culture
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Man ‘Comes Back’ From the Dead at Funeral Home
Walter Williams was pronounced dead on Wednesday at 9 p.m. in his Lexington, Miss., home. He was subsequently put in a body bag and transported to the Porter and Sons Funeral Home in a hearse to prepare for embalming. But Williams wasn’t quite ready to pass on just yet. According to ABC News, the elderly gentleman…
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Ala. Vet Tried to Hire KKK Hit Man to Kill Black Neighbor
After pleading guilty to hiring a Ku Klux Klan hit man to murder his black neighbor, an Alabama veteran is attempting to negotiate with a judge for mercy, the Raw Story reports. Allen Wayne Morgan’s attorneys are insisting that their client, who participated in more than 175 combat missions in Iraq and has dealt with…
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World Bank Postpones Loan to Uganda Over Anti-Gay Law
The World Bank has delayed a $90 million loan to Uganda over its approval of an anti-gay law that has drawn widespread criticism from the US, the United Nations and rights groups, the Associated Press reports. A World Bank spokesman told AP that the loan was intended to help the East African nation’s health systems.…
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Scandal Recap: No Valor, No Virtue
Grab your sunglasses and Advil. Because last night’s episode was mad real. After a two-and-a-half-month hiatus, “Ride, Sally, Ride” was a reminder of why we’re all still cliff-jumping, die-hard gladiators. At the very top of the episode, Vice President Sally Langston announces her plan to run against Fitz in the upcoming election. Olivia, Cyrus and…
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Lupita Nyong’o Embraces Dark Beauty in Black Women in Hollywood Acceptance Speech
Hollywood’s favorite newcomer, Lupita Nyong’o, accepted the Best Breakthrough Performance Award at Essence magazine’s seventh annual Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Thursday for her heart-wrenching performance in 12 Years a Slave. In her acceptance speech, she touched a deeply sensitive subject in the black community: black beauty, specifically dark-skinned beauty.…
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Racist Death Threats Spray-Painted on Interracial Couple’s Home
A mixed-race Pittsburgh couple woke up one morning last week to find the words “Die Nigger” and the police code for homicide, “1.8.7,” as well as swastikas, spray-painted on the garage door of their home, the New Pittsburgh Courier reports. Marlene Williams, who is black, and her boyfriend, Jason Powell, who is white, say that…
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Ex-NFL Star Darren Sharper Turns Himself in to Los Angeles Authorities
Former NFL star Darren Sharper has turned himself in to Los Angeles police without incident on Thursday evening, CNN reports. Sharper, who is facing several rape allegations across the country, including in California, was slapped with two more counts of aggravated rape by the Orleans Parish district attorney’s office. His charges in California are similar,…
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Michelle Obama to Do Cameo on Parks and Recreation Season Finale
Michelle Obama is loving the small screen lately. The first lady just recently joined Jimmy Fallon and Will Ferrell on The Tonight Show, starring in an “Ew!” sketch with the two comedians, while bringing along her healthy lifestyle messages. Now the first lady will be beefing up her television experience with a guest appearance on…
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Richie Incognito Says He Damaged His $300,000 Car Himself
Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Richie Incognito has claimed responsibility for the recent damage to his expensive sports car, telling authorities that he did the damage himself, the Los Angeles Times reports. It was reported earlier that the $300,000 Ferrari that was bought just this November was vandalized with a baseball bat, damaging the grill and…
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Chicago’s Often Forgotten Role in African-American Art
Left of Black host Mark Anthony Neal joins professor Richard Powell in a walk through the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University to discuss the works of Archibald Motley Jr. Professor Powell is the John Spencer Bassett Professor of art, art history and visual studies at Duke University, as well as the curator of…