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Watch This: Michelle Obama's Mom Dance-Off
Following Michelle Obama’s popular appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, on which she beat the TV host in an exercise contest, there’s a new viral video to enjoy. The FLOTUS joins the comedian for a mom dance-a-thon, where she shows off moves like “the sprinkler” and “the Dougie.” Buzzfeed has even chopped their moves…
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Cory Booker: Criticism of Him 'Overblown'
(The Root) — Friday was a busy day for Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker. In the morning, New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg announced that he would not run for re-election, and that evening NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous remarked at a star-studded dinner that Booker might be the one to follow in President…
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Mary J Blige Hit With $900,000 Tax Lien
It’s been a tough financial road for Mary J. Blige lately, and the hits keep coming as she now faces a tax lien of nearly $1 million, reports the Huffington Post. The singer, 42, has been hit with a $901,769.65 tax lien in the State of New Jersey, according to documents obtained by TMZ. And to…
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Forest Whitaker Stopped and Frisked
In New York City, Oscar-winning actor and director Forest Whitaker went into Milano Market for a snack but emerged a man mistakenly accused of shoplifting, reports the Daily News. The “Bird” star was accused of shoplifting and patted down Friday around lunchtime by an overzealous employee at the Milano Market, according to Whitaker’s publicist. The…
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Chris Dorner Dead, and Protests Arise in Los Angeles
On Saturday, the same day that Chris Dorner, fugitive former Los Angeles cop, was confirmed dead by a self-inflicted wound, people gathered in front of the Los Angeles Police Department to protest police corruption, reports the Daily News. Protesters told the Los Angeles Times they didn’t support Dorner’s deadly methods, but objected to police corruption…
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Crazy Talk: Three-Fifths Compromise Was 'Pragmatic' Solution
Emory University President James Wagner wrote in his institution’s magazine that the compromise between the Northern and Southern congressmembers to delineate slaves as three-fifths of a human being was a great coup for the American government, reports Gawker. President James Wagner rhapsodizes about the need for compromise in a politically turbulent society … He writes:…
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Obama to Deliver Morehouse Graduation Speech
On Saturday, the White House announced that President Obama will deliver the commencement address to Morehouse College’s class of 2013. According to the Atlanta Constitution-Journal, the president of the historic HBCU also weighed in on the POTUS’ upcoming appearance. Morehouse President John Silvanus Wilson Jr. said … it was fitting that the president’s visit will…
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Beyoncé Omits Family Troubles in HBO Doc
As watch parties for Beyoncé’s HBO documentary, Life Is But a Dream, popped up across America on Saturday night, the pop star revealed tidbits from her fiercely protected personal life. Fans got a long look at Blue Ivy, Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s adorable baby daughter, scenes of her snapping at stage producers and her teary admission…
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Hadiya Pendleton's Mom Featured in Anti-Gun Ad
For many, the death of 15-year-old majorette and Chicago native Hadiya Pendleton was the turning point in a long conversation surrounding gun control in America. That fact is not lost on the slain teen’s mother, Cleopatra Cowley-Pendleton, who appears in a new public service announcement funded by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, reports Politico. The ad…
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Beyoncé Introduces New Blue Ivy Photo
Beyoncé is gearing up for a double header on Saturday night: first a one-on-one OWN interview with Oprah Winfrey and then the debut of her self-produced documentary Life Is But a Dream on HBO. In promotion of her big night, the pop star released a still from the film, featuring herself and daughter Blue Ivy,…
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