Florida Karen Arrested After This Alleged Atrocious Act Toward Two Black Kids Blowing Bubbles
The Tea Behind Brit Eady Suing Bravo For $20 Million
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Internet Is Divided Over Toddler’s Perfect, Sexy Catwalk
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Does His Journey Alter Your Reality?
Daniel A. Seddiqui graduated with a degree in economics but couldn’t find a job in his field. But, instead of suing his school in retaliation for a failed career path like other recent graduates, Seddiqui decided he was going to find a job no matter what. And not just one job – 50 of them.…
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Former Congressman Convicted in Freezer Cash Case
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal jury convicted a former Louisiana congressman Wednesday of taking bribes on 11 of 16 counts in a case in which agents found $90,000 in his freezer. Former Rep. William Jefferson, a Democrat who had represented parts of New Orleans, was accused of accepting more than $400,000 in bribes and seeking…
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George Sodoni Felt Slighted by Interracial Romance
I blogged earlier today about George Sodini and the LA Fitness slayings. Even though I’m still disturbed by the idea of a gunman walking into a gym and killing innocent women, I thought I was finished meditating on mass-murder for the day. Now Jill Tubman over at Jack & Jill Politics has brought something else…
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Violated, Too: Congo's Male Rape Victims
From the NY Times: GOMA, Congo — It was around 11 p.m. when armed men burst into Kazungu Ziwa’s hut, put a machete to his throat and yanked down his pants. Mr. Ziwa is a tiny man, about four feet, six inches tall. He tried to fight back, but said he was quickly beaten down.…
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The Russian Obama
From The AP via The Grio: SREDNYAYA AKHTUBA, Russia (AP) — An African-born farmer is making an improbable run for office in Russia, inspired by President Barack Obama and undaunted by racial attitudes that have changed little in decades. Joaquim Crima, a 37-year-old native of Guinea Bissau who settled in southern Russia after earning a…
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Gunman Opens Fire at PA Gym, 4 Dead
From CNN: A gunman walked into an LA Fitness gym outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, turned off the lights and fired off 50 rounds, killing three women before killing himself Tuesday evening, police said. The man didn’t speak but was carrying a gym bag with a note inside it. He was found dead in the gym lying…
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Hillary Arrives in Kenya; Does Not Save Any Journalists
From Al Jazeera: Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, has arrived in Kenya as part of an African tour to push her government’s commitment to tackling the continent’s trouble spots. The seven-nation trip comes three weeks after Barack Obama, the US president, visited Ghana in an effort to bolster ties with the nation. Clinton kicked off her 11-day tour from Kenya, which…
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LA Fitness Gunman Posted Plans on Website
Keith Josef Adkins is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter and social commentator.
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No Sex In The Conference Room
Forgive me for my naïveté and current work-from-home position, but I had no idea loads of people [really] had sex on the job. I thought that was a figment of a television writer’s imagination. But, after stumbling along a piece published on Business Insider, I see that indeed many of you were partaking in office…
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HIV/AIDS in Jamaica: A Poet Responds
As HIV/AIDS continues to spread across the globe, one project, “Hope: Living and Loving with HIV in Jamaica,” commissioned by the Pulitzer Center, aims to show the full lives of people who face the disease daily. Poet Kwame Dawes, who has written several books and is a champion of the arts, traveled to the place…