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Straight Outta Compton Star Has Meltdown Over Loss of 1st-Class Seat on Delta Flight
Straight Outta Compton’s Jason Mitchell wasn’t so friendly during the boarding process for a recent Delta flight. According to TMZ, Mitchell was late for a flight and had to take a standby flight. When Mitchell realized he’d lost his first-class seat, he went ballistic. “Fuck that, I ain’t getting off shit,” Mitchell said as other…
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No One Wants to Be on a Plane With Your Lice-Infested Child
I remember the first time I heard the term “lice.” I was in the third grade and was warned by my grandmother: “Never borrow anyone’s comb or brush at school. You’re not bringing lice into this house.” Those words have stuck with me till this day; so imagine my shock and horror after reading about…
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Delta Passenger Bitten by Veteran’s Emotional-Support Dog
Marlin Termaine Jackson of Daphne, Ala., was seated next to a Marine veteran with a dog on Delta Flight 1430, headed from Atlanta to San Diego, on Monday when the 50-pound dog bit him before takeoff. According to Fox 5 Atlanta, a witness, Bridget Maddox-Peoples, said that Jackson’s face and body were left bloodied by…
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Man Kicked Off Delta Flight Because He Used the Restroom While Plane Was Waiting on Tarmac
It can happen at the most inopportune time; sometimes your bladder has a mind of its own. But what do you do when you have the urge to pee after sitting for 30 minutes on a plane that’s on the tarmac? On April 18, Kima Hamilton was heading from Atlanta to Milwaukee on a Delta…
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Black Female Pilots Stephanie Johnson, Dawn Cook Make History at Delta Air Lines
Delta pilots First Officer Dawn Cook and Capt. Stephanie Johnson ended Black History Month and brought in Women’s History Month on the right foot—or should we say the right flight—when they made history for Delta. The women became the first African-American women to make up the cockpit crew on one of Delta’s “mainline” flights. According…
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YouTube Star Adam Saleh Says He Was Removed From Delta Flight for Speaking Arabic
An American YouTube star says that he and a friend were removed from a Delta flight from London to New York City after he was overheard by other passengers speaking in Arabic, ABC News reports. The airline later confirmed that two passengers were indeed removed from the flight after several passengers expressed “discomfort,” but did not…
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Delta Air Lines Changes Policy Since Black Doctor Stopped From Helping on Flight
Delta Air Lines has initiated a policy change following the fallout after a black doctor was reportedly barred from helping an unresponsive passenger and condescendingly dismissed by a flight attendant, the Washington Post reports. Back in October, Houston obstetrician and gynecologist Tamika Cross’ Facebook post went viral after she recounted the dismissive racism she encountered…
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Woman Dragged Off Delta Flight After Boarding Incident in Detroit
Police officers at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport can be seen in video dragging a female passenger off a Delta Air Lines flight Monday after Delta and airport officials say the woman did not follow the rules for boarding the plane, according to the Washington Post. The passenger, who remains unidentified, got on board the San…
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How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Divine Nine
I attended a wedding last Friday. It was a great event. Good food, a live band, a great DJ, and it featured a bride/groom first dance that, if someone uploads it to YouTube, has a legitimate chance of going viral. And, since both The Wife Person and I knew both the bride and the groom, there…
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Sorority Sisters Was Canceled Because It's A Shitty, Stupid, And Boring-Ass Show…And That's It
The “trainwreck” metaphor is used so often when discussing the appeal of certain reality television shows that it’s become cliche. But, being cliche doesn’t make it untrue. There aren’t many other ways to encapsulate how something so seemingly unwatchable can become watchable. At their best, The Real Basketball Wives of Hip-Hop manages to pull this off. They…