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  • Trump Won't Take Salary as President; Says Wants Supporters to Stop Harassing Minorities

    A kinder, softer, gentler Donald Trump made his first television appearance since becoming president-elect. Appearing on 60 Minutes, Trump told host Lesley Stahl that he didn’t plan to take a salary while he was in office, that he doesn’t want the nation to be ripped apart and that he wants his voters to stop harassing…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    November 14, 2016
  • And So It Begins: Herschel Walker’s Out Here Begging Trump for a Job

    Herschel Walker isn’t waiting for his longtime friend Donald Trump to get sworn in before he gets started on his pitch for a job. According to TMZ Sports, Walker wants to be appointed head of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition. “I hope he would at least consider me,” Walker told TMZ. Dominique…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    November 14, 2016
  • Omarosa Manigault, 4 Other Blacks Who Love Trump and the Jobs They'll Hold When He's President

    They all look like oracles now, cinnamon-colored soothsayers, thick-haired prophets, those lone black folks who stood early and alone for the orange man with the wistful comb-over and the penchant for vile, racist comments. He’s our president now, whether we like it or not, and like obedient slaves before them, those black folks are surely…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    November 12, 2016
  • Unique Views Podcast, Episode 18: Not My President

    On Tuesday the world as we knew it changed. The orange-tanned man, with the viciously thin comb-over, became the president-elect. On Wednesday it rained, proving that even God wasn’t cool with this. Are we in for it? Of course we are. During his candidacy, Donald Trump offended everyone who wasn’t a white male, and somehow…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    November 11, 2016
  • Staff Member to DNC Chair Donna Brazile: 'You Are Part of the Problem'

    In the wake of Hillary Clinton’s stunning loss to Donald Trump, Democratic Party officials held a closed-door meeting Thursday that didn’t go as planned. According to the Huffington Post, Donna Brazile, the interim leader of the Democratic National Committee, was giving an encouraging speech to some 150 employees when a staffer identified only as “Zach”…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    November 11, 2016
  • Trump Effect: Some NBA Players Think Champs Won't Want to Visit the White House

    On Thursday, President Barack Obama welcomed 2016 NBA champions the Cleveland Cavaliers to the White House. While the team and the president reportedly avoided politics, a few folks said they believe that the Cavs may be the last team to visit the White House as long as President-elect Donald Trump is in office. According to…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    November 11, 2016
  • Ex-NFL Running Back Joseph Randle Rips TV Off Prison Wall, Faces More Charges

    Former Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle is a pretty sore loser. In February of this year, the 24-year-old was at a Wichita, Kansas, house party playing beer pong when an argument broke out over who won the game. Authorities say that Randle pushed the man he was playing against. The scuffle was defused quickly,…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    November 11, 2016
  • ISIS Thrilled Over Donald Trump Victory, Hopes His Reckless Actions Lead to Civil War: Report

    Islamic extremists reportedly rejoiced after learning of Donald Trump’s stunning presidential victory and are hoping that the president-elect’s “reckless actions” will “lead to a civil war,” USA Today reports. “Rejoice with support from Allah, and find glad tidings in the imminent demise of America at the hands of Trump,” the al-Minbar Jihadi Media network, which…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    November 10, 2016
  • Report: Russia Was in Contact With Trump Officials During Election

    During the presidential debates, Hillary Clinton often accused Donald Trump of being a puppet for Russian President Vladimir Putin, a claim Trump strongly denied. U.S. officials had been adamant during the election that Russia was responsible for hacking Democratic Party emails, accusations Moscow denied. Now Reuters is reporting that the Russian government was in contact…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    November 10, 2016
  • Former NBA Player Hands WNBA Superstar Divorce Papers and Seeks Spousal Support

    In 2008, former NBA center Shelden Williams married WNBA superstar Candace Parker. The two have a 7-year-old daughter. Shortly after Parker helped the Los Angeles Sparks win the 2016 WNBA title and earned the series MVP, Williams hit her with divorce papers. And get this: Williams, a former Duke standout who played six seasons in…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    November 10, 2016
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