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Jurnee Smollett-Bell Makes Vampire Debut
Actress Jurnee Smollett-Bell jumped into action when she found out she was being considered for a role on the hit HBO series True Blood. In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Smollett-Bell said that she and her husband shot an impromptu audition video in her in-laws’ basement to convince producers that she had what it takes…
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Dave Chappelle's Back: 13-Date Tour Coming Soon
After his 2003 disappearance from the Chappelle’s Show spotlight and years of only sporadic appearances, Dave Chappelle is officially going back on the road for a monthlong tour with Funny or Die’s Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival. It’s set to kick off in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 23. From the Huffington Post: After abruptly walking…
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Public Shaming Blog Puts Racists on Blast
(The Root) — The Internet can be a pretty ugly place, with anonymity giving a lot of people courage that they wouldn’t otherwise have. Behind the cover of screen names, people blog, tweet and Facebook some pretty vile stuff. Sometimes they get in big trouble for it; other times, it has to be enough to…
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On Yeezus's New Slave
I felt the same way while attending an event at the Andy Warhol Museum last weekend. That Warhol was a visionary deserving of all accolades is undeniable. But, the visit just reinforced the fact that when certain people reach a certain stature, anything they do is accepted as genius, including some things that garner “Wows” when they…
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The Word 'Tweet' Gets Redefined
(The Root) — Social media continue to have an impact on the way we do things. They’re even changing the way we speak. The Oxford English Dictionary has expanded the definition of the word “tweet” to include the action of posting an update on Twitter. This is significant because according to the OED rules, a…
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Allen Iverson's Ex-Wife: He Abducted Our Kids
In the ongoing saga that is Allen Iverson’s life, his ex-wife, Tawanna Iverson, has filed papers accusing the former Philadelphia 76er of abducting their children. He has yet to return them to her after taking them on vacation on May 22, according to Sports Illustrated. Tawanna Iverson filed papers that said Allen asked for permission…
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Voting Law
(The Root) — In a 7-2 decision announced on Monday in Arizona v. Arizona Inter Tribal Council, the Supreme Court ruled that states cannot require would-be voters to prove that they are U.S. citizens before using a federal voting-registration system. The court agreed with challengers to the law, who argued that the requirement put an…
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More White American Deaths Than Births
(The Root) — According to demographers, more white Americans died last year than were born — the first time this has occurred in the history of the nation. Even more surprising, the shrinking of the white population has begun more rapidly than previously predicted. The decline of America’s white population is being fueled by a…
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DNA Samples Are a Big Invasion of Privacy
Privacy is a controversial concept these days, especially since the recent Supreme Court decision allowing DNA samples to be taken during certain arrests. Andrew Cohen writes at The Atlantic that not all personal property is equal. He disagrees with former SCOTUS Justice John Paul Stevens, who recently spoke about the case. John Paul Stevens, the…
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What Is Juneteenth?
Editor’s note: For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers, author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro With Complete Proof, to whom these “amazing facts” are an homage. (The Root) — Amazing Fact About…
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