culture
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New Video Shows Justin Bieber Singing About Killing a ‘N–ger’ and Joining the KKK
Justin Bieber’s publicist has to be working overtime considering that the pop singer just apologized Sunday for a 2009 video that surfaced showing him telling a racist joke that included repeated use of the n-word in its punch line. Now a new video has surfaced allegedly showing the Biebs singing about killing a “n—ger” and…
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LeVar Burton Plans to Take Reading Rainbow Even Further
Overjoyed, ecstatic. These words could be used to describe LeVar Burton’s current emotions, inefficient and near nondescriptive as they may be in comparison to the star’s real feelings in light of the success of his Kickstarter campaign to bring back the popular reading show Reading Rainbow as a digital app. “It’s still a bit overwhelming…
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Art Mixed With the KKK Leaves a Bad Aftertaste
I’d gone to Montreal for a conference and, because I fell in love with the city, decided to stay a few more days to explore it. I was with my travel companion, a woman who’s working on a start-up site about art, and she asked me to tag along with her to check out Montreal’s…
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Think You Know the Dropout Rates for Black Males? You’re Probably Wrong
On Bladensburg Road along the border of Prince George’s County, Md., and Washington, D.C., a billboard reads, “57% of District of Columbia students drop out.” The billboard is large and imposing, with an orange backdrop and bold diagonal dashes on each side to mimic a road-hazard sign. Many would find the content of the sign to…
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Canadian Couple Finds Lost $50M Lotto Ticket 3 Months Later
A Canadian couple won a $50 million lottery jackpot, and all they needed to do was cash the ticket. Hakeem Nosiru signed the back of the Jan. 17 winning Lotto Max lottery ticket and taped it to the inside of his wife’s purse before they went off to church. After returning home, they realized that…
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Tenn. Bride Defends Dragging 1-Month-Old Down Aisle on Wedding Dress
Tennessee bride Shona Carter-Brooks put the finishing touches on her wedding dress by altering the train—to fit her infant daughter. According to Jezebel, Carter-Brooks had the dress altered so she could attach her 1-month-old daughter, Aubrey, to the train as she walked down the aisle last month. According to Buzzfeed, Carter-Brooks says she wore a…
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Nigerian Officials Ban ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ Protests
When more than 200 girls were kidnapped from a village in Nigeria in April, a social media campaign went viral. The #BringBackOurGirls became a movement that included first lady Michelle Obama posing for the campaign. That campaign grew internationally and has become a rallying cry for protesters outside Nigeria’s capital. Now, police in Nigeria say…
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Arrests Made in Subway Attack of 2 Transgender Women Allegedly Stripped Naked
Police made a second arrest late last week in the assault on two transgender women earlier last month, GA Voice reports. Frederick Missick was arrested Friday, a day after the arrest of Luther Thomas in the same case, with both Atlanta residents being held on $2,500 bail and charged with disorderly conduct, according to Metropolitan…
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Donald Sterling Faces New Racism Scandal From Another Alleged Mistress
Donald Sterling may have to answer more questions regarding racist remarks from another alleged mistress, Maiko Maya King, who is suing the embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner alleging she was fired as an assistant after she rejected “a stream of racist and sexist taunts,” TMZ reports. On Monday, King, 40, filed the lawsuit claiming that…
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How 12 Black Chefs Cooked Their Way to the Top of the Culinary Game
Mix one part talent, two parts dedication and a sprinkle of genius self-marketing. Black chefs and restaurateurs may not have been part of the original American recipe for culinary success, but there’s no question that they’re in the mix now. 1. Barbara “B.” Smith Former model Barbara Smith has become an iconic restaurateur, entertaining and lifestyle…