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Federal Judge Blocks Police Lawsuit Against Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby charged six police officers in the 2015 death of Freddie Gray. Five of those officers filed a lawsuit against her, alleging malicious prosecution. On Monday, a federal appeals court blocked that lawsuit, preventing it from moving forward. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling overturned the January 2017…
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Why Won’t George Zimmerman Just Go Away?
You would think a man who was acquitted of the murder of a teenage boy five years ago would just go on living his life in obscurity, never to be heard from again. Unfortunately, the man in question is George Zimmerman, and it would appear that he lives for the headlines. CNN reports that Zimmerman…
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‘Not All White People’: A Definitive Disclaimer
I wrote about white people gentrifying fried-bologna sandwiches last week. I knew as soon as I hit publish on the post what type of response it was going to get, but I published it anyway because the kinds of white people who would turn a fried-bologna sandwich into some type of hipster happy meal, complete…
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White People Have Gentrified Fried-Bologna Sandwiches
I was going to sign off for the night, but I have one more post for y’all. It appears that white people have gentrified the struggle meal that put the “struggle meal” in struggle meals: fried bologna. I would not have believed it myself if I hadn’t seen it drift down my Twitter timeline ever…
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The 1st Date Was Successful. Now What?
Dating in the age of Twitter should really come with a manual or a rulebook or at least some guidelines for what happens after you successfully complete the first date and decide that you want to continue seeing the person. I either like you all the way or I don’t; there is no in-between. This…
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The Greatest Responses to the News DJ Khaled Is Not a Lick-’Em-Low Lover
DJ Khaled was a trending topic on Twitter all day long Friday after part of an interview he did with The Breakfast Club a while back resurfaced on social media as a “Flashback Friday” post. In the clip, Khaled proudly proclaims that he doesn’t perform oral sex on his wife, Nicole Tuck, because he is…
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Lester Holt Says Meek Mill Is a ‘Mature, Thoughtful Young Man’
Veteran newsman and NBC’s Nightly News anchor Lester Holt has seen a lot in over 30 years of journalism. He moderated the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and then-candidate Donald Trump, and his MSNBC colleague Lawrence O’Donnell called Holt’s May 2017 interview of Trump as president “possibly the most important televised presidential interview ever…
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Juelz Santana Indicted on Federal Weapons Charges
A federal grand jury indicted rapper Juelz Santana on weapons charges Monday in a case stemming from an incident in which he is alleged to have attempted smuggling a handgun onto a flight at Newark Liberty International Airport. NJ.com reports that the 36-year-old member of the Diplomats—whose real name is Laron James—attempted to board an…
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For Grown Women Who Don’t Wear Lingerie but Decided to Buy Some Because Their Lover Is Into It
I have a confession to make: I am a grown woman who is very much into her sexuality, her looks and her feminine side—but I have never bought lingerie for myself. It’s not as if I have an aversion to it; I have never been into it, and I just don’t wear it. I have…
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Kanye, Words Matter!
On Wednesday morning I appeared on CNN with John Berman and Poppy Harlow to discuss Kanye West’s comments about how slavery was a “choice” for black people. My take is that Kanye’s remarks were wholly irresponsible, lacked good judgment and came from an uneducated stance. With his broad reach and appeal, Kanye should be more…
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