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No, Dr. Dao Is Not an Asian Version of Rosa Parks
The fact that someone actually came up with this question and thought it was good to ask amazes me. During a press conference, David Dao’s lawyer, Thomas Demetrio, spoke about his client, the man who was brutally removed from his United Airlines flight, and said that a supporter compared him to Rosa Parks. “Dr. Dao,…
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Offers Potential Names for the Carter Twins
Neil deGrasse Tyson went on a baby-naming spree Wednesday and offered some name options for Jay Z and Beyoncé’s twins, who should be arriving sometime this summer. The astrophysicist was true to his background and kept the names cosmiclike: I’m just going to keep it simple and offer up “Solar” and “Eclipse.”
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Tomi Lahren to The Blaze: ‘Let Me Go’
Tomi Lahren, and her tiny violin, will appear on Nightline to talk about her recent ousting from The Blaze. In the interview, Lahren says she simply wants Blaze founder Glenn Beck to “let her go.” Last month, Lahren was suspended from her job after she appeared on The View and expressed her pro-choice views. And,…
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Comedians Pay Tribute to Charlie Murphy
The comedy world is mourning the loss of fellow comedian Charlie Murphy after the comic and actor died of leukemia Wednesday. Murphy, who has been doing stand-up comedy for more than 20 years, starred on Chappelle’s Show and brought his own brand of storytelling to his stand-up shows. Comics, such as Chris Rock and David…
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Comedian Charlie Murphy Dead at Age 57 From Leukemia
Comedian Charlie Murphy has passed away at the age of 57 after a long battle with leukemia. According to Murphy’s manager, he died in a New York City hospital. Murphy, the brother of Eddie Murphy, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. His childhood and his parents, Lillian and Charles Murphy, became fodder for his brother’s stand-up…
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Black-ish Star Yara Shahidi Accepted Into Every College She Applied To
Black-ish’s Yara Shahidi is about to embark on college life, and she has a lot to choose from. In an interview with Seventeen magazine, Yara revealed that she got into every college she applied to. “I did get all of my college acceptances, and I’m keeping them close to the belt as of right now,…
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Here Are Some Photos of Amazing Easter Egg Rolls With the Obamas
As we all know by now, the White House will probably screw up this year’s Easter Egg Roll. I mean, did we expect them not to? Of course they’re dubbing it a more “subtle” event, but we all know what that means. Just in case you’d like a reminder of past Easter Egg Roll events with…
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John Ridley Erased Black Women in His Series Guerrilla Because of His Interracial Relationship
John Ridley’s upcoming Showtime series, Guerrilla, starring Idris Elba, Freida Pinto and Babou Ceesay, is supposed to be about black women during Britain’s black power movement who attempt to free a political prisoner. But at the center of the story is a character played by Pinto, a woman who is not black. During a recent Q&A…
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Shooter, Teacher, Student Killed at San Bernardino, Calif., School Shooting Identified
Update: April 11, 2017 Family members are now raising funds on GoFundMe for Jonathan Martinez’s family. Earlier: Cedric Anderson, 53, of Riverside, Calif., arrived at the North Park Elementary School in San Bernardino, Calif., on Monday morning, where his estranged wife, Karen Elaine Smith, 53, worked as a special education teacher. According to San Bernardino…
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Meet Tyrese: R&B Singer, Actor and Dumbass Misogynist
Years ago, before becoming famous, Tyrese was singing the praises of Coca-Cola on the back of a bus. Nowadays, he’s not only in the Fast and the Furious movies, but he also uses his platform to slut-shame women. Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve seen mentions of Tyrese all over my social media timelines.…
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