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Tyler Perry Says Stop Falling for Facebook Scams. He’s Not Giving Away Any Money
If you are one of the numerous people who blindly share Facebook posts about celebrities or sends those chain Facebook Messenger posts without checking their veracity, this one’s for you. Remember a few years ago when a rumor spread on Facebook that Tyler Perry was buying American Airlines? Remember how people kept spreading that rumor…
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Philly Police Department Seeks to End Implicit Bias With a Field Trip to a Black Museum
Every time there is an incident involving excessive use of force by the police against a black person, there’s a public outcry for change and reform. We want heads to roll. We want officers held accountable and punished. We take to the streets. We protest. We write editorials and articles and commentary on the current…
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Virginia Lawmaker Says He Can’t Be Racist Because His Son Is Named After a Black Man
This is a twisted and somewhat confusing tale of peak caucasity, white nationalism in American government and an epic claim of “not all white people” based on the name of one white man’s son. Pay close attention. U.S. Rep. Scott Taylor is a Republican congressman from Virginia who is up for reelection in November. At…
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Michael K. Williams Joins the Cast of Ava DuVernay’s Central Park Five
Omar coming to a small screen near you as Michael K. Williams joins the cast of Central Park Five, a limited four-episode series that Academy Award nominee Ava DuVernay is creating, writing and directing for Netflix. Central Park Five is based on the true story of five teenagers of color from Harlem—Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson,…
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Cardi B Countersues Former Manager, Accuses Him of Trying to Get Between Her and Offset
Back in April, news broke that Cardi B’s former manager Klenord “Shaft” Raphael had filed a $10 million lawsuit against her—claiming, among other things, that he was responsible for her meteoric rise to the top of the charts and that she had repaid his efforts by giving him, well, the shaft as it were. Bartier…
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Texas Mom Shoots Would-Be Carjacker After He Tries to Steal Vehicle With Her Children Inside
A would-be carjacker in Dallas picked the right one on Wednesday when he jumped into a car with the 2- and 4-year-old sons of a black mother in the back seat. When the man refused to get out of her car, he caught a bullet to the face for his trouble. Michelle Booker-Hicks told Fox…
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Page Six Seems to Have an Opinion About Cardi B's Pregnancy Sex Life
Dear Page Six: Mind your own pussy, sis. Thanks.
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No, Netflix Has Not Had a Change of Heart and Given Mo’Nique a $10 Million Deal
For the last two days, a story has been circulated and shared on the internet claiming Mo’Nique is set to get a $10 million deal from Netflix. Despite the fact that neither Mo’Nique, her people or Netflix had confirmed the story, it continued to gain momentum—and people shared it everywhere. As I said when I…
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Have a Samsung Phone? You Better Delete Your Nudes
If you are like me, your phone camera roll likely has tons of selfies, food pics, random memes and a smattering of tasteful nudes. If in fact you are like me and your phone is a Samsung, you may want to go through your camera roll and make sure the pictures stored there are ones…
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#NewportNancy Wants Black Neighbor Evicted For Smoking Cigarettes in the Parking Lot
Are y’all tired of white women calling the police or other authorities on black people yet? I know I am. Every time one of these stories comes up, I just want to look Becky in her eye and ask her what her damn problem is. They keep coming out of the woodwork too, like roaches.…
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