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Quote of the Day: Janet Collins
Read the entire quote here. Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and the director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African-American Research at Harvard University. He is also the editor-in-chief of The Root. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
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Was Rapper Danny Brown Sexually Assaulted by a Fan?
Why is everyone blaming Danny Brown, who was essentially sexually assaulted by a fan when she rushed a stage to perform oral sex on him during a performance? asks fellow rapper Kitty Pryde in a provocative piece at Noisey. I’m mad that a person thought it was okay to pull another person’s pants down during…
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Slain Gay Mississippi Mayoral Candidate Died of Lack of Oxygen
The Associated Press is reporting that an autopsy report shows that a man admitted to killing Mississippi mayoral candidate Marco McMillian in February, and that the victim died of from a lack of oxygen. The report does not list a cause of death beyond calling it a homicide. The report says blunt force trauma most…
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Watch This: Kevin Krigger Eyes Historic Win for Black Jockeys in Derby
UPDATED Saturday, May 4, 8 p.m. EDT: Goldencents, the horse ridden by jockey Kevin Krigger, finished 17th, according to Sports Illustrated. Krigger was trying to become the first black rider to win the race since 1902. Earlier: Kentucky Derby contender Kevin Krigger tells CBS News that he plans to win big today. If so, he…
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Watch This: Clarence Thomas: Obama Says What Elites 'Expect From a Black Person'
During a recent wide-ranging interview with C-SPAN, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas took a swipe at President Barack Obama’s popularity among elites and the media, saying that Obama says “the prescribed things they expect from a black person,” Fox News reports. “Any black person who says something that is not the prescribed things that they…
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Rihanna: Cyberbully?
(The Root) — Rihanna is definitely living up to her “badgalriri” Instagram monkier. The pop superstar had fingers wagging all across social media this morning when she clapped back at another Instagram user who insulted the singer and her family. Known for defending herself against online commenters, Rihanna responded rather swiftly. It’s not the fact…
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Jesse Jackson Jr May Use Illness in Sentence Plea
Embattled former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. may follow the path of other fallen Illinois lawmakers and public servants, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. That is, he will reportedly ask a federal judge for leniency on his sentence because of his mental health, the paper says. But prosecutors are skeptical and want to have their own experts…
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Sparks Fly Between Kobe and Mom Over Money
Kobe Bryant and his mother, Pamela Bryant, are reportedly locked in a battle over his memorabilia, including his old jerseys, varsity letters from high school, championship rings and trophies, TMZ reports. Pamela reportedly took the items to an auction house, saying that her son had passed them on to her, and received a $450,000 advance,…
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Twitter Supports Friend of Bombing Suspect
One of the friends of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev might be in big trouble with the law but is finding support on Twitter. Robel Phillipos was arrested on conspiracy charges for allegedly lying to investigators. Two other friends of Tsarnaev, Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov, have been charged with willfully conspiring to commit an offense…
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The Ghetto Is Public Policy
It’s hard to accept, but the wealth gap is not a mistake, Ta-Nehisi Coates writes at The Atlantic. I spent the last week interviewing men and women, and the children of men and women, who bought their homes on contract in Chicago during the 1950s. Contract buying sprang up in Chicago after the federal government…
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