A Peek Inside Travis Hunter’s New Jacksonville Mansion
In Minnesota Assassination Attempt, Wife’s Split-Second Decision is a Testament to a Mother’s Love
KWN, ‘The Female Version of Chris Brown’ Got Black Men Worried And For Good Reason
Oklahoma Black Man Hit By Patrol Car During Jaywalking Arrest, and That’s Not Even the Most Infuriating Part
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Libyan Plane Crash Kills 96, Dutch Boy Survives
At least 96 people are dead after a plane crash at Tripoli’s airport in Libya. The only known survivor at this point is a ten-year-old Dutch boy. A Libyan plane crashed Wednesday on approach to Tripoli’s airport, killing at least 96 people and leaving a field scattered with smoldering debris that included a large chunk…
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Mayor Cory Booker Re-elected in Newark
Cory Booker was re-elected Mayor of Twitter…uh, mayor of Newark, N.J., on Tuesday. NEWARK — Newark Mayor Cory Booker easily won a second term Tuesday night, but with a tighter margin of victory than in 2006, and with only seven of his nine council candidates winning re-election, according to incomplete election results. Booker received 59…
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The Night I Met Lena Horne
JOHANNESBURG—As I turned on the television on Tuesday morning, the first thing I heard were the lyrical tributes to Lena Horne by Dionne Warwick and Natalie Cole, both of whom talked about how she had taken them under her wing early in their budding singing careers. I couldn’t help but think about how she inspired me, albeit in a…
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Dorothy Height and the Sexism of the Civil Rights Movement
Please permit a final few words about Dr. Dorothy I. Height before she’s assigned a slot in the Black History Month index. Here are some frank thoughts about her role as a woman of the movement versus a man of the movement. Although she was a legendary figure, I reject a lot of the phony…
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Former Supermodel Injured in a Car Accident
Updated May 12 at 12:45 p.m., ET: TMZ reports that, according to a representative for Beverly Peele, “Both Mom and daughter were taken by ambulance to UCLA Medical Center and into intensive care with multiple fractures and injuries. They together remain hospitalized in excellent hands, awaiting further testing, and treatment.” Former supermodel Beverly Peele was critically injured in a car…
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24 Pounds and Counting . . .
Just one more pound and I can shout I LOST 25 POUNDS! A single, lousy pound. I’ve been gaining and losing this same pound for the past two weeks. I’d bounce up about two pounds, then drop one, leaving this same, crazy pound. I did lose it once, but didn’t say anything because the next…
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Ethiopian Diaspora Frustrated by U.S. Policy
Chris Flaherty, an American documentary film producer who’s married to a woman from Ethiopia, started a hunger strike early last week in front of the White House to convince President Obama to push for democracy in Ethiopia. Occasionally, someone would wander over to Flaherty to look at his homemade poster boards with photos of Birtukan…
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Diva or Just Fed Up? Gabourey Sidibe v. the Paparazzi
Is Gabourey Sidibe a diva? Stories are beginning to emerge of some very diva-like behavior from the “Precious” star. But are these instances of behaving badly or just being human? Elon James White explores: Contrary to ridiculous headline over at Urban Daily of “Gabourey Sidibe Is Letting The Fame Go To Her Head” (no question…
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Curtains for Chris Brown?
Following his life post-abuse, The BVX asks whether the once-promising pop star has done irreparable damage to his career. Below is an excerpt: Following his epic dust-up with Rihanna in 2009, any self-respecting publicist would force their client into a silent stint of Kanye West proportions — when’s the last time you heard from the…