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Devonte Hart’s Biological Aunt Fought for Custody and Was Denied: Report
In 2010, a Texas appeals court turned down an attempt by Devonte Hart’s biological aunt to adopt him and three of his siblings. The court ruled against her because she had violated an order that prevented the kids from having any contact with their mother. Court records obtained by The Oregonian show that Priscilla Celestine,…
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R&B Singer Sabrina Claudio Apologizes (We Guess) for Derogatory Comments Targeting Black Women
R&B singer Sabrina Claudio caught the spotlight for all the wrong reasons this week after old tweets of her disparaging black women and “Hispanic girls” resurfaced. For those unfamiliar with Claudio, she’s a 21-year-old singer of Cuban and Puerto Rican heritage who’s best known for her sultry, whispery delivery on the sort of R&B songs…
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Neighbor’s Father Called 911 After Hart Child Jumped out of Window and Begged for Help Months Before Fatal Car Crash
The timeline of disturbing allegations against the Harts, the family of eight whose car was driven off a California cliff last month, goes back a decade, and authorities are uncovering more details about the lengths the Hart children went to for help. The latest revelation concerns an incident that took place four months before the…
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Of Art and Plunder: Why Black Curators Are Still Shut Out of the Art World—and Why It Matters
In the movie Black Panther, the first person we see Erik Killmonger confront is a white museum curator. Contemplative and curious, Killmonger gazes at a series of African artifacts—his locs, denim jacket and designer combat boots thrown into sharp relief by the female curator’s prim, blond cut and dark suit. He interrogates the white expert…
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8-Year-Old Girl Thwarts Attempted Kidnapping at US-Mexico Border
Two more minutes, and the children might have disappeared. Thankfully, because of her quick wits and courage, an 8-year-old girl was able to avert disaster, saving herself and her brother from a kidnapping at the U.S.-Mexico border. Malaiah Cole and her 3-year-old brother were in the back seat of their family car on Monday, waiting…
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Mariah Carey Reveals Her Struggle With Bipolar Disorder
After years of suffering in silence, Mariah Carey has opened up for the first time about her experiences with bipolar disorder. In an exclusive interview with People magazine, Carey talked about her struggle with accepting her diagnosis and seeking treatment. She was first diagnosed in 2001, she said, following a physical and mental breakdown, but…
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Son of NYPD Chief Was Arrested for Groping a Woman; He’s Still on the Force: Report
It didn’t take long for Police Officer Joseph Essig to get into trouble. A little over a year into his career with the New York City Police Department, the rookie cop was busted in Atlantic City, N.J., on a felony charge of criminal sexual misconduct for groping a woman. But something curious happened. The arrest…
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Conservative Sinclair News Host Resigns After Threatening to Sexually Assault Parkland, Fla., Student
A Sinclair Broadcast Group host showed his whole ass—and was forced to resign—after writing a tweet in which he threatened to sodomize Parkland, Fla., student and gun-reform activist David Hogg. The resignation of Jamie Allman, a conservative radio personality, came predictably after advertisers fled his show following the offensive tweet. His program, The Allman Show,…
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A ‘Double Standard’: Black Parkland, Fla., Students Speak Out on Black Lives Matter Message Being Shut Down by School Days Before Shooting
Just one week before a mass shooting would launch their school into the national spotlight, students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School put on a Black History Month show at the Parkland, Fla., school. In a last-minute, unrehearsed addition, black student organizers wanted to address a letter that had appeared in the school’s newspaper. Titled…
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Remains of Tuskegee Airman Missing for 73 Years May Have Finally Been Found
The remains of a Tuskegee Airman who went missing in combat more than 70 years ago may have finally been found. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, or DPAA, believes that it may have found the remains of Capt. Lawrence E. Dickson, a fighter pilot who was just 24 when his plane went down. If the…
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