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  • Guess Who’s Black: Accused Racist Miami Police Captain Javier Ortiz Reveals ‘I’m A Black Male’ During City Hall Meeting

    Guess Who’s Black: Accused Racist Miami Police Captain Javier Ortiz Reveals ‘I’m A Black Male’ During City Hall Meeting

    Move over Rachel Dolezal. There’s another white person now publicly identifying as being black. This time, however, the person of interest hasn’t stood up for black causes or specialized in black hairstyling techniques. It’s a Miami police captain named Javier Ortiz, an accused racist. During an uproarious meeting at the Miami City Hall in Coconut…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    January 18, 2020
  • A Real Prize: On Her Birthday, Trump Administration Takes Aim at Michelle Obama’s School Nutrition Standards

    A Real Prize: On Her Birthday, Trump Administration Takes Aim at Michelle Obama’s School Nutrition Standards

    Donald Trump is most likely the worst person to get a gift from; especially on your birthday. Ask Michelle Obama, who saw — like everyone else — The Trump Administration proposing loosening her signature school lunch standards yesterday. Trump’s Department of Agriculture’s proposed rule would give schools more latitude to decide how much fruit to…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    January 18, 2020
  • Mother of 50 Cent’s Rumored ‘Third Son’ Suing New York City After Teen Was Bullied and Beaten at Charter School

    Mother of 50 Cent’s Rumored ‘Third Son’ Suing New York City After Teen Was Bullied and Beaten at Charter School

    A teenager once believed to be the “third son” of 50 Cent has allegedly been bullied and beaten in school. Now, his mother is suing New York City for millions. Myasia Dickerson says when students at Brooklyn’s Williamsburg Charter High School got wind that 14-year-old Davian Fraser had a close association with the hip-hop kingpin…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    January 12, 2020
  • Yeah, No! Shaggy Passes Up Collaborating With Rihanna After Allegedly Being Asked to Audition

    Yeah, No! Shaggy Passes Up Collaborating With Rihanna After Allegedly Being Asked to Audition

    Shaggy’s not with the dumb s@#%. The reggae music icon reportedly turned down an opportunity to record with Rihanna for her forthcoming album. The apparent reason: He was asked to audition for the singer. “They approached me for the Rihanna project, yeah,” the “Mr. Boombastic” star told Britain’s Daily Star newspaper. “There’s a lot of…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    January 12, 2020
  • Yo Gotti and Roc Nation’s Threats to Sue Mississippi Over ‘Inhumane’ Prison System Already Yielding Fast Results

    If you listen to some of their lyrics, you would think that they could give zero f—-s about other people’s problems. But don’t ever say that Yo Gotti and Jay-Z didn’t use their powers for good. The Memphis-born rap artist and New York-born hip-hop mogul threatened to sue the state of Mississippi with a civil…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    January 11, 2020
  • More Damage to Puerto Rico as Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Rocks Island Saturday Morning

    More Damage to Puerto Rico as Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Rocks Island Saturday Morning

    America’s “Island of Enchantment” was rocked by another earthquake—following Tuesday’s devastating magnitude 6.4 earthquake. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 8:54 a.m. quake hit 8 miles southeast of Indios, Guayanilla, in the Caribbean sea Saturday morning. Initially calculated at magnitude 6.0, the 5.9 shake caused further damage along the island’s southern coast, where previous…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    January 11, 2020
  • Oprah, Apple TV+ Abandon Russell Simmons Accuser Documentary; Filmmakers and #TimesUp Chief Respond

    Oprah, Apple TV+ Abandon Russell Simmons Accuser Documentary; Filmmakers and #TimesUp Chief Respond

    Is something rotten in the cotton? After further consideration, Oprah Winfrey will not participate in a high-profile documentary focusing on one of several women who have accused hip-hop pioneer Russell Simmons of sexual violence. On Friday, the media mogul announced that she would “no longer be executive producer” on the untitled documentary, which is set…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    January 11, 2020
  • Colin Calling It: Embattled Football Superstar Under Fire for Tweets About Iran, 'America's Terrorist Attacks'

    Colin Calling It: Embattled Football Superstar Under Fire for Tweets About Iran, 'America's Terrorist Attacks'

    Damned be the black man that has an opposing opinion. It’s been pretty well established that some people are always going to have a problem with a black person telling it like it is; especially when it’s Colin Kaepernick, who had the nerve to express his opinion about the impending war President Donald Trump could…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    January 5, 2020
  • Oprah Winfrey Is ‘Awake’ but Worried, Waiting on 2020 Election Frontrunner to Emerge

    Oprah Winfrey Is ‘Awake’ but Worried, Waiting on 2020 Election Frontrunner to Emerge

    Though her brand is heavily tied to optimism, Oprah Winfrey is concerned about the current state the world is in. The influential media mogul is also still weighing her options on who she will support during the upcoming presidential election. While kicking off her Weight Watchers Vision Tour in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, Winfrey offered…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    January 5, 2020
  • With California's New State Law, Michael Jackson Accusers Can Now Sue for Sexual Abuse

    With California's New State Law, Michael Jackson Accusers Can Now Sue for Sexual Abuse

    Michael Jackson accusers Wade Robson and James Safechuck now can sue the late King of Pop’s estate. A new California state law that went into effect Jan. 1 allows victims of childhood sexual abuse until the age of 40 (up from 26) to file civil lawsuits. The two men, who have accused Jackson of sexually…

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    Brooklyn Baldwin






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    January 4, 2020
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