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Nobel Prize-Winning Author Wole Soyinka Leaves US Over Trump Victory
Wole Soyinka, a Nigerian Nobel Prize-winning author, said that he has fulfilled his vow to leave the United States upon Donald Trump’s victory. “I have already done it; I have disengaged [from the United States]. I have done what I said I would do,” said Soyinka, according to The Independent. “I had a horror of…
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Atlanta Man Robbed and Sexually Assaulted After Being Set Up by Woman He Met on Snapchat
A woman named “Jasmine” allegedly robbed an Atlanta man she met on Snapchat, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Jasmine showed up at the victim’s home with another woman, and the victim let her in because the other woman claimed that she needed to use the bathroom. Apparently, what followed is that Jasmine opened the…
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Zaida Pugh, Cricket Prankster, to Volunteer With Youth Program
Zaida Pugh, 21, the Bronx, N.Y., woman who dropped live crickets in the New York City subway in August, told a court that she’s going to be volunteering with a youth program, according to the New York Daily News. She was charged with reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct for selling crickets and worms on a…
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What’s the Story of a Portrait of My Slave Ancestor?
I am seeking help to learn more about my third great-grandmother Elizabeth Bettie Lane Dickey. She was raised on Orchard Pond Plantation in Tallahassee, Fla. Her husband’s name was Hanover Dickey, and her mother’s name was Maria Lane. Richard Keith Call (who served twice as governor of Florida) was the plantation owner of Orchard Pond…
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NYPD and Brooklyn Public School Students Do Mannequin Challenge to Fight Bullying
Children from a public school in the Brownsville neighborhood of New York City’s Brooklyn borough and officers from the New York City Police Department did the mannequin challenge to call for an end to bullying. According to the New York Daily News, the students are from PS/IS 323, and the officers from Patrol Borough Brooklyn…
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Cleveland Woman Jailed for Days Before Judge Accepted No Contest Plea
Datara Davis waited three days in jail before a suburban judge accepted her no contest plea to red-light and seatbelt violations and a contempt charge for missing court hearings, Cleveland.com reports. Shaker Heights, Ohio, Municipal Judge K.J. Montgomery said a busy court calendar prevented the case from being disposed of sooner after reviewing the court record.…
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NYC Subway Riders Get Attacked and Robbed on Train
Three attackers brutally beat and robbed two subway riders on the E train in New York City’s Queens borough, the New York Daily News reports. The victims, both men in their 20s, were attacked on the train around 3 a.m. Friday as the train pulled into the Jamaica Center station. According to the Daily News,…
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The Root’s manCODE and Young, Fabulous & Female Events Head to Atlanta on Dec. 5!
The Root will be hosting two of our favorite events the same night in Atlanta, and whether you’re a man or woman, you won’t want to miss out! If you’re looking for a girls’ night out filled with networking, great conversation and fun, come join us for our Young, Fabulous & Female event in Atlanta…
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Reed for Hope Foundation presents the Sunshine Award to Common
On Wednesday, the Reed for Hope Foundation (RFHF) is partnering for the third year with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) for the “Keep the Promise” concert in Hollywood. This year, Robi Reed, Reed for Hope Foundation founder and leading casting director, will be presenting the Sunshine Award to Common. The award honors the work he’s done…
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Baltimore Tutor Under Investigation After Boy Left With Injuries
A tutor is under police investigation after a young boy, Trayvon Grayson, 7, left with a fractured jaw and missing teeth under his care, as reported by CNN. Grayson’s mother said that the tutor threw him against a wall for acting unruly. The tutor, however, claims that’s not true and told the police that the…
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