For much of Lee Allen Jr.’s childhood, baseball seemed quite far from him. Major League Baseball’s Royals played in his hometown Kansas City, Missouri, but Allen — who is Black …
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U.S. ‘prepper’ culture diversifies amid fear of disaster and political unrest
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsLONGMONT, Colorado — Brook Morgan surveyed booths at the “Survival & Prepper Show” in Colorado that were stocked with boxes of ammunition, mounds of trauma medical kits, and every type…
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NAACP calls on Black student-athletes to boycott Florida public colleges over anti-DEI policy
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsThe head of the NAACP is calling on Black student-athletes to reconsider their decisions to attend public colleges and universities in Florida, challenging a new state policy that bars those…
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What AI-generated images of Trump surrounded by Black voters mean for this election
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsWayne L. Smith, an engineer in the Washington, D.C., area, scoffed at an image he saw last week of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gleefully nestled among a group of…
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Among the (very few) subtler moments from the now-legendary “Club Shay Shay” interview with Shannon Sharpe is Katt Williams’ claim that he can run a sub-4.5-second 40-yard dash. Even Sharpe,…
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‘Little Mermaid’ star Halle Bailey reveals why she kept her pregnancy a secret
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsHalle Bailey had a very strong reason for keeping her pregnancy to herself. The “Little Mermaid” star was among those honored at the 2024 Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards…
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A pair of brothers have added another historic location to Philadelphia: Their venture Two Locals Brewing Co., a sprawling 6,000-square-foot brew pub in the city’s expanding University City section of…
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Florida’s Medicaid call center’s wait times, disconnection rates are hindering health care access, study warns
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsMIAMI — The Medicaid call center in Florida is experiencing long wait times and high rates of disconnection that could be preventing qualifying families from renewing or accessing Medicaid coverage,…
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CROWN Act’s failure in West Virginia comes after years of Black hair advocacy
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsRepublican lawmakers in West Virginia have killed a bill that would have banned discrimination against Black hairstyles, known as the CROWN Act, in a blow for Black hair advocates in…
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RuPaul’s new memoir, ‘The House of Hidden Meanings,’ is already a bestseller
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsAfter first being announced and available to pre-order in October, RuPaul‘s memoir “The House of Hidden Meanings” debuted on Tuesday, and it’s already a No. 1 bestseller on Amazon. The book…