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Football Player Travis Rudolph Has Another Surprise for His New Little Friend
Travis Rudolph, the Florida State University football player who befriended Bo Paske, an 11-year-old boy with autism, gifted the young man with an honorary jersey and free game tickets, according to a report by Time magazine. Last week their friendship went viral when Rudolph joined Bo for lunch at his middle school after Rudolph saw that…
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2 Young People Shot Dead at J’Ouvert Parade in NYC
Tyreke Borel, 17, and Tiarah Poyau, 22, were shot and killed in the New York City borough of Brooklyn early Monday at the J’Ouvert parade, according to the New York Daily News. Tyreke, who was studying to be a car mechanic, was shot in the chest at 3:45 a.m. and was said by police to…
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After Labor Day Weekend, Chicago Homicides Exceed 500 for 2016
Over the Labor Day weekend, 65 people were shot in Chicago and 13 were killed, bringing the city’s homicide total this year so far to more than 500, according to the Chicago Tribune. Out of the three holiday weekends this summer, Labor Day weekend was the city’s deadliest. During Memorial Day weekend, 6 out of 69…
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Beyoncé Put on Vocal Rest, but That Doesn't Stop Her From Celebrating Birthday
We all have to chill out sometimes, even the ever-so-amazing Beyoncé. Unfortunately, just days after one of the best Video Music Awards performances of all time, the queen was ordered by doctors to go on vocal rest, which has forced her to postpone her Sept. 7 show at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.,…
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‘I Wanted to Be a Part of History’: What It Means to Work for the 1st Black President
When he was a teenager, Gregory Lorjuste didn’t dream of working in the White House someday. “Politics wasn’t discussed at our kitchen table when I was growing up,” he said in a recent interview. “We talked about work and putting food on the table.” Until the latter years of high school, he didn’t have college…
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Diddy: Black People Got ‘A Little Bit Shortchanged’ with Obama Presidency
Sean “Diddy” Combs said he thinks that black voters “got a little bit shortchanged” by Barack Obama’s presidency, and urged the black community to withhold its very important vote as a pivot in strategy. “The heat has to be turned up so much that as a community, we’ve got to hold our vote,” Diddy told…
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Chinese Official Jumps in Susan Rice’s Face Before G-20 Summit, Secret Service Intervenes
A Chinese official angrily confronted U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice on the tarmac as she arrived to the G-20 summit on Saturday, prompting the Secret Service to intervene. Reuters reports that shortly after President Barack Obama’s plane landed in the eastern city of Hangzhou, a Chinese official attempted to prevent Rice from walking to the…
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Kanye West Catches Fade for ‘Multiracial Women Only’ Casting Call
In what will surely incense his critics, Kanye West recently called for “multiracial women only” in Sunday’s audition for his upcoming “Yeezy season 4” casting call, questioning some to ask if he’s really asking for light-skinned, curly-haired women. Though the self-hailed musical genius showed explicit black love during his recent broke-the-internet video, “Fade,” with Teyanna…
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Wanna Be Starting Something? 5 Ways Kaepernick’s Protest Drum Beats On
Colin Kaepernick’s measured moral protest against police brutality continues to be a topic of national conversation, its fallout touching the culture in new and unexpected ways. The backup quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers says he will no longer stand for the national anthem until there is a “significant change” in racism in America, and…
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Making Democracy the Real Promise of Labor Day for All Workers
Labor Day is not a day off. It is a day on. A day to focus our collective efforts on the American dream of a safe place to live, work and raise a family in dignity. The democratic dream of fair opportunity is the promise of America I dreamed of when I fled from oppression…
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