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Michelle Obama and When We All Vote Unveil New Site That Helps You Cast Your Midterm Ballot
It’s something of an understatement to say that anticipation is high for this year’s midterms. Researchers and pollsters around the country are predicting record high turnout for the 2018 elections—with one NPR story predicting as many as 47 percent to 50 percent of eligible voters will cast a ballot this year. If that seems low,…
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Morehouse Grad Who Died After Being Arrested, Tased by California Police Officers, Was Unarmed, Had Mental Health Issues
San Mateo County officials are looking into the death of an unarmed black man who died shortly after being arrested and Tased by sheriff’s deputies two weeks ago. As USA Today reports, 36-year-old Chinedu Valentine Okobi was reportedly running in and out of traffic on a busy street in Millbrae, Calif. on Oct. 3 when…
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Meeeooow: Idris Elba to Join Film Adaptation of Cats
What can we say? The man has range. Idris Elba is reportedly in final negotiations to join the star-studded film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, Cats. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Elba would play Macavity, “a master criminal” of a cat (having owned a cat, I can tell you they’re all potentially master criminals,…
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Black Senior Citizens in Georgia Ordered Off Bus Taking Them to Vote
On Monday, the first day of in-person early voting in Georgia, dozens of black senior citizens were ordered off a bus taking them to a nearby polling station to cast their ballots. A county clerk for Jefferson County, Ga., had ordered a senior center to take about 40 of its residents—all of whom are black—off…
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'American Princess' Indeed: Issa Rae to Star In New Rom-Com
The rom-com—that much maligned and neglected genre—has been enjoying a bit of a revival lately. And who better to join its resurgence than CoverGirl spokeswoman and Insecure creator, Issa Rae? The dynamic and multitalented Rae recently landed the lead role in American Princess, a new feature film that will be produced by Paul Feig and…
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NYPD Under Fire for Not Arresting Alt-Right Group Seen Violently Beating Up Protesters
Over the weekend, videos and photos of the alt-right group the Proud Boys beating up protesters outside a Republican event in New York City on Friday have been shared thousands of times on social media. But, according to multiple accounts, none of the attackers have been arrested by the NYPD, despite multiple officers being on…
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In New Rambling Message, Kanye West Blames Social Media for ‘Mind Control,’ Calls Himself ‘Best Living Recording Artist’
After going dark on social media for the past week, Kanye West is back on Twitter to share a long, rambling missive that, like most things Kanye has done in the past year, likely does more to raise concern over Kanye’s well-being than it does enlighten his audience. Much of the 10-minute video, which the…
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Michigan Man Who Shot at Black Teen Asking for Directions Found Guilty of Assault
A jury found a white Michigan man who shot at a black teen asking for directions guilty of assault with intent to do great bodily harm. The verdict, delivered on Friday, may have hinged on a home surveillance video that captured 53-year-old Jeffrey Craig Zeigler walking onto his porch and firing his gun at then-14-year-old…
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Film Based on Epic Twitter Saga 'Zola' Gets Its Star
It’s been called “The Greatest Stripper Saga Ever Tweeted”—so great, in fact, that the epic 2015 Twitter thread spun by Aziah “Zola” Wells is headed to the silver screen. Now, filmmakers have announced they’ve finally found a lead for the film—up-and-coming actress Taylour Paige. Paige has previously appeared on the HBO series Ballers, Grey’s Anatomy, and…
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Civil War Professor Donald Trump Tells Rally Crowd: 'Robert E. Lee Was a Great General'
Donald Trump is a man of many trash talents. Proud purveyor of gold potties, grand assessor of IQ’s, unquestioned king of dragging bits of toilet paper stuck to his shoe onto Air Force One, it also turns out Trump is a quite the Civil War enthusiast. Trump flexed his history chops at a campaign rally…
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