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This South Side Great-Grandmother Meeting Denzel Washington Is the Best Thing Ever
One South Side Chicago great-grandmother, who is a die-hard Denzel Washington fan, got the surprise of her life over the weekend when the actor pulled up in a car outside her own house—as if that sort of thing happens every day. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Juanita Hubbard, 86, was waiting for Sears to deliver…
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Girlfriend of Las Vegas Gunman Returns to the US
The girlfriend of the Las Vegas mass shooter has returned to the United States after traveling abroad for the week and will now be at the center of the investigation into the horrific attack as authorities try to pin down a motive for Stephen Paddock’s deadly rampage. Paddock’s girlfriend, 62-year-old Marilou Danley, was in the…
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Pregnant Mich. Mom, Walking Around Her Neighborhood to Help Induce Labor, Harassed, Called Racial Slurs
Imagine being nine months pregnant and enduring contractions, which can be stressful enough already. Now imagine you’ve decided to take a walk around your neighborhood to help move your labor along. Now imagine that while you’re strolling along with your other two kids, enjoying the weather, someone starts hurling racial slurs at you. That is…
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After Slamming Former Tennis Star James Blake to the Ground, This NYPD Officer Has Now Decided to Sue the Athlete
The things about which you can file a lawsuit in this country continue to amaze me. Take James Frascatore, for example. The New York City police officer was put under severe scrutiny back in 2015 after he was caught on camera tackling former tennis pro James Blake to the ground and cuffing him outside a…
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Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Las Vegas Mass Shooting, FBI Refutes That the Gunman Had Any Connection
A website affiliated with the Islamic State claims that the Las Vegas mass shooter, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, who killed some 58 people and injured hundreds of others did so on behalf of the Islamic State. The terrorist group claimed responsibility for what is being described as the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. “The Las…
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Sen. Kamala Harris Drops Some Truth Bombs, Defends NFL Protests During Remarks at Historically Black Church
Sen. Kamala Harris had some time Sunday to do the Lord’s work and speak some major truths that more than just a couple of people (like President Twitter Fingers) probably needed to hear said out loud. Talking at the 150th anniversary of the First Congregational Church in Atlanta, which is the second-oldest African-American Congregational church…
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3 Brothers From White Settlement, Texas, Accused of Luring Black Teen Into Meeting, Fatally Shooting Him
Three brothers from White Settlement, Texas, are expected to be charged with capital murder in the shooting death of an 18-year-old from Fort Worth, Texas. According to WFAA, 23-year-old Sean Garrison, 18-year-old Tyee Garrison and their 17-year-old brother are currently awaiting arraignment on the charges and are in police custody. Authorities executed an arrest warrant…
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2 Players From Washington, DC’s NFL Team Buy Xbox for 10-Year-Old Wearing Kaepernick Jersey
What’s this strange phenomenon? Could it be … good news? Be still my cold, battered heart. But, seriously, these two Washington, D.C., football team players did some good earlier this week when they decided to pull together to purchase a brand-new Xbox One for a child who strolled into a GameStop in Sterling, Va., flaunting…
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Calif. Teen Wears Confederate-Flag Sweatshirt to School; Mother Complains After Students Call Him Racist
“Southern heritage” strikes again, and one California mom is upset after her 15-year-old son was called racist because he decided to wear a Confederate-battle-flag sweatshirt to school last week. Welp. According to the Visalia Times-Delta, the mother of the student said that she pulled her children from Redwood High School last Friday after several threats…
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Beyoncé Drops ‘Mi Gente’ Remix to Benefit Disaster Relief in Mexico, Puerto Rico and Other Caribbean Islands
While y’all’s dusty president is still dropping incendiary and largely inaccurate tweets about the NFL protests against racial injustice, celebrities are doing the Lord’s work, focusing on the fact that there are thousands of Americans (and non-Americans) who need help after natural disasters have ravaged their states and islands, leaving many in desperate need of…
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