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Megan Thee Stallion announces program to support Houston senior citizens affected by Beryl
Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion is currently on tour duties outside the United States, but that has not deterred the 29-year-old from lending a helping hand to those affected by Hurricane Beryl back home. Per the Houston Chronicle, the hurricane that struck Houston resulted in over two million residents being without power. But the Savage…
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Man told he wasn’t British after living in UK for 50 years granted indefinite leave to stay by Home Office
A retired shopkeeper, Nelson Shardey, who faced the threat of deportation despite residing...
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Nigerian man reveals how he changed his name on his resume before he got a job in the U.S.
Mukhtar Kadiri’s first name means “chosen one” in Arabic, and it carries...
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74-year-old retiree who has lived in UK for nearly 50 years told he is not British
Nelson Shardey, a retired 74-year-old Ghanaian man who has resided in the UK for nearly half...
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Student to do community service after racially abusing England striker Callum Wilson for passing ball to white teammate
A 21-year-old engineering student, Ibukun Quadri, avoided jail time after racially abusing England striker Callum Wilson on social media during England’s 2022 FIFA World Cup match against Iran. Quadri,...
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Deaf Google employee celebrated as a diversity hire sues tech giant for discrimination
A Black, deaf Google employee, Jalon Hall, has filed a lawsuit accusing the tech giant of discrimination based on her disability and race. Hall, celebrated previously as a success story for Google’s...
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Double-amputee war hero praised by Prince Harry will now get blue parking badge after application rejected
A double-amputee ex-Royal Marine lauded as a hero by Prince Harry and the Invictus Games for his service in Afghanistan, Ben McBean, said on Tuesday that he was denied a blue badge because he “doesn’t...
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Texas judge insists school was right in punishing boy for declining to change his hairstyle
A judge has ruled that a punishment handed out to a black high school student, Darryl George, for declining to change his hairstyle does not contravene the state’s new law barring race-based hair...
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Martin Luther King Jr. statue in Denver vandalized amid Black History Month
The police have opened investigations into circumstances leading to the vandalization of the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Denver’s City Park as part of moves to determine whether the act was...
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New York high school girls basketball team pull out of game after claims of racial abuse
Two New York state school districts are conducting investigations into allegations of spectators hurling racial epithets at high school girls during a varsity basketball game. According to Dejane Buckley,...
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Ivorian activist wins the prestigious Simone de Beauvoir Prize for championing women’s freedom
Marie-Paule Djegue Okri, an agronomist and agroecology consultant from Côte d’Ivoire, has been honored with the Simone de Beauvoir Prize for her contributions to gender equality. The award,...
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Texas boy suspended again after returning to classes following a 30-day suspension over his locs
A Black Texas high school student, Darryl George, has been slapped with a second suspension after returning to regular classes following a 30-day suspension in an alternative school for refusing to change...
