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Fantasy Writer Nnedi Okorafor Releases Comic Short Inspired by Chibok, Nigeria, Schoolgirls, Has Novel Developed for HBO
It’s an amazing thing to see the sci-fi/fantasy/comic book world expand to reflect the real world. ’Bout time. And as we wait for the highly anticipated Black Panther film set in the mystical world of Wakanda, we can feast on the story of Ngozi, a disabled teenage superheroine who works her powers in Nigeria in…
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White Man in Custody in Possible Connection to 2 Random, ‘Racially Motivated’ Killings in La.
A 23-year-old white man was arrested Saturday for a possible connection to two random but linked slayings of pedestrians, which police say were most likely racially motivated. Baton Rouge, La., police arrested Kenneth Gleason, 23, on numerous counts of drug possession Saturday night, but say they don’t have enough evidence to charge him with the…
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David Clarke Came for Colin Kaepernick and Was Summarily Put in His Place; He Also Has to Rewrite His Thesis
Former Sheriff “Stuck on Stupid” David Clarke continues to make news, but not for anything good. Most recently, the former Milwaukee County sheriff and black Trump booster tried his hand at disrespecting Colin Kaepernick, the former NFL quarterback who many believe is being blackballed by the NFL and team owners for kneeling during the playing…
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Marvin Sapp Teams With R. Kelly for Song on Gospel Singer’s Upcoming Album
Marvin Sapp of gospel classic “Never Would Have Made It” fame has teamed up with the Pied Piper of R&B alleged serial predator R. Kelly for Sapp’s upcoming album, Close, to be released Sept. 29. According to KRNB.com, “Listen” was written and produced by the embattled R&B singer, who appears on the song with his…
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Twitter Drags Kevin Hart After He Admits to Cheating on His Pregnant Wife, and Hilarity Ensues
Tsk-tsk-tsk. Kevin Hart’s messy love life is moving into hoarder territory. Not only did his first wife, Torrei Hart, recently accuse him of cheating on her with his current wife and “rib,” Eniko Parrish Hart, but on Saturday, the 38-year-old comedian had to backtrack on his vehement denials of cheating on a pregnant Eniko after…
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St. Louis Continues to Protest Acquittal of Police Officer in Murder Case; U2, Ed Sheeran Cancel Concerts There
St. Louis is not having it. For the second night in a row, protesters took to the streets in righteous anger over yet another acquittal of a police officer charged with first-degree murder in the death of yet another African American. CNN reports that nine people were arrested Saturday night and at least 33 people…
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Ohio Firefighter Says He’d Rather Save a Dog Than a Million ‘[N-Words]’
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Social media giveth (connections, information, jokes) and it taketh away (esteem, time, employment). But some folks will never learn. A volunteer Franklin Township, Ohio, firefighter lost his job after his racist Facebook post came to light. What made the post especially egregious was that his rant…
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Hit With Ethics Complaint After Calling for Jemele Hill to Be Fired
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the apologist mouthpiece for the Trump administration, is being hit with an ethics complaint for her words against ESPN’s Jemele Hill. The Democratic Coalition, a super PAC clear in its disdain for the current president, filed an ethics complaint against the current White House press secretary, who said that a tweet from…
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‘Aunt V,’ the World’s Oldest Woman, Dies in Jamaica at 117
Her reign as the world’s oldest person did not last long, but her life—well, that’s a whole ’nother story. Violet Moss (also spelled “Mosse”) Brown, affectionately known as Aunt V, has died at at 117 years of age in Jamaica, after being named the world’s oldest person in April. The Jamaican prime minister announced her…
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Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing ta F’ Wit. And Neither Is Hillary Clinton
A federal judge on Wednesday went straight Tiger style* on Martin Shkreli and yanked his $5 million bail after prosecutors alleged that he was harassing women online, and even trying to instigate bodily harm against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The Washington Post reports that Shrekli, who was out on bail awaiting trial on…
