘fro
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Rumble, queen, Rumble! 👑 A 27-year-old became the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from University of Michigan
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This 14-year-old is about to graduate with a B.S. in physics from TCU
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A Texas police officer, who was fired for giving a sandwich full of feces to a homeless man, won his job back
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A fourth-generation midwife has opened Virginia's first Black-owned birthing center 🤰🏾
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Protesters who pulled down Confederate statue in North Carolina will not face felony charges
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.@Ocasio2018 kept it all the way 💯 and said she can't afford to move to Washington, D.C., until that congressional salary kicks in 💵
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So, I typed a text to a girl I used to see.Sayin that I chose this cutie pie with whom I wanna be.& I apologize if this message gets u down.Then I CC'ed every girl that I'd see-seed 'round town.& hate to see y'all frown but I'd rather see her smilin.#MillennialNegroSpirituals
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12-Year-Old Maryland Girl Collected 500 Cases Of Water For People Of Puerto Rico Affected By Hurricanes
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MUTED: the short film on missing black girls that everyone needs to see
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Babygirl made sure she covered her tracks 😂 // 📹: iiiamkailynn via Instagram
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We appreciate @Oprah all day everyday! But today marks the anniversary of her becoming the FIRST black woman to host a talk show. She did THAT 📺. #weareblackhistory #blavity
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Co-creator of Marvel's new Iron Man says Riri Williams is based on Skai Jackson
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Shonda Rhimes will be the third black woman ever inducted into the TV hall of fame
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Tell us you went to an HBCU without telling us you went to an HBCU 😂 // 📹: sumnyce via Instagram
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This 10-year-old girl raised more than $4K to help mom diagnosed with breast cancer
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Co-creator of Marvel's new Iron Man says Riri Williams is based on Skai Jackson
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YES, QUEEN 🙌🏾! @JanelleMonae officially comes out as pansexual: "Being a queer black woman in America, someone who has been in relationships with both men and women – I consider myself to be a free-ass motherf*cker"
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Not all heroes wear capes, but a lot of them wear scrubs 👩🏿⚕️👨🏾⚕️ Happy #NationalNursesDay, fam! Let’s show our love to all the nurses who continue to work tirelessly to help save lives 👇🏿 #ThankYouNurses || 📹 mr.ruckage/Instagram
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A woman who had no idea she was pregnant got the surprise of a lifetime when she gave birth at a Golden Corral in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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A gay Las Vegas couple was beaten and stabbed at their home in an apparent hate crime and bystanders did nothing: 'It was all about gay bashing'
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This rare photo of Harriet Tubman to be displayed at the African American History Museum after being lost for nearly a century.
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Black British history has just been made! Dr. Olivette Otele is now the first Black woman to be a history professor in the UK 🇬🇧🎉🇨🇲
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IT'S OFFICIAL: The Dora Milaje are getting their own Marvel spinoff! 🙌🏾
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For over a decade, Nicki Minaj has solidified her status as one of the best emcees in hip-hop. Here’s why one writer believes T.I.'s G.O.A.T. list is wrong and why she deserves more respect on her name 🎤 #BlavityOpEd
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