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Gram Jennifer Hudson Referred To Her Diamond Bracelets As "Slavery Scars" She later deleted her post. By Erika Marie September 14, 2019
Politics Melania Trump Blasted Over Obama Birther Comments Following Juneteenth Tweet Melania Trump sent out a tweet celebrating Juneteenth, but her critics weren't about to let her birther comments about former President Barack Obama be forgotten. By Erika Marie June 19, 2020
Politics U.S. Senate Passes Bill To Make Juneteenth A National Holiday People have already begun celebrating, but it still needs to be passed by the House of Representatives before ending up on Biden's desk. By Erika Marie June 15, 2021
Pop Culture Harriet Tubman's Relative Tells Kanye West: Without Her "He'd Still Be On That Plantation" Kanye West said that Harriet Tubman didn't actually free the slaves, she simply made them work for other white people, leading one of Tubman's relatives to respond. By Alex Zidel July 21, 2020
Music Kanye West Completely Remade His Album After Appearing On TMZ His infamous TMZ appearance affected Kanye West in a major way. By Matthew Parizot June 03, 2018
Music Kanye West Attempts To Clarify His Comments On Slavery Kanye West attempts damage control on what is his most controversial statement to date. By Aron A. May 01, 2018
Antics Akon Says America Should Move Past Slavery: "Just Gotta Let It Go" Akon says that America does not care about its history of slavery, inviting Black Americans to move away from the past. By Alex Zidel August 11, 2020
Society T.I. Uses Racial Slur To Describe Kanye West, Threatens To Slap Him T.I. is incensed with Kanye West over his White House visit. By Devin Ch October 11, 2018
Politics Pharrell & Virginia Gov. Call To Make Juneteenth A State Holiday Pharrell Williams helps ring in the news that Juneteenth will be officially recognized as a Virginia state holiday. By Mitch Findlay June 16, 2020
Politics Trump Falsely Credits Himself For Making Juneteenth "Very Famous" Donald Trump attempted to take credit for making Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating the day enslaved people in the Texas were freed, "very famous." By Lynn S. June 18, 2020
Music Kanye West Opens Up About Trump & Being Cancelled In New Interview Kanye West explains his behavior leading up to "Ye." By Matthew Parizot June 25, 2018
Pop Culture Airbnb Apologizes For Allowing Slave Cabin To Be Listed As A Bed & Breakfast: Report The owner of the property also apologized but insisted that the "slave quarters" never actually housed any enslaved Black people. By Erika Marie August 02, 2022