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Kanye vs. ‘Coinye’
Kanye just can’t get a break. The “Yeezus” rapper is currently in the middle of a legal fight against a digital currency that mockingly uses his name and image, the New York Post reports. “Coinye,” as it’s called, was created by an anonymous group of Web developers, designed to rival Bitcoin, another digital currency that…
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Omaha Police Group Posts Video of Black Toddler Swearing and Warns About ‘The Thug Cycle’
The Omaha Police Officers Association is dealing with the backlash after posting on its site a video labeled “The Thug Cycle,” featuring a black toddler in diapers swearing and giving encouraging adults the middle finger, the Raw Story reports. “We here at OmahaPOA.com viewed the video and we knew that despite the fact that it…
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Ann Coulter Calls Melissa Harris-Perry a ‘Token’ Black
Conservative pundit Ann Coulter insinuated on Monday that MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry was a token African American on the cable network. Coulter was on Fox New’s Hannity show discussing Harris-Perry’s apology over comments made on her show about Mitt Romney’s black grandchild. Harris-Perry has apologized for the slipup, which drew conservative fire but was also…
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Obama Targeted by Medal of Freedom Recipients Over Georgia Judicial Nominees
President Barack Obama has once again found himself at the center of a nominations battle—but this time he’s being targeted by civil rights icons, the Huffington Post reports. The tension is over two of the president’s picks for the federal courts in Georgia. Former state legislator Michael Boggs, one of the nominees, was against removing…
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Ohio Teacher Claims His Alleged Racist Comment About Obama Was Misunderstood
The southwest-Ohio teacher who allegedly told a black student with big dreams that “we don’t need another black president” is prepared to fight for his job and his reputation. Gil Voigt has stated that he is challenging the accusations and has requested a hearing so that he may defend himself, the Associated Press reports. He…
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Glenn Beck Defends Melissa Harris-Perry Against Conservative Critics
Here’s something you don’t see every day. Conservative radio host Glenn Beck came to Melissa Harris-Perry’s defense on Monday—saying that she didn’t do anything bad and he didn’t believe her to be a bad person—in response to the flak the MSNBC host has been getting over comments made on her show last week. During the…
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Study: Nearly 50 Percent of Black Males in the US Arrested by Age 23
Almost 50 percent of all black males and more than 40 percent of white males in the United States have been arrested by their 23rd birthday, according to a new study, the International Business Times reports. The study, published in the journal Crime & Delinquency, analyzed national data from 1997 to 2008 of teens and…
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Jay Z Donates More Than $1,000,000 From Luxury-Clothing Sales to His Charity
Despite calls for Jay Z to withdraw from a deal with high-end retailer Barneys New York after two racial-profiling accusations, the rapper’s luxury-clothing line raked in more than $1 million over the holidays, the Daily Mail reports. All profits made from sales during the six-week limited run will be donated to Jay Z’s Shawn Carter…
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Dennis Rodman and Other NBA Stars Arrive in North Korea
Dennis Rodman and a group of ex-All Star players—including Kenny Anderson, Cliff Robinson and Vin Baker—have arrived in North Korea as they prep for Wednesday’s game against a home team in honor of leader Kim Jong Un’s birthday, which is believed to be the same day as the match. Rodman, who considers Kim a “friend,”…
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Michigan Doctor Missing, No Clues to Whereabouts
Teleka Patrick, a new doctor who was only months into her Michigan hospital residency, has suddenly vanished, and no one has any clue as to where she could be. Patrick failed to show up for work this month, which her colleagues say is not like her, and her car was later found abandoned in a…
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