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7 Music Festivals You Must Attend This Year
Spring is on the horizon, and festival season is much closer than you may think. This year, festivalgoers can catch some of the best acts in hip-hop, R&B and jazz at one of hundreds of festivals happening across the country. With new festivals popping up every year and so many options to choose from, we’ve…
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Rubio and Cruz Opposed the Violence Against Women Act, so Voters Must Oppose Their Candidacy
My name is Lottie Shackelford, and I am the Women’s Caucus chair of the Democratic National Committee; a vice chair emeritus; the former mayor of Little Rock, Ark.; and a mother and a grandmother. Every day I try to focus on ways to make life better and safer for women. However, I’m uncomfortable when people…
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Katt Williams Arrested for 2nd Time in 8 Days
Katt Williams’ run-ins with the law continue. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Williams was arrested in Atlanta Tuesday for allegedly threatening to kill his bodyguard. Williams and two friends allegedly struck his bodyguard, Corey Dixon, on Feb. 28, which was one day before Williams was arrested in another incident in which he was accused of…
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6 Feel-Good Moments From Christopher George Latore Wallace
Today marks 19 years since American music lost one of its greatest poets and lyricist: the Notorious B.I.G. Here are a few songs and moments that demonstrate why Biggie has gone down as one of the most beloved and cherished creatives in this nation’s history. 1. His storytelling in “Warning.” Biggie’s storytelling was impeccable. Bar…
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Why Teaching Computer Science to Students of Color Is Vital to the Future of Our Nation
President Barack Obama’s recently announced initiative Computer Science for All is a call from the highest office that computer science education is important for the future of the nation. CS education is important for all children in the modern era, for sure, but it is essential for students of color, especially black and Hispanic students…
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People Are Petitioning for Fetty Wap to Perform ‘Trap Queen’ at Nancy Reagan’s Funeral
During President Ronald Reagan’s “war on drugs” back in the ’80s, his wife, Nancy Reagan, branded herself the queen of the brigade with her “Just Say No” campaign. Both initiatives criminalized a jobs and addiction crisis and put hundreds of thousands of black Americans behind bars. But the hypocrisy of the initiative became clear when…
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The People v. O.J. Simpson Recap: Poor Marcia Clark Can’t Catch a Break
Marcia Clark is in a different courtroom. Lest we forget, while prosecuting O.J. Simpson for a double murder, she’s also in the midst of a custody battle with her ex-husband for her two children, who her husband says spend all their time with babysitters. Clark is also “very late” for work. Yikes! Today’s witness? Denise…
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Loretta Lynch Asks to Be Withdrawn From Supreme Court Consideration
Attorney General Loretta Lynch has asked the White House to withdraw her name for consideration regarding the open Supreme Court seat, according to a spokesperson from the Department of Justice Tuesday. The seat has been open since Associate Justice Antonin Scalia’s sudden death in mid-February. “As the conversation around the Supreme Court vacancy progressed, the…
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White House: President Obama in Tip-Top Shape
On Tuesday evening, the White House released the results of President Barack Obama’s latest physical—and reports that the president’s health is “excellent.” He currently takes no medications and maintains a regimen of preventive care that has decreased his weight and cholesterol levels. The memo, entitled, “The President’s Periodic Physical Exam,” was written by POTUS’s personal…
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Watch: Kerry Washington as Anita Hill in Confirmation Trailer
Before then-President Bill Clinton told the nation that he “did not have sexual relations with that woman, Ms. [Monica] Lewinsky,” then-Supreme Court Justice nominee Clarence Thomas told a congressional confirmation committee: “I deny every allegation against me today that suggested that I, in any way, ever, harassed Anita Hill. “From my standpoint, it’s a high-tech…
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