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  • California Police Officer Fired for Using ‘Excessive Force,’ Caught on Camera Kicking Suspect in Head

    California Police Officer Fired for Using ‘Excessive Force,’ Caught on Camera Kicking Suspect in Head

    Elk Grove, California police officer Bryan Schmidt has been fired for using “excessive force” on a suspect last June while responding to a 911 call. The Sacramento-area’s police department released camera footage of the officer kicking robbery suspect — identified as Juan Mendoza— in the head while he was complying with the officer’s orders at…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    March 15, 2020
  • Woman Named Tyronesha Laws Suing DaBaby for Allegedly Slapping Her at Tampa Bay Concert

    Woman Named Tyronesha Laws Suing DaBaby for Allegedly Slapping Her at Tampa Bay Concert

    It looks like DaBaby will be getting a much-needed spanking, legally. The burgeoning rap icon, who was involved in in a physical altercation at a Tampa Bay show last week, is now facing a lawsuit for allegedly assaulting a female concertgoer. The alleged victim is named Tyronesha Laws and is suing for battery, intentional infliction…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    March 14, 2020
  • Yikes! Child Who Got Rudy Gobert's Autograph Has Coronavirus, Others Reportedly Denied Testing

    Yikes! Child Who Got Rudy Gobert's Autograph Has Coronavirus, Others Reportedly Denied Testing

    Some of us grew up in urban areas hearing the saying: “You play around, you lay around.” And because of Rudy Gobert’s blatant act of stupidity, hubris and disregard, more people have the deadly disease known as COVID-19 than just his basketball-playing ass. I’m no avid NBA follower so it wasn’t until late this week,…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    March 14, 2020
  • Say What Now? Barack Obama Discovered To Be Following Porn Star Sara Jay On Social Media

    Say What Now? Barack Obama Discovered To Be Following Porn Star Sara Jay On Social Media

    To some, he may be the next best thing since sliced bread but he’s still very much a real human being. And apparently, like many, he enjoys porn. Forever President Barack Hussein Obama may not be as buttoned up as some may have thought. And that’s just fine. Overnight, an award-winning adult entertainment star going…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    March 14, 2020
  • Black Lives Matter Founders Grace Cover of Time 100 Women of The Year Issue

    Black Lives Matter Founders Grace Cover of Time 100 Women of The Year Issue

    Today is International Women’s Day and to commemorate the occasion, TIME magazine has released a special double issue featuring 100 covers of women who defined a century, choosing one woman per year from 1920 through 2019. The founders of the Black Lives Matter movement are on the list, which include political heavyweights, celebrity notables, dignitaries…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    March 8, 2020
  • Halle Berry Is Related to Sarah Palin But Says Political Pundit, Personality Is ‘Not Invited to the Cookout’

    Halle Berry Is Related to Sarah Palin But Says Political Pundit, Personality Is ‘Not Invited to the Cookout’

    While some of us believe we got Indian in our families, most of surely have fools swinging off the trees. When it comes to Oscar winner Halle Berry, the latter is certainly the case. And she knows it to. The Monsters’ Ball beauty recently threw some shade to her distant relative — Sarah Palin. While…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    March 8, 2020
  • Kamala Harris Endorses Joe Biden While Jesse Jackson Backs Bernie Sanders

    Kamala Harris Endorses Joe Biden While Jesse Jackson Backs Bernie Sanders

    What a difference a few months make. On Sunday, former presidential hopeful Kamala Harris said she would do “everything in my power” to help elect Joe Biden into office in 2020. The California senator, who seemed to be a formidable opponent – at least on the debate stage – before dropping out of the Democratic…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    March 8, 2020
  • Bittersweet! Stranger Things Kids Paid Far More Than Orange Is The New Black Breakout Danielle Brooks Was for Seven Seasons of Hit Netflix Show

    Bittersweet! Stranger Things Kids Paid Far More Than Orange Is The New Black Breakout Danielle Brooks Was for Seven Seasons of Hit Netflix Show

    As if black women didn’t have it hard enough. Imagine playing a major part in the success of a powerful entertainment media brand to later find out you’re being paid far less than someone more than half your age. That’s the story of Danielle Brooks, the breakout actress from Netflix’s breakthrough drama Orange Is The…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    March 7, 2020
  • Lizzo The Great: TikTok Restores Swimsuit Video of Grammy Winner After She Exposes Them for Possible Bias

    Lizzo The Great: TikTok Restores Swimsuit Video of Grammy Winner After She Exposes Them for Possible Bias

    With her body positivity movement and unabashed performance style, Lizzo can be considered many things. But this week, the recent Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, flutist, rapper, Vodka spokesperson, Billboard chart-topper, NAACP Image Award-receiving plus-sized beauty icon has a new title: an agent of change. Earlier this week, the “Juice” powerhouse put TikTok on blast…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    March 7, 2020
  • Public Enemy’s Flavor Flav Slams Bernie Sanders for ‘Deceptive Marketing,’ But Chuck D Has Papers On The Legendary Hip Hop Group

    Public Enemy’s Flavor Flav Slams Bernie Sanders for ‘Deceptive Marketing,’ But Chuck D Has Papers On The Legendary Hip Hop Group

    You just “Can’t Truss It.” Although Bernie Sanders’ camp has promoted that Public Enemy will perform at a rally in Los Angeles, one of the group’s most prominent members is trying to shut ‘em down. According to Spin, the legendary hip hop group’s co-founder Flavor Flav slapped the senator from Vermont with a cease-and-desist letter…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    March 1, 2020
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