White Man Calls Woman ‘Fat Black B—h,’ Black Folks Sitting Down For April 5 Trump Protest, Black Twitter Lit Up White Woman Commentator Comparing Game to BET Awards, LeBron Beefs With Stephen A. Smith and More From the Week in Culture

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White Man Calls Woman โ€˜Fat Black Bโ€”โ€™ in Viral TikTok... Then Messes Around and Finds Out

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Karma was working overtime in the case of two white Alabama men after their racially insensitive interaction with three Black people went viral. Just a clip of the full altercation was caught on video and shared to TikTok, but after it began making rounds online, at least one man involved is facing consequences. - Phenix S Halley Read More

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Stefon Diggs and Cardi B Viral Boat Video Prompts Response from Patriots Coach
Stefon Diggs and Cardi B Viral Boat Video Prompts Response from Patriots Coach

Millions Plan to Protest Trump on April 5, But Black Folks Are Getting a Different Call From Our Ancestors ...Via Tiktok

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In the 2024 election, 57 percent of white people voted to elect President Donald Trump a second time. Now, it seems some of them are having buyers remorse and are preparing to get in formation to let him know how they feel about him. - Angela Johnson Read More

Black Twitter Lit Up White Woman Commentator Who Compares USC Basketball Game to BET Awards...and You Know Why

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Just days before college basketball star Juju Watkins unfortunately tore her ACL, the University of Southern California was in the news for a different reason. A white woman covering an NCAA tournament game made some comments that had Black Twitter ready to go to war. - Noah A. McGee Read More

Internet is Swooning Over Juju Watkins, Jayden Danielsโ€™ Adorable Meet-Up Blocked by This Potential Hater

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Prior to Juju Watkinsโ€™ devastating ACL injury, the star guard for the University of Southern California was making headlines for her cute interactions with Jayden Daniels, the stud quarterback for the Washington Commanders. - Noah A. McGee Read More

This Ex-Marine Allegedly Used His Service Record to Scam Thousands in First-Class Flights, Including This Scary Detail...

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A retired United States Marine Corps veteran and Federal Air Marshal is feeling the heat after being accused of orchestrating an elaborate nearly three-year scam that involved lying about his military service to score thousands of dollars in free vacations for himself, family members and friends. Dior Jay-Jarrett of Queens, New York, has been charged with wire fraud, according to a complaint filed on March 19 by the Southern District of New York. - Angela Johnson Read More

LeBron Breaks Silence On Stephen A. Smith Feud In the Shadiest Way

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Just when we thought the feud between LeBron James and Stephen A. Smith couldnโ€™t get any worse, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar went on โ€œThe Pat McAfee Showโ€ to throw some shade at the brash โ€œFirst Takeโ€ host. - Noah A. McGee Read More

Black Celebs Who Created Terrible Things That We Canโ€™t Get Enough Of: Tyler Perry, Juvenile and And Others

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - MAY 19: Rapper Juvenile performs onstage at 2023 Black Music Honors at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on May 19, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo: Getty Images Nykieria Chaney

Since Black History Month is every month around these parts, thereโ€™s always time to give our heroes our flowers. But for this one, we arenโ€™t talking about all the easy Black heroes, like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Barack Obama or the Black dude who invented potato chips. - Lawrence Ware Read More

This Viral, Messy โ€˜Family or Fiancรฉโ€™ Moment Has the Internet Discussing if Black Americans and Nigerians Should Even Bother Marrying Each Other

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A clip from the reality TV show โ€œFamily or Fiancรฉ,โ€ in which engaged couples must live under the same roof as their concerned โ€” and disapproving โ€” families, has gone viral on TikTok and X, creating discourse across the diaspora. - Mahalia Otshudy Read More

Donโ€™t Do That! How Stephen A. Smith Used Kobe Bryantโ€™s Death to Attack LeBron James

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Stephen A. Smith has reached a new low after his latest rant about LeBron James. To catch you up, their beef was first ignited when James confronted Smith on March 6 after the sports analyst spoke ill of his son, Bronny James. Ever since, the pair have been going back and forth with comments about their exchange, and one another. - Noah A. McGee Read More

Heartbreaking! Woman Loses Family Home Over Unpaid Bill Dispute And Then Watches Helplessly as Itโ€™s Flipped for Nearly $1 M

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A woman in North Carolina says one late payment caused her familyโ€™s home to be sold right out from underneath her and allowed someone else to flip it for a considerable profit. Now sheโ€™s trying to warn others so that no one else has to experience the same tragic loss. - Angela Johnson Read More

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