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10 Most Unsung New Jack Swing Groups
Epic ’90s nostalgia is truly incomplete without a few jams to help you get your groove on. But in the late ’80s and early ’90s, there was a new R&B sound that was rockin’ the airwaves and the dance floor. New jack swing, a contemporary sound born and bred in the New York City club…
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St. Louis-Area Cop Under Investigation for Gleefully Posing With Dead Body
A St. Louis mother is demanding answers after a local news station showed her a photo of a police officer giving a thumbs-up over her dead son’s body. Kim Staton learned that her 28-year-old son, Omar Raham, was found dead in his Pine Lawn, Mo., home Aug. 8. The medical examiner ruled Raham’s death an…
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T.I. Goes Off on Lil Wayne for Disrespecting Black Lives Matter
Although Lil Wayne apologized for the asinine statements he made on the Black Lives Matter movement during a recently aired interview with ABC’s Nightline—first appearing to be unaware of the movement, then saying, “I don’t feel connected to a damn thing that ain’t got nothin’ to do with me … ”—that still didn’t stop his…
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Hampton University’s Emancipation Oak Threatened by Highway Expansion
Hampton University leaders are concerned that their campus is being threatened by a Virginia Department of Transportation plan to widen Interstate 64 leading into the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel. ABC 13News Now reports that VDOT officials recently met with university leaders to let them know that they may need to acquire some of their land…
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DC to Vote on Becoming 51st State on Election Day
Filled with the longtime rallying cry of “No taxation without representation,” supporters of D.C. statehood will finally get a chance to vote on just that. On Election Day, the District of Columbia will vote on its first referendum on becoming the country’s 51st state, something that would eventually require an amendment to the U.S. Constitution…
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Texas Cop Fired After Being Accused of Giving Homeless Man Dog-Excrement Sandwich
An officer from the San Antonio Police Department in Texas has been fired for allegedly attempting to feed a dog-excrement sandwich to a homeless man. My San Antonio reports that the incident occurred in May when the officer reportedly placed fecal matter between two pieces of bread and gave it to a homeless person in…
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Watch: Jay Z, Beyoncé Get in Formation for Clinton in Cleveland
When Jay Z agreed to put on a concert to fire up young and black voters in Cleveland, he promised a few special friends. And baby, were they ever. Those lucky enough to get tickets to Friday’s concert at Cleveland’s Wolstein Center were treated to performances by Jay, Beyoncé, Chance the Rapper, J. Cole and…
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9 Foods Black People Love That Have Been Ruined by Gentrification
Collard greens for $66? Collard greens with peanuts??? Sweet potato pie with Parmesan cheese? If you’ve ever fiercely defended your grandmama’s [fill in the blank] as the best dish you’ve ever tasted, you’d likely shudder at the thought of some of these recipe remixes. In the last few years, black Twitter has shamed these newfangled…
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The Cast of Set It Off: Where Are They Now?
Set It Off, the bank-heist thriller starring Jada Pinkett Smith, Vivica A. Fox, Queen Latifah and Kimberly Elise, debuted 20 years ago on Nov. 6. The film, directed by F. Gary Gray, grossed more than $41 million at the box office and received positive reviews; some critics compared it to Thelma & Louise. Take a…
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University of Wis. Says Fan in Obama Noose Costume Exercising ‘Free Speech’
After Saturday’s football game in which a fan of the University of Wisconsin-Madison showed up in an Obama costume with a noose tied around its neck, the school released a statement calling the racist outfit “repugnant” but saying that it “was an exercise of the individual’s right to free speech.” Someone at the game snapped a…
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