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Brooklyn, NY, Rapper Troy Ave Shot in Maserati on Christmas
Perhaps it was a Christmas miracle. Rapper Troy Ave has survived his second shooting of 2016 and is recovering in the hospital after being shot twice Sunday. Troy Ave, whose real name is Roland Collins, was shot while in his red Maserati in the East Flatbush section of New York City’s Brooklyn borough at about…
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Israeli Prime Minister Attacks Obama Over UN Resolution
For a second consecutive day on Sunday, the prime minister of Israel denounced President Barack Obama’s administration, publicly accusing it of having orchestrated Friday’s United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Jewish settlements in occupied territories, according to the New York Times. Despite denials from Washington, Benjamin Netanyahu publicly decried the fact that the United States refrained…
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Kwanzaa Turns 50 This Year. Are You Celebrating?
Get your kinaras (candleholders) out. Kwanzaa’s turning 50, and it’s time to celebrate. Kwanzaa, the seven-day celebration that honors African-American and Pan-African culture while affirming black pride, begins Monday and runs through Jan. 1. Dr. Maulana Karenga, who heads the Africana-studies department at California State University, Long Beach, established the holiday in the midst of the…
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Watch: President Obama ‘Sings’ ‘All I Want for Christmas’ in Viral Video
Alas, as we stare down the barrel of President Barack Obama’s last 25 days in office, BaracksDubs has gifted us a treat for Christmas. Established four years ago, the popular YouTube channel, which has showcased videos of the president “singing” “Jumpman,” “Sexy and I Know It” and “Thriller,” has brought the heat once again by taking words…
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Nick Cannon Hospitalized for Lupus
It looks as if 2016 has been the same for Nick Cannon as it has been for many of us: a series of emotional ups and downs; some real highs and lows. On the upside, the 36-year-old has mucho gigs, including executive positions at Teen Nick and Radio Shack and hosting Wild ’N Out and America’s…
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‘Chocolate Santa’ Has Been Bringing NOLA Joy for 46 Years
Long before African-American Santa appeared at the Mall of America, there was “Chocolate Santa.” And chances are if you are black and from New Orleans, you’ve trekked to the 7th Ward and taken a photo with him. Born Fred Parker, black Santa drove a school bus in New Orleans for years and was known for…
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Oprah Winfrey to Debut O Girls Doc in January
Fresh off of her widely discussed interview with first lady Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey is keeping her momentum going with a recently announced documentary on some of the young women from her Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. On Jan. 15, Fusion will premiere O Girls, a documentary special on five of the…
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Ebola Vaccine Is 100 Percent Effective: New Study
In some really great news to end the year, an experimental vaccine against the Ebola virus has proven 100 percent effective in trials, according to a new study reported in the Lancet medical journal Thursday. Since the end of 2013, Ebola, a highly infectious and deadly virus, has killed more than 11,300 West Africans, including many…
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Ain’t Nobody Going to Trump’s Inauguration, Including Former US Presidents
Although we have more than a few living U.S. presidents, only one is confirmed to attend the inauguration ceremony of Donald J. Trump. Jimmy Carter is, thus far, the only former POTUS who will be attending the inaugural on Jan. 20, 2016. Carter, 92, is probably the sweetest of the U.S. presidents and has been away…
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LAPD Working to Identify 35 More Possible ‘Grim Sleeper’ Victims
The Los Angeles Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying 35 women who may have been killed by “Grim Sleeper” serial killer Lonnie Franklin, who earlier this year was sentenced to death for 10 murders in the South Los Angeles area. He reportedly got his nickname because he appeared to have taken…
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