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Los Angeles Barbershop Ordered to Pay $80,000 for Discriminating Against HIV-Positive Customer
In the fall of 2017, Nikko Briteramos was turned away from Los Angeles barbershop King of Kuts, despite getting his hair cut there several times before. But things changed once a barber disclosed to the shop’s owner he was HIV positive, Briteramos said. When he went to King of Kuts in October for a scheduled…
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OJ Simpson Is Living Free and Without Care 25 Years After Deaths of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman
He plays golf a lot. Visits his grown kids on occasion. And checks in with his parole officer. Almost 25 years to the day of the killings of Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, O.J. Simpson is living a relatively quiet life in Las Vegas, the city he’s called home since his 2017…
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Sony Honors John Singleton by Renaming One of the Biggest Theaters on Its Movie Lot After the Filmmaker
Sony Pictures on Friday honored John Singleton by renaming one of the biggest theaters on its Hollywood movie lot for the filmmaker, who made his first feature film, the iconic Boyz n the Hood, with Sony and Columbia Pictures. The Backstage Theater located on Sony and Columbia Pictures’ Culver City lot is now the John…
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Eric Holder, Suspect in the Shooting Death of Nipsey Hussle, Pistol-Whipped a Man an Hour Before Rapper Was Killed, Witnesses Tell Prosecutors
Authorities prosecuting the murder case against Eric Holder, the man charged with shooting rapper Nipsey Hussle to death in front of his store in South Los Angeles in March, are preparing to paint a portrait of a man prone to violence. According to witness statements presented to prosecutors, an hour before Holder is alleged to…
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Nipsey Hussle Takes Us 'Higher' in Final Music Video
DJ Khaled’s latest star-studded scream-fest, Father of Asahd, has arrived, and with it comes the video for the lead single, “Higher.” Directed by Eif Rivera, the song features John Legend and self-proclaimed “Slauson Boy” Nipsey Hussle musing over a soulful production crafted by StreetRunner, Tarik Azzouz and DJ Khaled himself. The video was shot in…
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After Receiving Death Threats, Chris Darden Says He Will No Longer Defend Suspected Nipsey Hussle Killer
Chris Darden, an attorney best known for his part in prosecuting the O.J. Simpson double-murder trial, says he is withdrawing from his role representing Eric Holder, the man charged with gunning down Nipsey Hussle (born Ermias Asghedom), citing personal reasons. Darden announced his withdrawal in a fiery Facebook post on Friday afternoon, which he said…
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‘Economic Version of Black Lives Matter’: Nipsey Hussle Planned to Tackle Gentrification Before His Life Was Cut Short
The stories of Nipsey Hussle’s entrepreneurship and community activism were legion following his being gunned down in front of the store he owned in South Los Angeles. But in the weeks since his death, new reports are coming out showing how extensive Hussle’s plans were, not only for his native South Los Angeles, but disenfranchised…
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John Singleton Introduced Me to a World That Changed My Life
John Singleton passed Monday, April 29, 2019. After suffering a stroke that left him in a coma, his family ultimately decided to take him off life support. To say it was a life gone too soon is an understatement, especially for a figure who has had such a tremendous impact on the black community at…