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Sep 3, 2024 | 
thegrio.com | Not Really.by TheGrio |Très stylish sushi |Michael Harriot
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Fanatic (n.) — a person exhibiting excessive enthusiasm and intense uncritical devotion toward some controversial matter (as in religion or politics). From Latin fanaticus “mad, enthusiastic, inspired by a god,” also “furious, mad,” originally, “pertaining to a temple,” from fanum “temple, shrine, consecrated placeI am not a fan of America. I don’t hate my country.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
thegrio.com | Not Really.by TheGrio |Haniyah Philogene
Ashley Blaine Featherson has stepped into a new role — motherhood. This weekend, the “Dear Black People” actress shared the news of her baby girl Aspen Dior’s birth on Instagram. In a carousel of photos, Featherson gave her followers a glimpse into the intimate family moment, posting images of her and her husband, Darroll Jenkins, welcoming their daughter into the world. “Aspen Dior Jenkins…Life Has Never Been Sweeter. Love Has Never Been Deeper,” the actress captioned the post.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
thegrio.com | Not Really.by TheGrio |Jon Voight |Kay Wicker
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has had major career successes, rising to become the first Black woman ever appointed to the Supreme Court. However, it seems she had a potential backup: acting. While appearing on “CBS Sunday Morning” to promote her new memoir “Lovely One,” published today by Penguin Random House, she confirmed two lesser-known facts about her college years. First, she had dabbled in theater — and once shared a scene with future Oscar winner Matt Damon.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
thegrio.com | Not Really.by TheGrio |Panama Jackson
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. There’s a certain joy that comes with being known as a person who not only watches but enjoys any and all manner of Black cinema. I’m a person whose algorithm-suggested movies (regardless of platform) typically star people for whom IMDb is more likely to be a street name or song title than a place to warehouse film credits.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
thegrio.com | Not Really.by TheGrio |Rocky Kanaka
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers this week passed some of the nation’s most ambitious legislation aimed at atoning for a legacy of racist policies that drove disparities for Black people, from housing to education to health. None of the bills would provide widespread direct payments to African Americans.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
thegrio.com | Not Really.by TheGrio |Jasmine Hardy
Bobby Morgan, a principal and founder of Liberation Lab, joins “Life Hacks with Liana” to discuss Liberation Lab and ways to create inclusive and supportive spaces inside classrooms. “I started Liberation Lab at the height of the 2020 events,” Morgan told theGrio. “We were experiencing so much as a people at that time, and I wanted to use my voice to lend to the conversation, particularly within education.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams promised to address the city’s history of prosecutorial and police misconduct when he was elected four years ago, but now he’s facing an investigation by Republican politicians who are concerned he is abusing his power. Williams, a Black Democrat in an overwhelmingly conservative state, replaced a hard-nosed, tough-on-crime incumbent when he was elected in 2020.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
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WASHINGTON (AP) — As a young college student, Kamala Harris made the nearly 3-mile trip from Howard University to the National Mall to protest against apartheid in South Africa. In 2017, as a senator, she returned to her alma mater to deliver the commencement address. In July, when she received word that she would likely be the Democratic presidential nominee, she was wearing her Howard sweatshirt in the vice president’s residence.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
thegrio.com | David Love |Not Really.by TheGrio
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The Republicans simply cannot help themselves. With Vice President Kamala Harris as the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, Trump and the GOP are tapping into their reservoir of hatred for Black people and relying on misogynoir and negative media stereotypes of Black women as an election strategy. This is all they have left.
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
thegrio.com | Not Really.by TheGrio |Michael Harriot
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Crime:(noun): an illegal act for which someone can be punished by the government2: a grave offense especially against moralityLaw (noun) – 1. a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority. a. The control brought about by the existence or enforcement of such lawb.
