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A New and Unexpected Playlist For Your Labor Day Cookout

It's Labor Day Weekend, and we have some new and unexpected artist recommendations to add to your holiday playlist.

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Incredible Origin Stories Behind These Successful Black Businesses

From a viral skin care brand to the largest Black-owned, female-founded wine company, we're looking at how some of our favorite Black-owned businesses got off the ground.

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Which States Really Have the Highest Homicide Rates, Red or Blue? The Stats Will Surprise You

Trump has previously boasted about sending the National Guard to cities like Chicago, New York, and across California, however if data shows many Republican-led states are facing similar—or even higher—crime rates, why hasn’t he addressed those areas with the same energy?

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Louisiana Town Suffers Massive Oil Explosion, But That’s Not the Only Bad News

A plant explosion in Louisiana has Black residents worried about their health. And with so many environmental protections rolled back, residents may face an uphill battle to recover.

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Black Twitter Says Jelena Ostapenko Can <i>Keep</i> Her Lil&#8217; Apology For Those U.S. Open Comments to Taylor Townsend

Jelena Ostapenko has posted an apology for calling Taylor Townsend uneducated at the U.S. Open.

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