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Sheriff’s Department Looks for a ‘Black Man’ Involved in ‘Suspicious Activity’
If you see a black man in West Virginia—any black man—he could be a person the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department is interested in because of suspicious activity. No, seriously. Over the weekend, Morgantown, W.Va.’s Dominion Post published a blurb describing how the sheriff’s department was looking for a man involved in some suspicious activity, according…
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Murdered Brooklyn Slumlord’s Unpaid Debt Helped Shut Down Obama’s Bank
Unpaid loans to slain Brooklyn, N.Y., slumlord Menachem “Max” Stark contributed to the demise of Chicago’s Broadway Bank, which served high-profile customers such as President Barack Obama and had ex-Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon as a board member, the New York Post reports. Two sizable loans to Stark, in addition to 15 other bad bets…
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Beyonce’s Feminist Essay on Gender Equality
Beyoncé’s feminism is undoubtedly about to be analyzed over the next few days – as it was when her album was first released – after an essay published in the Shriver Report, in response to the report revealing that 42 million women in the USA are living in or on the brink of poverty, The…
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Feds Investigating Gov. Chris Christie for Possible Misuse of Sandy Relief Funds
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s troubles are far from over. While the Republican is still trying to recuperate and regain his good name in the face of “bridge-gate,” he is now faced with a federal probe about his use of Superstorm Sandy relief funds, CNN reports. The exclusive report reveals that federal auditors are looking…
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Amber Ruffin: 1st Black Female Writer Ever for a Late-Night Talk Show
It’s been a great year thus far for black women in comedy, and it looks like it’s about to get even better. Amber Ruffin, an alumna of Second City in Chicago, will be joining Late Night With Jimmy Fallon as a staff writer—and with that will win the title of the first black woman, and…
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Mother of ‘Thug Cycle’ Toddler Speaks Out
The mother of the Omaha, Neb., toddler who was seen cursing at adults in the so-called Thug Cycle video is defending her son, saying he is no different from any other child, according to CNN. “He had a clean diaper, the house was clean and like they said, kids curse; every kid does it,” the…
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Q-Tip Developing Series With Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill
What do Q-Tip, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill have in common? At first glance, probably not much, but now the unlikely trio is said to be working together to develop a TV series about the rapper’s experiences with hip-hop collective Native Tongues, Rolling Stone reports. According to the article, the show will focus on the…
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Obama Administration Drops Company Behind HealthCare.gov
It seems as if the Obama administration is intent on doing everything it can to ensure that the HealthCare.gov debacle remains in the past, with no more mess-ups to threaten any progress that has been made. According to an unnamed source, the administration has decided to drop CGI Federal, the company behind the site, the…
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Franklin McCain, Civil Rights Sit-In Icon, Dies
Franklin McCain, one of the “Greensboro Four” who sat down at a whites-only lunch counter in North Carolina, sparking the sit-in movement in the 1960s, has died, NPR reports. McCain reportedly died Thursday at the Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro after a brief illness. There are conflicting news reports about his actual age, but he…
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Christie Contrite, Fires Aide Involved in Traffic Jam Scandal
Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey has begun to attempt to clean up the mess left behind after it was revealed that key members of his staff had plotted to jam traffic by closing lanes on the George Washington Bridge at Fort Lee, N.J., as revenge against the city’s Democratic mayor, the Associated Press reports.…
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