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Sean Spicer Thinks It’s ‘Demeaning’ to Suggest That April Ryan Can’t ‘Take’ His Bullshit
So Sean Spicer is back with another twist, actually saying that it is somehow “demeaning” to veteran White House reporter April Ryan to suggest that she can’t “take it.” By “it,” he is, of course, referring to the fact that he told a grown woman to “stop shaking your head” when she was listening to…
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Rep. Maxine Waters Ain’t Got Time for Bill O’Reilly: ‘I Am a Strong Black Woman and I Cannot Be Intimidated’
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) has a lot of things going on, what with basically being one of the few members of Congress willing to fight the current administration tooth and nail and calling it out on all its bullshit. So it’s quite obvious that she doesn’t have time for Bill O’Reilly or his shenanigans trying…
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Fox News Slapped With Racial-Discrimination Lawsuit
Fox News has a lot of problems, and apparently racial discrimination is one. (Surprise?) Two black women filed a federal lawsuit in state Supreme Court in the Bronx, N.Y., Tuesday night, claiming that they were subjected to “top-down racial harassment” in the Fox News payroll department thanks to longtime comptroller Judith Slather. According to the…
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NYC Subway Rider Threatens to ‘Kill’ Iranian Couple: ‘Donald Trump Is in the House’
A video of a man on the subway in New York City is sparking online attention, as well as conversation about how to respond to hateful, violent threats in public, after the man was seen cursing and apparently threatening to kill an Iranian couple who were on a Manhattan train over the weekend. In a…
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No Surprises in Uber’s 1st Diversity Report: Tech Company Is Mostly White and Male but Promises to Work on That
Uber is a tech company, and like most tech companies, it’s mostly white and mostly male. This is what the transportation-network company’s first diversity report reveals, in news that is perhaps shocking to none. The report, which was released on the company’s website Tuesday afternoon, shows pretty much what anyone would expect, except perhaps, in…
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Rihanna to Be Honored at Parsons School of Design Benefit
Rihanna is once again being celebrated. This time she’s set to be honored May 22 at this year’s 69th Parsons Benefit, for the Parsons School of Design, alongside other big names, like designer Eileen Fisher and Neiman Marcus. It’s pretty much accepted by everyone that RiRi is a fashion icon, known for her eclectic taste…
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White Supremacist Charged With Murder as Terrorism in Fatal Stabbing of Timothy Caughman
James Harris Jackson, a white supremacist who told investigators that he came to New York to kill black people, is now facing terrorism-related murder charges in the fatal stabbing of Timothy Caughman, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. announced Monday. In total, Harris is now charged with murder as an act of terrorism in…
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Poor Thomas: Dad Uses Signs at NBA Games to Troll Son Over Grades
Anybody who grew up in a black household knows that grades reign supreme. You cannot come into your parents’ (or grandparents’, or auntie’s or whomever’s) house with no fool-ass grades. That is not how the program works. It seems that one kid, named Thomas, is being freshly indoctrinated into the culture, and his dad is…
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I’m Not Sure What’s Going On, but I Think Actress Mindy Kaling and Sen. Cory Booker Are Going on a Date?
I’m really confused right now, but I’m just going with it and writing this piece anyway. As it turns out, actress Mindy Kaling and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) may have a dinner date coming up after a strangely flirtatious Twitter exchange about the actress’s show. In a recent episode of The Mindy Project, Kaling’s character…
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Texas Teen Ebony Banks, Who Was Battling Cancer, Dies 4 Days After Meeting Beyoncé
Ebony Banks, a Texas teenager who was fighting stage 4 cancer, died Sunday, just four days after being able to meet with her idol, superstar Beyoncé Knowles. Ebony was undergoing treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston when she died, KHOU reports. The Alief Independent School District of Houston released the news of her…
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