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EntertainmentHot TeaEntertainmentHot TeaLeave it To Internet 'Karen' Bethenny Frankel To Drag Another Black Woman, This Time It's Kamala HarrisThe reality television star shared her opinion via Instagram on Wednesday.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedNovember 7, 2024
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PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPolitics5 Reasons Project 2025 Outlines The Scary Reality For Black Folks During Trump's Second TermThe Heritage Foundation's conservative agenda is as ominous as it seems.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedNovember 6, 2024
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CultureMediaCultureMediaBlack Women Clocked Conservative Guest's Disturbing Comments on CNNRyan James Girdusky's verbal attack on Mehdi Hasan got him booted from the network.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedOctober 29, 2024
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PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsMore Of Majorie Taylor Greene's Most Ignorant RemarksGreene's comment about Hurricane Milton has become her newest controversy.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedOctober 14, 2024
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PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsBlack America Is Annoyed With Walz's 'Minnesota Nice' Debate Demeanor While Vance Shocked EveryoneIf Black Twitter truly is a reflection of how we feel, then Black folks were not feeling Walz.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedOctober 2, 2024
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