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Join Blavity For A Special Tour Of This Museum Exhibit On California's History Of Slavery

The California African American History Museum has an important exhibition exploring slavery in California, and Blavity was there to take a tour of it with museum...

Dave Chappelle Surprises Fans Scammed Out Of Tickets To His Show

Dave Chappelle recently helped right a wrong when he personally gave North Carolina fans tickets to his show.CBS News reports Deidra Dickens intended to surprise her husband,...

Man Behind ‘Pale Face Turtleneck' Explains Creating The Blackest Clapback To Gucci's Blackface Sweater

We were all pissed when Gucci released their egregiously tacky Blackface-like balaclava turtleneck.As Blavity reported, the brand apologized for the item, but the damage was...

Colin Kaepernick, Eric Reid Reach Settlement In Collusion Case Against The NFL

Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid have settled their collusion cases against the NFL.The players’ legal teams and the NFL announced the decision on Friday, according to...

LeBron James Announces Plans To Become A Team Owner: 'I'm Going To Do That S**t'

LeBron James isn't ready to retire from the NBA but said Friday when he does hang up his jersey that he plans to buy an NBA franchise.“Ain’t no maybe about...

Chicago Police Arrest Two Brothers In Connection With Alleged Attack On Jussie Smollett

Two brothers have been arrested in connection with the alleged homophobic and racist attack on Empire star Jussie Smollett.The two men had been questioned by police over the...

19 Moments in History That Would've Set Off Black Twitter

Black Twitter is more than just a central location for people of African descent. It's a meeting of the minds. A place for social commentary, laughter, social justice and...

White Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Shooting Black Men Trying To Escape Hurricane Katrina

A Louisiana man has been sentenced to a decade in prison for shooting at three Black men while they were trying to escape Hurricane Katrina.Roland J. Bourgeois Jr. received...