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Man Kicked Off Delta Flight Because He Used the Restroom While Plane Was Waiting on Tarmac
It can happen at the most inopportune time; sometimes your bladder has a mind of its own. But what do you do when you have the urge to pee after sitting for 30 minutes on a plane that’s on the tarmac? On April 18, Kima Hamilton was heading from Atlanta to Milwaukee on a Delta…
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Man Files Suit Against R. Kelly, Charging He Had Affair With His Wife and Gave Her Chlamydia
A Mississippi man has filed a lawsuit against R. Kelly for allegedly popping on a little 12 Play and doing a little bumping and grinding with his wife. Deputy Kenneth Bryant, with the Hinds County Sheriff’s Department, says his wife, Asia Childress, was in a relationship with R. Kelly before Bryant and Childress’ July 15,…
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‘Haunting’ Is Now a Dating Trend, Not to Be Confused With ‘Ghosting’
People make dating hard. There was a time when you’d just tell someone you weren’t interested instead of “ghosting” them. Which basically means falling off the face of the earth and disappearing like a ghost. Then there were the times when you’d just break up with someone and they’d be “out of sight, out of…
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White Fla. Principal Requests Segregation of White Students so They Can Feel Comfortable
Christine Hoffman, principal at St. Petersburg, Fla.’s Campbell Park Elementary School, was removed from her school after asking teachers to segregate white students from the black students so the white students could feel comfortable, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Last week, Hoffman emailed her staff stating that white students, who are all between 5…
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Woman Dies After Being Rear-Ended by Drunk Off-Duty NYPD Cop
On Sunday, Vanessa Raghubar, 22, of Elmont, N.Y., was the designated driver of a 2004 Honda, on her way home after celebrating her sister’s birthday, and around 4 a.m. on the Van Wyck Expressway, New York City Police Officer Neville Smith, 32, rear-ended Raghubar’s vehicle, sending it into a tree and a pole. On Monday,…
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Mich. Bill Seeks to Prevent Undercover Cops From Having Sex With Prostitutes
Up until last Tuesday, Michigan was the only state that granted undercover cops immunity from prosecution for having sex with prostitutes during an investigation. But now, under a recent bill that passed a Senate committee, they would have stiff consequences to face. Bill S.B. 275, proposed by state Sen. Judy Emmons (R-Sheridan) in an effort…
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Beyoncé Launches Formation Scholars in Honor of Lemonade Anniversary
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is doing her part to help young women when it comes to their education. In honor of the anniversary of her heralded album Lemonade, the singer announced the creation of the Formation Scholars. Formation Scholars awards will be given out for the 2017-2018 academic year to four women who are “unafraid to…
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Serena Williams Responds to Ilie Nastase’s Racist Remark About Her Unborn Child
Romanian tennis Hall of Famer Ilie Nastase is feeling the wrath of not only the International Tennis Federation but also Serena Williams after he made comments about her unborn child. On Sunday, Nastase was suspended by the International Tennis Federation for cursing at British player Johanna Konta, Britain captain Anne Keothavong and an umpire during…
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Black Women Are Upset Over SheaMoisture’s New Whitewashing Marketing Ploy
Updated Monday, April 24, 2017, 6:30 p.m. EDT: SheaMoisture has issued an apology stating that it really fucked up. Earlier: For years SheaMoisture has been the go-to hair product line for black women with natural hair. But it seems as though it’s now trying to capture a new base of users with its new marketing;…
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Detroit 19-Year-Old Arraigned After Accidentally Shooting 2 Police Officers He Thought Were Burglars
Nineteen-year-old Juwan Alexander Plummer was arrested last week after shooting two Detroit police officers when he thought they were men attempting to burglarize his mother’s house. In his arraignment video, a teary-eyed Plummer entered his not guilty plea before the judge, who in turn seemed sympathetic to Plummer after the prosecutor tried her best to…
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