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  • Who Cares About UNC Losing When You Have the Michael Jordan Crying Meme?

    So we all know by now that Villanova beat the Tar Heels to win the NCAA championship. But what was even more impressive was the fact that Michael Jordan was in attendance, and that it was the perfect time for the photoshoppers of the world to put the Michael Jordan crying meme to good use.…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    April 5, 2016
  • African American History Museum Will Mention Sexual Assault Accusations Against Bill Cosby

    Did the National Museum of African American History and Culture buckle under pressure after several of Bill Cosby’s accusers expressed their displeasure at finding out that items celebrating Cosby’s career would be on display at the new museum? Possibly, because now, although the items will still be on display, the museum says that it’ll show…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    April 1, 2016
  • D’Angelo Russell Secretly Recorded Teammate Nick Young Bragging About Cheating on Rapper Fiancee

    D’Angelo Russell doesn’t seem to be too popular with his fellow Los Angeles Lakers players after the team learned that he secretly recorded teammate Nick Young. Now, you’re probably thinking, “What could be wrong with that?” Well, plenty. In the video, Young, 30, is talking about his cheating ways and how he hooked up with…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    March 30, 2016
  • 11-Year-Old Lands Lemonade Contract With Whole Foods

    The last time we wrote about Mikaila Ulmer, she had landed a $60,000 deal on the show Shark Tank for her BeeSweet Lemonade when she was a mere 10 years old. And now that she’s practically a veteran in the beverage game, she’s brokering even bigger deals. Mikaila’s lemonade, made from her grandmother’s recipe for flaxseed…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    March 30, 2016
  • Indecline Founder Speaks Out About Viral ‘Black Lives Matter’ Hollywood Walk of Fame Video

    Going viral isn’t anything new to Ryen McPherson and his production company Indecline. In the early 2000s, McPherson single-handedly pissed off the media with his Bumfights videos. In some circles the videos were considered a cult phenomenon; in others, just a violent way to exploit the homeless. After selling his stake in the series, McPherson took a…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    March 29, 2016
  • Fans Create Petition to Honor Phife Dawg by Renaming NYC Street ‘A Tribe Called Quest Boulevard’

    In honor of Malik “Phife Dawg” Taylor, his accomplishments and always representing Queens, N.Y., fans have created a petition to have a street named after his group A Tribe Called Quest. A Tribe Called Quest Boulevard would be the name of a portion of Linden Boulevard between 192nd Street and 193rd Street in the New York…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    March 29, 2016
  • National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Bill Cosby Exhibit Outrages Accusers

    The National Museum of African American History and Culture, which is slated to open in September, has already drawn controversy over an exhibit dedicated to the accomplishments of Bill Cosby. Although the museum says that the exhibit will be small, several women who have accused Cosby of sexual assault are outraged because the exhibit fails to mention…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    March 28, 2016
  • Sean Combs Launches Harlem Charter School; Educator Steve Perry to Oversee

    Sean “Diddy” Combs is going from hip-hop and vodka mogul to education. Combs is opening a charter school in his hometown of Harlem in the same buildling as El Museo del Barrio and the Museum of the City of New York. Combs started the prep work for the Capital Preparatory Harlem Charter School in 2011,…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    March 28, 2016
  • Hollywood Walk of Fame Receives Black Lives Matter Makeover

    Empty stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame got a makeover Friday. Instead of being adorned with celebrity names, the stars had the names of people killed by police officers. From Tamir Rice to Eric Garner, members of a group by the name of Indecline took matters into their own hands to remember those killed by…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    March 28, 2016
  • Sesame Street Actor David Smyrl Dead at 80

    Actor David Smyrl, known for his role on Sesame Street as Mr. Handford, the retired firefighter who ran Hooper’s Store, has died at the age of 80. Smyrl died of complications from lung cancer at the Lankenau Medical Center outside Philadelphia, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Cheryl Smyrl said her husband was diagnosed with lung cancer in January.…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    March 25, 2016
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