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WTF, Newsweek? News Site Tweets Photo of Martin Luther King Jr. in a Casket
Updated Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, 5:04 p.m. EST: Shortly after this post went live, Newsweek issued an apology to Bernice King for the insensitive photo from its Twitter account: Earlier: Newsweek is catching hell on the first day in 2018, and it all stems from a photo accompanying a tweet for an article titled, “Has…
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90-Year-Old Gives Santa a Run for His Money in Dance-Off
When the holiday spirit hits you, sometimes the only thing you can do is dance. And when you’re 90 years old, there’s no way dancing against Santa Claus doesn’t go viral. In the Washington, D.C., area, Christopher Tate is known as “Dancing Santa,” and last week he paid a visit to a D.C. nursing home,…
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Tamar Braxton Says ‘Broke Whore’ Is Carrying Vincent Herbert’s Baby
Tamar Braxton went HAM on social media Saturday after saying that a woman told her she’s pregnant by Vincent Herbert, Braxton’s estranged husband. In a now deleted Instagram post, Braxton said that “Vincent Herbert is Having a baby” and that he’s now begging and pleading for her to take him back. “Smh happy new year…
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Arrests Made in Quadruple Homicide in New York State
Two men have been charged with murder in Tuesday’s brutal quadruple homicide in Troy, N.Y. James W. White and Justin C. Mann were charged with multiple counts of murder in the deaths of 36-year-old Shanta Myers; her 11-year-old son, Jeremiah; her 5-year-old daughter, Shanise; and Myers’ partner, 22-year-old Brandi Mells. During a Saturday-afternoon press conference,…
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Florida Woman Says Condo Association Won't Allow 'Service' Dog Poolside
Danielle BonJovi wants to have fun in the sun poolside, but she has to bring her “service” dog with her. Unfortunately the condo association for the Fountains At Countryside, in Clearwater, Fl., has rules against dogs without service documentation being poolside. According to BonJovi, Maui started out as an emotional support animal, and in an…
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Watch: Father Gives His Son the Most Amazing Christmas Gift Ever
Coping with the loss of a loved one around the holidays is hard for anyone to bear. But when you’re a kid and you lose your mother, something as simple as the sound of her voice can bring you to tears. And that’s exactly what happened when Antonio Vargas gave his son a Build-a-Bear monkey…
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Mums the Word on Prince Harry Inviting the Obamas to the Royal Wedding
Prince Harry isn’t letting the cat out of the bag when it comes to whether or not Barack and Michelle Obama will receive an invite to his wedding with Meghan Markle, even though British gossip rags circulated news about a possible wedding invite diss because of Donald Trump’s jealousy. Obama’s and Prince Harry’s BBC interview…
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Rihanna Mourns Cousin Killed in Barbados
Rihanna’s cousin, 21-year-old Tavon Kaiseen Alleyne, was shot and killed in Barbados Tuesday night, and the singer posted a tribute to him on Instagram. “RIP cousin… can’t believe it was just last night that I held you in my arms!” she wrote. “Never thought that would be the last time I felt the warmth in…
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Washington, DC’s El Centro D.F. Restaurant Removes ‘No Sneaker’ Policy, Fires Racist Bouncer After Black Man Is Denied Entry
Updated Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, 6 a.m. EST: Days after a black man, Brian Gordon, was denied entry to Richard Sandoval’s El Centro D.F. restaurant in Washington, D.C., because he was wearing sneakers, even though white patrons wearing sneakers were allowed entry, Ayyaz Rashid, managing partner of the Sandoval Restaurant Group, informed The Root that…
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Black Twitter Has Questions About SZA’s ‘The Weekend’ Video
It’s sometimes disappointing when you have a favorite song off an album and construct the visuals in your head for the music video, but when the video premieres, you’re left disappointed and wondering “WTF?” And those are the exact sentiments many people on social media are sharing after watching the Solange-directed video for SZA’s new…
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