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NBA Player Roy Hibbert On Gaming And Serving As a Call Of Duty Brand Ambassador
For NBA fans, Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert is probably more known for his postgame banter than his stellar performance during this year’s playoff games. His commentary after the Pacer’s Game 6 victory, in which the 7-foot-2 player uttered a gay slur (“no homo”), followed by a profanity, resulted in a $75,000 fine. Hibbert later…
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On Correctly Handling Your Credit And Taxes
From running up debt in college, handling student loan payments, to even paying the cell phone bill on time, maintaining good credit can be a minefield for singles. The typical scenario is that you will get excited about a potential big purchase, house, car, etc., sit down with the banker and then find out the…
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50 Cent Will Executive Produce New Starz Show Called Power
It looks like rappers 50 Cent and Jay-Z are fighting to see who can do the most and expand into other fields outside Hip-Hop. As HipHopDX is reporting, Curtis Jackson AKA 50 Cent, has signed on to be executive producer on the upcoming Starz television series “Power.” The show is about a “Gotham nightclub owner who…
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5 Smart Ways Men of Color Can Position Themselves For Success
This month, BlackEnterprise.com presents Month of the Man, where we bring you career features tailored for male leaders of color all over the world. It’s no secret that you need to be smart to succeed in today’s global market. Education consultant Howard Jean (@Howard_J), embraces this notion and has dedicated his personal and professional life…
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Twitter's War With Lil Wayne Over Flag
(The Root) — Twitter has been in a rage since TMZ leaked footage of Lil Wayne “trampling” an American flag while shooting a video for his song “God Bless Amerika.” The song is a controversial one; its lyrics refer to America as “godless” and as the “sweet land of kill ’em all and let ’em…
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Why Your Silence When Arrested Can Be Used Against You
On Monday, in a 5-4 ruling in Salinas v. Texas, the conservative members of the Supreme Court, along with Justice Anthony Kennedy, decided that if you’re arrested and remain silent before police read you your Miranda rights, that silence can and will be held against you. The Atlantic explains what that means, and why it’s…
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Bill Clinton Needs to Shut Up
(The Root) — I wish that when President Bill Clinton started spouting off the other day about the need for President Barack Obama to intervene in Syria’s horrific civil war or risk looking like “a total fool,” Obama had followed the example set by his wife when she was recently confronted by a heckler. I…
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Teacher to Students: No Experience Is Just 'for White Girls'
A teacher at Public School 28 in Brooklyn, N.Y.’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, where an estimated 80 percent of children qualify for free lunch, overheard a student dismiss Manhattan’s expensive American Girl doll store as an unattainable destination — specifically, “a place that white girls go to.” A $14,000 fundraising campaign later, he took 27 girls on…
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You're Grown. Why Can I See Your Underwear?
Writer Jamilah Lemieux would prefer not to see your pants sagging off your behind. Writing at Clutch magazine, Lemieux complains about grown men who do not seem to have wardrobes that correspond with their age. There’s no universal standard of style that all men or women can be held to, nor do I advocate for…
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Bill Cosby's Argument Needs Tweaking
Shaun Ossei-Owusu at the Huffington Post parses Bill Cosby’s tough love toward the black community and finds areas of his argument that need improvement. Ossei-Owusu urges Cosby and others to distinguish between structural racism (prison industrial complex, underfunded public school schools, etc.) and the “cultural explanations” of inequality. Critics are right when they point…
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