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I remember reading somewhere tha Tiffany Haddish cant sleep because of depression, something is definitely off with her.
 
Anyone catch the FBI and the Black Panther special on ABC last night? It was called "1969" when I tuned in. Good watch. The US government is something else man smh. It was hard to not get angry watching it.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/black-pan...emembers-night-assassinated/story?id=63014564

Black Panther Fred Hampton's then-girlfriend remembers the night he was assassinated
May 14, 2019, 3:05 PM ET
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Akua Njeri says she remembers it was “seriously cold” the night her then-boyfriend Fred Hampton, 21, was killed in his sleep in a raid organized by the Cook County State’s Attorney.

It was December 4, 1969. Hampton was a Black Panther activist and revolutionary who organized and inspired thousands as the chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther party, and was the father of the baby Njeri, 19, was more than eight months pregnant with.



She joined Hampton in a bedroom in the rear of the apartment that night, with ten other party members present in the house.

“He fell asleep immediately. I didn’t think anything strange about that,” she said.


“The first thing I remember was ‘Chairman wake up, wake up, the pigs are vamping, the pigs are vamping!’ When the pigs knocked on our door, they said ‘Open up,’” Njeri remembered.

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Mark Clark, 22, was the first to answer them, asking who was there.

“The pig responded ‘Tommy Gun’ and kicked in the door and began spraying,” Njeri said. Clark was shot in the chest and died, according to the coroner’s grand jury testimony.

“I saw bullets coming from… the front of the apartment… Sparks of light. I had slid over on top of Chairman Fred. I don’t know what I was thinking, or what I was doing, I just moved over and covered his body,” she remembered. “He didn’t move. Just lifted his head up. It was like he was going in slow motion.”

Hampton “never said a word, he never got up out [of] the bed,” Njeri said. An independent autopsy later determined he had been drugged with secobarbital.

She said it felt like the shooting lasted for hours when it was only minutes because “you don’t know if you’re going to live or die.”

“[Someone] kept calling out, ‘Stop shooting! Stop shooting! We have a pregnant woman, a pregnant sister in here. At the time, I was 8 and a half, 9 months pregnant. Pigs kept on shooting.”

Eventually the shooting stopped, Njeri said. She slid out of bed and into Hampton’s house shoes and thought to herself, “Keep your hands up. Don’t stumble. Don’t fall. They will kill you and your baby.”

She said she saw “two lines of police, they were laughing. [They] grabbed me by the top of my head, slung me to the kitchen area.”

“Somebody said, ‘He’s barely alive, he’ll barely make it. I assume he was talking about Chairman Fred,” she said. “The shooting started back again. The pigs said ‘he’s good and dead now.’”

She remembered thinking not to look in the direction of the bedroom. “I knew I could not break down there.”

“I did see Defense Captain Mark Clark laying on the floor in the living room in a pool of blood,” she said.

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The rest of the members in the apartment were arrested and charged with aggravated assault and attempted murder, Njeri said.

“When I was handcuffed the police said, ‘You better not run, you better not try to escape’ and he kept pressing that gun to my belly,” she said. “So my child felt that cold steel.”

Njeri said that night stays with her. “Not always, but sometimes, I’m back there,” she said.

Njeri gave birth to Fred Hampton Jr. later that month. Hampton Jr., now 49, has become an activist himself, following in his father’s footsteps.

“Chairman Fred took a position that we love the people and we are willing, and we know that the ultimate sacrifice can happen, has happened, and in fact with Chairman Fred, did happen,” Hampton Jr. told ABC News.”

Njeri said she felt guilty “for a long time” that Hampton was assassinated but she survived.

“I used to say that if I gave up, the ghost of Chairman Fred would haunt me to this day,” she said. “Because we’re still not free. Power to the people has not become a reality.”
 
Chill fam, I'm not #lowiq. I'm referring to the black statues in the background. Where in Japan do those exist?
 
:lol: Oh my fault.

I don't know, some folks were trying to ask him in the comments but he never answered
 
No, I Can’t Skip My Brother and Sister”: Halle Berry Stops for Black Reporters Shut Out of John Wick 3 Premiere
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Halle Berry ignored event organizers to make the day of two black reporters at her John Wick 3 movie premiere in Los Angeles Wednesday.

Berry, 52, walked the red carpet with her co star Keanu Reeves taking interviews with various media outlets.

But when Oscar-winning actress reached two lesser known black reporters identified as Emerald Marie of Where’s the Buzz TV and another reporter, identified only as Lamar, the public relations company in charge of the premiere claimed there was no more time for an interview and a representative tried to usher her away.

Halle Berry turned on her heels and said “No, I can’t skip my brother and sister and joined the two journalists for an interview.

Emerald Marie went to Instagram to thank Halle Berry for her graciousness and to spill the tea on how black journalists often get treated at red carpet events.

 
LeBron James, Walmart Team Up to Feed Hungry Families

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https://www.foxbusiness.com/retail/lebron-james-walmart-fight-hunger-partnership

NBA superstar LeBron JamesOpens a New Window. is teaming up with retail giant WalmartOpens a New Window. as part of a campaign to provide food, essential supplies and educational support to at-risk families.

The partnership is a collaboration between the LeBron James Family Foundation and Walmart’s “Fight Hunger, Spark Change” initiative, which raises money to provide meals for families based on purchases of items from participating companies such as Campbell’s Soup and General Mills. “Fight Hunger, Spark Change” has raised more than $74 million and provided nearly 1 billion meals since 2014 through its nonprofit partner, Feeding America.

“Growing up in Akron, the whole city supported my dreams, supported my friends’ dreams,” James said regarding the partnership. “They gave us shelter. Gave us food. We always felt like we had that support. Partnering with Walmart is about the commitment to the community. Walmart has done so many great things all over the world, but it starts in their hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas. Same as me starting in my hometown of Akron, Ohio. We don’t forget where we come from.”

James is raising awareness for the campaign by providing a curated list of items he relied on during his childhood, with all purchases generating donations for “Fight Hunger, Spark Change.” In addition, Walmart will help maintain a pantry full of food, toiletries and other supplies at James’ “I Promise School” in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, a public school for at-risk students.

The Los Angeles Lakers star will also participate in Walmart’s “Back to School” campaign later this year.

“What we hope to accomplish together with LeBron is to magnify each other’s efforts. We would love to help this model that he’s creating lead to a situation where it could help even more people,” Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said in a video about the joint initiative.
 
Trayvon Martin’s Mom, Sybrina Fulton, Is Running For Miami-Dade County Commission
Fulton became a passionate gun control and anti-poverty activist after the shooting death of her unarmed teenage son.

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Trayvon Martin’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, is launching a campaign to become a Miami-Dade County commissioner, she announced Saturday. Fulton became a passionate gun control and anti-poverty activist following the shooting death of her unarmed teenage son seven years ago.

She’s challenging Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert for one of five open spots on the 13-member Miami-Dade County Commission.

“Since 2012, I have advocated tirelessly to empower our communities and make them safer,” she said in a statement Saturday. “But the work is not done. I am proud to announce that I will run to represent District 1 on the county commission.” She plans to officially launch her campaign on Monday.

Trayvon Martin was a 17-year-old high school student when he was fatally shot in 2012 after a struggle with neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. Martin was confronted by Zimmerman while walking in a Sanford neighborhood where the teen was visiting with his dad. Protests erupted in the wake of Martin’s death over Florida’s controversial “stand your ground” law. Zimmerman was acquitted of the killing.

Since her son’s death, Fulton has frequently spoken out about gun control, campaigned for Hillary Clinton, co-wrote a book about her experiences and launched the Trayvon Martin Foundation.



“Our county must continue moving forward so our families are safe from violence, can afford to live in Miami-Dade, and have access to good paying jobs,” Fulton said in her statement. “I am ready to take on these issues and many others in county government.”
 
Tariq was dropping gems about that Roe vs Wade thing. I never knew the backstory of that. This white lady lied (of course) and said a group of black men raped her so she can get an abortion then years later admitted she lied (to sell a book) and it was consensual sex she had with a black man.


And of course theres Gloria Alred with her :lol :{

 
Tariq was dropping gems about that Roe vs Wade thing. I never knew the backstory of that. This white lady lied (of course) and said a group of black men raped her so she can get an abortion then years later admitted she lied (to sell a book) and it was consensual sex she had with a black man.


And of course theres Gloria Alred with her :lol: :smh:



Tariq be on it
 
"Television is not entertainment. Television is programming and television is sponsored." -Keenen Ivory Wayans.

Tell that to somebody next time they try to argue you down about tv shows not having agendas.
 
"Television is not entertainment. Television is programming and television is sponsored." -Keenen Ivory Wayans.

Tell that to somebody next time they try to argue you down about tv shows not having agendas.


And peep when he said they brought in some top secret "researchers" to make sure his show wasn't too "revolutionary". People be real quick to label you as a conspiracy theorist when you point out stuff like this about media and what we consume.
 


I’m having to watch this in pieces because this is truly the dumbest interview I’ve ever heard in my life.

In one corner we have the current unintelligent stereotypical black youth, who would have valid points, but cannot articulate himself without cursing or complete a sentence. I’m maybe 12 minutes in (2 pause breaks) and dude has cursed at least 75 times. He’s clearly here to be in character and doesn’t even realize he’s being used for the opposite agenda.

In the other corner you have the 70 year old out of touch Uncle Tom, who probably snitched on where the Blacks were meeting in the 60s and I wouldn’t be surprised if led the FBI to King back in the day. This man literally refers to Trump as “The Great White Hope.”

I’m going to try to make it through, but I feel my intelligence dwindling little by little as I continue to listen to these EXTREME opposites.

Ultimately, though I guess they’re both using each other because DC will get likes and go viral because young people think “he roasted him hahahahaha” and old people will say “this is why Trump needs 4 more years.” Lol @ dude really calling Kaepernick a “Thug”
 
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