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Former NFL Quarterback Vince Young Files for Bankruptcy
Former NFL quarterback Vince Young’s life was supposed to be golden. He was the man at the University of Texas who led the Longhorns to a national championship with a game-winning nine-yard TD run on fourth down. He was a first-round pick by the Tennessee Titans in 2006, and he reportedly signed a five-year deal…
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Revealing the Role of Black Barbers in the Underground Railroad
Left of Black host Mark Anthony Neal is joined by professor Quincy T. Mills to discuss his book, Cutting Along the Color Line: Black Barbers and Barber Shops in America. Professor Mills teaches history at Vassar College. Watch:
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Kevin Grevioux Gives Frankenstein New Life
With Friday’s highly anticipated release of I, Frankenstein, Kevin Grevioux solidifies his place as one of Hollywood’s most sought-after African-American screenwriters, graphic novelists and producers in the sci-fi and fantasy genre. Grevioux is a Chicago native and graduate of Howard University in Washington, D.C., but he’s best-known as the co-creator of the successful Underworld movie…
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Fox News Contributor Blames Blacks for Rise in American Anglo-Saxon Racism
The way American Family Radio host Sandy Rios sees it, it’s not white people who are racist anymore—and even if that were the case, it would only be because of racist black people, the Raw Story reports. According to the site, Rios, who is also a Fox News contributor, became offended last week when a…
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Teen Thug Justin Bieber Arrested in Miami Beach
Where is Lil Za when Justin Bieber needs him? On Thursday the controversial crooner of top 40 pop ballads was arrested in Miami Beach for drag racing with his yellow Lamborghini and failing a sobriety test earlier that day, the Associated Press reports. The 19-year-old singer’s arrest was confirmed in a tweet from the Miami…
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NBC Puts Murder, She Wrote Remake on Hold, Pulls in Bill Cosby for Another Sitcom
It’s bad news for Octavia Spencer fans who were hoping to see her play Jessica Fletcher in the NBC remake of Murder, She Wrote. The network has decided that it is not going forward with the reboot of the incredibly popular 1980s and ’90s detective series, despite receiving a lot of attention when the idea…
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Former Dallas Cowboy Josh Brent Convicted of Intoxication Manslaughter
Former Dallas Cowboy Josh Brent was convicted of intoxicated manslaughter Wednesday for the car crash that killed his teammate and friend Jerry Brown, the Associated Press reports. Brent could get up to 20 years in prison for the December 2012 fiery car crash, which occurred after a night of partying with fellow Cowboys, though probation…
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Jennifer Hudson to Headline New Concert Series on Carnival Cruise Lines
Jennifer Hudson is going back to her roots of crooning on a cruise ship, only this time she’ll be headlining a new concert series, “Carnival Live,” that Carnival Cruise Lines will be putting on, the Associated Press reports. The singer is intending to go “full circle” with this new venture. “I used to work on…
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South African Government Furious Over Rabbit in Ear of Nelson Mandela Statue
South African leaders are not amused by the bronze rabbit that sculptors hid in the right ear of a Nelson Mandela statue that was unveiled after the civil rights icon’s death in December, the BBC reports. The government has ordered that the rabbit—which was inserted as a kind of signature, as well as a representation…
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No Charges Against Cop in Shooting Death of Unarmed Football Player
A North Carolina jury has refused to prosecute the Charlotte police officer who shot an unarmed man to death, saying that there isn’t enough evidence, NBC News reports. According to the news site, the grand jurors requested that the state attorney general re-file Randall Kerrick’s case with lesser charges, after concluding there wasn’t enough evidence…