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Is the Pied Piper’s Music Finally Fading? R. Kelly Ticket Sales Way Down
Though there have always been pockets of disgust amid the black community’s seemingly undying support for R. Kelly—the R&B singer who has allegedly preyed upon young black girls and young women for decades—it looks like folks are finally getting the message about Mr. Creepy. Kellz, currently on the After Party Tour, has been reportedly singing…
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Anthony Scaramucci’s Wife Kicks Him to the Curb Like They Did Reince Priebus
Yes, there’s that old adage about karma, but we think Brand Nubian said it best: “What goes around comes back around again.” And so it goes with Anthony Scaramucci, aka Scar, aka the Mooch, aka Scaramucci Mane. Scaramucci, the new White House communications director who gleefully and crudely took part in the embarrassing undoing of…
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2 Spelman Students Die in Separate Car Accidents Less Than a Week Apart
Two young, ambitious women of Spelman College died in two separate accidents last week, one of which has seen another former Spelman student charged in the death. Rising senior Erica Lanier of Stone Mountain, Ga., died after a car accident Wednesday. The driver, Alexis Sims, was charged with first-degree vehicular homicide and DUI, according to…
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Nearly 100,000 Oppose Mike Vick’s Va. Tech Hall of Fame Nomination … Despite the Fact That He’s Clean-Cut
Former pro quarterback Michael Vick may have a nice, respectable fade and may even have paid his debt to society, but some folks have not forgiven him for fighting dogs. According to the Roanoke Times, two online petitions at Change.org had received nearly 100,000 combined signatures against his recently announced Sept. 22 induction into his…
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Dancing With the Stars Reportedly Courting Sean ‘Spicy’ Spicer
He won’t be dancing in the bushes anymore—or even around the truth. No, Sean “Spicy” Spicer, disgraced former press secretary for President Donald Trump, may soon be skedaddling on Dancing With the Stars, according to reports. The ABC juggernaut reportedly reached out to Spicer and “expressed interest,” according to two unnamed sources who spoke to…
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Diddy’s Ex Says He’s Not Fat, Just Eatin’ Good
Kim Porter, the mother of three of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ children, defended her ex from body-shamers who have been coming out of the woodwork since a recent shot of him on a yacht surfaced last week … with a not-so-tight body in effect. When the hounds of TMZ asked her about Diddy’s “dad bod” on…
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Medical Examiner Rules Death of Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam a Suicide
Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam, who had the distinction of being the first African-American woman to serve on New York’s highest court as well as the country’s first female Muslim judge, committed suicide by drowning in April, according to the New York City medical examiner. The coroner’s office confirmed its findings in a statement Wednesday, the New…
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Hampton U Professor Wins $1,000,000 in Va. Scratch-Off Game
A Hampton University professor and dean just hit the jackpot in a scratch-off game worth a million bucks. Calvin Lowe, dean of Hampton’s School of Science, won the top prize of the Gold Bar Bonanza scratch-off, the first-ever million-dollar prize to be claimed. HBCU Buzz reports that after examining the ticket with a magnifying glass,…
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Unlicensed Ga. Summer Camp Shut Down After 5-Year-Old Drowns
The state of Georgia has shut down a day camp after the tragic drowning of a 5-year-old boy. Benjamin “Kamau” Hosch III drowned last week while on a field trip with the Camp Cricket Summer Day Camp to the Cochran Mill Nature Center near Atlanta. On Tuesday, state officials filed a “cease and desist” order…
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Fake Street Signs Rip Police After High-Profile Shooting Deaths in Minn.
The people have spoken and continue to speak in new and innovative ways. At least two illegal street signs with the message, “Warning: Twin Cities police easily startled,” were posted Sunday in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn., showing an international symbol for a police officer shooting his weapon in random and dangerous directions. The signs—which…
