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Ugandan Creates Device to Detect Malaria
It was announced on Friday that Brian Gitta, a software engineer from Uganda, has become the youngest person to receive the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. Gitta, 24, created a device that can detect malaria, the disease that kills one child every 30 seconds (pdf). Gitta’s invention is able to detect the disease without the…
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White Kid Wears KKK Costume to School as an Assignment … With Teacher’s Approval
Most kids, when they get the option to choose a historical figure for a history project, choose people like Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X or Barack Obama. One freshman in high school decided to choose former Ku Klux Klan leader Hiram Wesley Evans as his “historical figure.” With his teacher’s approval, the unidentified student…
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Chrissy Teigen Wishes Trump a Happy Birthday in a Way That’ll Turn the Orange Menace Red
Chrissy Teigen, everyone’s favorite Twitter troll, is causing more chatter on the site, but this time for a cause. Teigen, along with her husband, John Legend, and their two children, donated money to the American Civil Liberties Union on Donald Trump’s 72nd birthday. The family donated $72,000 apiece—a collective $288,000—to the organization and are encouraging…
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Drake Brought the Cast of Degrassi Back for ‘I’m Upset’ Video
Jimmy is back! Although Drake has pursued a rap career while some of his other Degrassi co-stars have continued acting and others have just disappeared, ole Jimmy and the rest of the cast haven’t forgotten about Degrassi Community School. Drake dropped the visuals to his song “I’m Upset” and paid homage to his Degrassi: The…
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New Yeezy Campaign Features Nude Models
Editor’s note: This post contains images of nude models. Yeezy taught me—well, he tried. Now that Kanye West has released his new albums, Ye and Kids See Ghosts, he’s got time to devote to his Yeezy fashion line. With no warning, of course, we were ambushed on social media with pictures from his latest Yeezy campaign…
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Cori ‘Coco’ Gauff Becomes Youngest Girls’ Tennis Champion in 24 Years
Another black girl making history. Yes! It looks like black women will always be setting the standard for what tennis champions should embody. Cori “Coco” Gauff, 14, became the youngest girl to win the junior title at the French Open since 1994. Gauff defeated Caty McNally 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (1) in an all-American final to…
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Fashion No-No: Fashion Nova Let Men Down With the Launch of Its Men’s Collection
Your man may have thought he was about to be a high-fashion ho, but instead he’s going to be a hot mess. Fashion Nova debuted its men’s collection today, but most men aren’t feeling the pieces. A quick poll of several gents revealed that they expected trendy outfits with patterns similar to the ones sold…
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Ilhan Omar, a Somali American, Seeks Seat in Congress
Ilhan Omar is a Somali-American politician who escaped from Somalia as a child, grew up in a Kenyan refugee camp and later immigrated to Minnesota. Years after immigrating, she became the nation’s first and only Somali-American lawmaker when she won a seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Now she is ready to become the…
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Bye-Bye, Heat Damage; Hello, Protective Styles!
The relationship a black woman has with her hair is ever changing. One day our hair looks flawless; the next day we’re tying our hair down with a scarf to hold down our edges and whatever might be going on in the “kitchen.” Summer is always a trying time for us because of the humidity,…
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Kandi Burruss Brings Sexy Talk Show, Kandi Koated Nights, to Bravo
Kandi Burruss of The Real Housewives of Atlanta will be adding more spice to Bravo with her talk show, Kandi Koated Nights. The show is set to premiere Sunday, July 1, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Burruss will discuss a variety of topics with her friends and celebrity guests, including relationships, dating and pop culture. Guests…
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