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Former Ice Skater Dr. Debi Thomas Is Getting Iyanla Vanzant to ‘Fix Her Life’
As a young black girl with a love for ice skating, Dr. Debi Thomas was one of my heroes. Thomas was the first black person to medal in the Winter Olympics, and even after her ice-skating career, she went on to medical school at Stanford University and became an orthopedic surgeon. But apparently Thomas has…
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These Black Girls Rock in Gymnastics: Simone Biles and Gabby Douglas Win Big at World Championships
On Thursday, Simone Biles became the first woman to win three consecutive titles at the World Gymnastics Championships, and standing next to her on the podium was Gabby Douglas, who came in second place. “Everyone wanted the three-peat and I wanted it, so tonight I felt the pressure and it wasn’t my best meet,” Biles…
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Kordell Stewart Sues Andrew ‘I’m Not Gay No More’ Caldwell
NFL veteran Kordell Stewart has filed a lawsuit against an Atlanta man who claimed they had an affair. Earlier this month, Andrew Caldwell, the man who claimed that he prayed the gay away, alleged that he was in a relationship with Stewart during a radio-show appearance. “I dated Kordell,” Caldwell said in the interview. “I…
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Kel Mitchell Says Finding Faith Helped Him Overcome Drugs and Suicidal Thoughts
In the late ’90s, Kel Mitchell was at the top of his game as one of the stars of All That, Kenan & Kel and Good Burger. But once Kenan & Kel was canceled in 2004, his rise to the top came to a screeching halt. It was then that Mitchell’s life fell apart. His…
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Don Lemon Needed Facts About Spring Valley High Student, and Former Federal Prosecutor Sunny Hostin Gave Him Facts
Don Lemon is forever on the wrong side of everything. Whether he’s questioning the Black Lives Matter movement, asking people if they’re offended by the n-word or stealing the spotlight from a llama, CNN’s anchor seems to effortlessly make asinine statements. Monday night, Lemon was joined by former federal prosecutor Sunny Hostin in a discussion…
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Twitter Reacts to the Assault at Spring Valley High
On Monday, a student at Spring Valley High School in South Carolina was brutally attacked by a police officer, and it was all caught on video. The video showing the black girl being dragged out of her seat by Ben Fields, a senior deputy with the Richland County Sheriff’s Office, immediately went viral. Reactions on…
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The Weeknd Says Taylor Swift Kept Petting His Hair When They Met
Abel Tesfaye, the Canadian singer who goes by the name the Weeknd, obviously has no problem with being treated like a black Chia Pet. The “Can’t Feel My Face” singer recently spoke about an encounter with Taylor Swift that caught him off guard. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Tesfaye recounted how, during the incident,…
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Black Students at DC’s American University Post Racist Social Media Messages on Campus to Draw Attention to Campus Race Issues
Editor’s note: This article contains social media posts that some may find offensive. Being a black student on a predominantly white campus isn’t always easy. Especially when some of your white classmates repeatedly post racist comments on a popular social media app used by college students. Such is the case at American University. Members of…
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Troll Calls for Boycott of New Star Wars Film Because It’s Too Diverse
Editor’s note: This post contains tweets that some may find offensive. Star Wars: Episode VII—The Force Awakens has a racist troll up in arms because of the diverse cast. A twitter user, who obviously never knew Darth Vader was voiced by a black man or never paid attention to the luxurious waves in Lando Calrissian’s…
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That’s Racist: Milwaukee Bucks’ John Henson Alleges Schwanke-Kasten Jewelers Racially Profiled Him
Let’s just add this to another thing black people can’t do. Well, actually, with recent reports about black shoppers being profiled in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C., we already knew that shopping while black was an issue. But who knew that big-time NBA players had to deal with it, too? The Milwaukee Bucks’ John…
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