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The Grio

• fresh teaBirdman: Cash Money Records makes $20-30M from artists’ masters
  In a recent episode of Where’s Wallo, hosted by social influencer, Wallace Peeples, rap mogul Bryan “Birdman” Williams revealed how... View ArticleThe post Birdman: Cash Money Records makes $20-30M from artists’ masters appeared first on TheGrio.
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• fresh teaN.J. officer fired, another suspended for calling BLM ‘terrorists’
  Two New Jersey police officers are facing consequences after making comments critical of Black Lives Matter. Read More: Atlanta officer... View ArticleThe post N.J. officer fired, another suspended for calling BLM ‘terrorists’ appeared first on TheGrio.
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• fresh teaMeghan Markle wins final copyright legal battle
  Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex has scored another legal victory in her civil suit against a British newspaper over the... View ArticleThe post Meghan Markle wins final copyright legal battle appeared first on TheGrio.
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• fresh teaMichaela Coel stuns in Kente prints for Variety photoshoot
  Michaela Coel stuns on the latest cover of Variety, on which she is featured rocking Kente prints as one of... View ArticleThe post Michaela Coel stuns in Kente prints for Variety photoshoot appeared first on TheGrio.
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• fresh teaWarner Bros., DC to select Black director for Black Superman movie
  JJ Abrams is set to executive produce the long-awaited Black Superman movie but he is not being considered to helm... View ArticleThe post Warner Bros., DC to select Black director for Black Superman movie appeared first on TheGrio.
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• fresh teaKandi Burruss claps back after Wanya Morris says music career is ‘dormant’
  Kandi Burruss appears to have clapped back at Wanya Morris of Boyz II Men after he called her music career... View ArticleThe post Kandi Burruss claps back after Wanya Morris says music career is ‘dormant’ appeared first on TheGrio.
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The Washington Post

• fresh teaAs California’s gubernatorial recall heats up, a GOP challenger brought a 1,000-pound bear on the trail
  Republican candidate John Cox brought a bear named Tag on his campaign tour in a bid to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) in a recall election.
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• fresh teaCovid-19 live updates: Biden administration will support lifting vaccine patent protections
  According to the World Health Organization, of the 832 million vaccine doses administered around the world by mid-April, just 0.2% were given in lower-income countries.
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• fresh teaShe told followers she was ‘Mother God.’ Her mummified body was found wrapped in Christmas lights.
  Amy Carlson, 45, led a Colorado group called "Love Has Won," which some authorities and former members have described as a cult.
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• fresh teaOfficer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks is reinstated
  Garrett Rolfe, the police officer facing a felony murder charge for fatally shooting a 27-year-old Black man in a Wendy's parking lot, is getting his job back.
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• fresh teaThis 7-year-old persuaded an educational app to include ‘Black-girl hair’ like hers
  "There was no Black girl hair,” said Morgan Bugg, who wanted to make her avatar resemble her. “I felt super sad.”
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• Voters declare Lubbock, Tex., a ‘sanctuary for the unborn’ in effort to ban abortions
  Proponents of the measure said they made the push “because we fear God, view the intentional shedding of the blood of unborn children to be an inconceivably wicked action, and we believe that we all have a responsibility to protect the lives of the smallest and most vulnerable humans among us.”
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The Atlantic

• The Liberals Who Can’t Quit Lockdown
  Progressive communities have been home to some of the fiercest battles over COVID-19 policies, and some liberal policy makers have left scientific evidence behind.
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• Why Larry Krasner’s Defeat Would be ‘Disastrous’ for Criminal-Justice Reform
  The Philadelphia district attorney’s reelection bid will test whether a progressive prosecutor can survive a spike in gun violence.
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• The Professional Women Who Are Leaning Out
  The competing demands of work and motherhood have some white-collar women choosing part-time work—and loving it.
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• Can Democrats Avoid a Wipeout in 2022?
  Biden’s plan: Go big or go home.
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• The First Congressman to Take Parental Leave Is Ready to Fight for It
  Democrat Colin Allred of Texas wants to make paid parental leave possible for everyone. The White House appears poised to join him.
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• There’s No Playbook for What Alex Padilla Is Trying to Do
  California’s new senator, who filled Kamala Harris’s seat, is hoping to speak for his fellow Latinos. That won’t be easy.
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Vox

• fresh teaNational Geographic faced up to its racist past. Did it actually get better?
  Christina Animashaun/VoxInside the reckoning at an American media institution. National Geographic was ahead of the curve. While it took last summer’s uprisings after the police killing of George Floyd for many media outlets to address bias in their reporting and newsroom culture, the magazine an…
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• fresh teaWill Covid-19 vaccines protect you against variants? 9 questions about variants, answered.
  Covid-19 vaccines remain the best tool to contain the spread of new variants of the virus. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesHow coronavirus variants are affecting vaccines, treatments, and our attempts to return to normal. The Covid-19 pandemic now appears to be the worst it has ever been, with daily…
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• fresh teaWas Liz Cheney too honest?
  Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) at a March news conference. | Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesIf Trump critics just end up purged from the GOP, the next electoral crisis will be even worse. House Republicans are preparing to remove Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) from her leadership position — for the crime of reiterating…
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• fresh teaAnti-vaxxers aren’t the cause of America’s dropping vaccine rates
  Liesl Eibschutz, a medical student from Dartmouth University, loads a syringe with the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine on April 15. | Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/Getty ImagesThis fact is crucial to getting the US’s vaccination campaign back on track. America’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout has dwindle…
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• fresh tea“Talk to your doctor” might be key to easing concerns about the vaccine
  Primary care doctors say they could do more to help vaccines reach people who are hesitant or may have trouble accessing mass vaccination sites and mobile clinics. | Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images“Talk to your doctor” might be key to easing concerns about the vaccine. H…
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• fresh teaThe First Amendment has a Facebook problem
  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees on Capitol Hill on April 10, 2018.  | Xinhua/Ting Shen/Getty ImagesBig Tech poses an enormous challenge to free speech — but we aren’t having the right debate about it. Editor’s note, May…
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