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Black Muslim Firefighter Endured Years of Racist and Religious Harassment; When He Spoke Up, He Was Arrested: Report
Another day, another accusation of racism against New York City’s Fire Department. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., a black Muslim firefighter says he was punished by the department for speaking out about the harassment he says he endured for 12 years over his race and his religion. As the…
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Congolese Mother and Daughter Seeking Refuge Were Torn Apart at the US Border, and No One Can Explain Why: Report
In an op-ed published Tuesday, the Washington Post drew attention to a case that highlights the cruelty and “tortured logic” of our country’s current immigration policies. The case involves a mother who, fearing for her life and the life of her daughter, fled from the Congo to the United States. In November, as the Post…
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The Key to Cutting High Blood Pressure in Black Men Might Be in the Barbershop
The barbershop is about as multifunctional a space as they come: a place to get a lineup, a shave, or a cut and color; a place to unwind; a place to catch up on the news—and now, according to a new study, a place to cut your blood pressure. The study, published in the New…
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It’s Their Prerogative: The Bobby Brown Story Finds Its Whitney
For better or worse, no story about Bobby Brown would be complete without Whitney Houston, and vice versa. Now BET has found someone to play the iconic singer opposite its Bobby in the upcoming Bobby Brown Story. BET will bring on Gabrielle Dennis, who has appeared on The Game and, most recently, the Fox medical…
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Add Serena Williams to the List of Celeb Beauty Moguls to Throw Your Paycheck At
This is not a drill. The Greatest Tennis Player of All Time (don’t @ me on this until Roger Federer wins a major tourney while pregnant) is gearing up to launch a beauty brand, according to TMZ. In late January, Williams filed to trademark “Aneres” (pat yourself on the back if you caught that that’s…
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Betsy DeVos Becomes the Face of Clownery After Trainwreck 60 Minutes Interview
God bless 60 Minutes’ Lesley Stahl, the reporter who had to squint to properly process the unmitigated idiocy dribbling from Betsy DeVos’ mouth during an interview with the secretary of education Sunday night. DeVos smiled and gave glib and at times false statements during the segment. At one point DeVos said, “We should be investing in…
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Bobbi Kristina Brown’s Boyfriend Arrested Again on Domestic Violence Charges: Report
Nick Gordon, the former boyfriend of Bobbi Kristina Brown, has been arrested again on charges of domestic battery. According to TMZ, Seminole County, Fla., officers arrested Gordon this weekend after authorities say he hit his girlfriend in the face several times after she picked him up from a bar. According to the police report, the…
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‘I Denied Myself That Dream’: Barry Jenkins Finally Gives That Best Picture Acceptance Speech
More than a year after that infamous mix-up at the Oscars, on Sunday at the SXSW conference, Moonlight director Barry Jenkins finally delivered the best picture acceptance speech he would have given. “I’m going to read something that I never read out loud before,” Jenkins opened: [Moonlight writer Tarell Alvin McCraney] and I are Chiron.…
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‘The Most Bizarre Interview I Have Ever Been a Part of’: Soledad O’Brien Discusses O.J.’s ‘Lost Confession’
It’s impossible to count the hours we’ve devoted to O.J. Simpson. The national obsession with him began in the late ’60s, when he was one of the top football players in the country at the University of Southern California. Americans followed his career first as a record-breaking running back with the Buffalo Bills, then as…
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The Obamas Are Coming to Netflix, so You Can Forget About That Rachel Trollz-Us-All Doc
If you were hungry for more Michelle Obama dance-athons with the babies (or just more Michelle in general), you’re in luck: The Obamas are reportedly in advanced negotiations with Netflix to produce a series of high-profile shows, the New York Times reports. The paper notes that the original programming would “provide [the former president] a…
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