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‘Because of Our Christian Race…’ Mississippi Venue Won’t Do Gay or Mixed Race Weddings
A video allegedly showing an employee of an event venue saying they won’t host “gay weddings” or “mixed race” nuptials because of her religion has gone viral, sparking an uproar on social media. And take one guess where it was located. Mississippi, goddamn! On Saturday, LaKambria Welch shared a video on Facebook showing a woman…
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Latest Mass Shooting, in Odessa, Texas, Got Beto O’Rourke ‘F—ked Up’
With the increasing occurrences of mass shootings, America is turning into the killing fields, literally. The latest on Saturday in Odessa, Texas—left 21 injured and five dead when some fool opened fire during a traffic stop and then continued shooting at folks while driving down a highway and then into a shopping area. Democratic presidential…
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A Dog’s Mess: Black Man Suing American Airlines for Being Kicked Off Plane So Pooch Could Fly First Class [Updated]
Snoop Dogg may have been prophetic when he said it was a doggy dogg world way back yonder, that is, in 1993. A black man had to find that out the hard way earlier this year. And it wasn’t Michael Vick this go-round. A Central Texas man is calling out American Airlines for booting him…
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LeBron James Vying to Trademark ‘Taco Tuesday’
LeBron James has reportedly filed a trademark for the popular food and day, “Taco Tuesday.” Gerben Law Firm attorney Josh Gerben disclosed the filing on Twitter, adding that the NBA superstar intends to continue his social media posts while creating a Taco Tuesday-themed podcast. According to the trademark application, James wants to trademark the phrase…
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Twitter CEO’s Account Hacked On…You Guessed It—Twitter
It seems that the machine is gnawing off its own arm. If you can believe it: the head of Twitter’s Twitter account got hacked. And of course, the posts were littered with racism and all kinds of vulgar foolishness—which has become commonplace on the addictive social media platform. The tweets that went out from co-founder…
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Thank God for the Nanny-Cam: Illinois Family Sues Police for Raiding Home, Snatching Up Teen
Teenagers are going to do what teenagers do, but thank goodness for home surveillance systems. In Carpentersville, a northern suburb in Illinois, police were caught in the act of —literally—breaking and entering, and then hemming a young dude up. In his own home. In captured video footage, an unarmed and seemingly unassuming 16-year-old boy was…
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Eagerly Anticipated Black Panther Sequel on the Way, But Won’t See the Light of Day for 3 Years
Surprise, Surprise! The expected sequel to Marvel’s blackalicious billion-dollar blockbuster Black Panther is underway. Only thing: it won’t see the light of day for a few years. During Saturday’s portion of Disney’s D23 Expo in Anaheim, Calif., Marvel Studios announced Black Panther 2 will hit theaters May 6, 2022. Although details were scarce, it is…
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Otis Williams of The Temptations Weighs in on Hitting the Great White Way, His Mortality, and Patti LaBelle’s Big Lie
Otis Williams is on a roll. The founder and only original surviving member of legendary Motown group The Temptations is basking in the glory of seeing the fruits of his labor pay off with a hit Broadway musical, and recent induction into the Apollo Theater Walk of Fame. “I never would have imagined this when…
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Playwright Loy A. Webb Brings The Light to Where #MeToo, #MuteRKelly and #BlackLivesMatter Converge
Three years ago when Loy A. Webb crafted The Light, the burgeoning playwright had no idea where the world would be when her play had its New York premiere last month. The Logan Vaughn-directed drama is set in today’s Chicago and turns the idyllic concept of millennial black love on its head as a couple,…
