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Punter Marquette King Kicks Balls and Tickles the Ivories
Marquette King is a man of many talents. When he’s not kicking the shit out of a football, he’s making mediocre rap music sound better. Watch King kill this version of Post Malone’s “White Iverson”: He also nailed Anita Baker’s classic “Sweet Love”: And some Maroon 5 song, because apparently Maroon 5 is still…
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Talladega College Ballin’ After Appearance on Fox News
Want to know how you know you’re on the wrong side of history if you’re an HBCU president? First you agree for your school, Talladega College, to play at the incoming president’s inauguration—a gig so despised, the lineup includes a 16-year-old second-place reality-show contestant, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir (because nothing says hotness like a tabernacle…
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Queen Latifah Wants to Revive Living Single
Long live the Queen! Long live the Queen! Queen Latifah stopped by Watch What Happens Live on Thursday and tried to make the next four years tolerable by dropping news that a Living Single redux is in the works. You know what that means? It means that God does love us. If you’re a millennial…
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The First Family’s Dog Sunny Is Not Here for Your Games
Four-year-old Sunny is on edge, and rightfully so. Donald Trump keeps tweeting about her dogfather, and her family is moving out of the only house she’s ever known, so when one of Malia Obama’s friends came through the crib and got too close to Sunny, a female Portuguese water dog, Sunny lost her shit and…
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Lady Liberty Is a Black Woman
For the first time in American history, the United States Mint and Treasury Department have put a black woman on money. On Thursday the agencies unveiled the 2017 American Liberty High Relief Gold Coin, which portrays Lady Liberty as a woman of color. “We are very proud of the fact that the United States Mint…
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NYC Correction Employee Busted for Prostitution
A New York City correction employee was arrested on charges of prostitution after authorities say she offered an undercover cop sex for $120. Geliesha Smith, 26, went by the name “Lisa” in ads offering sexual services on sites like Backpage.com, authorities say. Smith, who made $75,000 working for the city, promised clients a “one-of-a-kind experience”…
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Trump Logic: Ben Carson Grew Up Poor, so He Understands Poverty
Updated Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, 12:48 p.m. EST: Ben Carson sat before a Senate committee Thursday morning to make the case that he should be confirmed to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Carson leaned on his upbringing growing up in inner-city Detroit and his family’s need for public assistance, although they never…
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Spy Chief Tries to Make Peace With Trump Over Russian Dossier
President-elect Donald Trump held his first press conference since winning the presidency, to less-than-stellar reviews. Trump was combative and elusive when questioned about Russia’s involvement in his bid to become president and compared the U.S. intelligence agencies to Nazis after unclassified information was leaked to the press. On Wednesday evening, James R. Clapper Jr., the…
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Sen. Chuck Schumer Will Oppose Jeff Sessions’ Nomination for Attorney General
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has come out against President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general pick, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), noting that he doesn’t believe Sessions will be willing to go against Trump should the law require he do so. Schumer released a strongly worded statement noting that the role of attorney general must ensure the rights…
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Obama Makes Play for Chicago Cubs: He’ll Meet With World Series Champs Before He Leaves Office
President Barack Obama is a Chicago White Sox fan, but during the World Series, the Chicago native found himself cheering for the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs became America’s feel-good team after their historic World Series championship win, and on Monday, just four days before Obama leaves the White House, the team is scheduled to make…
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