culture
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If You’re Withholding Sex to Make Your Man Stay Faithful, You Need to Let Him Go
You’re never wrong for refusing to have sex with a man you don’t trust and who may be cheating on you. That’s not being selfish. It’s being smart. But it’s also not being celibate as much as it is a woman trying to make her man act right and stop creeping. If he did as…
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Exodus: Gods and Kings: Flooded With Race Problems (and White People)
Exodus: Gods and Kings, Ridley Scott’s epic story of Moses, hit theaters nationwide Friday, and while some people are gearing up for what’s expected to be a biblical blockbuster, others are thinking “not again,” as once more, white actors snag the key roles—even though the story takes place in ancient Egypt—while actors of color stay…
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Model Beverly Johnson: ‘Cosby Drugged Me’
Model Beverly Johnson has joined the growing list of Bill Cosby accusers and says that she was drugged by the beloved comedian in the 1980s while auditioning for a role on The Cosby Show. Part of the reason Johnson says she’s coming out now, after countless other women have, is that she could not stand…
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Toronto Man Arrested While Depositing Money Into His own Bank Account
A Toronto man is suing Scotiabank, claiming that he was racially profiled and arrested at one of its branches after attempting to deposit a $9,000 check into his own bank account, the Toronto Star reports. “We were first made aware of this issue by the Toronto police on the day of the incident. When we…
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Georgetown’s Basketball Team Dons ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Shirts for Warm-ups
Georgetown became the first college basketball team to wear “I Can’t Breathe” T-shirts during their warm-ups, only days after some of the NBA’s own stars wore similar outfits to show solidarity with Eric Garner, the Staten Island, N.Y., dad who was killed by a police officer, Yahoo Sports reports. “We didn’t wear the shirt to…
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Allergic Reaction Causes Calif. Mother to Burn From Inside Out
A 19-year-old California woman is fighting for her life after taking a friend’s prescription medication and having an allergic reaction that caused her “body to burn from the inside out,” according to news station KABC. Yaasmeen Castanada began feeling sick on Thanksgiving and took a friend’s antibiotic, Castanada’s mother, Laura Corona, told the news station.…
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Medical School Students Across the Nation Stage Die-In's to Denounce Racial Biases in Healthcare
Medical school students across the nation put on their white coats on Wednesday and staged die-in’s as a way to protest the recent killings of unarmed black men by law-enforcement, Al Jazeera reports. “Participants say the same structural racism that results in police brutality against blacks manifests itself in the health care system, leading to poorer health, shorter…
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Medical-School Students Stage Die-Ins to Denounce Racial Biases in Health Care
Medical-school students across the nation put on their white coats Wednesday and staged die-ins as a way to protest the recent killings of unarmed black men by law enforcement and the racial biases that also exist in health care, Al-Jazeera reports. “Participants say the same structural racism that results in police brutality against blacks manifests itself in the…
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Census Projection: White Americans Will Be Minorities in 2045
The U.S. Census Bureau just announced its latest round of projections regarding the U.S. population and revealed that by the year 2045, black and Hispanic Americans will likely be in the majority, Al-Jazeera reports. “The non-Hispanic white population is barely growing, and today’s projections show that it will start to decline after 2025,” the news site explained,…