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CEO Shocked by GQ Portrayal of Kendrick Lamar, Claims Racism
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, CEO of Top Dog Entertainment, isn’t crazy about label star Kendrick Lamar landing GQ’s Man of the Year cover and accompanying story. “This week, Kendrick Lamar was named one of GQ’s 2013 Men of the Year, an honor that should have been celebrated as a milestone in his career and for…
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Texas Man Gets Death Sentence for Teen's Murder
A 31-year-old Texas man has been sentenced to death for killing a teenage babysitter who accused him of rape. Franklin Davis admitted to shooting Shania Gray, 16, at a park in September 2012, then stepping on her throat to stop her breathing, the Dallas Morning News reports. Davis was set to stand trial on a…
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The Best Man Holiday an Opening-Weekend Hit
The Best Man Holiday almost took down a Norse hammer-wielding god this weekend. In what has most Hollywood execs scratching their heads, a relationship movie starring an all-black cast almost unseated Thor: The Dark World for best at the box office, the Associated Press reports. The sequel, which was released 14 years after the original,…
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Mandela's Room Resembles ICU Ward, Ex-Wife Reports
Nelson Mandela is still unable to speak because of tubes that help keep his lungs clear of fluid, his former wife told the Sunday Independent and the Associated Press reports. According to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the former South African president is “quite ill,” although he is relaxed. She added that 22 doctors are treating him at…
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Racist Facebook Posts Generate UGA Protests
A week after racist and homophobic comments were posted on the official Facebook pages of two University of Georgia organizations, students and faculty members gathered in front of the administration office to make their voices heard, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. On Thursday, some 100 people carrying signs attended the protest. “We want to make it…
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Renisha McBride’s Killer Facing Charge of 2nd-Degree Murder
Renisha McBride had been drinking the night of Nov. 2, when she crashed her car and wandered off in search of something. Maybe it was help. Maybe it was to get away from the accident. Maybe she was disoriented and unclear of her surroundings, lost on a side of town that wasn’t hers. The 19-year-old…
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Woman Gets Racist Text From Limo Company
A Detroit woman looking to get a party bus for her mother’s birthday instead got a huge dose of racism. Candis Doss, 25, told Fox 2 that she called Detroit Limo Party Bus—a company that she found on Craigslist—to get a quote while she was driving. Her phone dropped the call, she says. Before she…
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Zimmerman Destroys Video Evidence Against Him; Avoids Charges
Good thing George Zimmerman destroyed the iPad. As a result, Lake Mary, Fla., police could not salvage the video recorded by his estranged wife during a domestic dispute. With no video, there will be no charges filed against him, the police said and the Orlando Sentinel reports. Police on Thursday released their final 30-page report…
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Homeowner Charged With 2nd-Degree Murder in Teen’s Death
Updated Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, 11:45 a.m.: Theodore P. Wafer, a 54-year-old suburban-Detroit homeowner, has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Renisha McBride, an unarmed black woman who Wafer claimed he believed was trying to break into his home. Wayne County, Ill., prosecutor Kym Worthy announced three charges against the…
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Mom Who Fired Warning Shot Denied Release
A Florida woman sentenced to 20 years in prison may remain in custody until her new trial date in 2014, the Florida Times-Union reports. Marissa Alexander was dealt the 20-year sentence for firing a warning shot to stop her allegedly abusive then-husband. She was hoping to go free earlier this week at a bond hearing,…
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