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PepsiCo Drops Lil Wayne
(The Root) — It’s been a tough week for PepsiCo. Earlier this week, they had to pull an ad created by Odd Future member Tyler, The Creator, due to complaints that its content was racist and insensitive toward women. Today, according to the Associated Press, the company dropped Lil Wayne for a controversial lyric in…
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Where Has Cory Booker Been?
Cory Booker has more than 1.3 million followers on Twitter. That’s impressive by any measure, but when you consider Newark, N.J., the city of which he is mayor, has a population a quarter of that size, you understand why he is known by many as America’s Mayor. Booker, even in the world of politics, is…
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Pepsi Pulls Ad by Controversial Rapper
Those familiar with the music of Tyler, the Creator and his group Odd Future are more than familiar with the controversy caused by his lyrics and songs. Hate-ridden songs filled with homophobic slurs, misogyny and violence are common in his catalog, yet PepsiCo still called on him to lend a hand in creating unique advertisements…
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After Chris Dorner, Other Fired Officers Step Forward
When former Los Angeles Police Department Officer Christopher Dorner went on his violent rampage — during which he killed his former attorney’s daughter and two police officers and injured three others, and which ended in his own death from a self-inflicted gun wound — his intent was to be a martyr for honest officers who…
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More Women Want Arms Like Michelle Obama's
Ever since she became first lady, Michelle Obama has been a beacon of fashion and style for many women, with her dresses and gowns becoming must-have items. Her bangs are such a success, at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Barack Obama jokingly said that he was going to adopt the look himself to boost his…
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The IRS Doesn't Need a Warrant to Read Your Email
With only four days left for us to file taxes, the Huffington Post reports on some interesting documents released Wednesday by the Internal Revenue Service, which states that it doesn’t need a warrant to read taxpayers’ emails — or at least some of them. The files were released to the American Civil Liberties Union under a Freedom…
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Chilli Remembers TLC's 'No Scrubs'
The news that TLC’s hit record “No Scrubs” is now 14 years old might make some people feel old. In April 1999, the catchy song about deadbeats who ride shotgun reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, where it remained for four weeks. But the song has aged well, and as Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas points…
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MLB Commissioner Wants More Black Baseball Players
On Tuesday, Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig announced the creation of a 17-member task force to study the decline of African Americans in the game, according to the New York Times. The first meeting was held on Wednesday in Milwaukee and was chaired by Detroit Tigers President and General Manager Dave Dombrowski. “I don’t…
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Have You Yes, YOU Ever Been A Bad Date?
The worst I can say about any date I’ve been on is they’ve either been boring or anti-climatic. Bad though? No story here, but every time I hear a woman telling me about some guy who failed on a date in spectacular fashion, I wonder, is one of the many women I’ve been out on…
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CBS Sports Analyst Sorry for 'White Man' Joke
CBS sports analyst Doug Gottlieb made a poor attempt at lightening up the mood among his fellow analysts Thursday night before kicking off coverage of the NCAA’s Sweet 16. Gottlieb, the lone white guy, was flanked by Greg Gumbel, Greg Anthony, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley when he said, “I don’t know why you guys…
