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Donald Trump Hit for Ebola Rant on Twitter; Calls for Flight Ban
Billionaire Donald Trump said doctors in the U.S. should not treat patients infected with the Ebola virus, and called on airline officials to ban all flights from countries where the deadly disease has been known to spread, Sky News reports. He was responding to reports that a U.S. doctor and a missionary arrived this week…
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Why Am I Stepping Off the Sidewalk for White People in 2014?
When I’m walking on a sidewalk and white folks are approaching, do I step aside and hit the grass, or keep moving straight forward and make them move? Usually I’m the one who gives them the path, especially if it is a woman. But either way, I feel like I’m offending my ancestors or something…
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Jay Z and Beyoncé’s Response to Rumors: Flawless
The way Beyoncé and Jay Z have managed to straddle the line between not letting the public completely starve from lack of details about their private lives, while keeping us as far away from their bedroom as possible, is impressive. It’s a level of control even the biggest celebrities of the day don’t typically get…
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Michael Jackson’s Off the Wall Was the Perfect Pop Record
What is Michael Jackson’s greatest album? The answer helps establish whether you were introduced to Jackson via Thriller, the crown jewel of his commercial legacy, or whether you were riding with him long before he donned the sequined glove—since Off the Wall, the classic album released 35 years ago this week, that represents Jackson at his…
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Kevin Costner on the Challenges of Getting New Film Black and White Made
Sometimes, when you want something done, you have to do it yourself. So that’s exactly what Kevin Costner did. “A lot of movies I have made in my life have been a struggle for me to make—Dances With Wolves, Field of Dream, Bull Durham … and in this instance, Black and White,” the actor candidly…
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Ala. GOP Leader Slams Dem ‘War on Whites’
Just as the Republican Party is trying to fine-tune its image amid the escalating immigration battle, a prominent Alabama Republican has come out swinging against Democrats, accusing leaders of waging a “war on whites,” The Hill reports. U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks made the assertion Monday on the air with conservative radio host Laura Ingraham. He…
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Watch: Woman Who Claims Jay Z Hit on Her Says, ‘Sorry, Mrs. Carter’
The Beygency will have snatched another wig before the night is over. Rapper and model Liv claims that Jay Z hit on her and she turned him down, according to Clutch magazine. Now the Miami rapper has released a new track in which she states, “Ya man likes model chicks. He likes all naturally flawless…
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Eric Garner Videographer Claims NYPD Harassment
Ever since filming a New York City Police Department officer placing 43-year-old Eric Garner in a fatal choke hold last month in Staten Island, N.Y., Ramsey Orta’s life has been a living hell, he told a judge Monday. Orta, 22, was arrested late Saturday on a weapons possession charge after police observed him exiting a…
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University President Takes $90,000 Pay Cut for Good Cause
The interim president of Kentucky State University, Raymond Burse, has taken a significant pay cut to raise the wages of minimum wage employees on campus. According to the Lexington Herald-Leader, Burse slashed his $349,869 annual salary by $90,000 to provide funds for the raises. The higher pay rate for current employees, which goes into effect…
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Al Sharpton: The Next NYPD Police Commissioner?
A fake New York City Police Department ID card showing the Rev. Al Sharpton as the police commissioner has been passed around social media and, reportedly, even among NYPD cops, according to the New York Daily News. According to the Daily News, some cops have been upset by what has been perceived as Sharpton’s influence…