Category Archives: Breaking News

Open Thread | Congratulations to the Los Angeles Lakers๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

Posted on October 12, 2020 by

Congratulations to the Lakers for winning the NBA Championship๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘   4x Champion4x Finals MVP LeBron James ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† pic.twitter.com/V43WyIH3ak — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 12, 2020 Congrats to the @Lakers and @Seattlestorm on their championship wins! Proud of all the NBA and … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | He Endangered Lives Because He Was BORED?!๐Ÿ˜ 

Posted on October 5, 2020 by

Just going to post this: He got bored. So they let him leave the hospital to wave at people. Because he was bored. — Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) October 5, 2020 He endangered everyone around him because he was BORED.๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ˜  No … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dead at 87๐Ÿ˜ช๐Ÿ˜ช๐Ÿ˜ช

Posted on September 19, 2020 by

2020. Worst year ever. She fought the good fight. RIP๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜ช๐Ÿ˜ช๐Ÿ˜ช   Just days before her death, as her strength waned, Ginsburg dictated this statement to her granddaughter Clara Spera: "My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced … Continue reading →

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The Black Panther is gone. Actor Chadwick Boseman dead at 43๐Ÿ˜ช๐Ÿ˜ช๐Ÿ˜ช

Posted on August 29, 2020 by

Actor Chadwick Boseman has died of colon cancer at the age of 43. RIP๐Ÿ˜ช๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜ช๐Ÿ™ WAKANDA FOREVER๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘   pic.twitter.com/aZ2JzDf5ai — Chadwick Boseman (@chadwickboseman) August 29, 2020 All day. https://t.co/pI296ggBdl — Kendall B. (@kendallb511) August 29, 2020 CHADWICK BOSEMAN MADE YOUNG BLACK … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Joe Biden Chooses Senator Kamala Harris As His Running Mate

Posted on August 12, 2020 by

Biden answered the question of WHO?? Yesterday   A historic photo: @JoeBiden asking @KamalaHarris to join the ticket — taken just a few hours ago, from his home in Wilmington. Your next President and Vice President!! pic.twitter.com/vLNHxnvkb3 — Ronald Klain … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Your Mother Was Right- A Hard Head Makes for a Soft Behind

Posted on July 22, 2020 by

I have felt from the beginning that Karma was interested in teaching White America a lesson for selecting Dolt45. It wasn’t enough that their vessel for White Supremacy wasn’t just a national, but international embarrassment. Yet, even as he was … Continue reading →

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Civil Rights Icon Congressman John Lewis Dead at the Age of 80

Posted on July 18, 2020 by

So sad about this. Congressman John Lewis is dead at the age of 80.๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜ข Thank you, Congressman. For all your work. For all you did for this country. You were a true American Hero.๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™   The words of John Lewis … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | COVID-19 and Black People in One of the Wealthiest Counties in America

Posted on July 15, 2020 by

Why has Prince Georgeโ€™s County been hit so hard? Can it really be about race? All about race? The economics would tell you otherwise, after all, this is one of the most successful counties in the country for African-American professionals. … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | This Isn’t Rocket Science, But, It Is Science

Posted on July 8, 2020 by

Wear a Mask๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ˜  It's amazing how much good one little mask can do! Check out how a normal, everyday mask keeps respiratory droplets from spreading outside your body, potentially sharing viruses. pic.twitter.com/zeXyemJwO8 — Providence Eastern WA (@providence_phc) June 26, 2020 … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Another COVID-19 Testimonial

Posted on July 6, 2020 by

I try and post these COVID-19 stories because I want for information to spread about those that don’t wind up on a ventilator. THIS๐Ÿ‘IS๐Ÿ‘NOT๐Ÿ‘THE๐Ÿ‘FLU๐Ÿ‘       Thread: Hey, so, I got #Covid19 in March. Iโ€™ve been sick for over … Continue reading →

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