culture
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Figure Skater Surya Bonaly Flipped Her Way Into Our Hearts
Winter Olympic sports are notoriously lacking in racial diversity, but there have been a handful of black stars to emerge at the games over the years. One of them is Surya Bonaly. The figure-skating legend won the national title in France a record nine times and was a world silver medalist three times. She appeared at…
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In the Land of the Free, We Shouldn’t Get the Michael Dunn Verdict
We Americans end our national anthem with a question: “O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave, o’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?” But in Florida—the Sunshine State—those of us whose skin has been kissed by the sun are still awaiting a response to that question. For the second…
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Oklahoma Police Allegedly Beat Man to Death in Front of Family
Three Moore, Okla., police officers are on administrative leave in the midst of an investigation surrounding an in-custody death on Saturday, when a man was allegedly beaten to death by officers, News 9 reports. According to the station, Nair Rodriguez had gotten into a fight with her daughter, Lunahi, outside of a movie theater at…
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Student Made to Apologize for Emailing Pic of Obama Kicking a Door
A student at the McGill University in Montreal was made to issue an apology for emailing an animated image of President Obama kicking open a door. The student’s act was deemed a “microaggression,” the Daily Caller reports. The image, which came from The Tonight Show late last year, jokingly highlighted the fact that the president…
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Fox News Anchor Calls Don Lemon a ‘Pompous, Pretentious Jerk’
Before the jury in the trial of Michael Dunn announced its ruling on Saturday, CNN’s Don Lemon went on an epic rant about how “ridiculous” it was that the jury couldn’t come to a consensus about Dunn’s guilt for taking an unarmed teenager’s life over loud music. Lemon clearly stated how “pissed” he was about…
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Arkansas Man Fatally Shoots 15-Year-Old Girl Egging Son’s Car in Prank
Arkansas native Willie Noble is facing first-degree murder charges after allegedly shooting a 15-year-old girl who was participating in a prank on his 16-year-old son, the Raw Story reports. According to the report, just before 1 a.m. on Saturday, Little Rock police responded to a call about the shooting, and they found a white car…
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Spanish-Speaking Mom and Kids Slaughtered: No One Translated Her NYPD Complaint
The Queens, N.Y., woman who was brutally murdered last month along with her two young daughters had filed a police report last May telling the NYPD that she feared for her life. But the warning she issued about her husband was overlooked because it was never translated from her native Spanish, the New York Post…
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Obama: Uganda Anti-Gay Bill Is a Step Backward
On Sunday, President Barack Obama warned Uganda that plans to further criminalize homosexuality would “complicate our valued relationship,” the Associated Press reports. Obama said that Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s pledge to sign an anti-gay bill marks a “step backward” for all Ugandans. Obama added that the bill also reflects poorly on the country’s commitment to…
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Prosecutors: Ex-NFL Player Darren Sharper Drugged and Raped Women
Former NFL safety pro bowler and Super Bowl champ Darren Sharper has been charged with seven felony drug and rape counts in connection with two separate incidents, the New York Daily News reports. If convicted, Sharper faces 30 years in prison. The Daily News notes that Sharper, 38, is also under investigation in at least…
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I Won’t Let America Ignore How Dope Black Millennials Are
I believe in black millennials. This shouldn’t be noteworthy or unusual, but unfortunately, it is. I’m up against the recurring imagery that shows us shouting and fighting one another like untamed creatures (hey, thanks, WorldStarHipHop, The Real Housewives of Atlanta and Love and Hip Hop). Then, the moment we choose to evoke some sort of…