Monthly Archives: April 2018

T’Challa on #SNL playing Black Jeopardy

Posted on April 7, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

Black Jeopardy: ‘White People’ for 400 “Let’s go to ‘White People’ for 400.”#BlackJeopardy #SNL @chadwickboseman pic.twitter.com/rkMmTOVShH — Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) April 8, 2018 Full Black Jeopardy sketch:

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Michelle Obama Speaks at Simmons College Leadership Conference in Boston, MA

Posted on April 7, 2018 by rikyrah

ICYMI, through all; the NOISE & FAKE NEWS Michelle Obama is the reassuring voice we all need right now pic.twitter.com/NJIR8ArT9H — NowThis (@nowthisnews) April 7, 2018

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Saturday Open Thread | A Muslim woman in Houston stabbed by man yelling “It’s an fucking raghead,” “sand nigger”

Posted on April 7, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A $5,000 reward is being offered to help catch the attacker who stabbed a Houston Muslim woman during a hate-filled attack. According to the Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston), the 25-year-old victim, … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | Robert Mueller served Paul Manafort with 7 search warrants in March

Posted on April 6, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

Special counsel prosecutors revealed in court filings Thursday night that they had obtained on March 9 seven new search warrants against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who has been charged with more than 30 counts of bank fraud, making … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | Dr Martin Luther King explains why Black Americans face more obstacles than white European immigrants

Posted on April 5, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

Wow, I’ve seen/heard a lot of MLK footage but this is the first time I’ve seen this interview. How profound this is. pic.twitter.com/Lm8SR2z3bT — Justinfication (@Justinfication) April 4, 2018 Dr King warns of 3 evils plaguing America…….. Racism Exploitation of … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | Mueller preparing report about potential Trump obstruction of justice

Posted on April 4, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

Special counsel Robert Mueller is preparing a report on President Trump’s actions during his tenure in office and anything that could be considered obstruction of justice, according to The Washington Post. Sources told the Post that Mueller relayed the information … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Richard Painter cleaned Hugh Hewitt’s clock

Posted on April 3, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

After conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt criticized President George W. Bush’s ethics counsel Richard Painter for lacking professionalism, the former White House official came back at him with ferocity. While defending EPA secretary Scott Pruitt’s $50-a-night stay in the D.C. … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | California crash that killed Hart family believed by authorities to be intentional

Posted on April 2, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

Almost one week after an SUV carrying Devonte Hart‘s family plunged off a cliff in California’s Mendocino County, authorities said Sunday night that the vehicle came to a full stop before accelerating off the cliff. The California Highway Patrol, or … Continue reading →

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Happy Easter | Richard Smallwood | Calvary

Posted on April 1, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

Richard Smallwood (born 30 November 1948 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American Gospel musicartist who formed The Richard Smallwood Singers in 1977 in Washington, DC. Richard graduated cum laude from Howard University with degrees in both vocal performance and piano, … Continue reading →

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