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Plus-Size Model Tess Holliday Apologizes for Saying Black Men Love Her
So maybe black men don’t all love Tess Holliday after all? After claiming that they do, the plus-size model is now apologizing for the comments she made to The Guardian. In an interview with The Guardian, Holliday spoke about the attention she receives from black men when she’s walking through black neighborhoods, and needless to say, that…
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Rick Ross Arrested on Marijuana Possession Charge
Rick Ross was allegedly caught driving dirty and was arrested and booked into a Fayette County, Ga., jail Wednesday. Authorities say that Ross, whose real name is William Leonard Roberts II, was pulled over because of possibly illegal window tints, according to CNN. It was then that police officers say they smelled marijuana coming from his…
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Raven-Symoné Joins The View Permanently
In today’s “It was bound to happen” news, it was announced on Wednesday that Raven-Symoné has a permanent spot on The View, after months of “auditioning.” We definitely can’t wait to see what controversial thoughts Raven-Symoné will share with the world in the future. That is, once we forget her most recent blunders. Because we…
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Twitter Drags Montel ‘Payday Loans’ Williams Into Oblivion After He Insults Black Lives Matter Activist DeRay McKesson
What you’re not going to do is hock payday loans on TV and try to insult someone on Twitter who is attempting to better the lives of black people across the country. But unfortunately, Montel Williams learned this lesson the hard way on Wednesday. The former talk show host and now face of payday loans…
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Actress Teyonah Parris Tweets About Being Objectified After an Old White Man Grabs Her Hair
As someone who’s worn her hair natural since 1994, I can’t count the times people have attempted to dig their fingers into my follicles. I also can’t count the times when I’ve threatened people that they’ll draw back a nub if they attempt to touch my hair without permission. Permission that I’d never give anyone,…
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Miami Dolphins Defensive Tackle A.J. Francis Moonlights as Uber Driver
What do you do in the off-season when the checks aren’t coming in? If you’re Miami Dolphins defensive tackle A.J. Francis, you drive. For Uber, that is. Although Francis is set to earn $510,000 in 2015, he doesn’t start seeing those checks until July, so as a side hustle, he’s been moonlighting as an Uber…
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Roland Martin Blasts National Organization for Women for Silence on McKinney Police Misconduct, Prompting Organization to Release a Statement
There has been one group of people who’ve been seemingly silent since a video was released of a McKinney, Texas, police officer brutally violating a 15-year-old girl in a bikini after being called to shut down a pool party. People all over social media and black media have noticed the deafening silence of mainstream (ahem…
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Ga. Honors Gladys Knight With Highway Dedication
She may have sung about a midnight train to Georgia, but Gladys Knight can now take a ride on a highway named after her in her home state. On Tuesday, flanked by state lawmakers at Georgia’s state Capitol, Knight was on hand for the official dedication of a stretch of State Route 9. It was…
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Jon Stewart Blasts McKinney Cop; Jessica Williams Wears Bikini and Body Armor for Swimming Pool Segment
To say that Jon Stewart and Jessica Williams “went in” on the McKinney, Texas, pool incident on Monday night’s The Daily Show would be an understatement. The talk show host blasted Cpl. Eric Casebolt, the cop who assaulted a 15-year-old girl who was wearing a bikini, during a segment about the incident. “He’s telling her…
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99-Year-Old College Graduate: ‘This Is My Dream Come True’
If you thought for one second that receiving an education has a cutoff age, think again, because Doreetha Daniels just proved everyone wrong. At 99 years of age, Daniels has seen a lot of the world, and last week her family and friends got to see her graduate from college. In 1999, Daniels enrolled at…
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