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There’s a Change.org Petition to Remove Don Lemon From CNN
I’ve always been on the fence when it comes to the plethora of petitions that seem to surface daily on the Internet. And it’s not hard to see that some are just fluff attention grabbers, while others, although well-meaning, may have failed in their execution. Then there are those that actually garner enough attention to…
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Mike Tyson Brings His Drake ‘Hotline Bling’ Meme to Life
One thing’s for sure, Mike Tyson can take a joke. And he proved that on Monday night’s The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. Last week the Roots’ Questlove posted a meme on his Instagram account referencing Drake’s song “Hotline Bling,” but the meme had a photo of Tyson with the lyrics of the song written the…
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Halle Berry Reportedly Files for Divorce From Olivier Martinez
Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez met more than five years ago on the set of a movie and announced their engagement in 2012. In 2013 the couple married quietly in France, and a couple of months later their son Maceo was born. But now, it seems, the marriage is ending. According to TMZ, Berry has filed…
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The Maya Angelou Documentary Is Coming … With Your Help
A documentary about the life of Maya Angelou has been in the works for quite some time, but when the world lost one of its favorite poets last year, the creators behind the documentary felt it was time to get it finished. During the last four years of Angelou’s life, she was working on the…
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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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From the NFL to Broadway: Eddie George Lands Role in Chicago
Since retiring from football in 2005, Eddie George has been keeping himself busy by fine-tuning his acting chops, and it looks like his work has paid off. George, who has done small theater in Nashville, Tenn., is headed to Broadway this winter and will tackle the role of lawyer Billy Flynn in Chicago. George’s acting credits…
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Brooklyn Nets Rookie Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Surprises Mom With New House as Birthday Gift
Brooklyn Nets small forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson realized that on his rookie salary of $1.3 million, living in New York City wouldn’t be easy. So instead of balling out and living a life of luxury, Hollis-Jefferson has cut down on his living expenses by living in New Jersey with two roommates: his brother, Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson, and…
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Prince’s New Instagram Account Is Dedicated to Prince Memes and Concert Photos
Prince has had an interesting relationship with social media over the last couple of years, from deleting a Facebook page to randomly popping up on Twitter. Now the Purple One has launched an Instagram account. But don’t expect to see Prince posting pictures of his meals or lounging around his house. Prince’s new Instagram account…
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UNC Men’s Basketball Teamed Up With Alpha Phi Alpha to Honor Stuart Scott
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill honored Stuart Scott Friday when it inducted the ESPN anchor into the North Carolina Journalism Hall of Fame. Scott, a 1987 UNC alumnus, died in January after a long bout with cancer. Soccer player Mia Hamm, also a UNC graduate, presented Scott’s Hall of Fame award to Susan…
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