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Internet Praise for 'Picasso Baby'
(The Root) — Jay Z’s been in the center of lots of criticism lately over his beef with Harry Belafonte over his activism (or lack thereof). But the Internet is putting their feelings on all that aside long enough to gush over his new performance-art video performance of “Picasso Baby” from his Magna Carta Holy…
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Raven-Symoné Comes Out on Twitter
(The Root) — Rumors have long swirled about actress Raven-Symoné’s sexual orientation. Today she put those rumors to rest with a single tweet supporting marriage equality. Gossip sites had whispered and speculated about whom she might be dating — a couple of years ago, she was linked to America’s Next Top Model contestant AzMarie. But…
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Woman Sentenced for Facebook Murder
Twenty-year-old Kayla Henriques of Brooklyn, N.Y., was sentenced to 15 years in prison for stabbing her friend, 22-year-old Kamisha Richards, to death. The two had been arguing over $20 that Richards lent Henriques. The argument spilled over into text messages and onto Facebook, and in February 2011, things got physical. Henriques said in her confession…
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YouTube Star Blasted for Stealing Late Comic's Material
(The Root) — Between his YouTube and Twitter pages (@hotdamnirock on each), Kain Carter has hundreds of thousands of fans and followers. Too bad the material used to win them all was stolen from the late comic Patrice O’Neal. People on Twitter caught wind of Carter’s fraud via this YouTube video making the rounds on…
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Criticism for Syrian President's Instagram Account
Read more at NBC News. Tracy Clayton is a writer, humorist and blogger from Louisville, Ky.
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Trinidad James: Natural-Hair Idol
Tracy Clayton is a writer, humorist and blogger from Louisville, Ky.
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Stephen A. Smith: The New Don Lemon
(The Root) — Apparently, former sports journalist and current TV pundit Stephen A. Smith saw all the fun Don Lemon was having blaming black people for white people’s behavior and wanted a piece, too. This morning on ESPN’s Sports Center, Smith commented on the recent Riley Cooper controversy, essentially blaming black people for Cooper’s hurling…
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Riley Cooper's N-Word Controversy
(The Root) — The n-word just can’t stay out of the news lately. Earlier last month, Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Riley Cooper was caught fighting outside a Kenny Chesney concert. On Wednesday, video surfaced of Cooper inside the same event, huffing and puffing inside, threatening to “fight every n—ger” there. For many, this raised the…
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Louisiana Bans Use of Social Media While Driving
Starting Thursday, living in Louisiana will mean no more making hilarious Vines of yourself singing “Back That Thang Up” as you drive to work. A new law bans the use of social media behind the wheel. Put directly, the law includes “any web-based service that allows individuals to construct a profile within a bounded system,…
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Twitter Promises to Crack Down on Threats
(The Root) — When celebrities mess up, they often take to Twitter to send out their mass apologies. This time, it’s Twitter that’s doing the apologizing. The popular microblogging site is facing a wave of criticism from people who say that threats of rape and bodily harm against women transmitted through the site are not…