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Trevor Rhone, Famed Jamaican Playwright, Dies at 69
Jamaica has lost one of its brightest stars as Trevor Rhone passed at the age of 69. From NewsOne: Trevor Rhone, a prominent Jamaican playwright and screenwriter who co-wrote “The Harder They Come,” a film classic that helped introduce the island’s pop culture to a global audience, has died. He was 69. His brother Neville…
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Woman Beaten in Front of Daughter at Cracker Barrel
Human decency never ceases to amaze. Army Reservist Tasha Hill was heading into an Atlanta Cracker Barrel with her seven-year old daughter when she was nearly knocked down by Troy West, who was on his way out. Rather than apologize, Hill rained down blows on the 35-year old mother. From Fox Atlanta: Hill, a 35-year-old…
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The Woman Who Would Be King
Some people play in cover bands or flag football leagues when they’re not working. Peggielene Bartels is the king of a Ghanaian village. From the Washington Post: The king folds her own laundry, chauffeurs herself around Washington in a 1992 Honda and answers her own phone. Her boss’s phone, too. Peggielene Bartels lives in Silver…
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Obama to Meet with Colin Powell—Next at the Pentagon?
The president has returned to Washington from two days of rigorous domestic policy talk. One year after the US financial markets went into freefall, Obama’s lecture to bankers on Wall Street and his pep rally for auto manufacturers in Michigan were important to restoring confidence in the American economy. Tomorrow, however, Obama turns to foreign…
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Death in New Haven
As a father of two daughters, my heart stopped as I surfed to the Washington Post’s website and saw the vibrant photograph of Annie Le, murdered the other day in New Haven. When a lovely Yale graduate student is killed only days before her wedding, and the body is found hidden within a wall inside…
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Accepting Kanye's Apology
Kanye West took a few moments to apologize to Taylor Swift on Monday’s primetime debut of “The Jay Leno Show”. Props to him for admitting “it was rude” to snatch the mic away from Taylor Swift and steal her shine. Before performing the popular hype song “Run This Town” with Jay-Z and Rihanna, ‘Ye appearead…
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The Goods At Goodwill
As New York Fashion Week nears its end one point has been made certain: Not even an industry famous for beautiful facades can ignore the times. In an interview with Reuters, designer Vera Wang said, “This recession has been very, very frightening.” Much of that fear as resulted in a change for New York Fashion…
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Social Networks in Ghana Used to Entrap Gays
Internet scams are nothing new, but the targeting of gays in Ghana is on the rise. From Fast Company: [G]ay Internet community members are being trapped, kidnapped and robbed, often with the aid of the police. Homosexuality in Ghana is a felony offense, which has put the country’s gay population in a particularly vulnerable position…
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Big Love
I’m not a fan of weight-loss shows because I’m on Team Big Girl and not for nothing. A recent poll from a dating site confirmed what the barbershop has known for years: Most men think big girls are better in bed. Of course, they have fine personalities, too: Multiple degrees and the whole nine. But…
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Death by Samurai Sword for Man Who Broke into Student's Garage
Breaking into peoples’ houses is an extremely risky proposition. Sometimes, you get some stuff. Other times, undergrads from Johns Hopkins come out and end your life with a samurai sword. From the Washington Post: Baltimore police say a Johns Hopkins University student armed with a samurai sword killed an intruder in his garage. Police spokesman…