After construction workers discovered 94 black bodies as they broke ground in April, a judge has greenlit construction to continue on the building for the Fort Bend Independent School District in Sugar Land, Texas, reports KNUE.According to the video below, CBS reports the remains are believed to be those of prisoners from over 100 years ago. Officials suspect the uncovered bodies belonged to black men who were forced to labor in the sugar cane fields throughout their imprisonment. Prison laboring is rooted in slavery. A mass grave with nearly 100 bodies suspected to be black prisoners has been unearthed in Texas during construction https://t.co/aYIcGo5zvO pic.twitter.com/6jzFkIgkAj— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 14, 2018"I just want to be a spokesperson for them and make sure that they get some type of recognition and acknowledgment," Reginald Moore, known for his work with the Texas Slave Descendants Society, told CBS. Construction halted on the $59 million career and technical center when the crew discovered the corpses, but a judge has since permitted construction to continue along with careful exhumation.One local Sugar Land resident spoke on her feelings toward the continuation of construction:"If they're gonna develop something, they should have a little more respect for what might've been there before."We couldn't agree more.Now, check these out:How Hundreds Of Years Of Enslavement Impacts Black Bodies TodayThis Artist Created A Moving Series Depicting The Abuse Of Black Bodies By Photographing Black Women In Ball GownsNo Liberty Or Justice For Blacks: A Look At The Racial Biases Of The U.S. Prison...

Will Smith posted the sweetest message for new parents Cardi B and Offset.While in Russia for the World Cup, Smith decided to gather a few fans to congratulate the couple on their newborn baby, Kulture. He began the video with "a toast to Kulture," followed by several fans expressing their well-wishes. Smith ended the video with an "okurrrr" for good measure. Congrats @iamcardib & @offsetyrn! Wishing You Peace, Joy & Divine Understanding as you journey together in Creation of FamilyA post shared by Will Smith (@willsmith) on Jul 16, 2018 at 2:43am PDTThe video touched Cardi B, who reposted it on her page.Cardi thanked The Fresh Prince and the people in Russia who participated, writing, "This video made me smile from ear to ear."Cardi B has been laying low since she had Kulture a week ago, but the world is ready for a glimpse of the little one. According to TMZ, the "I Like It" rapper and her hubby have received six-figure offers from magazines for the baby's first photo shoot. Despite the lucrative offers, Cardi and Offset want to maintain their privacy and won't consider a shoot until Kulture is around six months, according to a source. Liking this content? Check these out: Cardi B Does It For The Kulture One More Time By Giving The Internet Another Classic '90s MemeA White Girl Tried Making A Video Of What Cardi B Would Be Like Giving Birth But Twitter Ain’t HumoredCardi B and Offset Welcome Their Baby Girl And Take Doing It For The Kulture To A New...

As Donald Trump committed literal treason, President Obama was having a good time in Kenya.Obama visited Kenya for the first time since leaving office to help his half-sister open a sports and training center for her organization, Sauti Kuu, according to The Associated Press.During the opening ceremony, Obama was seen dancing and playing basketball. We’re not sure what dance it was, but he was gettin’ down!Obama dancing in Kenya is the perfect antidote to today pic.twitter.com/mP7WqTTo7Q— NowThis (@nowthisnews) July 17, 2018He also met with Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta and praised him for working with his opposition for the betterment of Kenya.While Obama was promoting diplomacy, Trump stood next to Russian President Vladimir Putin and was a full-blown sellout to the part of the country that held any semblance of faith in him. The pair hosted a press conference where Putin denied Russian involvement in the 2016 election, and Trump stood by him."I have great confidence in my intelligence people. But I will tell you that President Putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today," Trump said. "Dan Coats [the director of national intelligence] came to me and some others, they said they think it's Russia. I have President Putin. He just said it's not Russia. I will say this: I don't see any reason why it would be."The move has drawn swift criticism, even from other Republicans like Paul Ryan and John McCain. Despite the backlash, Trump reaffirmed his views on his Twitter page:As I said today and many times before, “I have GREAT confidence in MY intelligence people.” However, I also recognize that in order to build a brighter future, we cannot exclusively focus on the past – as the world’s two largest nuclear powers, we must get along! #HELSINKI2018— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 16, 2018Now, check these out:Donald Trump Can't Keep Jay-Z's Name Out His Mouth So Twitter Had To Gather Him Right QuickTrump Will Turn America Into A 'S**thole' Through His Racist LawsBlack People Traveling Abroad Has Increased Since Donald Trump Took...

Apparently, Miami Swim Week ain't ready for all of this beautiful melanin! A casting call for the July event left some black models high and dry, Racked reports. Shortly after arriving to the call, about 16 black models say they were turned away and were told "casting was closed." On Friday, Joia Talbott, one of the models, posted her experience on Facebook:“They told us they didn’t want any more black models, and that afros were a no-no,” said Talbott. “They was definitely not feeling my afro at all, so I didn’t stand a chance, right? Wow. We’re ready to go back to LA where we’re appreciated, and we book.”Another model sitting next to Talbott, Ka-Cey, ended the video powerfully with, “Somebody tell Miami that there’s no such thing as too much brown skin!"Talbott also took to Instagram to show the casting directors and everybody else just what Miami Swim Week was missing. The stunning photo featured Talbott and 10 other black models who claim they were also turned away from the casting call:  When a casting director tells you they don’t want any Afros or women of color...you STILL show them just how powerful you are. YOU. CANT. BREAK. US!! ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #naturalhairdaily #luvyourmane #teamnatural #blackgirlsrock #brownskinbeauty #queen #blackqueen #4cnaturalhair #4bhair #melaninpoppin #MelaninSummer #flawless #darkskin #Darkskinwomen #blackgirlsrock #womanism #blackwomen #essence #instafashion #melanin #darkskinblackgirls #blackqueen #thedarkerthebetter #blackwomenbelike #curls #Afro #brownskingirls @blackwomenarepoppin @blackslayingit @darkskin.blackgirls #swimsuit #sunkissed #kinkycurly #swimsuit #swimwear #miamiswimweek A post shared by JOIA TALBOTT 💋 (@joiajohn) on Jul 12, 2018 at 11:36am PDTWERRRK! Looking straight out of a Fenty Beauty ad, the picture displays an array of rich and beautiful skin tones. The casting agency has not been named, and Miami Swim Week officials have not responded to the allegations. Liking this content? Check these out:One model shares her experience with police brutality, addresses lack of support in fashion industryHow Black Men In Fashion Are Challenging Industry StandardsBlack Models Protest Paris Fashion...

New York City elected officials have proposed "Junior's Law" a month after the senseless killing of 15-year-old Lesandro "Junior" Guzman-Feliz. The Bronx teen was stabbed by gang members who claim they mistook him for someone else. The Safe Havens for Endangered Children legislation, also known as 'Junior's Law,' would require all small businesses to serve as a haven for children in danger. CBS reports the law was proposed by New York City lawmakers Senator Luis Sepúlveda and Assemblyman Victor Pichardo. It was announced July 10 outside of the bodega where the teen was attacked. Press Conference led by Sen. @LuisSepulvedaNY and Assemblyman @Vpichardo86 this afternoon introducing two bills, including “Junior’s Law,” to ensure that small businesses act as safe havens for minors in danger. #JusticeForJunior #CommunityEffort #KnightCunyJ18 pic.twitter.com/vjviM8cayT— Sophia Ebanks (@ebanks_sophia) July 10, 2018After Guzman-Feliz was stabbed, he sought refuge in the bodega. Instead of aiding the dying teen, video surveillance shows a store employee pointing toward the door, which can be interpreted as a signal to exit the premises. Protection may have saved his life. In his defense, the bodega owner says he dialed 911 in an attempt to save the young man, as he suggested Junior run to the nearest hospital, opposed to waiting for an ambulance because it was "taking too long."Which leads to the second part of the proposed legislation: small businesses would also be required to carry first-aid kits."We want to make sure that any business owner or their employees who encounter a situation involving a minor who has been abused or may be in danger has a duty to try to help," Sepúlveda said.If passed, this legislation could bring significant change to education laws as it would provide safer paths for children to walk home from school.Now, check these out:NYPD Sets Up Scholarship Fund To Honor Lesandro "Junior" Guzman-FelizLaLa Helps Lesandro "Junior" Guzman-Feliz's Sister Celebrate The Graduation She Missed Attending Because Of Her Brother's FuneralThis Powerful Viral Video About Street Violence Is Moving Folks Across The...

The Trump administration's immigration policy continues to wreak havoc on Hispanic immigrant families seeking refuge in the United States. While anyone whose morals are intact has lambasted the administration’s recently ended policy of separating children from their families, some agencies are benefiting from the plan and its subsequent devastation. According to The Associated Press, from 2007 to 2017, Health and Human Services (HHS) grants came in at $74.5 million and increased to $958 million as of last year. Shelters, foster care and other child welfare services, as well as religious and non-governmental organizations, have reaped the reward, including nonprofit and for-profit entities. The federal government has separated children at alarming rates from their parents by hundreds or even thousands of miles, The New York Times reports, and they were forced to clean the bathroom and prohibited from touching other children, including their siblings.Leticia, a 12-year-old Guatemalan girl, separated with her 10-year-old brother, Walter, at a South Texas shelter recalled to The Times when she wanted to comfort Walter, but "they told me I couldn’t touch him," she said.Organizations in Arizona and Texas have seen a significant share of the funds and have received the highest amount of media attention. Casa Padre, a former Walmart Supercenter in Brownsville, Texas, has become home to 1,500 migrant boys while their parents work to reunite with them. Diego Magalhães is a Brazilian boy who spent 43 days in a Chicago facility, the Times reports. Diego said, "You had to clean the bathroom. I scrubbed the bathroom. We had to remove the trash bag full of dirty toilet paper. Everyone had to do it."The Washington Post reports the Trump administration announced plans on Friday, July 13, to return up to 200 children per day to their parents following its inability to meet the court-ordered reuniting of children under 5-years-old. We'll see how that goes.Now, check these out: 'My Name Is Mirian': Stars Appear In Powerful Video To Impart Story Of Migrant Woman Separated From Her Child At BorderWith Only 4 Separated Children Reunited With Their Families By Deadline, Texas Nonprofit Offers $20M To Speed Up ReunificationsDOJ Admits It May Have Forcibly Separated An American Family By...

A crowd of about 15,000 people in Johannesburg, South Africa stood at attention as the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, honored the life of Nelson Mandela on Tuesday. The speech was to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Mandela's birth, July 18, 1918. Obama's speech was entitled, "Renewing the Mandela Legacy and Promoting Active Citizenship in a Changing World." "We have to follow Madiba's example of persistence and hope," Obama said according to NPR. "It's tempting right now to give in to cynicism. To believe that recent shifts in global politics are too powerful to push back. That the pendulum has swung permanently. Just as people spoke about the triumph of democracy in the '90s, now you're hearing people talk about the end of democracy and the triumph of tribalism and the strongman. We have to resist that cynicism, because we've been through darker times.""Madiba" is Mandela's clan name used to refer to the late leader as an expression of affection and respect. In what appeared to be sweeping shade towards President Donald Trump and his highly-criticized press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Obama also spoke on living in a post-truth, fake news world.Former Pres. Obama: "Unfortunately, too much of politics today seems to reject the very concept of objective truth. People just make stuff up...we see the utter loss of shame among political leaders where they're caught in a lie and they just double down" https://t.co/s4drXPlcRD pic.twitter.com/rn5o4xt9rM— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) July 17, 2018"People just make stuff up. They just make stuff up," he remarked. "We see it in the growth of state sponsored propaganda. We see it in internet fabrications. We see it in the blurring of lines between news and entertainment. We see the utter loss of shame among political leaders where they're caught in a lie and they just double down and they lie some more. It used to be that if you caught them lying, they'd be like, oh man — now they just keep on lying." That last part was especially a hit with the audience, still reeling from former South African president Jacob Zuma's fall from grace, and the audience laughed in response, CNN reports. As he did in Kenya, Obama also spoke about the dangers of divisive politics."A politics of fear and resentment and retrenchment began to appear and that kind of politics is now on the move," Obama continued. "It is in part because of the failures of governments and powerful elites to squarely address the shortcomings and contradictions of this international order that we now see much of the world threatening to return to an older, a more dangerous, a more brutal way of doing business."Ultimately, Obama urged progressives to strive for international teamwork and inclusiveness. "We have a better story to tell," said Obama. "But to say that our vision for the future is better is not to say that it will inevitably win. Because history also shows the power of fear."Now, check these out:Obama Was In Kenya Gettin' Down While We Were Here Watching The New Guy Commit TreasonBarack Obama Encourages Kenyans To Overcome Ethnic Divisions In Fourth Visit To The CountryHow The Black Twitter Diaspora Reclaimed Winnie Mandela's Legacy From Media's Biased Coverage Of Her...

An Alabama college student’s work ethic has paid off after he walked 14 miles to avoid missing his first day of work.Walter Carr was due to start his job with Bellhops Moving Company on Sunday but his car broke down the night before. Rather than cancelling, he laced up his sneakers and walked all night to make it to work on time, according to AL.com. He left his house at midnight to begin the trek.He walked about 14 miles before he was picked up by police officers in Pelham. For many of us, that would be scary, but it was a blessing for Carr. The officers took him to breakfast and dropped him off at his work site, which was the house of Jenny Lamey.When the cops told Lamey what Carr did, she posted the story on Facebook and it went viral. It turns out, Carr is also a Hurricane Katrina survivor. She asked if he wanted to rest before his shift but he declined and started working. "Yesterday was a long day. But a good day. Chris and I woke up around 5:45am to get everything staged and ready for the movers. Around 6:30 AM, the doorbell rang. It was a police officer. He proceeded to tell us that he had picked up 'this nice kid' in Pelham early this morning. 'The nice kid', Walter, said he was supposed to help us with our move today. It was his first day on the job with this moving company (Bellhops) and he was 'training' today," Lamey wrote."The officer proceeded to tell us that the previous evening Walter's car broke down and he didn't know how he was going to get to work. So he left Homewood at MIDNIGHT and started WALKING to Pelham on 280. For those reading this that are not local, that's over 20 miles."According to Lamey, Carr was reluctant to share the story with his co-workers but when they found out, they were equally impressed.The news reached Bellhops CEO Luke Marklin who gifted him a barely-used Ford Explorer.This is an incredible story. The grit and heart Walter showed defines Bellhops' culture precisely. I'm really proud to be on the same team as Walter... we set a high bar on service and he just raised it. Look forward to thanking him in person this week. https://t.co/Fr4ytu5CM1— Luke Marklin (@LukeMarklin) July 15, 2018“This is an incredible story. The grit and heart Walter showed defines Bellhops' culture precisely. I'm really proud to be on the same team as Walter... we set a high bar on service and he just raised it. Look forward to thanking him in person this week,” Marklin tweeted.Lamey also started a GoFundMe in Carr’s honor.It was a humbling experience for Carr. He credits his parents and God for instilling the value of hard work."This was the first job in a long time to give me an opportunity to get hired. I wanted to show them I got the dedication. I said I'm going to get to this job one way or another,” Carr said according to AL.com. "I want people to know this -- no matter what the challenge is, you can break through the challenge. Nothing is impossible unless you make it impossible.”Carr is due to graduate from Lawson State in December with an associate degree in health sciences. He plans to join the Marine Corps and get a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy.Liking this content? Check these out:21 Things Black Men Don't Hear Often EnoughWhy The Economic Bondage in Alabama's Black Belt Needs Your AttentionOne Year Later, Jay Z's '4:44' Remains A Great Example Of Emotional Intelligence And Accountability For Black Men...

Rising rapper GloKKnine is only 17 years old but he already has the self-hatred of a person twice his age. In a recent interview with DJ Vlad, the Orlando, Florida artist told Vlad he does not want a dark-skinned child and avoids dating darker women so that won't happen.“I ain’t gon’ lie, I know I’m ugly” GloKKnine explained. “What he say? ‘I’m Already Black, I don’t need no black b**ch,'" referencing fellow rapper Kodak Black who has also declared a distaste for his complexion and women who share it. When Vlad asked him to elaborate, he did, mentioning that his mother is mocha-colored and his father is darker than he is. "If I’m f**king with you, I’m black as f**k, right? I’m black as sh*t," he said. "So I know, if I fuck with a black b**ch, we gon have a black a** baby. I ain’t with that."GloKKnine continued to bash himself in the short clip: "This is a dark-a** shade. This b**ch ... Hell nah. I can’t ...I can’t have...," he continued. But colorism exists far beyond the rap realm. Singer Amara La Negra, who also hails from Florida, voiced her grievances about the racism and colorism she's endured within the Hispanic community while on "Love and Hip Hop: Miami." The musician, who wears her natural hair, added cult. However, the racism she faced has often laughed at by people who couldn't grasp the concept of a dark-skinned Latina.   About a year ago, Florida rapper Kodak Black made headlines for stating he did not want a dark-skinned woman. This hatred of women that share his same skin tone is rooted in self-hate, hate he admitted to on video. “I just don’t like my skin complexion,” he said in an interview the Chaney TV.Kodak Black claimed light-skinned women were easier to break down while implying darker women were difficult. His sexist and colorist remarks were criticized then but the issue remains.A new generation of rappers are coming up but sadly, they're still perpetuating some awfully played out ideas.  Now, check these stories out: Azealia Banks Cancels Album After Accusing Nick Cannon And 'Wild 'N Out' Of Colorism Why Colorism Is Still Keeping Black Women Divided Wale Suggests Colorism Is The Reason He Doesn’t Get The Hip-Hop Accolades He...

Sally Hemings is no longer an afterthought. For decades, the Monticello estate and former plantation in Charlottesville, Virginia, formerly owned by Thomas Jefferson, has committed itself to preserve the legacy of a slaveholder and the third president of the United States. In 1993, the estate began its "Getting Word" project which allowed the public to join them in heralding his contributions to the nation by way of tours through the estate and oral history. The tours included a retelling of the site's plantation past. But outside of his quotable sentiments which have been etched into the nation’s political fabric and his authoring of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson was a significant contributor to one of the cruelest aspects of the nation’s history. The former president, who oversaw the nation between 1801 and 1809, fathered multiple children with one of the women he enslaved. Sally Hemings, born in 1773 Virginia, has often been referred to as Jefferson’s mistress by those unaware or unwilling to acknowledge the glaring implications of slavery’s power imbalance.  But Monticello is now telling Jefferson’s full story, that which includes Hemings. Weeks before the opening of the Sally Hemings exhibit, Leslie Greene Bowman, president of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, delivered a toast atop one of Jefferson’s properties overlooking the Montalto mountaintop. Such a toast was nothing unusual given the foundation’s mission to honor Jefferson's legacy, but this particular tribute was different. An aerial view of the Monticello estate. In a small, yet monumental gesture, Bowman paid homage to both Hemings and the man who enslaved her in the same breath. Still processing the increasing recognition of her great-great-great-great-aunt by the estate, Hemings' descendant Gayle Jessup White was taken aback by the symbolic inclusion. “I was kind of propelled into a different zone," White, who also serves as the estate's Chief Engagement Officer, told Blavity of the moment’s significance. "A place where a person who’d been enslaved was being elevated.” Bowman acknowledges that the recognition was long past due. "We just became a second conscience," she said. "That should have happened a long time ago."And Charlottesville's black community may be beginning to take notice. "The African-American community has held Monticello at a distance for many, many, many years. All that is beginning to change," White said. "Over the past couple of years, we've begun to change that."White’s family history is complex. Not only is she descended from the Jefferson lineage, she's also the great-great-great-great granddaughter of Hemings' brother, Peter. “My white family owned my black family,” she shared. White resolves the emotional dissonance that yields from such complexity by remembering Jefferson’s better contributions to society. “I acknowledge, and I admire him for [creating the Declaration of Independence], so that's how I grapple with it,” she added. “The man is in my DNA."While reconciling her ancestries may not be the easiest feat, Monticello’s exhibit on Hemings helps. "We are changing the way Americans view history [by] telling a completely inclusive story," White added. "We are talking about a woman who was enslaved, who was ignored, who was diminished, and we are making her whole. She represents Americans who have been marginalized for hundreds of years.""And here we are resurrecting her and the people around her and making them whole," White, who maintains close relationships with descendants of both Jefferson and Hemings, said. Tour guides of Monticello have included several renditions of quarters in which slave families resided, but the properties in which Hemings and her family once lived were utilized as a small bathroom on the tour site for years. Last winter, the properties began to be excavated as the estate decided it was time to acknowledge and pay homage to the black woman whose legacy had otherwise been silenced for the sake of her former master's legacy.  Now, the approximately 15 by 13-foot quarters will tell Hemings' story, as it is known, through a digital and immersive exhibit which opened to the public on June 16. Exhibit curators use a memoir from Hemings' son Madison to impart Hemings' story in a series of text, accompanied by moving silhouettes -- intended to portray Hemings and her children -- running along the walls of the room.  The Life of Sally HemingsThe relationship between Jefferson and Hemings began while she served as his domestic slave on a two-year excursion to Paris. Although she served Jefferson while in Paris she was technically free in the French city. She was given an option to remain in France, but Jefferson urged her to return to the States. She agreed, but only under the conditions that she’d be given “extraordinary privileges,” and her future children would no longer be enslaved when they turned 21 years old. Jefferson did as promised and Hemings was able to witness her children liberated from slavery once they turned 21 years old.Of the six children she had by Jefferson, two died during their infancy.  The four which lived were named Beverly, Harriet, Madison, and Eston. Her older sons were able to pass as white once they were freed per she and Jefferson;'s agreement. Upon Jefferson's death in 1826, his will would become their official marker of liberation. Little contact was had between the sons and their mother following their being freed. Upon gaining freedom, Madison moved to Ohio and became a carpenter and farmer.  A portrait of Madison Hemings. According to Monticello, Hemings never discussed her own liberation with Jefferson. She lived unofficially free in Charlottesville once Jefferson died until her own death in 1835. She was around 62 years old. When learning of Jefferson, the hundreds of thousands who descend upon the Monticello estate for tours each year will now have no choice but to learn of Hemings' legacy. For history lovers and students, the telling of Jefferson's sexual relationship with the woman he enslaved will be imparted in the same span of hours in which his most memorable declaration that all human beings have the "right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" is iterated.            Hundreds of descendants of slaves were invited by the estate to attend the exhibit's opening. Historian Annette Gordon-Reed, who authored Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy, captured coming impact of the shift in the retelling of Jefferson's legacy perfectly: "Someone once came up to me and said, 'I never thought of Jefferson as a slaveholder.' [But] you can't talk about him now without talking about black people. You cannot do that with him, anymore." Upon learning of Hemings’ life as it intertwined with that of Jefferson’s, it becomes apparent as to why her backstory was averted for so long. Jefferson impregnated Hemings at least six times beginning in her teenage years. (Throughout the 1800s, the legal age of consent ranged between just 10 and 12 years old.) She was the half-sister of Jefferson’s wife, Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson, as the two shared the same father. Additionally, Jefferson's contradictory perspectives on slavery as imparted on a tour of Jefferson's former home, implied an awareness regarding the inhumanity of his slaveholding deeds. The man who coined the phrase "all men are created equal" was thus one of the earliest to prove its falsehood. As recounted by Manager of Special Programs at Monticello Brandon Dillard, Jefferson believed black people were generally inferior creatures who couldn't fend for themselves and therefore, dependent upon enslavement for their survival. In addition to believing that slavery was a noble moral choice made by slaveholders , he also believed that the injustices of slavery would prevent white and black people from peacefully coexisting because of the evils they have done. Little is known about the nature of Hemings and Jefferson's relationship outside of it having been a sexual one. Outside of the knowledge that she was a seamstress believed to be fairer-skinned and described as handsome,  information on Hemings outside of her relation to Jefferson is also scant.There are presently no known photos or portraits of her.But the extent of the information offered at the Hemings exhibit is of lesser importance. It’s the recognition, although long overdue, and its impact on future historical retellings, which matters. "This is an end, not a beginning," White...

Update: The CVS manager deemed "Coupon Carl" after calling the cops on a black woman using coupons has been let go by the company. In a statement tweeted out by CVS on Monday, the corporation announced they terminated both employees involved in the incident. “We have completed our investigation, and as a result the two colleagues who were involved are no longer employed by CVS Health,” the statement read. “CVS Health does not tolerate any practices that discriminate against any customer and we are committed to maintaining a welcome and diverse environment in our stores.”CVS Statement on Chicago Store Incident pic.twitter.com/H4h3akdMzs— CVS Pharmacy (@cvspharmacy) July 16, 2018 Original story: It looks like black people can't use coupons at CVS without the police being called on us. A Chicago woman trying to use a coupon at her local CVS store was treated like a criminal because the store's manager did not recognize the coupon she was using, Fox 29 reports. Shopper Camilla Hudson recorded the incident last week adding to the growing list of black people having the police called on them for just existing. In the video, viewers can see the CVS manager, Morry Matson, shaking nervously as he call authorities.When he attempted to describe Hudson, she chimed in fearlessly stating she would be there when they arrive. “Black," she corrected. "No, I’m not African-American, I’m black. Black isn’t a bad word.” Her original video posted on Facebook was removed on claims of community guidelines violations.Three officers came to the store and spoke to the victim, per the Chicago Sun-Times.A white man called the police on a Black woman for attempting to use a coupon @ the CVS Pharmacy located at 6150 N. Broadway in Chicago! RETWEET THIS! pic.twitter.com/KnFQI4yhfT— StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) July 14, 2018According to Fox 29, the manager is involved with local politics and he served as a state delegate for President Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign. The conservative is currently running for the 48th Ward council seat and serves as the president of the Log Cabin Republicans of Illinois, a GOP group that supports LGBTQ rights.CVS reached out to Hudson after the coupon debacle. They have assured the victim that an investigation into the incident is underway. “CVS has begun an investigation and we will take any corrective action that is warranted to prevent it from happening again,” the spokesperson said. “CVS Pharmacy does not tolerate any practices that discriminate against any customer and we are committed to maintaining a welcoming and diverse environment in our stores.”Now, check out these related stories:  Florida Cops Allegedly Told To Pin Unsolved Crimes On Black People Under Former Police Chief #PermitBetty Calling Cops On Street Vendor Scurries Off Once Black Man Filming Her Mentions Finding Where She Works Minnesota Police Pull Guns On Teens After False 911 Call...

Drake can't lose. Toronto's 6 god thanked comedian and creator of the #InMyFeelingsChallenge, Shiggy, for taking one of Drake's b-side singles off of his latest album, Scorpion and making it the number one song in the country. "Oh my goodness," Drake said while filming Shiggy Monday night. "Man got me a No. 1 record today. Oh my god!"For almost a month, people of the internet have filmed themselves hopping out of cars dancing to the song after the comic recorded a video of himself dancing to the catchy song. Each video helped "In My Feelings" become one of the most popular songs of the summer and in the running for the coveted "Song of the Summer" title. #drake thanks #shiggy for getting him a #1 record. How much y’all think the dance helped “in my feelings” be #1A post shared by DJ Akademiks (@akadmiks) on Jul 17, 2018 at 3:40am PDTShiggy probably deserves a check at this point. And he wasn't shy about joking about getting one in his own Insta story. "Look at that s**t!" he said. "Yeah, No. 1!"On Monday, Drake dethroned himself when "In My Feelings" replace "Nice for What" at the top of the Billboard 100 chart. Drake may be in the process of releasing the video for his latest number one in New Orleans. Rising director Karena Evans, who directed the music video for Drake's "Nice For What" video was seen in the Jazz capital earlier this month, Complex reports. Liking this content? Check these out:  Kiki Better Love Drake After Watching These Winners Slay The #InMyFeelings Challenge Apparently, This Is The Kiki Whose Love We’ve All Been Questioning — And Drake’s Been Rapping About Her Since 2007 Sterling K. Brown And Susan Kelechi Watson Are Twerking To Drake, Too...