Ricky Riley

Twitter provocateur and avid TV watcher whose writing has appeared on USA Today College, The Celebrity Café, and independent news site Mint Press News.

7 Biblical Concepts Deceptively Used To Convert Enslaved Africans to Christianity

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7 Biblical Concepts Deceptively Used To Convert Enslaved Africans to Christianity

Model Ebonee Davis Skewers Racism In Fashion Industry In Brilliant TED Talk

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Model Ebonee Davis Skewers Racism In Fashion Industry In Brilliant TED Talk

Biracial Irish Adults Say Catholic Orphanages Offered Nothing But Pain, Misery, Horror

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Biracial Irish Adults Say Catholic Orphanages Offered Nothing But Pain, Misery, Horror

Atlanta-Based Goodr App Can Bring Security to Thousands of Food-Insecure Households

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Atlanta-Based Goodr App Can Bring Security to Thousands of Food-Insecure Households

10 Historical Black FiguresÂ You Need to Know More About

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10 Historical Black Figures You Need to Know More About

Zuma Shoots Down Xenophobic Labels: 'That Word Has Never Been Used About Europe'

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Zuma Shoots Down Xenophobic Labels: ‘That Word Has Never Been Used About Europe’

RememberingÂ The Father of Black Nationalism: 8 Facts About Martin R. Delany

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Remembering The Father of Black Nationalism: 8 Facts About Martin R. Delany

Memphis Police Accused of Spying on Black Protesters In Wake of Graceland Protests

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Memphis Police Accused of Spying on Black Protesters In Wake of Graceland Protests

Separate, Still Unequal: Maryland HBCU Students Fed Up with State's Unequal Funding

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Separate, Still Unequal: Maryland HBCU Students Fed Up with State’s Unequal Funding

He Was Fired for Writing Scathing Piece on Trump, Now Ex-HUD Official Softens Stance on Trump

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He Was Fired for Writing Scathing Piece on Trump, Now Ex-HUD Official Softens Stance on Trump

Ex-NFL Player Loses Coaching Job For Allegedly Not Being 'Christian Enough'

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Ex-NFL Player Loses Coaching Job For Allegedly Not Being ‘Christian Enough’

BLM Protester Leaps Across Police Tape to Snatch Confederate Flag from Counter-Protester

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BLM Protester Leaps Across Police Tape to Snatch Confederate Flag from Counter-Protester

Steve Harvey Rewards 5th-Grade Teacher Who Found a Way to Show Students 'They Matter'

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Steve Harvey Rewards 5th-Grade Teacher Who Found a Way to Show Students ‘They Matter’

Hidden No More: Janelle MonÃ¡e, Octavia Spencer SurpriseÂ Revolutionary Engineer Raye Montague

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Hidden No More: Janelle Monáe, Octavia Spencer Surprise Revolutionary Engineer Raye Montague

Rep. Maxine Waters Calls Trump Cabinet 'a Bunch of Scumbags'

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Rep. Maxine Waters Calls Trump Cabinet ‘a Bunch of Scumbags’

Celebrating the High Priestess of Soul: 10 of Nina Simone's Most Fearless Quotes

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Celebrating the High Priestess of Soul: 10 of Nina Simone’s Most Fearless Quotes

Trump Manages to Make Visit to African-American History Museum All About Him

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Trump Manages to Make Visit to African-American History Museum All About Him

Michael Eric Dyson: Banks Are Not the Way to Grow Wealth, Investing Is

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Michael Eric Dyson: Banks Are Not the Way to Grow Wealth, Investing Is

Trevor Noah: Until We Start Treating Racism Like a Disease, It'll Never Go Away

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Trevor Noah: Until We Start Treating Racism Like a Disease, It’ll Never Go Away

Congressman Has One Condition Before Meeting with Trump: Steve Bannon Can't Be Present

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Congressman Has One Condition Before Meeting with Trump: Steve Bannon Can’t Be Present