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Director Phil Lord: Jay-Z's a 'Dupe'
Following Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s well-publicized recent trip to Cuba and the MC’s subsequent song, film director Phil Lord, son of a Cuban refugee, wrote an open letter to Jay-Z. In it, Lord calls him a “dupe” for not being smarter about his island vacation, according to the Huffington Post. But for me, Cuba is not…
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Louisiana Parish Bans Sagging Pants
A Louisiana Parish Council recently voted to make sagging pants illegal and punishable by fines of up to $100, writes Gawker. The Council of Terrebonne Parish (a council that sounds mystical and awesome, but is being totally uncool here) has brought comfort to old people everywhere who somehow believe that the unstoppable whims of fashion…
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Kobe Bryant's Career-Ending Injury?
On Friday, Kobe Bryant suffered a popped Achilles tendon during a Los Angeles Lakers game and his trainer announced on Saturday that he will be out for the rest of the season, reports CNN. Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant will be out for six to nine months after rupturing his Achilles tendon, a Lakers…
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Cory Booker and Newark: Clock's Ticking
(The Root) — With approximately 450 days left as mayor, Newark, N.J.’s Cory Booker must use his charisma to charm all of New Jersey if he indeed runs for Senate. But during Tuesday’s media breakfast for black journalists, it was clear that his first order of business is to make Newark an example of his…
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Dance Theatre of Harlem Returns After 9 Years
After a nine-year hiatus because of a $2.3 million debt, the Dance Theatre of Harlem is returning to the stage, reports the New York Times. What does Dance Theater of Harlem mean today? Does a primarily black ballet company even need to exist? Since its founding the company succeeded in promoting black classical dances while…
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Jay-Z, Beyoncé May Be Investigated for Cuba Trip
Jay-Z and Beyoncé made a highly publicized trip to Cuba for their fifth wedding anniversary, and now two Republicans are demanding that the Obama administration investigate the couple, reports ThinkProgress. Former House Foreign Affairs Committee chairwoman Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and her colleague Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart sent a letter to the Treasury Department’s Office of…
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Georgia High School to Host 1st Integrated Prom
Racial integration might be the norm in most of America, but at Wilcox County High School in South Georgia, parents still organize an annual segregated prom. When several students wanted an integrated prom, they had to raise their own money to make it happen, reports CBS News. If any race other than Caucasian tries to…
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Jeremy Lin, Victim of Discrimination?
Baller Jeremy Lin wasn’t drafted out of high school to play for his dream college, Stanford, and he thinks he knows why. The former New York Knicks guard turned Houston Rocket points to his Asian-American descent as a stumbling block, reports the Daily News. In a “60 Minutes” interview that was excerpted Friday, the Houston…
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Film Explores Why Angela Davis Matters
(The Root) — In 1972, Angela Davis’ struggle as a political prisoner became an example of the black power movement, the Black Panthers and the political unrest of the time. Even her Afro became a symbol of black people’s work against oppression in America. Moreover, her trial and acquittal of suspected involvement in the Soledad…
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Nelson Mandela Released From Hospital
Nelson Mandela returned home on Saturday, following his most recent hospital visit late last month, according to a press release from the office of the presidency, reports Al-Jazeera. “[Mandela] has been discharged from hospital today, 6 April, following a sustained and gradual improvement in his general condition,” it said. “The former president will now receive…
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