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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Guilt by Association or Cover-Up: New Charges in Videotaped Charter School Beating
Is this a case of guilt by association or a cover-up? Two teachers, a principal and the superintendent have been charged in connection with a videotaped beating at a Houston charter school. Sheri Lynn Davis, a 40-year-old former teacher at Jamie’s House Charter School, is facing charges of injury to a child for her role…
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The Harder They Fall: Christopher 'Dudus' Coke Arrested in Kingston
The arrest seen around the world. Christopher “Dudus” Coke, 42, has been arrested in Jamaica. You may recall Coke who is wanted for extradition to the United States. Last month, at least 73 people were killed when Jamaican security forces stormed a Kingston slum during an attempt to capture him. Coke is charged with conspiracy…
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Brazil Is Underwater
Brazil is in trouble. After many days of steady rain, the Mandau river in Unia Dos Palmares has overflowed, washing away 40,000 homes. The heavy rains started last week and within two days dumped a month’s worth of water on areas of Alagoas and neighboring Pernambuco state. Officials are trying to get food and medical…
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Day 2 of Summer, and Still Hating It
It is too hot to move. I’m supposed to go to the gym or doing some form of exercise daily, but today, I am the very definition of sluggish. It’s not that I hurt all over from yesterday (I do). It’s not that I’m lazy. It’s the heat, which according to the temperature thingie in…
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Why You Should Support This Tea Party Candidate
Update: Tim Scott defeated Paul Thurmond in last night’s runoff election, making him almost a shoo-in to win his majority Republican district in November. Assuming he takes the general election, Scott will be the first black Republican in Congress since 2003, when Oklahoman J.C. Watts retired. As I mentioned above, this is a truly momentous…
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A New Guide for the Other Woman
Let’s say you’re a single woman at Club HollerAtMe and you meet Mr. Married Guy. The more you talk, the more you find out that he’s everything you ever wanted. And soon, the wedding ring on his finger is just another piece of jewelry to you. Eventually, things turn into thangs, and suddenly you find…
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Seattle: The Punch, the Past and the Connection
For the past week, courtesy of a video on YouTube, it’s been the punch thrown ’round the world: On June 14, during an arrest for jaywalking and a fracas that resulted from that arrest, a Seattle police officer punched a teenager in the face after she shoved the officer while being arrested. The teenager who…
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South Africa Out of World Cup
The chariot has turned into a pumpkin, and the fairy tale has come to an end. South Africa’s Cinderella national soccer team Bafana Bafana, did not advance to the second round of the 2010 World Cup in spite of winning against France. Bongani Khumalo and Katlego Mphela scored first-half goals to lead South Africa to…
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President Obama to Give Gays More Benefits
From our “It’s about time” file, gays will be able to leave work to care for an ailing child. President Obama continues to slowly but surely chip away at discrimination against gays by tweaking the Family and Medical Leave Act. President Obama has made a number of small changes that have increased benefits to gays…
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African-American Test Scores Suffer Because of Violence
It seems that living in a violent neighborhood can distract students from being able to focus and pay attention during tests, even if they did not witness the crime. NYU’s Patrick Sharkey published a report that examined the link between violence and test scores in Chicago. Sharkey found hat African-American children tested within a week…