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Kanye West Vows to Stop Talking Trash for 6 Months
Kanye West, known for lashing out at various celebrities and politicians, vowed Friday to keep his mouth shut. The Chicago rapper made the statement during a performance in Toronto on his Yeezus tour, the New York Post reports. “Everything I’m saying that’s not allowed, soak it in right now,” he said during a rambling speech,…
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Hawaii Pushes for Obama Presidential Library
President Barack Obama and those who know him have long acknowledged the profound impact that growing up in Hawaii has had on him. And yet as plans for an Obama presidential library get underway, lawmakers fear that their state will not appear on the list of possible locations, the Associated Press reports. Instead they worry…
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1.3 Million to Lose Unemployment Benefits
Extended federal unemployment benefits came to a sudden halt Saturday for an estimated 1.3 million Americans, creating potentially major implications for the recovering U.S. economy, the Associated Press reports. The situation has set the stage for a fierce political battle when Congress reconvenes in the new, midterm election year, the AP reports. The issue is…
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Duck Dynasty to Resume Filming With Phil Robertson
A&E Networks announced Friday that it would resume filming its controversial hit show Duck Dynasty with Phil Robertson next spring, reversing a decision last week to suspend the star for making comments about homosexuality and African Americans, Fox News reports. The family, in an exclusive statement to Fox News, said it was “excited to keep…
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Quote of the Day: Dave Chappelle on Fame
You can read this quote, and more from Dave Chappelle, in Bartlett’s Familiar Black Quotations. Read how the quote is referenced here. Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and founding director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. He is also the editor-in-chief of The Root. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
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Anti-African-Immigrant Sentiment Rampant in France
2013 does not only mark the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. It is also the 30th anniversary of the March on Paris. Thirty years ago, thousands of young French of Arab descent marched from the major cities of the country to the nation’s capital to protest racism and discrimination. The movement was called…
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The Incredible Life and Trying Basketball Times of Kobe Bryant, Part 2
Editor’s note: You can read part 1 here. In 2003 Kobe Bryant was going through a myriad of issues off the court. There was talk of his jealousy toward teammates, talk of a feud between Bryant and soon-to-be-former head coach Phil Jackson, and his team was about to lose the services of one of the…
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Am I Related to Nat Turner?
“Recently I was told that my grandmother’s family line was linked to Nat Turner. I have done some research, but I am unable to get beyond my great-great-grandmother Gertrude Turner in Virginia. I just wanted to know if the Turner family has done a family tree and where Gertrude Turner is on it. I know…
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White House Planning First Lady Michelle Obama’s 50th Birthday
First lady Michelle Obama is turning 50 on Jan. 17, and the White House plans to hold—wait for it, yes—a dance party! The party, to be held the following day, will be called, “Snacks & Sips & Dancing & Dessert,” according to Politico, which cites a report at the Chicago Tribune. Save-the-date emails are being…
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Questlove Apologizes to Japanese Community for Instagram Posts
Questlove has issued an apology for some insensitive social media posts from his recent tour of Japan. This picture, which has since been deleted, pokes fun at a Japanese department store clerk’s voice: He also posted this Vine video, in which he inverts letters in a caption that appears to mock Japanese accents: Allhiphop.com reports:…
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