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Columbus Short Arrested; Another Warrant Issued
Well can’t say that we didn’t see this coming. Columbus Short was arrested and taken into custody Thursday afternoon in Van Nuys, Calif. Short had been on the lam since last month, and was living it up in Barbados as he continued to neglect his court appearances. Earlier this week, a Los Angeles judge upped…
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Lauryn Hill Dedicates ‘Black Rage (Sketch)’ to Ferguson
Lauryn Hill is speaking out against the death of Michael Brown, who was killed last week by Officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Mo. Hill rereleased her song “Black Rage (Sketch)” last night on her social network profiles. This recent version of the song was performed in her living room and is just as raw as…
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Actor Orlando Jones Creates a ‘Bullet Bucket Challenge’
Over the last couple of weeks the viral “Ice Bucket Challenge,” to raise awareness of Lou Gehrig’s disease, has raised more than $15 million in donations. Everyone from celebrities to random grandmothers has taken part in the challenge by drenching themselves with buckets of ice water, all in the name of awareness about the degenerative…
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Columbus Short Misses Another Court Appearance; Warrant Raised
Columbus Short has just made a Los Angeles judge angrier. Last month, Short blew off a domestic violence court appearance, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. So where exactly was Short? Well, according to a variety of sources, he was living it up in Barbados. According to TMZ, Short missed another court date…
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People Thought Mo. Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson Was a Gang Member
Missouri Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson took the helm last week as the top cop in charge of security in Ferguson, Mo. Johnson did everything right during his first day in charge. By right, I totally mean he did his public relations duty. He met with citizens, he marched with citizens and he even posed…
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T.I. on Ferguson: ‘America Has Created a Monster’
Many black celebrities continue to speak out about the unrest in Ferguson, Mo., following the killing of Michael Brown by police Officer Darren Wilson. Atlanta rapper T.I. took to his Instagram page and used an iconic photo of Twitter user @EyeFloodPanties throwing tear gas back at the police. In two posts, T.I. went from speaking…
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CNN Anchor Suggests the Use of ‘Water Cannons’ in Ferguson; Twitter Responds
CNN anchor Rosemary Church has just received a dragging courtesy of Twitter. Church had the audacity to suggest that maybe “water cannons” should be used on the protesters in Ferguson, Mo., and the look on Errol Barnett’s face was priceless. Maybe one can say that because Church isn’t from the U.S. (she was born in…
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Donations Are Pouring in for Officer Darren Wilson as His ‘Fans’ Look for ‘Justice’
The world we live in is amazing. By “amazing,” I mean I’m constantly shaking my head at the audacity of some people. Take, for example, this GoFundMe page set up for Darren Wilson, the Ferguson, Mo., police officer who killed 18-year-old Michael Brown. As of this post, the page has received more than $19,000 in…
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The Woman Behind an Iconic Protest Photo Tells Her Story
On the day of the National Moment of Silence (#NMOS14), held last week across the country, there was one protest photo that stood out above the rest. It showed a black woman holding a sign that read, “I cannot believe I still have to protest this s—t,” as she attended a rally being held at…
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Rapper J. Cole Releases Michael Brown Tribute ‘Be Free’
“Can you tell me why, every time I step outside I see my niggas die?” is the question J. Cole asks in his new song “Be Free.” J. Cole penned the song in response to the killing of Michael Brown at the hands of a Ferguson, Mo., police officer. “All we wanna do is take…
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