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RushCard Users File a Class Action Lawsuit Against Russell Simmons’ Company, Claiming Fraud
Not only are the feds investigating the RushCard, but five users of the prepaid debit card filed a class action lawsuit in New York on Friday against Russell Simmons’ company and its partners, the Daily Mail reports. The suit claims fraud because thousands of users were not able to withdraw money from their accounts for…
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A Rare, Firsthand Account of an African Muslim Enslaved in Brazil
There are relatively few detailed, firsthand accounts of the 12 million Africans captured and forcibly transported to the Americas in the 400 years of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Of the 10 million survivors of that journey, only a very small number, like Olaudah Equiano and Venture Smith lived long enough—or had the time or opportunity—to…
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Should I Tell Him How Much It Hurts?
Painful sex is one of the most common problems partners talk about. Here is a question we received at [email protected] and our response to set the writer on the path of sexual pleasure. The guy I’m seeing has a really big penis. Like the biggest I’ve ever seen, and it’s really uncomfortable to have sex…
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Harold Perrineau Responds to Criticism of Biracial Daughter’s Role in Jem and the Holograms
Harold Perrineau hit back at critics who say his daughter should not play an African-American character from the animated series on which the new film Jem and the Holograms is based because she is only half-black. In a piece at The Wrap, he writes that his wife and the mother of his daughter, Aurora, 19,…
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Watch: Meek Mill Slams Drake Over ‘Hotline Bling’ Dance
After enduring one of the biggest hip-hop track disses in recent memory, Meek Mill tried to slam Drake Friday during an appearance at Powerhouse Philly in Philadelphia. “I wish I knew how to dance and do that s—t,” Meek said, dressed in a red coat and black hat, as he walked around the stage in…
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Here Is Why Janet Jackson Abruptly Rescheduled Unbreakable Tour
Some of Janet Jackson’s fans in Salt Lake City and Denver will have to wait to see the star’s Unbreakable tour. She is under doctor’s orders to rest her vocal cords, she announced in a tweet on Friday. She was to perform in the cities on Saturday and Sunday as part of her first tour…
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Spike Lee Says Chicago Mayor Objected to Chi-Raq Film Title
If ever there were two men known for their strong personalities and not holding back on their opinions, those would be film director Spike Lee and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. They are also known for being proud of their home towns, cities known for their rivalry. Lee, 58, is from New York City, and Emanuel,…
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Usher and Harry Belafonte Are United in Breaking the Chains of Social Injustice
On Friday evening in New York City, a line of young people snaked down Lexington Avenue in Manhattan and then curled around 91st Street all the way down to Third Avenue; the crowd was brimming with anticipation and excitement. They were en route to see Usher at the 92nd Street Y, which might be the…
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Feds Probe Russell Simmons’ RushCard After Glitch Blocks User Access
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is investigating Russell Simmons’ prepaid debit card after a glitch blocked user access for nearly two weeks, according to Rolling Stone. Richard Cordray, director of the agency, said Friday that he spoke to RushCard CEO Rick Savard to explain that the bureau “is prepared to use all appropriate tools at our…
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Mom Says Jahi McMath ‘Is Still Alive and Beautiful as Ever’
An Oakland, Calif., teen who was declared brain-dead by doctors in December 2013 “is still alive and just as beautiful as ever,” her mother wrote in a recent Facebook post. The mom, Nailah Winkfield, gave an update about her daughter, Jahi McMath, on Wednesday, saying that she was moving more on her mother’s command. “Hello…
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