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Hold Up: Is a New Beyoncé Album Really Coming to Netflix?
Rumors are swirling that Beyoncé’s next visual album could be hitting Netflix—but should we believe them? The report comes from The Sun, a popular British tabloid that cites a single source in its story. The unnamed source who is “close to the singer” says Beyoncé is scouting out locations that will top the singer’s lush,…
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Black Woman Manhandled by 3 Cops at Alabama Waffle House Found Guilty of Disorderly Conduct
Chikesia Clemons, the black woman wrestled to the ground by three Saraland, Ala., police officers at a Waffle House in April, has been found guilty of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. According to AL.com, the late-night trial took place in Mobile County, Ala., on Monday night. Judge Mark Irwin, delivering the ruling, said Clemons had…
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Gunman in 'Stand Your Ground' Shooting of Black Man Had History of Raging About Parking Spaces, Locals Say
The girlfriend of a black man gunned down in a Florida parking lot last week says that not only was her boyfriend just coming to her defense in a heated dispute, but that the gunman “wanted someone to be angry at.” Regulars at the convenience store in Clearwater, Fla.,—including its owner—say that the gunman, Michael…
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Man Arrested in Horrific Stabbing Death of Nia Wilson; Bay Area Protesters Demand Justice
The man believed to have slit the throat of 18-year-old Nia Wilson at an Oakland BART station on Sunday night was arrested without incident Monday night. Police apprehended 27-year-old John Lee Cowell, a paroled felon, on a BART train nearly 24 hours after he allegedly attacked sisters Nia and Letifah Wilson in a vicious stabbing…
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Stabbing at BART Station Leaves 1 Black Woman Dead, Another Injured; Police Identify Suspect
Police are searching for a suspect in the brutal slaying of a black teen Sunday at the MacArthur BART station in Oakland, Calif. Authorities say 18-year-old Nia Wilson died after her throat was slit by the man, who was identified this afternoon as 20-year-old John Cowell. Her sister, who was also stabbed, survived the attack.…
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We Listened to R. Kelly's New 19-Minute Song, 'I Admit,' So You Don't Have to
Early Monday morning, a new R. Kelly track, “I Admit” dropped on SoundCloud, where the singer addresses the allegations that he runs a sex cult; reveals he was sexually abused as a child and waxes on at length about his dire financial and legal straits. But don’t be fooled: Despite being set up as a…
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#OwningABusinessWhileBlack: San Francisco Man Gets Accused of Breaking into His Own Shop
It was the kind of shop that fits right into the San Francisco landscape: Gourmonade, a small, high-end lemonade shop which recently opened in San Francisco’s Mission District. But the shop’s black owner, Vicktor Stevenson, says he’s been dogged by racist acts against him and the shop even before he opened. The worst of these…
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Unemployed Comedian Comes Up With Another Excuse for Valerie Jarrett Tweet: 'I Thought the Bitch Was White'
Updated Friday, July 20 at 1:34 PM EDT: Well, here’s a predictable plot twist. TMZ reports Roseanne Barr will host her own “talk show” on her YouTube channel—and that clip of her screaming about how she thought Valerie Jarett was white was just a sample of what’s to come. She’ll be talking to close friends…
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White Nationalists Who Jumped Black Man in a Bar Charged With Hate Crime
Police have charged at least six alleged white nationalists who assaulted a black man in a bar outside of Pittsburgh, Penn., with ethnic intimidation after they jumped the man in a back room. According to KDKA-TV, the alleged assault took place on July 7 in Avalon, just six miles outside of Pittsburgh, at the Jackman…
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'Atlanta's Eiffel Tower': 2 Chainz Vies to Save His Iconic Pink Trap House From Demolition
2 Chainz said he might holler at Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to stop the owner of the little wooden pink “trap” house he made famous from tearing it down. The edifice, which features the word “trap” painted prominently across its front, appeared on the cover of 2 Chainz’ 2017 album, Pretty Girls Like Trap…
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