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Cancer Survivor Claims She Was Fired for Failing to ‘Tame’ Her Afro
Blue Ivy isn’t the only one facing backlash for her natural Afro. Tiffany Bryan, a former security guard at the Barclays Center indoor arena in Brooklyn, N.Y., is claiming that her employers, AEG Worldwide, constantly harassed her and ultimately fired her because she did not “tame” her natural locks, the New York Post reports. The 27-year-old…
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Study: Eviction Rates for Black Women on Par With Incarcerations for Black Men
A MacArthur Foundation “How Housing Matters” (pdf) study reveals that while black men face alarmingly high incarceration rates, black women are disproportionately evicted from their homes. According to the study, in any given year, approximately 16,000 adults and children are evicted in Milwaukee from approximately 6,000 housing units—that equates to 16 households evicted every day. These…
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Stowaway Calif. Teen Opens Up About Flight to Hawaii in Plane Wheel Well
The California teen who stowed away on a Hawaiian Airlines flight from San Jose to Maui is returning to his regular everyday routine but took some time to open up about his experience, KPIX 5 reports. “I took that plane because it was the closest one I could find that was going to go west,”…
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Actress Thandie Newton: ‘There’s This Ghettoization of Makeup Right Now’
British actress Thandie Newton isn’t impressed with the lack of representation of products geared for dark skin in beauty stores, and is calling the industry out on it. According to the Daily Mail, the 41-year-old British and American film star accused chains, such as Boots, of only stocking dark shades of makeup when a line…
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Steve Harvey: He Thinks Like a Mogul
In 2012 Steve Harvey took the stage at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and ended his 27-year career as a stand-up comic. You’d think since retiring from what brought him fame and fortune, he’d be sitting back and relaxing. But that hasn’t been the case. From his popular radio show to a TV talk show,…
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11 Dope Hip-Hop Lyrics That Give Props to Africa
Hip-hop has always served as a compass for showing the direction that urban culture has taken on a variety of issues—and Africa is no exception. Although, the Motherland has always been a tricky topic for U.S. audiences to embrace. Mainstream America was fed a steady diet of images featuring naked tribal men living alongside lions,…
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Before Putting Judges on the Bench, Make Them Prove They Have a Diverse Set of Friends
The findings of a new study released this week have captured headlines. According to two political scientists, having daughters has a profound influence on the attitudes of male judges, most notably those appointed by Republican presidents. In analyzing 2,500 votes by 224 federal judges, the study found that having at least one daughter increased the…
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1st Openly Gay Black Federal Judge Confirmed
On Tuesday the Senate confirmed the first openly gay black man to become a high-level federal judge with an astounding 98-0 vote, Al-Jazeera reports. Darrin Gayles has been appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida after serving three years as a judge in the Florida Circuit Court. The George Washington…
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Boko Haram Reportedly Attacks Nigerian World Cup Fans
On Wednesday, World Cup fans in Damaturu, Nigeria, became the latest victims of a suspected Boko Haram bombing. According to the Washington Post, the blast killed 14 people and blew off the limbs of the many survivors among those who had gathered to watch the Brazil-Mexico match. Survivor Babagana Mohammed told reporters, “The bomb just…
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Innocent NYC Man Who Spent 24 Years in Jail Sues City for $162M
Jonathan Fleming, the Brooklyn, N.Y., man who recently walked free after spending almost 25 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, now wants $162 million from the city, the Associated Press reports. The 52-year-old has filed a notice of claim to inform the city of his intention to sue. “I think this is…