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  • Bobby Brown’s Wife Reportedly Suffered a Seizure After Bobbi Kristina’s Funeral 

    Bobby Brown’s wife, Alicia Etheredge, suffered a seizure in a hotel room shortly after attending her stepdaughter Bobbi Kristina Brown’s funeral in an Atlanta suburb Saturday, TMZ reports.  Etheredge was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was eventually able to walk with a little assistance, a source told TMZ. Bobby Brown was by her…

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    Diana Ozemebhoya Eromosele






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    August 3, 2015
  • If Michelle Obama Had to Pick Another Occupation, She’d Be Beyoncé

    It’s another demonstration of the ongoing love fest between first lady Michelle Obama and the first lady of pop music, Beyoncé. Obama released a video snippet on Instagram of an interview she did with rapper Wale during a college-preparation event at the White House a few weeks back. When Wale asked what advice Obama would…

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    Diana Ozemebhoya Eromosele






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    August 3, 2015
  • Bill Cosby’s Lawyer Says White Accusers Should Have Come Forward Because Cosby Is a Black Man and Would Have Been Target No. 1

    Bill Cosby’s attorney Monique Pressley appeared on HuffPost Live Friday and did what she was hired to do: defend her client. She poked holes through the swarm of allegations that Cosby sexually assaulted more than two dozen women over the course of three decades.  Pressley scolded the media as being biased and wondered why, when…

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    Diana Ozemebhoya Eromosele






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    August 3, 2015
  • 40 New State Laws Sparked by Michael Brown’s Death in Ferguson

    Who said protesting is ineffective? Since Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen in Ferguson, Mo., was shot and killed Aug. 9, 2014, by white then-Officer Darren Wilson, lawmakers in nearly every state have proposed changes to the way police deal with the public, according to the Associated Press. An analysis by AP shows that 24…

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    Diana Ozemebhoya Eromosele






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    August 2, 2015
  • Watch: Memphis, Tenn., Police Search for Suspect in Fatal Cop Shooting During Traffic Stop

    On Sunday, Memphis, Tenn., police investigators searched for a suspect in the death of a 33-year-old officer who was shot during a routine traffic stop, reports the Associated Press. Officer Sean Bolton, who was shot multiple times, died after he was transported to a local hospital in critical condition. No arrests have been made, and the…

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    Diana Ozemebhoya Eromosele






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    August 2, 2015
  • 2 University of Cincinnati Cops Will Not Face Charges in Samuel Dubose Shooting

    Two University of Cincinnati police officers who arrived on the scene after a colleague fatally shot Samuel Dubose will not be charged, according to the Associated Press. A Hamilton County grand jury on Friday failed to indict officers Phillip Kidd and David Lindenschmidt, the report says. The decision, which reinforces the blue wall of silence,…

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    Diana Ozemebhoya Eromosele






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    August 2, 2015
  • NAACP Begins 860-Mile Justice March From Selma, Ala., to Washington, DC

    NAACP leaders on Saturday kicked off a 40-day Journey for Justice march across the South, beginning with a rally in Selma, Ala., a city that played a pivotal role in the the 1960s civil rights movement, according to the Associated Press. The goal of the march is to “call attention to the issue of racial…

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    Diana Ozemebhoya Eromosele






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    August 2, 2015
  • Watch: Bobbi Kristina’s Aunt Leolah Brown Removed From Funeral After Outburst

    Leolah Brown was removed from the funeral of her late niece, Bobbi Kristina Brown, Saturday after causing a stir when she interrupted Pat Houston, who was preparing to speak at a memorial service at St. James United Methodist Church in Alpharetta, Ga., ET reports. Leolah, who is a sister of R&B singer Bobby Brown, who…

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    Diana Ozemebhoya Eromosele






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    August 1, 2015
  • Bobby Brown and Cissy Houston Attend Bobbi Kristina’s Wake Separately

    To avoid conflict amid rising tensions, the Browns and Houstons paid respects to Bobbi Kristina separately at her wake Friday at Murray Brothers Funeral Home in Atlanta, according to the New York Daily News. A private funeral started at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. James United Methodist Church in Alpharetta, Ga. Bobbi Kristina, the only…

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    Diana Ozemebhoya Eromosele






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    August 1, 2015
  • Baltimore Killings Soar to 43-Year High in July With 45 Homicides

    On Friday Baltimore ended July with 45 homicides, the largest number of killings the city has witnessed “in a single month in 43 years,” reports the Associated Press. The carnage, which comes three months after the death of Freddie Gray set the city ablaze in protests and riots, reflects a surge in violence in big…

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    Diana Ozemebhoya Eromosele






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    August 1, 2015
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