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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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Tiger Woods Tees Off With Donald Trump in Fla.
Embattled sports star Tiger Woods blessed Donald Trump with a round of golf at the president-elect’s West Palm Beach, Fla., golf course Friday. Woods and Trump teed off at Trump International Golf Club along with unidentified two club members, according to Golf Digest, which tweeted a photo of Woods sporting a substantial salt-and-pepper beard. ESPN…
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Black People in Colo. Arrested at 3 Times Their Percentage of Population
African Americans make up only 4.2 percent of Colorado’s population but account for 12.4 percent of arrests and criminal summonses in the state, Reuters reports. “Communities of color for a long time have felt that they are stopped and arrested more than others,” said Dense Maes, public policy director for the American Civil Liberties Union’s…
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16 and Pregnant Star Valerie Fairman Dead at 23
Valerie Fairman, 23 and a star of the reality-TV show 16 and Pregnant, has died, TMZ reports. Fairman’s family said that the cause of her death appears to be an overdose, according to the site; however, the cause and manner of her death is still being investigated by police in Coatesville, Pa. The coroner is conducting a…
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Review: Fences Is an Acting and Directorial Feast Fit for August Wilson's Words
August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Fences has finally made it to the big screen, directed by Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington. Wilson’s masterful storytelling about a working-class family living in a historic Pittsburgh neighborhood and fighting for survival, personally and professionally, jumps off the screen under Washington’s brilliant direction. Wilson’s splendid storytelling blends perfectly with…
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Can I Find the Slave Ports Through Which My Ancestors Came?
Editor’s note: This story originally ran on Nov. 21, 2014. I am an amateur genealogy enthusiast seeking help with my family tree research. How can I find records of slave trading in the U.S.? I know my grandparents on both sides of the family were born in Mississippi and Tennessee, but I’m pretty sure their…
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5 Malnourished Kids Found Living in Car at Fla. Wal-Mart
Donell Barron, 34, and Rikki Hart, 34, were arrested Sunday after authorities say a deputy found five malnourished children living in a car at a Wal-Mart in Greenacres, Fla., the Palm Beach Post reports. It’s unclear what the relationship is between Barron, Hart and the five kids, ages 4, 5, 6, 8 and 14. The…
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