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[Opinion] Patti LuPone's Shade Toward Black Broadway Legends Sparks a Fiery Response From Black Hollywood
The fallout from the latest drama in the Broadway world continues to unfold. In case you missed it, Patti LuPone, one of the biggest Broadway legends, threw some pretty serious shade towards two ...
The Independent Pride List 2025: the LGBT+ people making change happen
The Independent’s Pride List is back again, celebrating the LGBT+ community’s biggest pioneers over the past 12 months ...
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Why Black Men Need to Stop Blindly Defending Diddy on Social Media
Pick any social media platform, and you’ll see a whole barrage of ashy Black men defending Sean “Diddy” Combs. The proceedings have only just begun, and folks are already on social media ...
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12-foot statue of Black woman in Times Square sparks debate on social media
A new 12-foot-tall bronze statue of a Black woman unveiled in New York’s Times Square has sparked controversy on social media ... Matt Welsh posted on X." That’s because the left has no ...
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As Nottoway Plantation Burns, The Ancestors, And Social Media Rejoice
The Nottoway Plantation, a monument to Southern grandeur built on the backs of enslaved Black people, has been destroyed by a fire that raged for nearly 40 hours beginning late May 15. The inferno ...
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Black Folks’ Reaction to White Red Head’s Pain On Tiktok Is Beautiful and Going Viral
A wave of “thank you” continues to pour in from white redheads to the Black community, as gingers express their deep appreciation. Meanwhile, Black creators are basking in the moment as ...
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America’s largest remaining antebellum plantation home burned down –– Black social media users react
Located in White Castle, Louisiana ... the plantation was a “cornerstone of our tourism economy,” Black users on social media shared very different reactions. “The Nottoway Plantation ...
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Major social media platforms failing to meet ‘basic standards’ of safety for LGBTQ users: GLAAD
Six of the nation’s leading social media platforms are failing ... In a post on X, the social platform owned by billionaire and Trump White House adviser Elon Musk, YouTube said it removed ...
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Melania Trump calls AI and social media 'digital candy for the next generation' in rare White House appearance
Melania Trump made a rare public appearance at the White House on Monday ... "Artificial intelligence and social media are the digital candy for the next generation: sweet, addictive, and ...
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Newsom Says Trump Left SoCal Ill-Equipped to Face Wildfire
Gavin Newsom is sounding the alarm. Just five months after historic wildfires ripped through the greater Los Angeles area, the Ranch Fire is prompting evacuations in nearby San Bernardino County's ...
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NHL suspends Panthers exec for ‘unacceptable and inappropriate’ social media posts
In since-deleted posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, several disturbing comments ... regrettable and inflammatory comments on social media.” “My behavior does not reflect the standards ...