culture
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Ferguson: Michael Brown’s Father Calls for Calm Amid More Clashes
Updated Friday, Nov. 21, 11:20 a.m. EST: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder promoted the Justice Department’s new guidelines for law enforcement on how to maintain order during First Amendment-protected events on Friday, saying that they “minimize needless confrontation.” “The Justice Department encourages law-enforcement officials, in every jurisdiction, to work with the communities they serve to…
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Florida State Shooting Suspect Was Troubled
Myron May, the Florida State University alumnus who has been identified as the gunman behind Thursday’s shooting at the school, was dealing with financial troubles and experiencing paranoia that the government was spying on him, officials reported Thursday, according to USA Today. He had apparently recently quit his job as a prosecutor at the district…
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I’m a Married Mom and I Feel Like I Missed My Sexual Prime: What Should I Do?
Dear Demetria: I am against cheating. I won’t do it, but it feels like I haven’t truly lived. I went to school, got married, had a baby. I feel like my husband’s had a full life. He’s traveled all over the world, done two deployments and is settled. I haven’t even started. I feel like…
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Watch Toni Morrison Drop Knowledge on Stephen Colbert
On Wednesday, Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison appeared on The Colbert Report. With her thoughtful and acerbic wit, she successfully broke down race and racism in our society. Morrison and host Stephen Colbert jokingly agreed that since President Barack Obama was an admirer of hers, they could consider calling the Obamacare health insurance…
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If Those Allegations Are Lies, Cosby Should Sue His Accusers, but Here’s Why That Won’t Happen
Bill Cosby is the subject of more sexual assault allegations than any one celebrity in recent memory. At last count, we know about 15 alleged victims—that’s a whole lot of women with similar accounts about being attacked by Cosby. Most of the claims appear to involve alcohol, possibly drugs and some accusers not remembering everything,…
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Jason Collins, the NBA’s 1st Openly Gay Player, Says He’s Retiring From Basketball
On Wednesday Jason Collins said that he is opting to retire from the NBA, the New York Post reports. The announcement comes a year and a half after he became the first openly gay athlete actively playing in one of the four major American professional sports leagues. “It just made perfect sense,” Collins told the…
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Disagreements Between Liberian Officials and Aid Groups Affect Efforts to Contain Ebola
There have been reports of infighting among aid organizations and local officials in Liberia about how to contain the Ebola outbreak, and it’s affecting efforts on the ground, according to a report in the New York Times. According to the report, Liberian officials and the several dozen countries and aid organizations that are working together in…
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On Motherhood and the Pain of Ferguson
Here we are again. Waiting on a decision from a grand jury about the fate of a white man who has killed a black man. This time, it’s Ferguson, Mo. The black man who died is named Michael Brown, and his killer is named Officer Darren Wilson. That word “killer” makes you cringe? Makes me sound…
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Secret Service Arrests Iowa Man Near White House
An Iowa man was arrested near the White House on Wednesday after authorities discovered a file and ammunition in the car that he had reportedly driven from his hometown of Davenport to Washington, D.C., the Washington Post reports. According to the report, 41-year-old R.J. “Renae” Kapheim was taken into custody after walking up to a…
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Overnight, Police Arrested Ferguson Demonstrators Who Chanted ‘Indict That Cop’
Law-enforcement agencies and protesters in Ferguson, Mo., are already facing off, leading to six arrests overnight after six individuals reportedly tried to block off a street while demanding that police Officer Darren Wilson be indicted for the shooting death of unarmed teen Michael Brown on Aug. 9, Reuters reports. Dozens of protesters assembled outside the…