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Arizona Mass Murderer Identified as Dwight Lamon Jones, Who Killed Half a Dozen People Connected to His Divorce: Report
The suspect behind a string of homicides in the Phoenix and Scottsdale areas of Arizona has been identified by authorities as Dwight Lamon Jones. According to reports, the 56-year-old was in the middle of a contentious eight-year divorce from his wife, and police believe that all six people killed were connected to the drawn-out proceedings…
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Mellody Hobson Will Become Starbucks’ No. 2 When Howard Schultz Steps Down
Well, looks like Starbucks is doing quite a bit more than Race Relations 101 for its employees after that Philadelphia debacle in April; the chain is actually placing a black woman in its leadership ranks. Mellody Hobson, currently president of Ariel Investments, which manages over $13 billion in assets, will become vice chair at Starbucks…
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Trump Disinvites Philadelphia Eagles From the White House, Allegedly Over National Anthem
Once again your president is using the lofty office of the executive branch to be the petty bitch that he obviously can’t help being. On Monday evening, the White House released a statement saying that the 2018 Super Bowl-winning Philadelphia Eagles are “unable” to come to the White House on Tuesday because of the national…
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Rutgers Professor Rails Against ‘Little Caucasian Assholes’ Gentrifying His Harlem Nabe, Even Though He’s ‘a White People’
A white Rutgers University professor went off on the entitled “little shithead” gentrifiers who have taken over his Harlem neighborhood (yes, you read that right). James Livingston wrote a Facebook rant on Thursday that was flagged and taken down by the social media platform after he went to Harlem Shake, a high-end burger joint half…
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Styling and Profiling: The Best Looks of the 2018 Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic
Black folks showed up and showed out at what has become the fashion event of the season—the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic—on Saturday. We may not be coming en masse to the royal wedding, but this is the next-best thing, on the East Coast, at least. Pastels, fitted suits, florals and preppy styles were all the…
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Black Men Fare Extremely Well in 2 New Prostate-Cancer Studies
Finally some good news for black folks on the health front: Two new studies indicate that black men with advanced prostate cancer may do better with the disease than even white men if given the same access to care. The Associated Press reports that the two studies were presented on Friday at the American Society…
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It’s On! Serena Williams Will Face Rival Maria Sharapova in French Open
The upcoming match between Serena Williams and her archnemesis Maria Sharapova is going to be as good as Apollo Creed vs. Rocky Balboa, Bird vs. Magic, the Rancho Carne Toros vs. the East Compton Clovers. Do you see any theme here? Good, me neither. Miss Serena, fresh off attending the royal wedding, threw just a…
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Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education Get Sued for Abandoning Discrimination Complaints
The NAACP is once again taking it to the courts, this time filing a federal lawsuit against Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and her Department of Education for abandoning civil-rights-enforcement regulations and dismissing hundreds of complaints. On Friday, the organization joined with the National Federation of the Blind and the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates…
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FBI Agent Accidentally Shoots Man After Doing a Stanky-Leg-Induced Backflip in Bar: Report
Local police are investigating an accidental shooting courtesy of an off-duty FBI agent doing his version of the stanky leg in a Denver bar. It all went down about 12:45 a.m. Saturday at the Mile High Spirits Distillery and Tasting Bar in downtown Denver. Video captured of the event shows the unnamed agent feeling himself…
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Viral Video Shows Teen Giving Cops Dust (No, Not the Drugs) and It Is a Sight to Behold
Sign this kid up for the NFL, or at least for Parkour, because baby, he’s got the moves like Jagger Payton! In a video that has racked up more than 230,000 views, a young man in what we think is a Washington, D.C., housing project looked to be cornered by police but ran and jumped…
