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Alleged Parkland, Fla., Shooter Has Received Sexual Photos, Fan Mail and Hundreds of Dollars in Donations While Awaiting Trial: Report
Broward County, Fla., Public Defender Howard Finkelstein says in his 40 years as a public defender, he has never seen anyone receive as much mail as Nikolas Cruz, the 19-year-old accused of killing 17 people last month in Parkland, Fla. As the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports, Cruz has been receiving scores of mail from…
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School Says Story That Principal Cut Off Student’s Locs Is ‘Total Fabrication’; Won’t Discipline Staff
After a mother in Jones County, Miss., wrote a viral Facebook post Tuesday claiming that her son’s elementary school principal called him into the office and chopped off his locs, school officials launched an investigation into the matter, reviewing security-camera footage and interviewing administrators, staff and students. The Jones County investigation, which appears to have…
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The Future of Child Care: How to Create a Fairer, More Equitable System for Working Women and Women of Color
For Women’s History Month, Jezebel and The Root are partnering for JezeRoot, a series that focuses on women of color, domestic workers and sex workers. When she was getting ready to have kids, Erika Washington was not without advice. People cautioned her about the cost of the diapers. They gave her advice on pregnancy and…
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Everything You Need to Know About America in One Macabre ‘Trend’
Following school shooting after school shooting after school shooting, a macabre fashion trend has emerged: bulletproof backpacks. Google the term and you will find a number of sites selling backpacks and “bulletproof inserts,” as well as a slew of stories on the spike in bulletproof backpack sales following the February school shooting in Parkland, Fla.,…
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Donald Glover Leaks Deadpool Script Pages, Says He Wasn’t ‘Too Busy’ to Do the Show
If there’s one thing Donald Glover wants you to know, it’s that his schedule didn’t kill Deadpool. Last weekend, FX released a statement confirming that the network, Marvel, Donald Glover and his brother Stephen were parting ways on a proposed animated Deadpool show. When the news broke, Variety speculated that Glover’s packed schedule may have…
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R. Kelly’s Ex-Girlfriend Says Singer Groomed 14-Year-Old as ‘Sex Pet’
Given what we know about Robert Kelly in 2018, it’s a wonder the man is still walking free. And yet, here we are. The latest allegation, one of many within the last year, comes from Kelly’s ex-girlfriend Kitti Jones in an interview she gave for the BBC3 documentary R Kelly: Sex, Girls and Videotapes. As…
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Heineken Is the Latest Brand With a ‘Terribly Racist’ Ad
Heineken has taken down and “apologized” for an ad showcasing its low-calorie beer after a public backlash accusing the spot of being racist. The ad, which was taken down from the company’s YouTube page but can still be viewed below, shows a light-skinned bartender sliding a bottle of low-calorie beer to an attractive, fair-skinned woman…
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Invasion of Privacy: Cardi B Reveals Much-Anticipated Album Cover and Release Date
Cardi B’s much-anticipated first studio album, Invasion of Privacy, drops in less than two weeks, and if that’s too long for you to wait to get your first official bird boss anthem of 2018, the rapper is here to whet your appetite with some visuals. On Monday night, Cardi shared a first look at her…
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Harlem’s Red Rooster Restaurant Sued for Racial Discrimination and Wage Theft
Another well-known Harlem restaurant has been hit with a major lawsuit, this time alleging racial discrimination and wage theft. Marcus Samuelsson, the celebrity chef and restaurateur of the famed Red Rooster in Harlem, who has commented frequently about the lack of diversity in the restaurant industry, is being sued by one of his former bartenders, Campus…
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FX Kills Donald Glover-Helmed Deadpool Animated Series
Donald Glover, FX and Marvel have split up over “creative differences” on a proposed animated Deadpool series. When the project was announced, Glover, along with his brother Stephen, was slated to create the animated, adult action-comedy series for FX’s comedy-focused platform, FXX. In a statement released Saturday, the network wrote (h/t to Variety), “Due to creative…
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