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Abducted Nigerian Schoolgirls’ Names Have Been Released
Three weeks ago, more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted from their school in Chibok, Nigeria. Militant Islamic group Boko Haram has confirmed, via a video, that it is indeed behind the kidnapping. In the video, group leader Abubakar Shekau said the girls should not have been in school in the first place but should be…
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Leslie Jones’ ‘Weekend Update’ Slave Jokes on SNL Spark Outrage
Earlier this year, Saturday Night Live made a huge step toward diversifying its cast by hiring Sasheer Zamata, the show’s first black woman in six years. Zamata was hired after SNL was publicly criticized for not having a black female regular who could portray black women in skits. People were pretty much fed up with…
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Leon Jenkins Gets the Roast of a Lifetime Courtesy of Twitter
Leon Jenkins had just one job to do as president of the Los Angeles chapter of the NAACP. What was that one job? How about not accepting money from a known racist? Or how about not honoring a known racist with an award? Well, make that two jobs Jenkins had to do, and at which…
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Michael Jackson’s New Song ‘Love Never Felt So Good’ Debuts Online
Michael Jackson fans around the world are rejoicing in the fact that his new single, “Love Never Felt So Good,” has finally been released. But it’s not exactly “new.” The song was written, recorded and produced in 1983 with Paul Anka, but has been updated to fit present music trends, according to an Epic Records…
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D.L. Hughley Apologizes for Domestic Violence Comments
D.L. Hughley is now backpedaling and apologizing for recent comments he made about the domestic issues Columbus Short and his estranged wife, Tanee McCall-Short, are facing. Earlier this month, McCall-Short filed for divorce and obtained a restraining order, saying that Short had threatened to kill her, and himself, during an argument. Apparently Hughley was #teamColumbus,…
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Instagram Gone Wrong: Floyd Mayweather Posts Ex-Fiancee’s Sonogram
Has social media made people lose their minds when it comes to what should and shouldn’t be posted? Apparently sonogram photos are not off-limits for boxing champ Floyd Mayweather Jr. According to BlackSportsOnline, Mayweather posted and then deleted a sonogram of ex-fiancee Shantel Christine Jackson on his Instagram account. The caption read: “The real reason…
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Donald Sterling Memes Are the Greatest Things on the Internet
Somewhere in a sprawling estate in California Donald Sterling is probably waking up to more news headlines than he ever imagined. Banned for life has to be a hard pill to swallow for anyone. But at least he still has his billions to keep him warm at night. As the news hit yesterday, the Photoshop…
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2014 Tony Nominees Include Audra McDonald, Sophie Okonedo, Anika Noni Rose, LaTanya Richardson
The powerful performances of the women in Broadway’s A Raisin in the Sun, as well as in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, were recognized with nominations as part of the 68th annual Tony Awards, announced this morning in New York City. Top nominations include A Raisin in the Sun (Best Revival of a Play)…
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Nigerian Women to Stage Million Woman March for Abducted Schoolgirls
Two weeks ago, more than 200 girls were abducted from a school in Chibok, Nigeria. The group suspected of being responsible for their abduction is Boko Haram, an al-Qaida-linked jihadi group. The girls were taken at gunpoint and thrown into trucks and vans, and have since disappeared without a trace. Last week, school principal Asabe…
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Twitter Pays Tribute to DJ E-Z Rock
“It Takes Two” may have been released in 1988, but even in 2014, when the song comes on, you’ll get a bunch of side eyes if you’re the person holding up the wall at a party. When it’s on, you dance. No matter what. The music world is mourning the death on Sunday at age…
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