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Where is the 'Love Jones'?
Damon Young writes: Love Jones is held in such high regard because Ted Witcher was so obviously in love with everything he put into this movie. More than just a drama, it was an ode to black culture, to Chicago, to music, to movies, to love, to words, to sex; a paean to the possibilities of…
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Crowdfunding Safe Births for Women in Developing Countries
Kangu.org – a philanthropic platform that enables donors to crowdfund safe birth environments for pregnant women in developing countries – announced the launch of a new gift-giving feature, just in time for Mother’s Day. The tool allows users to contribute to the cost of critical medical services provided to a mom-to-be, on behalf of a…
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Twitter Watches the Met Gala
(The Root) — Everyone knows that Twitter loves an occasion to live-tweet, and it got just that with the streaming of the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute Benefit Gala on Monday. If you’re scratching your head wondering just what that is, it’s been described as being “like a fancy prom — except in a museum.” Known…
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Mississippi Death Row Inmate Willie Manning Granted a Stay
UPDATED Tuesday, May 7, 5:07 p.m. EDT: The Mississippi State Supreme Court has granted a stay of execution for death row inmate Willie Jerome Manning, according to the Jackson Free Press. He had been scheduled to be put to death today at 6 p.m. at Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman. Earlier: The state of Mississippi…
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Is Charles Ramsey Being Exploited?
(The Root) — On Tuesday morning, the Internet welcomed its latest viral superstar. Video of an interview with Charles Ramsey, a Cleveland man who helped rescue three missing local women, has been making the rounds online since the story broke. Less than 24 hours in, there are multiple memes and auto-tuned videos of Ramsey’s account.…
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Tim Wise's Film to Take Aim at White Privilege
Prominent scholars such as Michelle Alexander, Charles Ogletree and Imani Perry are just a few of the big names who will appear alongside anti-racist author and educator Tim Wise in the film White Like Me. It will be an exploration of race and racism in the U.S. through the lens of whiteness and white privilege,…
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Watch This: Chris Kelly's Eerie Last Freestyle
TMZ has obtained a video of Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly just hours before his untimely death. Recorded at his Atlanta home, it shows eerie footage of the artist trying to rap and spit rhymes about a room “full of dead bodies.” TMZ says the disturbing lyrics were part of a track he had been…
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Scientists Back Kiera Wilmot
(The Root) — Here’s a bit of inspiring news in the saga of Kiera Wilmot, the 16-year-old Florida student who found herself in hot water after a science project went bad: Scientists across Twitter are showing their support for her by tweeting stories about the things they blew up in the name of science. Wilmot,…
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Rick Perry: Supporting Scouts' Gay Ban Just Like Opposing Slavery
Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who amused the nation with his political gaffes during the presidential race, is at it again. While speaking on the Family Research Council’s Stand With Scouts Sunday program, he injected slavery into a discussion about the Boy Scouts’ ban on gays, The Advocate reports. He said that Americans must resist…
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Cleveland Rescuer's Interview Goes Viral
Cleveland resident Charles Ramsey is being hailed as a hero after his dramatic recounting of the rescue of two women in a kidnapping case that goes back 10 years, CNN reports. Videos of his interviews have gone viral because of his colorful storytelling ability and his accidental and not-so-subtle commentary about the state of race…
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