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When the PR director of a digital-media company tweeted a racist remark about AIDS in Africa before boarding a flight from the United States to South Africa, thousands of Twitter followers tracked her flight. Thousands pressured cable channel A&E to suspend reality star Phil Robertson from his popular show, Duck Dynasty, after the publication of…

Teriasia Dean, a retail makeup artist from Oklahoma, said she was only doing the right thing this week when she returned a Coach purse containing $800, after finding it in the parking lot of her apartment complex, media reports show. “It wasn’t my bag. It wasn’t my stuff. That’s not my belongings; Teriasia Dean’s name…

The family of a California girl declared brain-dead after complications from tonsil surgery scrambled Sunday to find a new facility to take her in order to keep her on a ventilator, the Associated Press reports. A judge’s ruling will allow Children’s Hospital Oakland to remove 13-year-old Jahi McMath from life support at 5 p.m. Monday…

Should Barbie come in plus sizes? A Facebook page for Plus Size Modeling is asking just that. The page, which features a plus-sized Barbie with a triple chin, asks followers to “like” the image if they think toy companies should make the dolls and to comment if not. As of midday Sunday, more than 41,000 people had “liked” the…

Doe B., an up-and-coming rapper, was fatally wounded early Sunday following a wild shoot-out at a popular nightspot in Montgomery, Ala., the Associated Press reports. Another person also was slain in the shooting, and six others were wounded, the report shows. The incident occurred about 1 a.m. at Centennial Hill Bar & Grill, about a…

In the aftermath of controversy surrounding Italian posters of 12 Years a Slave that highlighted white supporting actors Brad Pitt and Michael Fassbender instead of black star Chiwetel Ejiofor, it was announced Friday that Lupita Nyong’o would not attend the premiere in Capri, reports show. As a result, the 18th annual Capri Hollywood International Film…

Though its subject matter is, in some ways, very specific—black males in America talking about the issues of their identity—as an exhibition “Question Bridge: Black Males,” now on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, is a completely immersive experience, enthralling and engaging, by which any viewer can be at once confused and fascinated. The…

A horde of rowdy teens reportedly stormed through a Brooklyn, N.Y., shopping center Thursday evening, frightening workers and customers who were on the hunt for post-holiday bargains, CNN reports. The incident began at 6 p.m., when about 300 youth began roaming the mall at Kings Plaza Shopping Center, the report shows. They then burst into…

Kanye West, known for lashing out at various celebrities and politicians, vowed Friday to keep his mouth shut. The Chicago rapper made the statement during a performance in Toronto on his Yeezus tour, the New York Post reports. “Everything I’m saying that’s not allowed, soak it in right now,” he said during a rambling speech,…

President Barack Obama and those who know him have long acknowledged the profound impact that growing up in Hawaii has had on him. And yet as plans for an Obama presidential library get underway, lawmakers fear that their state will not appear on the list of possible locations, the Associated Press reports. Instead they worry…