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The city of Parma, Missouri, has seen mass resignations among the local police force after the city’s first black female mayor, Tyrus Byrd, was sworn in on Tuesday. Five of the force’s six officers handed in their resignations to the outgoing mayor — but they weren’t the only ones to quit on the new mayor.

This is what black women have to deal with in any professional situation.  This is the most extreme, but we are constantly having to prove our competence.

But those cops who are such racist pieces of shit they refuse to work for a Black woman? Good riddance. Mayor Byrd and the whole community will be better off without them in positions of authority.

Which makes her the one of the most effective mayors in the U.S. simply by being elected.

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Michelle Obama’s instantly classic speech at the ‘Black Girls Rock’ Awards is a must-watch.

TIME’s new cover: Black Lives Matter.

Photography by Alexi Lubomirski

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Please make dua for this family their son is missing !

But what’s crazy is that it’s really not a different world at all. Many of us are still dealing with the same problems our parents dealt with over twenty years ago. And this is why we still need shows like this; because they really spoke the truth.

That statement wasn’t meant to be a knock against his white neighbor. It’s an example of the extra steps black Americans need to take in order to reach the same levels of success as their white counterparts.

All Things Black Girls Rock! Here: http://bet.us/1HVQvt8 via BET

From the Obama family to yours, Happy Easter!