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It’s a Good Time to Be Black and Sexy
The idea of being black and sexy is practically nonexistent in mainstream TV shows and movies, but the creators of Black&Sexy TV believed that there was an audience for stories that examined black sexuality and relationships when they launched their first Web series, The Number, on YouTube in 2011. Of course they were right, and…
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Corrective Rape: The Epidemic of Violence Against South Africa’s LGBT Community
Editor’s note: This article was first published by Fusion. Anti-rape activists believe that a woman is assaulted every 107 seconds in the United States. In South Africa, a number is hard to pin down—estimates ranged from every 26-36 seconds, at least until activists decreed there are too many discrepancies in data collection to provide a…
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26-Year-Old Chicago Woman Nearly Died From Birth Control Complications
Jordan Ward, a 26-year-old Chicago woman who was in the middle of planning her wedding, nearly died in March because the birth control pills she was taking caused a severe blood clot in her brain, KABC TV reports. Ward began experiencing headaches, blurred vision and nausea but brushed it off. It was her fiance who…
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The Problem With the Debate Over Fixing Your Man’s Plate
The melee started, it seems, with a meme. The photo was of an innocuous scene, one that many are anticipating this Memorial Day weekend: hamburgers and hot dogs on a grill. It was the caption that set everything off. It read: “Soooo you are at a barbecue. Your man is hungry. He lets you know…
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Any Tips for Tracing an Ancestor With a Common Name?
I would like to know if you have any advice on how to trace one’s family with a common surname such as Smith or Jones. Any help is greatly appreciated. —T. Jones It can be challenging to trace a family with a common name. It often requires putting time and effort into researching individuals who…
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6 Baltimore Cops Indicted in Freddie Gray’s Death
A Baltimore grand jury has handed down indictments against the six police officers charged in the April 19 death of Freddie Gray, according to NBC News. Gray suffered a fatal spinal injury after his arrest and transport by the six cops. Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced the indictments, noting that in a few cases,…
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Michael Brown Will Receive a Permanent Memorial Site in Ferguson, Mo.
On Wednesday volunteers packed up the candles, stuffed animals and other memorabilia placed at Michael Brown’s makeshift memorial in Ferguson, Mo., because they were posing a public safety hazard, the Associated Press reports. But Brown’s father and Ferguson Mayor James Knowles III said that a permanent memorial would soon be installed at an outdoor site…
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Va. Mom’s Facebook Post Thanking an Officer for Protecting Her Son Goes Viral
Dr. Nada Owusu of Virginia took to her Facebook page Friday to give praise and thanks to a state trooper who came to her son’s rescue when his tires blew out and left him stranded on the side of a road for many hours, WTVR reports. The pediatrician’s 20-year-old son, Joseph Owusu, a student at…
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5 Useless Fees That are Wasting Your Money
Did you ever have to pay your bank a monthly maintenance fee because you let your checking account balance slip below a certain amount? The fee, which can run anywhere from $12-$15, might not seem so bad if it allows you to access all your money when you need it. What about that early termination…
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Los Angeles Raises Its Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour
The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to raise the city’s minimum wage from $9 per hour to $15 per hour by 2020, the New York Times reports. According to the Times, the vote is a huge symbolic win for labor groups and unions that have been pushing for minimum wage increases in cities and…
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