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Till Divorce Do Us Party
As the sun slid over the backyard of a Brooklyn, N.Y., brownstone, the bonfire crackled and popped, its flames greedily licking the last remnants of togetherness, shared memories and even underwear. It was sated. Erica Pearson had promised herself that she was not going to cry, and she didn’t, at least not in front of…
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Philadelphia Mummers Parade Marred by Brownface, Anti-Gay Slurs
Philadelphia’s annual Mummers Parade hit the scene once again on Friday and was yet again mired in a series of racist and homophobic acts along the parade route, including the assault of a gay man, according to reports. The 116-year-old folk festival, considered the oldest in the United States, was created by Scandanavian, European and,…
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Kanye West Drops Surprise New Year’s Eve Track Dissing Bill Cosby
Kanye West, never one to shy away from controversy, dropped a new single on the last day of 2015, getting all up in Bill Cosby’s, Nike’s and Drake’s pudding. West, the father of 2-year-old North West, took it to the Coz on “Facts,” a track that has been burning up social media since Friday, when…
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Dr. Frances Cress Welsing Dead at 80
Renowned psychiatrist Dr. Frances Cress Welsing, author of the seminal 1991 work The Isis (Yssis) Papers: The Keys to the Colors (Third World Press), has died. She was 80 years old. “Media Assassin” Harry Allen reported via Twitter that Welsing died at 5:30 a.m. Saturday from a stroke she suffered earlier in the week. Welsing was…
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TCU Quarterback to Miss Bowl Game After Arrest for Bar Fight
Texas Christian University quarterback Trevone Boykin was arrested and charged with a felony early Thursday morning after allegedly hitting a bicycle patrol officer after a bar fight, according to ESPN. Boykin was formally charged with a third-degree felony, posted a $5,000 bond and was released from custody late Thursday morning. The quarterback, along with wide receiver Preston Miller,…
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Md. Cop Sentenced to 5 Years for Putting Gun to Man’s Head Says Victim Should Apologize to Him
Five days after he was convicted of putting a gun to a man’s head outside his home for no apparent reason, a former Prince George’s County, Md., police officer was recorded saying that the victim should apologize to him, reports the Washington Post. “If anything, they should be saying sorry to me, because all he…
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Drake Violates NCAA Rules, Again, by Posing With Kentucky Wildcat Player
Rapper Drake—who clearly is a major sports fan—might want to back up off the young pups, since his presence has apparently violated NCAA rules, not once, but twice, according to the Bleacher Report. The No. 9-ranked Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team had to self-report a minor rules violation involving the rapper for the second time…
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Muslim Woman in ‘Peace’ T-Shirt Kicked Out of Trump Rally
A Muslim woman was escorted from a Donald Trump campaign rally in Rock Hill, S.C., after standing in silent protest, donning a white hijab and T-shirt that read, “Salam. I Come In Peace.” The New York Daily News reports that Rose Hamid, a 56-year-old flight attendant, stood up in opposition to the Republican front-runner’s comments…
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‘El Chapo’ Allegedly Captured Because He Wanted to Make a Biopic
Possibly in hopes of getting Narcos-type fame, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán was captured because he wanted to have a biopic made about him, according to The Guardian. The outlet reports that Guzmán was so serious about a movie that he attempted to contact producers and actresses, and those attempts came to the attention of authorities,…
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23 Cops Called Before Laquan McDonald Federal Grand Jury
Recently released records show that nearly two dozen officers were called to testify in the Laquan McDonald case, including the lead detective and officers on the scene whose initial reports conflicted with dash-cam video later released, according to the Chicago Tribune. The records—released after a Freedom of Information Act request—show that the officers began testifying…
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