culture
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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…
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Ohio Couple Who Allegedly Returned Adopted Son Hope to Be Reunited With Him
An Ohio couple charged with abandoning the 9-year-old son they adopted and raised since infancy and then allegedly returned to children’s services, saying that the child was displaying aggressive behavior, now hope to be reunited with him, the Associated Press reports. Authorities allege that Cleveland and Lisa Cox left the boy with children’s services after…
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Richard Sherman: Thug Is the New N-Word
Speaking out for the first time since his mic-dropping rant after the Seattle Seahawks’ win over the San Francisco 49ers, Richard Sherman said he believes that “thug” is not-so-coded language for the n-word. “The only reason it bothers me is it seems like it’s an accepted way of calling someone the n-word nowadays. It’s like…
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George Zimmerman’s New Painting Targets Special Prosecutor
Using dark reds and deep oranges, George Zimmerman is painting his way back into the conversation as he is set to release another piece of original artwork. This time his muse is the special prosecutor who charged him with second-degree murder, the Associated Press reports via Yahoo News. Zimmerman’s brother, Robert Zimmerman Jr., posted the…
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Rooting for Olivia and Mary Jane Doesn’t Mean You Co-Sign Adultery
“Do you think shows like Scandal and Being Mary Jane are condoning adultery or man-sharing to black women? It’s strange that the only two noticeable scripted shows about black women show them as ‘the other woman.’ I see so many women rooting for them. Is adultery ‘in style’ now?” —Anonymous There have always been, and…
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Hearing-Impaired Girl, 9, Writes Adorable Letter Thanking Seahawks’ Derrick Coleman
Little Riley Kovalcik’s cute letter to Seattle Seahawks running back Derrick Coleman went viral after her dad tweeted a picture of the note to the football pro, the Daily Mail reports. In her letter, Riley calls Coleman her inspiration, telling the star that she knows how he feels. You see, Riley and her identical twin,…
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Teacher Twerking for Students?
A cellphone video is making the rounds on social media showing a Mississippi teacher twerking in front of a class. The video shows a male teacher bent over wiggling in front of another teacher. Students can be scene in the video gasping and turning away from the site of the gyrating teacher. One student can…
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Missing Michigan Doctor Teleka Patrick: Police Still Searching for Clues
Seven weeks after Teleka Patrick went missing, investigators are still searching for clues as to the whereabouts of the promising young Michigan doctor. What they do know, Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard C. Fuller said during a news conference Wednesday, is that Patrick, 30, has disappeared for short stretches of time in the past, checking into a hotel…