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'Scandal' and the New Nielsen Twitter Ratings
(The Root) — It has been well established that black people love Twitter and ABC’s Scandal. No one should be surprised, then, that Thursday night is a big night for live tweeting: It has been reported that Scandal fans (known as gladiators) send out more than 2,000 tweets per minute when new episodes air. #Scandal…
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Detroit 'Kidnapping' and 'Dumping' the Homeless?
Michigan ACLU Legal Director Michael Steinberg spoke on Sunday’s Melissa Harris-Perry about the ACLU’s yearlong investigation into a practice that the organization says amounts to kidnapping. Police, Steinberg says, pick up people they believe to be homeless in the city’s tourist areas and “dump” them outside city limits, often leaving them stranded miles away. Watch…
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Mister Cee Talks Arrest, Twitter Reacts
(The Root) — Hot 97 DJ Mister Cee is in hot water again. He was arrested after allegedly soliciting a male prostitute who happened to be an undercover cop early Friday morning in an area of New York City known for prostitution. This is not Mister Cee’s first arrest for this offense; he was arrested…
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Youngest Member at NRA Convention: A 3-Year-Old Black Girl
The National Rifle Association capped its annual convention in Houston on Sunday by hosting a “Youth Day” event that included free six-month memberships offered to kids, the Daily News reports. It came a day after the organization welcomed the youngest member in attendance, Elaih Wagan. Tweets from the event described her as a “three year…
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Jason Collins: Man? Yes. Pioneer? Sure. Hero? No
Damon Young writes: I didn’t write this to discredit the bravery it took for Collins to make his recent admission, nor am I so myopic that I can’t see how an act like that has the potential to make a positive impact on millions of lives. I also am fully aware that I have absolutely…
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How a Teen Techie Became a Harlem Success Story
The It Factor: Founded a not-for-profit. Check. Started a digital sports marketing company, 5th Avenue Sports. Check. Led successful ad campaigns for Fortune 500 companies including Mountain Dew, GNC and the NBA. Check. Became founding partner of the HALLO voice mobile app. Check. Check. And another check. And all this before the age of 30?…
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Sibling for Blue Ivy? Beyoncé Says Daughter Needs Some Company
In an interview Monday morning with Amy Robach on ABC’s Good Morning America, Beyoncé discussed her latest role (Queen Tara in the upcoming animated film Epic), the reaction to her trip to Cuba (“actually quite shocking”) and plans to expand her family, ABC News reports. Chatting about 1-year-old daughter Blue Ivy, she said, “I just want to…
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Chris Kelly's Funeral to Include Public Viewing
Funeral services for Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly are scheduled to take place in Atlanta on Wednesday, Extra reports. The plans include a public viewing at Atlanta’s Murray Brothers Funeral Home, in addition to the funeral at Jackson Memorial Baptist Church on Thursday. Kelly, who reportedly died of a drug overdose, was originally discovered by…
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Murder in Black Communities: Is America Desensitized?
Would we care more if victims of violence were white? News One‘s Tamika Mallory explores the recurring question while reflecting on the recent murder of a Bronx, N.Y., teen, determining that the nation has become desensitized to murder in black communities. On Saturday, April 27th, I attended the funeral of 17-year-old Alphonza Bryant III who…
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Which Slave Mailed Himself to Freedom? Really!
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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