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Actor and MTV Host Sam Sarpong Dead After Jumping From Bridge
MTV host and actor Sam Sarpong is dead at the age of 40 after jumping from a bridge in Pasadena, Calif. According to The Independent, police spent several hours trying to talk Sarpong off the bridge. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office released a statement saying that Sarpong’s death is being investigated as a suicide, and it…
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Samuel L. Jackson Shares Nipple Pic for Male Breast-Cancer Awareness
Actor Samuel L. Jackson isn’t ashamed to show his body on social media. Especially if it’s for a good cause. The actor is showing his support for cancer charity One for the Boys and tweeted a photo of his nipple in order to raise awareness about male breast cancer. The organization’s #InTheNipOfTime initiative is encouraging…
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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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Glory Johnson Shares Photos of Twins and Gives Update
Glory Johnson has had a lot on her plate over the last couple of months, from getting married and finding out she was pregnant with twins to a pending divorce and most recently giving birth prematurely. Johnson’s twins were born Oct. 12, weighing only 1 pound, 7 ounces each but were originally due this coming…
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SC Teen Assaulted by Officer Is in Foster Care; All Who Said She Deserved It Should Feel Some Kind of Way Now
Editor’s note: An earlier version of the story referred to the girl as an “orphan” who had recently lost her mother and grandmother. This was based on information that the unidentified girl’s attorney gave the New York Daily News. The New York Daily News has now updated its reporting to state that the girl is…
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DeAngelo Williams Paid for Mammograms This Month, and Now He’s Been Fined by the NFL for Wearing ‘Find the Cure’ Eye Black
Breast-cancer awareness is a cause that is close to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ DeAngelo Williams. Last year Williams lost his mother, Sandra Hill, to cancer when she was only 53 years old. He has also lost four aunts to the disease. This year Williams donated 53 mammograms through his charity, the DeAngelo Williams Foundation, to local…
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Meet Aziah King, aka @_Zolarmoon, Black Twitter’s Answer to Zane
Editor’s note: This post contains tweets that some may find offensive. Since early Tuesday morning, the name Zola has been a trending topic on Twitter. At first I was hesitant to click on the name to see what it was about, but, eventually I buckled to the pressures of being inquisitive. And I don’t regret one…
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Raven-Symoné Says the Spring Valley Student Should Not Have Used Her Phone
Raven-Symoné’s contrived, provocative opinions are right in line with Don Lemon’s. Maybe the two of them should take their show on the road together. Can you imagine each of them trying to outdo each other? I mean, on Monday, Lemon needed more facts about the student who was dragged across the floor by a burly…
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Kobe Bryant on Lamar Odom: ‘He’s a Brother Above Everything Else’
As Kobe Bryant began preparations for his 20th season in the NBA, he left a preseason game two weeks ago and rushed to a Las Vegas hospital to be by the side of his former teammate Lamar Odom, who was admitted after a drug overdose. With the Los Angeles Lakers season now under way, Bryant spoke…
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George Lucas Foundation Donates $10,000,000 to Southern Cal Film School to Boost Diversity
George Lucas is shelling out millions to make sure the University of Southern California’s film school has a commitment to diversity. The Star Wars creator’s family foundation is donating $10 million, the largest donation the School of Cinematic Arts has received, so that the USC film school can recruit and support black and Hispanic students…
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