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Newspapers kicked the cartoon “Dibert” to the curb after calling “Blacks a hate group” and saying they are “lazy”
The comic strip “Dibert” has been dropped by 77 newspapers and counting around the country because of the racist comments by its creator, including calling Blacks a hate group. Scott Adams called Black Americans a “hate group”. He said White Americans “get the hell away from Black people” in response to a conservative organization’s poll…
Read MoreZandra Flemister, the first Black woman hired as a Secret Service Agent
Zandra Flemister, the first Black woman hired by the U.S. Secret Service, had the face of a gorilla placed on her office door, and she was called a ‘nigger’ by her colleagues. Her job was to protect the President, but White men who ran the Secret Service, didn’t see it that way. She suffered the…
Read MoreMalcolm X’s daughters sue government agencies for $100 million
Two of Malcolm X’s daughters have sued the New City Police Department, the FBI and the Central Intelligence Agency, and other government agencies for $100 million, charging that they colluded with each other to kill their father, who was much more than a civil rights leader. Malcolm X pushed for more independence for Black men…
Read MoreChicago Bears are moving to the burbs
The Chicago Bears are moving to suburbia, where they could be called the Arlington Heights Bears. The team’s management announced Thursday that it was moving to to the surburbs, where they have plans to build a glitzy new stadium. Last fall, we released an open letter confirming the team had agreed to acquire 36 acres…
Read MoreMore earthquakes strike Turkey and Syria
A shallow magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Turkey-Syria border region after it was devastated earlier this month by temblors that killed tens of thousands of people. The quake hit the town of Defne at 8:04 pm and was strongly felt in the cities of Antakya and Adana, 200km (300 miles) to the north, according to…
Read MoreSmokey Robinson turns 83
William “Smokey” Robinson recently celebrated his 83rd birthday. He was born on February 19, 1940. He founded the “Miracles” and later became vice president of Motown, which launched his career. He also lived next door to Aretha Franklin.
Read MoreGovernor Ron De Santis to speak to Illinois cops
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will speak Monday in Elmhurst to “Law and Order Illinois” to members of Chicago Lodge 7 of the Fraternal Orders of Police, which backs Paul Vallas for mayor of Chicago. The event in suburban Chicago is being promoted but not hosted by Lodge 7—the meeting is only for members of law…
Read MoreFormer police officers pleaded not guilty to the murder of Tyre Nichols
Five former Memphis cops who beat Tyre Nichols to death following a traffic stop pleaded not guilty to his murder. The Memphis Police Department identified the five dismissed officers as Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., and Justin Smith. All of the former cops are Black. All five were members of…
Read MoreHitmaker Barrett Strong has died
Barrett Strong was tinkering with Ray Charles’s song on the piano when he wrote “Money (That’s What I Want),” which sold a million copies and helped ignite the Motown fortune. Strong died at 81 on January 29, a week before his 82nd birthday. Mr. Strong was an artist and songwriter who was present for the…
Read MorePharrell Williams is named Louis Vuitton’s creative director
Louis Vuitton has hired Grammy award-winning music producer, songwriter, and Oscar-nominated Pharrell Williams as creative director, succeeding Virgil Abloh. Abloh, who died November 28, 2021, of cancer, grew up in Rockford, Illinois, to Ghanaian immigrant parents. Williams’s return to Louis Vuitton is being called a homecoming. “I am glad to welcome Pharrell back home, after…
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