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Spanish-Speaking Mom and Kids Slaughtered: No One Translated Her NYPD Complaint
The Queens, N.Y., woman who was brutally murdered last month along with her two young daughters had filed a police report last May telling the NYPD that she feared for her life. But the warning she issued about her husband was overlooked because it was never translated from her native Spanish, the New York Post…
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Marvin Sapp Will Sing for Free So You’ll Listen to His Message
What do education and music have in common? A lot. That is probably why renowned gospel artist Marvin L. Sapp and the Black Alliance for Educational Options decided to team up to increase awareness about the academic choices that parents of young black students have and also produce a moving, spiritual concert that everyone can…
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Twitter Bashes Nicki Minaj for Malcolm X Cover Art
Rapper Nicki Minaj is apologizing for using a popular photo of civil rights icon Malcolm X and captioning it with a racial slur for her new song’s cover art, the Associated Press reports. On Wednesday the eccentric artist posted the photo to her website and Instagram and was quickly slammed across social media for using…
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Tyson Beckford’s Nephew Allegedly Stole Truck Before Causing Deadly Crash
The man responsible for a deadly early-morning crash on Wednesday that killed a Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus driver in New York City is said to be the nephew of model Tyson Beckford, the New York Post reports. According to reports, 23-year-old Dominic Whilby was drinking at a Fashion Week party with his uncle hours before…
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Michael Sam’s Father Says His Words Were ‘Twisted’
Michael Sam Sr. says the New York Times read him all wrong and took his words out of context in a Tuesday interview, according to the Los Angeles Times. Sam Sr. was portrayed as critical about his son’s admission that he’s gay. He was quoted in the article saying, “I’m old school. I’m a man-and-a-woman…
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Obamacare Enrollment at 3.3 Million
Approximately 3.3 million people have signed up for private health insurance coverage through the Obama marketplace since the beginning of October, according to the Obama administration, the New York Daily News reports. Originally, the Congressional Budget Office had estimated about 7 million people would be signing up for the private coverage by the end of…
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Paula Deen Creates New Empire
Surprise, y’all! Paula Deen is not done yet. The celebrity chef who lost her culinary crown after she admitted to using racist terms is now intent on creating a new cooking empire, CNN Money reports. Deen has reportedly created a new company, Paula Deen Ventures, which will include restaurants, cruises, cookbooks, cookware and other merchandise…
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Sen. Rand Paul Files Lawsuit Against Obama for NSA Surveillance
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has officially filed a class action lawsuit against President Obama and other administration officials over National Security Agency surveillance, CBS reports. In conjunction with Matt Kibbe, president of FreedomWorks, a conservative nonprofit organization, Paul is accusing the administration of violating the Fourth Amendment through the collection of Americans’ phone metadata. (The…
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12 Years a Slave Now a Best-Seller
While 12 Years a Slave, the film, has been turning up at award show after award show, with its cast and crew nailing down quite a few trophies this season, it turns out that the memoir it’s based on isn’t doing too badly, either. Director Steve McQueen’s film bringing the profound and painful story to life…
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California Man Confesses to Blaming Black Man After Shooting Himself
A California man admitted to authorities this week that he lied about being shot by a black man, the Raw Story reports. In an interview on Monday, Brent Thomas Posada told the Redding Police Department that he actually shot himself with a high-powered air rifle at the beginning of the month. According to the Raw…
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