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VIDEO: Do the Church Dance!
“The Stanky Legg” has some serious competition. See for yourself:
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World Cup Tragedy: Mandela Won't Show After Kin's Death
Former South African president Nelson Mandela’s great-granddaughter Zenani Mandela was killed in a car accident while leaving the World Cup kick-off concert celebration in Soweto. The driver of the car is alleged to have been drinking and driving and was arrested. A police spokesperson said that a case of probable vehicular homicide had been opened.…
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American Apparel Only Wants Black Employees With 'Nice' Hair?
Internal documents from American Apparel reveal hiring practices that discriminate against the overweight, the pierced, the unstylish and black women who don’t have “nice hair,” whatever that means: Many said that the company’s practice of photographing all job applicants has been going for years. Another former AA manager says that she received the following instructions as…
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'Top Chef Masters' Winner: Marcus Samuelsson
Wednesday night’s broadcast of the Bravo network’s Top Chef Masters featured the last three contestants of the reality-television competition: Marcus Samuelson, Susur Lee and Rick Moonen. The final episode of the season spelled out victory for Samuelson, the famous chef and restaurateur whose closing dish was a smoked char, salt-cured duck with foie gras flan, and…
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Is There a Different Office Dress Code for Curvy Women?
Is there an implicit racial bias in American workplace dress codes against the ample proportions of women of color, or do some sisters just need to learn how to dress for the office? BV On Style’s Whitney Teal weighs in: How many times have you been out with friends only to see a woman you and…
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Rep. Clyburn Skeptical of Alvin Greene's South Carolina Victory
With reports that Alvin Greene, the 32-year-old unemployed veteran who won the South Carolina Senate primary, is facing pending felony charges, Rep. James Clyburn called for an investigation into Greene’s background and campaign finances. Clyburn, suspicious that a third party provided Greene with the $10,400 filing fee required to run, suggested that the Democratic candidate was a “plant”: While Greene…
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Nigeria’s Agony Dwarfs Gulf Oil Spill
Think we’ve got problems with the Gulf oil spill? It’s nothing compared to what has happened in Nigeria, which has neglected its oil collecting and delivery infrastructure for decades. We reached the edge of the oil spill near the Nigerian village of Otuegwe after a long hike through cassava plantations. Ahead of us lay swamp.…
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Mr. Scarface Is Back: Why He Turned Down Hip-Hop Honors
Iconic rapper Scarface has sounded off on the VH-1 Dirty South Hip-Hop honors. The man attributed with putting Southern Hip-Hop on the map as a member of the Geto Boys and as a solo artist, refused to participate in the awards show because he did not agree with separating Southern rap artists from Hip-Hop as…
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Out of Tune: John Legend, Alicia Keys and the Black Eyed Peas Performing at World Cup
John Legend will join Alicia Keys, the Black Eyed Peas and Shakira in performing at an all-star concert that kicks off festivities for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Some South African artists are dismayed that American artists were included at the expense of including more African musicians. Shakira’s World Cup anthem, “Waka, Waka – Time…
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Mystery Man Wins SC Democratic Senate Primary Race
Alvin Greene entered the South Carolina Democratic Senate primary with no campaign war chest, no signs, and no web site, yet the mystery man stunned everyone by winning his party’s nomination in Tuesday’s race. An unemployed military veteran has stunned South Carolina Democratic Party leaders by winning the nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Jim…
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