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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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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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Twitter Responds to Lauryn Hill's Sentencing
(The Root) — Lauryn Hill was sentenced to three months in prison for tax evasion on Monday, to be followed by another three months of home incarceration. The Grammy Award-winning artist was charged and pleaded guilty last year; she has since paid more than $970,000 to satisfy her debt. Though there were plenty of serious…
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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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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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Beyoncé Meets Picasso
(The Root) — Beyoncé Looking at Stuff may have some competition for best Beyoncé-themed Tumblr. Beyoncé Art History is a hilarious compilation of classic paintings captioned with relevant Beyoncé lyrics. It’s a very smart blog, covering pieces from Picasso to Van Gogh. It makes all the stuff you learned your sophomore year in college just…
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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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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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Supporters Say 'Hands Off Assata' Shakur
(The Root) — On Thursday, Assata Shakur became the first woman ever to be placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists list. The reward for her capture is now at $2 million. A former member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army, Shakur was arrested and convicted of the murder of a New…
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Antoine Dodson Goes Straight?
(The Root) — Hide your wives, hide your girlfriends! According to the social media sphere, Antoine Dodson, who rose to fame after a clip of him on the news went viral, has prayed his gay away with the Black Hebrew Israelites. In a flurry of tweets and Facebook postings, Dodson announced: “I have to renounce…
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