culture
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The Daily Show Offers Tips for ‘Shopping While Black’
Just days before the arrival of Black Friday, The Daily Show added a touch of humor to the harsh reality of racial-profiling allegations that have dominated headlines in recent weeks. In the segment, correspondent Jessica Williams doles out tips for black people trying to, ahem, shop on Black Friday because it’s hard to take advantage…
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Baltimore Jail Officers Accused of Taking Bribes, Peddling Drugs
A cadre of Baltimore corrections officers reportedly worked with members of a notorious prison gang to peddle drugs, phones and sex inside the city’s jail and have been indicted, CNN reports. Saying the indictment reads like a script from the canceled HBO crime drama The Wire, CNN reports that prosecutors announced charges against 14 additional…
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Appeals Court Refuses to Boot NYC Stop-and-Frisk Rulings
A federal appeals court has denied a request to dismiss rulings that determined that New York City police conducted its police stop-and-frisk policy in a discriminatory manner, the Associated Press reports. On Friday, a three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued the five-page order during a scheduled appeal of U.S. Judge…
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Profound and Poetic: The Greatest Black Quotes in History
Retha Powers used to dream in quotes. It wasn’t always this way, but after the publishing house Little, Brown and Co. approached the author about compiling and editing a reference volume that chronicles black life through quotations from early Egyptians right up to Cory Booker, the words became a part of her. “There was a…
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Love Terrence Howard, but Don't Like Terrence Howard
The Best Man Holiday may be surpring industry insiders with another strong performance at the box office this weekend, but it isn’t a surprise to long-time fans of the original Best Man and its dynamic cast. Among that cast, though, is a man who nearly kept me from seeing the movie, a man of whom…
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Family: Sex Not Consensual in FSU’s Heisman Candidate Case
The family of the alleged victim in a sexual assault case involving Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston released a statement to the media late Friday, saying that she did not consent and “the player committed rape,” the Associated Press reports. “To be clear, the victim did not consent,” the statement reads, according to the AP.…
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Chris Brown Does Not Have to Appear in DC Court
Chris Brown got a small reprieve from his legal challenges. Washington D.C., Superior Judge Robert Tignor decided Friday to allow the beleaguered R&B singer to waive his scheduled court appearance on Monday, the Associated Press reports. He was scheduled to appear on a misdemeanor assault charge, but his lawyers told the judge that it didn’t make…
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Duke Lacrosse Accuser Convicted of Murder
A woman who made headlines several years ago after falsely accusing three Duke University lacrosse players of rape was convicted of second-degree murder Friday in the stabbing death of her boyfriend, the Associated Press reports. The jury reached its verdict after about six hours of deliberation over two days in the trial of 34-year-old Crystal…
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Kwame Kilpatrick Tells Court to Send Him a Bill
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick apparently has had enough of courtrooms. He prefers to sit out on a Dec. 10 court hearing that will determine just how much he owes Detroit and tax collectors after convictions for corruption and other crimes, the Detroit Free Press reports. He says it can be hashed out by the judge…
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'Knockout Game' Arrests in Philadelphia and NYC
Police have arrested a 15-year-old suspect and are searching for a second youth in connection with a “knockout” attack in Northeast Philadelphia earlier this month, CBS Philly reports. Officials say a 15-year-old male has been arrested, and they are searching for a second suspect for their roles in an attack outside a pizza shop on Nov.…