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Afrika Bambaataa’s Former Bodyguard Speaks Out on Sexual Assault Allegations: ‘He’s a Pedophile’
His name is Shamsideen Shariyf Ali Bey and he’s the former head of Shaka Zulu Security and former bodyguard for Afrika Bambaataa. Now he’s speaking out about the allegations of molestation that Bambaataa has recently denied. In a recent interview with Troi Torain, the radio host who originally broke the story about Ronald Savage’s allegations of molestation by Bambaataa, Bey…
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Rest in Power, Afeni Shakur; ‘You Are Appreciated’
We are having what can be considered one of the blackest years on record. Larry Wilmore dropping the n-word at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is peak blackness no matter which side of the appropriate aisle you sit on. In fact, in any other year it would be the runaway winner, except, moments prior to…
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50 Cent Under Fire for Mocking Disabled Teenager Working at Airport
Over the weekend, 50 Cent took to his Instagram account to complain about today’s youths while traveling through the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. “This new generation is crazy. It’s crazy,” 50 Cent said in the video. To show an example of laziness, he then turned the camera onto a young man working at the airport.…
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Pa. Churchgoer Fatally Shot in Fight Over Seat at Sunday Service
A Pennsylvania churchgoer was fatally shot after a fight broke out over a seat for a Sunday service, the New York Daily News reports. According to the report, the argument started when a churchgoer told Robert Braxton III, 27, that he was sitting in seats reserved for two other parishioners during Sunday service April 24…
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Ariz. Del Taco Manager Fired After Claiming: ‘I Am the Boss. My Dad’s Actually the F–king Owner, so Good Luck With That’
A Phoenix-area Del Taco manager has been fired after a profanity-laced exchange with drive-thru customers went viral, 12 News reports. Video of the exchange between two customers at the Peoria, Ariz., fast-food restaurant was posted to Vimeo on Wednesday and quickly went viral. It’s unclear how the incident started, but once the recording begins, the…
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KRS-One Defends Afrika Bambaataa Against Molestation Allegations
Just as many people have jumped to Bill Cosby’s defense when it comes to allegations of sexual assault and trying to protect his legacy, KRS-One is attempting to do the same for Afrika Bambaataa. Just weeks after several men accused Bambaataa of molesting them when they were young children and teens, KRS-One says that shouldn’t…
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Malia Out: The First Daughter Chooses Harvard
After much speculation, Malia Obama, the eldest daughter of President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, has announced her plans to attend Harvard University, but not until 2017. The White House announced her plans Sunday, as well as her intention to take a “gap year” so that when she begins, her father will be…
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Professor’s Op-Ed Is Final Blow for Confederate Statue
A 121-year-old Confederate monument at the University of Louisville is coming down, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and university President James Ramsey announced Friday. The editor of the Courier-Journal, the city’s daily newspaper, credits an op-ed piece in his paper. On Twitter, Ricky L. Jones, chair of Pan-African Studies at the school who wrote the op-ed,…
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Drake’s Views Is More of the Same, but Colder and More Joyless. Kind of Like the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers
Has Drake fallen off? I’ve had a hunch that this was happening for a little over a year now, but the pop-culture whirlwind of Meek Mill and “Hotline Bling” threw me off the case. The truth was buried beneath a shower of memes and GIFs. Somehow, the stench of tepid-hotdog-water bars found their way into…
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Asian Americans to Outnumber African Americans by 2065: Report
“PSST! Don’t tell anyone, but the number of Asian Americans will surpass African Americans by the middle of this century,” Ed Diokno wrote Tuesday for AsAmNews. “A recent report from Pew Research Center, 10 Demographic Trends Shaping the U.S., glossed over this hugely significant shift. In one of [the] graphs accompanying the report, it showed…