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  • Howard University Satellite Campus to Open at Google Headquarters

    Google has partnered with Howard University to launch a satellite campus at its Mountainview, Calif., headquarters. The company on Thursday announced its “Howard West” campus, which will offer a three-month residency for juniors and seniors in Howard’s computer science program. Although the students will not receive an internship salary (which averages about $6,600 a month),…

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  • #BurnBabyBurn: White Supremacist Craig Cobb’s Church Went Up in Flames

    Ever wonder what karma looks like? For white supremacist Craig Cobb, it takes on the shape of his “church” going up in flames, with only the steeple left in the rubble. Cobb’s Zion Lutheran Church in Nome, N.D., burned Wednesday night, according to CNN. Cobb purchased the church last year, and one member of the…

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  • White Woman Jailed After Lying About Being Raped and Kidnapped by 3 Black Men: Police

    Eighteen-year-old Breana Harmon Talbott of Denison, Texas, ran into a church and told people she had been kidnapped and raped by three masked black men. Talbott, who was wearing only a bra, T-shirt and underwear, was bloodied and looked battered. News of the incident swept the community and incited racist tweets on social media. One…

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  • Iron Fist Creator Refers to Asians as ‘Oriental’ and Series Star Jessica Henwick Responds

    Netflix’s Iron Fist has received its fair share of horrible reviews. And even I, a fan of all things Marvel, can’t seem to finish the series. The show has been put on blast because it didn’t cast an Asian actor as Danny Rand, and also because it cast a bland white actor, Finn Jones, as…

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  • White Men Sue Diddy’s Revolt TV, Charging ‘Reverse Discrimination’

    Five white men who are former employees of Sean “Diddy” Comb’s Revolt TV have launched a reverse discrimination lawsuit against the network, alleging that they were fired for not being young, hip and black. According to the New York Post’s Page Six, Douglas Goodstein and four producers, who are over the age of 39 and…

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  • Trump Is Going After Teen’s ‘Kittens Scratch Trump’ Site

    Update: March 23, 2017:  According to Gizmodo the kitten site appears to be a troll. Earlier: Imagine you’re a teenager and you’re trying to hone your coding skills, so you create a site where kittens are allowed to scratch Donald Trump. Then you receive a cease-and-desist letter from Trump’s attorneys telling you to shut down your…

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  • Rick Fox Discusses His Transition Into Acting and New Role in Greenleaf 

    Rick Fox retired from the NBA in 2004, but he’s been keeping busy by honing his acting skills, and on Wednesday night he’s making his debut on OWN’s hit series Greenleaf. Fox, whose foray into acting was a natural progression that started during his childhood, spoke to The Root about his new role. “I did…

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  • Painter Alim Smith Talks Going Viral After Turning Memes Into Art 

    I can’t even pinpoint the moment I saw Alim Smith’s artwork pop up on my Twitter feed. But once I saw his work, it immediately reminded me of something you’d imagine a modern-day Picasso creating. And with social media the way that it is, Smith is currently riding the wave of his viral internet fame.…

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  • Dave Chappelle Talks Comeback and Key & Peele Gripe

    As of 12 a.m. Tuesday, Netflix had released the first of its three Dave Chappelle comedy series, which have marked the comedian’s comeback to television. But on Monday, the Washington, D.C.-raised comic spoke about the break he took from his career, as well as his issues with Key & Peele. “I was in this very…

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  • Report: Tomi Lahren ‘Suspended’ by TheBlaze Because She’s Pro-Choice

    Being racist is good. Being pro-choice is bad, according to TheBlaze. And that apparently has led to Tomi Lahren’s suspension from the conservative digital network. Lahren appeared on The View on Friday and said that she was “pro-choice” and noted that anti-abortion conservatives were hypocrites. “I am pro-choice, and here’s why,” Lahren said. “I am…

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