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Author Kyra Davis: The Next 'Fifty Shades of Grey'?
In January, Kyra Davis released her erotica series, Just One Night, exclusively as e-books through Simon & Schuster’s digital imprint. Much as the Fifty Shades erotica series did last year, Davis’ trilogy (which features The Stranger, Exposed and Binding Agreement) has garnered a cultlike following. But that quiet success may soon go mainstream, according to…
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Fan Throws Banana at Adam Jones During MLB Game
Adam Jones, an All-Star outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles, revealed that a fan in the stands threw a banana at him during his team’s game against the San Francisco Giants, ESPN reports. Jones did not say anything about the incident in postgame interviews; rather, he took to Twitter. “I want to thank whatever slapd—- threw that…
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LeBron James Goes to Jury Duty
On the court, NBA superstar LeBron James wears No. 6. But in court, the four-time MVP winner and two-time NBA Finals MVP almost wore a different number when he showed up for jury duty at the Summit County Courthouse, near his off-season home in Bath Township, Ohio. After the two criminal trials for which he…
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2 Teammates Call Each Other N-Word and 'Cracker'
Louis Delmas and Tony Scheffler are more than just teammates on the Detroit Lions. Their bond goes back to their days as teammates at Western Michigan University, where Delmas, a freshman safety, met Scheffler, a senior tight end. To see a defensive player and an offensive player become so close is rare in a sport…
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Black Voters More Likely to Forgive Weiner, Spitzer
Black voters have a tendency to be painted with a wide brush. The majority are Democratic, and within that majority, most are Obama-crats. Among the liberal, they are the most liberal, and more likely to forgive politicians who have past indiscretions in their personal lives. Take this year’s New York City elections, for example. According…
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Obama Will Speak at Lincoln Memorial for MLK Tribute
On Aug. 28, President Barack Obama will deliver a speech at the Lincoln Memorial to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s infamous “I Have a Dream” speech, according to the Huffington Post. And though no other specifics about Obama’s speech were released, HuffPost, in a separate story, detailed additional plans being made…
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Did the Tea Party Really Boycott Ebony Magazine?
After Ebony released its powerful September covers to pay homage to Trayvon Martin, whispers of a boycott by members of the Tea Party began surfacing on Twitter. As The Root reported yesterday, the Ebony staff took to their own Twitter account to address the reports with a rather witty response, and “Black twitter” joined in…
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Jackie Robinson Statue Vandalized With N-Word
“Die N—ger.” “F—k Jackie Robinson and all N—gers.” Those are the words that were discovered at the base of the Jackie Robinson statue outside Cyclones Stadium in Brooklyn, N.Y., Wednesday morning. According to the Daily News, which showed close-up pictures of the graffiti, there were also swastikas drawn on the monument. While the New York…
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Inside Atlanta's $147 Million Public High School
Sitting atop 56 acres in an old IBM office building, North Atlanta High School is looking like every bit of the $147 million it costs to build it. Although that number is nowhere near the most expensive public school in the country — Robert F. Kennedy High School in Los Angeles cost $578 million —…
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Donald Glover Creating New TV Series
Comedian and actor Donald Glover, aka rapper Childish Gambino, will now add showrunner to his growing list of multihyphenates. Glover will executive-produce, write and star in a new television series currently in development with FX, according to Deadline. Tentatively entitled Atlanta, the comedy is set against the backdrop of the Atlanta music scene. Glover grew up…
