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Puff, Puff, Push? Texas Officer Gives Teen 200 Pushups for Smoking Weed
As we all know, police officers have a lot of discretion as to whom they choose to stop and whom they let go with a warning or worse. An African-American North Texas police officer recently gave a teenager the option of being cited for marijuana possession or doing 200 pushups after the boy was caught…
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Trey Songz Arrested in Detroit for Giving Cop Concussion
As with many union venues, when your time is up, they will shut you down. And so it was with R&B star Trey Songz, who reportedly tore up the stage of the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit after his mic was cut. “He told us how they said that he was taking up too much…
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Donna Brazile Says Obama Response to Russia ‘Insufficient’
Donna Brazile, interim chairperson of the Democratic National Committee, said that the Obama administration’s retaliatory measures against Russia for hacking Democratic groups are “insufficient,” according to The Hill. Brazile and the DNC definitely have skin in this game, since it was DNC emails that were hacked and released, forcing DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to resign,…
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Ronda Rousey Knocked Out in Just 48 Seconds
Welp, that was quick. Ronda Rousey was (technically) knocked da f—k out in less than a minute Friday night as she fell to bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes at UFC 207. Unfortunately for Rousey, the 28-year-old Brazilian was relentless from the very beginning and ended the fight in about 48 seconds. The New York Daily News…
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Black Billionaire Will Pay for Education of Kidnapped Chibok Girls
An African-American billionaire has offered to sponsor the education of 24 girls from the Chibok, Nigeria, community, including the 21 girls who were released from Boko Haram captivity in October, reports Forbes. Private-equity titan Robert Smith will pay for the young women to attend American University of Nigeria in Yola and will pay for tuition,…
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Darryl McDaniels of Run-DMC Sues Retailers for $50,000,000 in Trademark Infringement
One-third of rap supergroup Run-DMC filed a lawsuit against Amazon.com and Wal-Mart for selling merchandise with the iconic rap group’s name without permission, allegedly harming the Run-DMC brand, reports the Huffington Post. Darryl McDaniels, aka DMC, is seeking at least $50 million of damages from the retailers and other defendants over their sale of T-shirts,…
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Obama Cuts Guantanamo Population to 40 Prisoners
As part of what seems like a whirlwind of activity in the last few weeks of his presidency, President Barack Obama has told Congress that he plans to resettle as many as 19 detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to the Chicago Tribune.The outlet reports that despite this move, about 40 inmates will remain at…
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Cop Who Killed Walter Scott to Be Retried for Murder in 2017
The former North Charleston, S.C., police officer charged in the murder of motorist Walter Scott will be retried March 1, reports CNN. A state judge declared a mistrial in the case earlier this month after jurors could not unanimously reach a decision to convict Michael Slager. Although Slager was caught lying about the April 4,…
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Versace Sued After Ex-Employee Alleges Racial Discrimination
An African-American man who used to work in a Northern California Versace store is suing the couture retailer for discrimination. TMZ reports that the man alleges that a manager told him that a secret alert goes up when an African American enters the store. The code, “D410,” refers to black shirts or clothing and is…
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R. Kelly Plans 35 More Chapters of Trapped in the Closet
Despite disturbing charges of child pornography and accusations of pedophilia, R&B legend Robert “the R-uh” Kelly continues to make music, money and tour. In October he released his 14th album, 12 Nights of Christmas, for the holidays and even says that he has more Trapped in the Closet for all those who have waited more than…
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