Why Wendy Williams is Clapping Back at a Lawsuit Filed on Her Behalf
The Words Cassie Spewed in Audio Played at Diddy Trial Made Public, And What She Said May Shock You
Atlanta Dad Found Guilty of Fatally Starving His Own 4-Year-Old— And the Details Only Get Worse From There
Jasmine Crockett’s Comments Shading Trump Supporters Just Sparked a Fiery Clapback From Trump’s White House Secretary
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The Rainbow Black Greeks: Part II
The Rainbow Black Greeks: Part II Being a lesbian in a sorority sometimes means having to make decisions heterosexual members don’t have to worry about. The freedom of being out has to be balanced with the realties of how people both in and outside of the sorority view them. “I remember prior to coming out,…
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11-Year-Old 'Lion King' Star Needs Bone Marrow Transplant
Shannon Tavarez, an 11-year-old actress in Broadway’s The Lion King, has been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. The young girl from Queens, N.Y., who got her lucky break by landing the prime role in her first professional audition, came down with a low-grade fever and sniffles just six months into her run. She is in…
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Iowa Tea Party Billboard Compares Obama to Hitler
The Iowa Tea Party has put up a billboard comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler and Vladimir Lenin. The billboard is drawing criticism, even from fellow Tea Party members. The North Iowa Tea Party began displaying the billboard in downtown Mason City last week. The sign shows large photographs of Obama, Nazi leader Hitler…
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Judge Orders Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. to Open Up Books
A judge has ordered Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. to turn over its financial books to the courts. Judge Daniel Riley said a representative of the sorority needs to submit the group’s check register, minutes book and wire transfer documents after the group refused to retrieve the records, which a former president won the right…
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A Trip to the Beauty Salon for Braids Ends at ER
People were up in arms over licensing hair braiders, but maybe it is a good idea. Veronica Carter of Greensboro got her hair braided. While she liked the braids, she didn’t like the migraine and antibiotic-resistant infection she got from the experience, landing her in the emergency room twice. The migraine was definitely from the…
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Four More Officers Charged in Katrina Shooting Deaths on Danziger Bridge
Four more New Orleans police officers have been charged in the deadly shootings of two people in Hurricane Katrina’s chaotic aftermath. Six current or former New Orleans officers have already pleaded guilty to helping cover up the murder of two men on the Danziger Bridge. Four other men were injured in the shootings. One of…
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Tiger Woods' (British) Redemption?
by Sally Jenkins ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND—There’s no better place than St. Andrews — surrounded by ruined cathedrals and tumbled-down castles and monuments to burnt martyrs, the stony debris of epic pride — to regain a sense of humility. The Old Course demands awe, and provides historical context. What’s clear against its backdrop is that Tiger…
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Should Black Folks Give the Tea Party a Second Look?
As a black woman in America, I have remained largely silent about the Tea Party movement and whether the movement itself is ”racist,” as it is being charged by many in our community, including the leadership of the NAACP. As a community, we should take a step back for a moment and learn how to…
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57-Year-Old Teacher Calls for Help, Gets Tasered by Cops Instead
What in the world is going on? A 57-year-old teacher was tasered after calling police for help because she thought there was a prowler. Janice Wells, a third-grade teacher, called officers in rural Georgia for help. Instead she ended up on the ground getting tasered. The horrific incident was captured by the dash camera of…
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Study Says Belly Button Is Key to Determining Success in Sports
Fresh from our “double take” file, a study has determined why blacks dominate in track and whites dominate in water. According to the International Journal of Design and Nature and Ecodynamics, it’s all in the belly button. The navel is the center of gravity of the body, which is apparently most important in movement. The…