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Ocoee Voting Massacre
THE REASON WHY WE SHOULD VOTE.. The Ocoee massacre was a white mob attack on African American residents in northern Ocoee, Florida, which occurred on November 2, 1920, the day of the U.S. presidential election. The town is in Orange County near Orlando. Most estimates total that 30–35 of Black people were murdered, although as many as 50 African Americans may have been killed during the massacre. Most African American-owned buildings and residences in northern Ocoee were burned to the ground. Other African Americans living in southern Ocoee were later killed or driven out on threat of more violence. Ocoee essentially became an all-white town. The massacre has been described as the “single bloodiest day in modern…
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Gospel Legend Bishop Rance Allen Has Passed Away.
Gospel singer Bishop Rance Allen has died at the age of 71. Allen’s wife Ellen Allen and his manager Toby Jackson released a joint statement on his death Saturday morning, saying, “While recovering from a medical procedure at Heartland Pro Medica [in Sylvania, OH], Bishop Rance Allen passed away around 3 AM this morning.” Allen was the founder of gospel band the Rance Allen Group. He is known for his work with everyone in the gospel music business. Allen served as Prelate of the Michigan Northwest Harvest Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. Bishop Robert G. Rudolph, Jr., with the Church of God in Christ released a letter on Allen’s death, saying he was…
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Momma Megan Does It Again
Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion on Thursday announced a $10,000 scholarship fund in partnership with Amazon Music’s hip-hop brand Rap Rotation. The “Don’t Stop” fund will be awarded to two women of color pursuing college educations, according to a press release. Named after her recent release, “Don’t Stop (feat. Young Thug),” the scholarship fund aims to help two recipients push past “the obstacles” of 2020, and “work it” as they pursue their degrees. According to the regulations, the scholarship is open to any woman of color pursuing “a degree in any field of study in any part of the world.” Megan herself is a college student and was enrolled at…
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Kelly Rowland and husband Tim are expecting baby No. 2!
Kelly Rowland revealed that she is expecting her second child with husband Tim Weatherspoon. They have a five-year-old son Titan Jewell. Kelly announced she is pregnant on the November cover of Women’s Health magazine, showing off her growing baby bump. She opened up about her pretty quick journey to getting pregnant again despite her age. For women in their late 30’s this can be comforting to hear. Doctors will you that it is too late, but women like Kelly prove that it’s still possible. The 39-year-old told the magazine: “You still want to remind people that life is important. And being able to have a child … I’m knocking at…
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It’s Ray J’s Turn!
According to legal documents, obtained by The Blast, Ray J filed for dissolution of marriage in Los Angeles County Court, today, and is asking a judge to order joint custody of the couple’s two children. The ‘Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood’ star also claims the couple has a prenuptial agreement, which outlines support, and personal property which is not a part of the marriage and should be enforced. Ray J, who is represented by celebrity attorney Laura Wasser, never responded to Princess Love’s original divorce petition, which she dismissed on July 6, almost immediately after filing the document. The couple shares two children, daughter Melody Love, and son Epik Ray. At the time, a representative for the…
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R.I.P. Chadwick Boseman “Black Panther” Star, Dies at 43
Actor Chadwick Boseman has died at 43 after battling colon cancer for four years, according to a statement posted on his Twitter account. “It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman,” the statement reads. “It was the honor of his life to bring King T’Challa to life in Black Panther.” Boseman worked on a number of films and TV shows over the last two decades, including 42 where he portrayed iconic baseball player Jackie Robinson, James Brown in Get on Up, and Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods, but he was best known for his role as Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Boseman first took on the role as T’Challa in…
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Here we go again, L.A. County deputies point guns at 3 Black teens who said a man tried to stab them
An outraged California community is asking why sheriff’s deputies pointed guns at three Black teenagers, who said a man chased them with a knife. Witness video shows one of the deputies aiming what looks like an assault rifle. The Los Angeles County sheriff says he’s concerned about the tactics the deputies used. In the video, desperate bystanders are heard pleading with deputies to stand down, defending the three Black teens at the other end of the officers’ weapons. “Put your guns down,” one said. “They’re kids.” Each of the teens obeyed deputies’ commands to walk back toward them with their hands raised. They were handcuffed but eventually released. Tammi Collins, whose…
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