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Americans’ perception of relations between white and black Americans sank to a new low this year, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday. The poll, which was conducted by telephone between June 8 and July 24 and surveyed 1,226 U.S. adults, found that 24 percent of respondents believe that race relations are very bad and …
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Tracee Ellis Ross is one of the most outspoken people in Hollywood when it comes to black beauty issues. The “Black-ish” actress, 47, launched her Pattern haircare brand for curly, textured, coily and wavy hair in September 2019, and has continued to grow the line with products like styling cream, gel, hair serum and more …
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A juvenile was arrested after allegedly shooting three individuals amid riots in Kenosha, Wisc., which began after police shot a black man while attempting to take him into custody. Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, was charged with first-degree homicide stemming from the Tuesday night incident. Rittenhouse allegedly shot and killed two demonstrators and injured a third, and was …
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Wisconsin governor Tony Evers declared a state of emergency on Tuesday afternoon in response to riots in the city of Kenosha, which began after police shot an African American man while responding to a domestic violence call. The number of National Guard troops in Kenosha will be doubled from 125 to 250 by Tuesday evening. …
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Local business owners and residents in Kenosha, Wisc., came downtown Tuesday to survey wreckage and repair some of the damage from the previous night’s riots, which were sparked by the shooting of a local black man by police officers. Scott Carpenter and his mother, Linda, arrived at their furniture store to find it burned to …
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Monday night marked the second night of unrest in Kenosha, Wisc. after a black man was shot in the back by police on Sunday and critically wounded. The protests in Kenosha began peacefully but devolved into violence near the Kenosha courthouse as night fell and rioters clashed with police, throwing water bottles and launching fireworks …
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Wisconsin governor Tony Evers ordered 125 National Guard members to the city of Kenosha on Monday, following riots that erupted after police shot a black man while responding to a domestic violence call on Sunday. The guard members will be charged with “guarding infrastructure and making sure our firefighters and others involved are protected,” Evers …
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“RuPaul’s Drag Race” star Zavion Davenport, better known by her stage name Chi Chi DeVayne, has died at 34. Chi Chi, who appeared on the eighth season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” as well as the show’s “All Stars” spinoff, lost her battle with pneumonia after entering the hospital last week, EW confirmed. In one of …
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It’s lucky 13 for “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” VH1 has renewed the Emmy-winning reality competition series for a 13th season, the network announced on Thursday. “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” was also renewed for a sixth season, and the unstructured after-show “Untucked” — which depicts the backstage conversations between contestants during judge deliberations — was renewed for …
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Tracee Ellis Ross says she railed at her “Blackish” character’s sexist chores. “What I did speak about . . . was, ‘Why am I carrying laundry?’ … I started calling them ‘lady chores.’ … Can’t Anthony [Anderson] do the lady chore,” she told the “Can’t Stop Watching” podcast. “I believe every relationship is a negotiation between two …
Americans’ perception of relations between white and black Americans sank to a new low this year, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday. The poll, which was conducted by telephone between June 8 and July 24 and surveyed 1,226 U.S. adults, found that 24 percent of respondents believe that race relations are very bad and …
