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Harvard Student Won't Graduate as Murder Investigation Continues
The Boston Globe is reporting that Chanequa Campbell, an honors student at Harvard by way of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, will not be allowed to graduate as an investigation into her involvement last month’s murder of Justin Cosby, a Cambridge man, in her dormitory. Campbell for her part has maintained her innocence, saying she is the victim…
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$300,000: The Price Brandy Paid for Killing Someone's Mom
My Daily Moment is reporting that, despite negligently killing someone in a vehicle, Brandy is still luckier than the rest of us. The singer, whose reckless driving led to the death of Awatef Aboudihaj in 2006, has settled with her children for $300K each. Brandy, who was not charge by the LAPD (because she’s a…
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Auto-Tune Anyone? T-Wayne Album Almost Complete
BET reports that twelve tracks have been completed for the forthcoming T-Wayne album, a collaboration between Crunk & B wunderkin T-Pain and rap juggernaut Lil’ Wayne. Pain told MTV News “We going slow; there’s no rush. It can come out whenever. We’re gonna keep it pushing, however. It’s gonna be pushed.” Thank goodness.
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LeBron Might Get Wrist Slapped by Commish for Being a Brat
David Stern is not happy with his league’s MVP. ESPN is reporting that David Stern wants to have a little chit chat with LeBron James about his refusal to talk to the media following his failure to the defeat the Orlando Magic by himself. Speaking on ESPN Radio’s “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” Tuesday, Stern…
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Life in Prison for Pregnant Drug Smuggler
Laos does not play. CNN reports that Samantha Orobator, a 20-year old Briton jailed last August for attempting to smuggle heroin into Laos has been sentenced to life in prison for the offense. Originally sentenced to death, that sentence was reduced when officials discovered she was pregnant. Orobator is currently five months pregnant and it…
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On Screen & In the Pulpit
We’ve talked about mega-church pastors across the country, the high rollers in the pulpit. We’re still waiting to see if the Obamas will claim a church home in Washington. And it’s been a year since Jeremiah Wright’s name was rolling off our tongues in political conversation. It’s high time we paid respect to the great…
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Is The Game Over for Black Television?
Fans of The Game have been all over the Internet for the past several months, trying to save the canceled CW show with online petitions, Tweets, Facebook-status dedications and e-mail chains lamenting the show’s unceremonious demise. In an effort to save the show, the cast recorded a YouTube video, Change the Game Campaign, to get…
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Why Does CNN Want to be MTV?
There comes a time when every college student realizes that the world does not revolve around MTV, dorm parties and 3 a.m. runs to the nearest 24-hour McDonald’s or IHOP. It’s when you start making friends who ask your opinion about Michael Steele and Chris Matthews; when you get into debates over your preference of…
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Ma Ma Se, Ma Ma Sa, Ma Ma Coo Sa! King of Pop to Open Casino
Contact Music reports that Michael Jackson is planning on opening a casino to boost is dwindling fortune. The ‘Thriller-themed’ gambling den is scheduled to open its doors in Las Vegas next year. It is also being alleged that Jackson is working on a new album, a museum and several movie projects. All of this in…
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Video: Man Thwarts Robbery by Shooting Teen, then Shoots Him Five More Times
57-year old war veteran Jerome Ersland has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 16-year old Antwun Parker in Oklahoma City. Parker had been a participant in an attempted convenience store robbery which Ersland thwarted when he shot Parker in the head. After pursuing the other suspect, Jevontia Ingraham, unsuccessfully, Ersland returned…