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Check Out America’s Worst Police Departments
Almost half of Americans hate their police department. In a new study, a little over 47 percent of Americans gave their police precinct a grade of D or F. The states of Arkansas, Idaho, Missouri, Virginia and Georgia are among those ranked highest in the number of people reporting negative perceptions of police. The results…
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Ill. Mom’s Anti-Black Lives Matter Rant Goes Viral
Peggy Hubbard, an Illinois mother, has a message for the #BlackLivesMatter movement, and she took to Facebook to voice her concerns. In a video posted to her Facebook page, Hubbard said she believes that the outrage over the Aug. 19 St. Louis police shooting of 18-year-old Mansur Ball-Bey, whom she calls a “thug,” was misdirected.…
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As a Woman, I Can’t Love Madea and Hate Straight Outta Compton
Tyler Perry’s brand of hyperbolic “church humor” and F. Gary Gray’s hit film Straight Outta Compton, a biopic of the West Coast rap group N.W.A, might seem worlds apart. But for me, they are two sides of the same coin. I’m disappointed in myself that it took so long to figure that out. I was…
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Watch: Obamas Take Bike Ride in State Forest on Martha’s Vineyard Vacation
During the last day full day of the first family’s summer vacation on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, the Obamas on Saturday took a bike ride through the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest in West Tisbury, Mass., according to the Cape Cod Times. On Sunday the president and his family are expected to end their two-week…
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Dr. Dre Apologizes to the Women He Assaulted
It’s been 24 years since Dr. Dre beat up journalist Dee Barnes. Earlier this week, Barnes wrote a lengthy post on Gawker recounting the time in 1991 when Dr. Dre beat her up. Now, on the heels of the success of Straight Outta Compton, Dr. Dre has finally issued an apology, via the New York…
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Louis Stokes, Ohio’s 1st Black Congressman, Dies at Age 90
Former U.S. Rep. Louis Stokes, who in 1968 became the first black member of Congress elected from Ohio, died on Tuesday at the age of 90 after a brave battle with lung and brain cancer, WBNS-10TV reports. Born in Cleveland, the iconic politician served 30 years in Congress before retiring in 1999. During his tenure,…
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Thank God The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Isn't Being Rebooted
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air may be my favorite television show of all time. Yes, I liked it even more than The Wire, Law & Order: SVU, and Unsolved Mysteries. I loved A Different World, and liked The Cosby Show Family Matters, but I was all about Fresh Prince. So when “news” broke that the…
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Julian Bond Was a Great Interview—Funny and Insightful—Reporters and Journalists Say
Civil Rights Icon, 75, Gravitated Toward Media Julian Bond is rightfully being mourned as an iconic civil rights leader, but he also gravitated toward the media. Judging from comments since his death on Saturday from vascular disease at age 75, media members likewise took to him. “He was typically wise, never boring, always eloquent,” Kevin…
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Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre Grew Up, so How Come Ice Cube Won’t?
None of us escapes life free of error. However, with age comes not only the opportunity to rectify our past blunders but also a chance to be bold enough to acknowledge them. When rapper Snoop Dogg was called on his past misogyny in his rap lyrics, he didn’t speak of regret but shared, “Once I…
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Confederate-Flag Supporters at Fla. Rally Accused of Flashing Knife, Gun at Black Lives Matter Protesters
Black Lives Matter protesters confronted Confederate-flag supporters at a Sunday rally in Broward County, Fla., refusing to stand down in the face of what they call a symbol of hatred, the Sun Sentinel reports. Hundreds of people supporting the contentious flag participated in a 15-mile road rally that extended from Plantation, Fla., to Sunrise, Fla.,…