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Medical Examiner: Interpreting Bobbi Kristina Brown’s Autopsy Will Be ‘Challenging’
Now that Bobbi Kristina Brown has died, an autopsy will be conducted to determine the exact cause of her death. A Georgia medical examiner, however, says that the procedure will likely be “challenging” because of how much time has passed since Brown was found unresponsive in a bathtub. According to the Associated Press, the Fulton…
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Report: Michael and Janet Jackson’s Father, Joe Jackson, Suffers a Stroke in Brazil
Joe Jackson was in Sao Paulo to celebrate his 87th birthday, but instead of being at his party, he was in a hospital recovering from a stroke, local Brazilian media have reported. The patriarch of the Jackson family—who helped produce megastar acts like Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson and the Jackson 5—was reportedly admitted to the…
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How Being a Kenyan American and an African American Has Shaped Obama’s Presidency
President Barack Obama’s visit to his father’s homeland concluded Sunday with an address to nearly 5,000 young Kenyans in an indoor arena just outside Nairobi. There, he told the adoring crowd, “I am proud to be the first American president to come to Kenya, and of course, I’m the first Kenyan American to be president…
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Photos: Remembering Bobbi Kristina Brown
Nicole L. Cvetnic is The Root’s multimedia editor and producer. Bobbi Kristina Brown has passed away, months after the 22-year-old was found unresponsive in a bathtub in her Roswell, Ga., home on Jan. 31. While her family has stood vigil at her hospital bedside, the daughter of Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston never regained consciousness.…
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Ex-NFL Player Catches Ex-Teammate Burglarizing His Home on Video
When former NFL wide receiver Bernard Berrian reviewed his home security tape after a burglary in April, he was surprised by what he saw, according to CBS Sports. What he saw was his former college teammate Therrian Fontenot burglarizing his home, writes the news outlet. The two played football together at California State University at…
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‘She Didn’t Kill Herself,’ Sandra Bland’s Mother Says at Funeral
As Sandra Bland was laid to rest on Saturday, mourners delivered powerful remembrances of the 28-year-old activist who reportedly died by suicide in a Texas jail after an arrest for a minor traffic infraction earlier this month. Her mother, Geneva Reed-Veal, was the last to speak at the service, attended by hundreds at DuPage African…
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Iranian Leader Allegedly Tweets Graphic of Obama With Gun to Head
Iran’s supreme leader allegedly tweeted a graphic Saturday that appears to show President Barack Obama holding a gun to his head, reports USA Today. The image surfaced just three days after the United States and other world powers reached a historic agreement with the country to limit Tehran’s nuclear program in return for lifting economic sanctions…
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Obama Is Proud to Be the 1st ‘Kenyan-American President’
Speaking before an affectionate crowd Sunday in his father’s homeland of Nairobi, Kenya, President Barack Obama reflected on his heritage before departing for Ethiopia during his historic trip to Africa, according to NBC News. “I am proud to be the first American president to come to Kenya, and of course I’m the first Kenyan-American to…
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Philadelphia Maintenance Man Arrested in Death of Drexel Graduate
A 27-year-old Drexel University graduate was on the phone with her mother this month when she was attacked, sexually assaulted and killed, allegedly by a recently fired maintenance man who had served time for killing his own father, according to NBC 10. James Harris, 56, was arrested and charged Friday with murder in the death…
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Watch: Sandra Bland’s Family, Friends Gather to Bid Farewell at Funeral
As questions linger about the cause of her death, Sandra Bland’s family and friends gathered Saturday to bid farewell to the 28-year-old woman who moved to Texas this summer to start a fresh chapter in life but ended up dead. Her funeral took place at her hometown church, DuPage African Methodist Episcopal, in Lisle, Ill.,…
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