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Asian-American Couple Held in Qatar Over Death of Adopted Black Daughter
An American couple have been held in Qatar for nearly two years after the death of their daughter. According to Yahoo News, Matthew and Grace Huang have been accused by the Qatar government of starving their adopted daughter Gloria to death. After Gloria was found unresponsive and subsequently passed away on Jan. 15, 2013, the…
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Watch: Harry Potter Star Has Bars
British actor Daniel Radcliffe, best known for his role as Harry Potter, proves that he is also a lyrical wizard. On Tuesday Radcliffe performed “Alphabet Aerobics” by rap duo Blackalicious on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. If you aren’t familiar with the song, it lives up to its title as a tongue-twisting journey through…
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Watch: Michigan Police Fatally Shoot Homeless Man, Firing 46 Shots
Editor’s note: This video contains graphic images. In 2012 eight Saginaw, Mich., police officers surrounded a 49-year-old mentally ill, homeless man armed only with a penknife and shot him some 46 times. On Monday the American Civil Liberties Union released the disturbing footage, the New York Daily News reports. According to reports, police received a…
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Nigerian Soldiers Arrested for Working as Spies for Boko Haram
It’s almost unfathomable, but some soldiers in Nigeria’s military might be working as moles for Boko Haram, giving the terrorist group vital information about the military’s strategies and tactics. That’s what the Nigerian military is claiming, and it has arrested those soldiers who it suspects are working as double agents for Boko Haram, AllAfrica.com is…
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3 NYC Corrections Officers Fired After Reports of Corruption at Rikers
Heads are rolling in the upper ranks of New York City’s Department of Correction because of the way it has handled allegations of violence and corruption at the city’s Rikers Island prison. The New York Times is reporting that three executives, including the department chief, William Clemons, got pink slips earlier this week. “The department has been…
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Why VH1 Gets to Be Black Without the Burden
When I first saw an advertisement for the made-for-TV sequel to the 2002 film Drumline, I assumed that it was airing on BET. After all, Drumline’s star and one of the executive producers of the sequel, Nick Cannon, has a relationship with BET and is a regular on Kevin Hart’s Real Husbands of Hollywood. Yet around…
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In Defense of Tiny Harris’ New Eye Color
Was I the only one who had absolutely no idea that people could permanently change their eye color with surgery? Apparently I was stuck in the ’90s, thinking that colored contacts, which never look real, were the only option. Who knew? Apparently Tameka “Tiny” Harris—celeb mom, wife of rapper Clifford “T.I.” Harris and reality-TV star—did.…
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Ferguson Cop Darren Wilson a No-Show at Court Dates
Darren Wilson is sticking to the shadows for all he’s worth, to the point where six criminal cases have been dismissed against various offenders because the arresting officer (Wilson, in this case) isn’t showing his face in court to testify, The Atlantic reports. According to Ed Magee, a spokesman for the St. Louis County prosecuting…
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Saa’s Story: How She Escaped After Being Kidnapped by Boko Haram
She came up onstage wearing a wig and sunglasses. I sat there stunned, slightly shivering, because the 18-year-old girl in front of us could have been anywhere but here at that moment had she not made one of the most fearless decisions anyone could ever make. Her name is Saa (changed for her safety), and…
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Watch: Chicago Cops Barge Into House to Arrest Man Who Ignored Them
Another day, another video of alleged police misconduct. This time a 14-year-old Chicago girl took video of police who she claims forced their way into her home to arrest her uncle because he did not acknowledge their requests to talk to him, NBC Chicago reports. LeRoy Hubbard III, 29, told the news station that he…