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In Latest BET Shake-Up, Debra Lee Out as President, Stays on as Chair and CEO
It’s been a year of change at BET—but the network seems to have saved the biggest shake-up for last. Debra L. Lee, BET’s president for more than 20 years, is handing over the reins as president to Scott M. Mills, who previously served as Viacom’s executive vice president and chief administrative officer. According to the…
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Jury Awards Family Millions After Finding Doctor Medically Negligent in Care of Tortured 8-Year-Old Chicago Girl
A Chicago jury has awarded the family of Gizzell Ford, an 8-year-old girl who died at the hands of her abusive grandmother, $48 million after finding that the doctor who had seen Gizzell was medically negligent in his treatment of the child. The jury only needed two hours to make their decision Wednesday. As the Chicago…
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Woman Sues Michigan Police for ‘Thuglike Conduct’ During Brutal Arrest
Police in Coldwater, Mich., are facing a federal civil rights lawsuit after one woman, 31-year-old Tiffany McNeil, claims that they used excessive force during her arrest in a brutal and bloody incident caught on camera, and then lied about what happened. McNeil said that she was slammed to the ground and knocked out cold while…
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Washington, DC’s Only Public Hospital Just Decided to Close Its Maternity Ward
In a closed-session vote Wednesday, the board of Washington, D.C.’s only public hospital decided to close its nursery and delivery rooms. As the Washington Post reports, now the women of Southeast D.C. (which is predominantly black and low-income) have even fewer maternal-health options. Not only is the decision potentially devastating to pregnant women in Southeast,…
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Man Injured by White Supremacist Who Drove His Car Into Crowd of Protesters Will Face Attacker in Court
You may not know Marcus Martin, but chances are, you’ve seen him. Martin was one of the Charlottesville counter protesters injured by a car that careened into a crowd during the “Unite the Right” white supremacist rally. A number of photographers snapped images of the car plowing through a wall of people—Martin is in a…
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Joe Biden Claims He Owes Anita Hill an Apology; Here’s Why I Don’t Believe He’s Sincere
In every movement, there is one person who stands out as the face of said movement. This person may not be the most vocal or the most celebrated, and behind the scenes, and sometimes in front of the scenes, they are often ridiculed, admonished and shunned until history reverses course to prop them up as…
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The Top 10 Moments From Roy Moore’s New Racist, Dog-Whistle, Batshit-Crazy Video
What you are about to see might be the scariest thing you’ve seen online since someone released that close-up image of Donald Trump’s hair. It’s scarier than Chrisette Michele’s miscarriage photos. It’s scarier than the Chrisette Michele “Black Lives Matter” song. I want to say it’s scarier than Chrisette Michelle, but God ain’t through with…
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Suspended PBS Host Tavis Smiley Vows to ‘Fight Back’ Against Claims of Sexual Misconduct
Suspended PBS talk show host Tavis Smiley took to Facebook to issue a strongly worded statement against claims of sexual misconduct against the network. PBS suspended Smiley’s show Wednesday, citing “multiple, credible allegations of conduct that it said were inconsistent with its values,” ABC News reports. “I have the utmost respect for women and celebrate…
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Texas Mom Accused of Putting Healthy 8-Year-Old Son Through 323 Hospital Visits, 13 Major Surgeries
A Dallas woman is facing charges of injury to a child along with serious bodily injury after being accused of putting her healthy 8-year-old son through 323 hospital visits and 13 major surgeries in his short life. Kaylene Bowen, who now goes by the name Bowen-Wright, was arrested earlier this month. For years she claimed…
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Former NFL Player Warren Sapp Thought Buying Co-Workers Vibrators Was OK Because They Were Cute Vibrators
NFL Hall of Famer Warren Sapp is proving to be a trash human being. Never forget that Sapp was arrested in 2015 in Arizona after he chased prostitutes down a hotel hallway naked. Sapp claimed that after paying the women some $600 for services, they wanted a tip, and Sapp ain’t out here tipping no…