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Hannah’s ‘Black’ Baby on Girls Series Finale Isn’t Black, Says His Mom
True-confession time: I’ve been an avid viewer of Girls since it was called Tiny Furniture. I mean, technically, Tiny Furniture was my first introduction to Lena Dunham, and though not exactly like Girls, it was close enough. Sure, the series lacked people of color and centered on a bunch of white millennials, but I don’t…
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Georgetown University and Jesuits Issue Apologies for Their Role in Slavery
Last year Georgetown University acknowledged the role it played in slavery when, in 1838, it benefited from the sale of 272 slaves to pay off debts. The sellers of the slaves were Jesuits, part of the group of Catholics who helped establish Georgetown University. To atone, on Tuesday, the Rev. Timothy Kesicki, president of the…
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High School Student Smashes Classmate’s Confederate Flag Project to Smithereens
Brigitte Yasamin is a high school senior in Washington state, and she recently learned that one of her classmates had a fondness for the Confederate flag. In pottery class, Yasamin noticed the student’s project: Yup, that’s definitely a Confederate flag. Yasamin decided to take matters into her own hands: If you didn’t know by now,…
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Atlanta, Beyoncé’s Lemonade Named Peabody Award Winners
The Peabody Award entertainment winners were announced Thursday, and Donald Glover’s FX series, Atlanta, and Beyoncé’s visual album Lemonade were among the seven winners. “The audacity of its reach and fierceness of its vision challenges our cultural imagination, while crafting a stunning and sublime masterpiece about the lives of women of color and the bonds…
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French Actress Alice Belaïdi Compares Jill Scott to a Bulldog
French actress Alice Belaïdi seems to think her dog and Jill Scott resemble each other. So much so, she even named her dog “Jill.” Last week Belaïdi appeared on the French show Quotidien, hosted by Yann Barthès. During the segment about people and their pets, Belaïdi discussed her dog “Jill,” and Barthès found the dog’s…
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Magic Johnson Opens Up About His Son E.J. Coming Out as Gay
Magic Johnson shared some advice for parents when it comes to having LGBTQ children. During Johnson’s appearance on Ellen, he spoke about his son E.J. coming out to him and his wife, and praised the 24-year-old. Ellen DeGeneres asked Johnson what advice he would give to parents whose children just came out to them. “I…
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Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Message to Politicians: ‘You Don’t Get to Deny Science’
Neil deGrasse Tyson has a few words for those politicians out there denying science. In a four-minute video, which he says contains “what may be the most important words I have ever spoken,” the astrophysicist calls out politicians for denying science. Tyson partnered with Redglass Pictures to make Science in America and asks people to…
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Serena Williams Announces Pregnancy on Snapchat
Serena Williams is 20 weeks pregnant, according to a now deleted Snapchat. The tennis champ announced that she’s pregnant Wednesday morning. Williams, who is engaged to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, quickly posted and deleted the pregnancy announcement. But of course the internet never forgets. Last month Williams pulled out of the Indian Wells and Miami…
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Ex-NFL Star Aaron Hernandez Kills Himself in Prison Cell
Updated Wednesday, April 19, 2017, 10:26 a.m. EDT: Jose Baez, the attorney who represented Hernandez in his double-homicide trial, has launched an investigation on behalf of Hernandez. Baez says he believes it’s possible his former client was murdered by either inmates or prison officials, according to TMZ Sports. Earlier: On the heels of being found…
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Fla. Apologizes to ‘Groveland Four,’ Men Wrongly Convicted of Rape in 1949
In 1949 in Groveland, Fla., four men—Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd, Charles Greenlee and Ernest Thomas—were wrongly convicted of raping 17-year-old Norma Padgett in Groveland. Three of the men were imprisoned and another was shot and killed by a group of white men. They became known as the Groveland Four. On Wednesday, Florida lawmakers voted unanimously…
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