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Atlanta Black Star is a digital magazine that publishes narratives intentionally and specifically to change our world.

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@ATLBlackStar
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GA waitress Emelia Holden is seen on camera being sexually violated by 31 yr old Ryan Cherwinksi. Holden slammed him into a chair She told said “I just did what I felt was best, I took the guy down and had my co-workers call the police.” Cherwinksi was charged w/ sexual battery.
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Competitive Cheerleader and team USA Gymnast Angel Rice most known for breaking Guinness World record for the most double full twists, gets 1st place in Regionals in Daytona Beach. Yass Angel you are the queen of tumbling 👑👸🏾🙌🏾.
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Danny DeVito Doubles Down on His Criticism of America: 'It's a Racist Country Built on the Boards of Genocide" #ABSArchives
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Chicago police parked a truck filled with Nike sneakers in front of a basketball court where underprivileged kids played, with the goal of entrapping them. When the kids went to take shoes out, the police surprised them and arrested the teens. (🎥: @therealremyredd )
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A McDonalds’ employee in St Petersburg Florida appeared to have been assaulted by a customer who she bravely fought off. Follow us for more updates as we learn more about this story.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says She Has African Ancestry, But "That Doesn't Mean I'm Black"
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Democratic Donor, Ed Buck is seen out with another Black man, a month after a second Black man was found dead in his home.
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Jonathan Price Tried to Shake White Texas Officer’s Hand Before Cop Killed Him, Affidavit Says
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'Black Panther' Star Winston Duke Credits Black Women for Healing His Insecurities
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Lebron James Checks Reporter Who Interrupted While He Was Praising Dwyane Wade For Stepping Up As A Father
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Georgia Teacher Under Fire After Telling White Students Their Ancestors Killed 'Millions Upon Millions'
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Inmates Working to Put Out California Wildfires Can Never Become Firefighters Once Released
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McDonald's employees call a Black customer a N*gger and then call the police to lie that “he threatened to kill the manager.”
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Study Suggests White People are More Likely to Assault Black, Latino People Than the Other Way Around
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‘Black-Ish’ Star Develops New Movie Idea After Firing Agent Who Said ‘Just Chill’
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Officer Gary Steele and his partner mocked a young Black Detroit woman who they pulled over for expired tags. They ordered Ariel Moore to walk home in dangerously freezing temperatures, recorded her and posted the video with the caption "what black girl magic looks like."
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CNN' Commentator Nina Turner sets fellow panelists straight after they attempt to present the blackface scandals as a POC and Donald Trump issue.
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Alaska Airlines just made history! Captain Tara Wright announced to her passengers that they are on board the first Alaska Airlines flight piloted by two African-American female pilots. #BlackExcellence
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South African man removes all white dolls from store's shelves protesting the sale of mostly white dolls in the black community. He appears to be a member of an organization called Black Centric Forum which is on a mission to remove white dolls from toy shelves across the country
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Thousands of Ethiopian-Israelis are protesting in Tel Aviv against police brutality after an officer killed a mentally ill Ethiopian man two weeks ago. Demonstrators blocked a major highway in Tel Aviv on Wednesday and paraded through major avenues of the city protesting racism.
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Biggie's Mom Is Not Ready to Accept Kylie and Kendall's Apology for Their 'Disrespectful' T-Shirts
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@a_glimpseofparadise shared video of a woman reportedly harassing a black couple for blocks as they walked down the street in Berkeley, CA. She was yelling “get out of Berkeley” but tried to play the victim when police arrived. To her utter shock, she was arrested instead.
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11-year-old Nigerian artist Waris Karrem creates hyper-real art that would blow you away. He started drawing at the age of 6 and became a professional artist at the age of 8.🙌🏾✨
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Harvard Black Culture Awards to Honor Kaepernick, Chappelle
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A Woman in a Staten Island Target Identifies A Big Difference Between the White And Black Dolls
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Man Confronts Teacher For Putting His Grandson In A Dress
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Michelle William’s Fiancé Gets Upset When She Brings Up Race, Retaliates With Comment About Her Mental Health Struggles
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A white woman is seen on camera calling police after a dog belonging to a man named Franklin Baxley humped her dog in a dog park in Attleboro, Massachusetts. #dogparkdiane #CharlieSheenSimmons #whitefolkscallingcops #racialprofiling #Attleboro #Massachusetts
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School police officers punch, slam, and pull the hair of female student in a violent arrest that reportedly took place at Hazleton Area High School in Pennsylvania.
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North Philly Residents Confront Store Owner For Selling Realistic Toy Guns In The Neighborhood! "Nobody Is Coming In the Store Today"
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Today is the 100th birthday of philanthropist and Civil Rights leader #FannieLouHamer .Her words and legacy will continue to live on!
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'We Need to Normalize the Black Family Again:' Author Hopes to Reinforce Traditional Families with New Children's Book
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Matt Barnes Says Too Many Women Use Child Support On Themselves: 'It Don't Cost $60,000 To Raise No Children'
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A NJ principal Akbar Cook noticed that some students were bullied for wearing dirty clothes to school. In an effort to resolve the issue, Cook had washers and dryers installed at the school for the kids to use. Cook reached out to NJ utility supplier PSE&G to fund $20K project
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Alabama Teen Suffers Brain Trauma, Cracked Eye Socket After Encounter with Police, Family Wants Answers
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A Philadelphia Police Officer Pulls Na-sha Lockett by the hair while she was handcuffed, slams her to the ground and pushes her out of view of the camera that was filming the incident!
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5 years
We just spoke to the young woman in this video. Updates will be published in an hour or so.
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White Florida Man Arrested After Yanking Black Female McDonald's Employee In Dispute Over Straw Kicked Another Black Woman Before Leaving
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CDC Doctor Who Claimed Flu Shot Caused Outbreak Is Still Missing; Family Offers Reward
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Gina Rodriguez Says Black Actresses Get Paid More Than Asian and Latina Stars and Social Media Users Light Her Up
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'I Didn't Deserve to be Shot': Black Motorist Nearly Killed By Volunteer Cop Speaks Out
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Watch Ashanti go toe to toe with Joe Budden over 'stripper' jabs 🥊 #ashanti #joebudden #complex
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Georgia Councilman Refuses to Apologize for Facebook Post Claiming the 'White Man Is Destroying the World'
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Telling Poor, Smart Kids That All It Takes Is Hard Work to Be as Successful as Their Wealthy Peers Is a Blatant Lie
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Man Is Heard Screaming for His Mother As Police Beat Him for Failing to Use Turn Signal to His Own Home
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France Agrees To Return Stolen African Artifacts to Benin, But Will Other European Colonizers Follow Suit?
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Outrage erupts after a Black man from Papua New Guinea is seen on video being tortured with a live snake by Indonesian police over stolen cellphones. The technique is reportedly also being used on pro-Papua independence activist.
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T.I. Says America is Angrier At Black Men Who Kneel Than White Men Who've Committed Mass Shootings
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This woman talks about the contradiction of promoting black wealth but marrying out side of the race. Did she hit the nail on the head?
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No Charges For Man Who Shot 2 Maryland Cops Who Raided The Wrong House To Serve A Warrant!
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Terry Crews to Mike Tyson: My Critics are "the same people that killed Malcolm X" #TerryCrews #MikeTyson #MalcolmX
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African Man In England Has Perfect Clap Back For People Who Tell Him To Go Back To His Country
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Today marks 22 years since iconic rapper Tupac Shakur’s life was taken. But his legacy and music will live with us forever! Rest In Power 🙏🏾
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A man from the white supremacist group “Proud Boys” interrupted 18-year-old Nia Wilson’s vigil and those there to celebrate her life were not having it. #NiaWilson #sayhername
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Boy, 8, Hospitalized After Protecting His 4-Year-Old Sister in Racist Altercation
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Pastor John Gray Accused of Buying Wife Lamborghini Because She Learned Of His Pregnant Mistress
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Judge Dismisses Kendrick Johnson Wrongful Death Suit, Cites Negligence on Part of Teen's Parents
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"Some kind of way, we have to say enough is enough." - Dick Gregory. The iconic comedian and activist passed away today at 84 years old. RIP
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Tiffany Haddish will be hosting SNL on 11/11 and will become the 1st black female comedian to host this show. Congrats🎉 #tiffanyhaddish #snl #blackgirlsrock
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Serena Williams and Husband Plan to Take Their Baby Girl to Africa to Connect to Ancestors
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Mexico Officially Recognizes 1.38 Million Afro-Mexicans in the National Census, as Black People Fight Against Racism and Invisibility Throughout Latin America #ABSArchives
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Jason Van Dyke, the former Chicago police officer convicted in the murder of teenager Laquan McDonald, was attacked and beaten up by inmates in his cell about four hours after he arrived. He suffered injuries to his face and head.
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Luther Younger at 99 years old walks 6 miles everyday to go see his wife aka his “cup of tea” in the hospital. 😩😍
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