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  • Wait, Matt Barnes Was Still in the NBA?

    After 15 storied years in the NBA that included multiple trades between teams and an infamous altercation with a former teammate over Gloria Govan, Matt Barnes has announced that he will retire from the sport of basketball to focus on business and spend more time with his children. Barnes made the announcement via his Instagram…

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    Monique Judge

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  • Couple Faces Charges for Lying to Cops About Knifepoint Robbery by 3 Black Men 

    Looks like Chicago police over the weekend picked up two idiots who admitted to completely making up a story about a knifepoint robbery by three poor, unsuspecting black men. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Ryan Reiersgaard of Minnesota and his girlfriend Katie Mager showed up Sunday in Bond Court, where Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Goodell Doubles Down on Claim That Kaepernick Isn’t Being Blackballed

    Talking to CNBC today, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell maintained that former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was not being blackballed, despite all evidence to the contrary. But who are you going to believe—Goodell or your lying, not-seeing-Colin-Kaepernick-in-uniform eyes? In fact, Goodell told CNBC’s Squawk Box that Kaepernick is “welcome to come over and meet…

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    Anne Branigin

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  • He Went Viral Because of Bullying, but Keaton Jones’ Mother Just Might Be a Racist Money Grabber

    Updated Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, 6:13 p.m. EST: It seems as though no one can verify the authenticity of the alleged Instagram account belonging to Kimberly Jones. The previous Instagram account below has been wiped of its profile photo, and a Wayback Machine search showed that it once belonged to a teenager, who may be…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • What Did You Do With Your Weekend? This 4-Year-Old Chicago Boy Read 100 Books in 1 Day

    Four-year-old Caleb Green is a master reader, and he did not come to play with y’all this weekend. He was a busy boy with big plans to complete his 100-book reading list Saturday. And he actually did it: Caleb completed his reading marathon live on Facebook (thanks to his parents’ livestreaming), featuring his favorite books…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Man Who Attempted Suicide Bombing in NYC Identified, in Custody

    Updated Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, 10:50 a.m. EST: The NYPD has a suspect in the blast that disrupted midtown Manhattan on Monday morning. As the New York Times reports, Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old from the city’s Brooklyn borough, is believed to have detonated an explosive device while walking in an underground passageway that connects the…

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    Anne Branigin

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  • Florida Pizza Hut Won’t Deliver to Historically Black Neighborhood After Dark 

    If you live in the Sistrunk neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and happen to be hankering for some Pizza Hut after 7 p.m., it really sucks to be you because one local store refuses to make deliveries to the historically black neighborhood after dark. According to the Miami New Times, it was writer Adam Weinstein…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • 4 Reasons Rwandan President Paul Kagame Is Not ‘Papa Africa’ Saving Slaves

    On Nov. 14, CNN shocked the world with its video news report of black African migrants being sold into slavery in Libya. Eight days later, the Rwandan government issued a press release headlined, “Rwanda’s Door Is Open for Migrants Held Captive in Libya.” The day after that, the New York Times reported that Rwanda would…

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    Angela Helm

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  • Fordham University Investigating After Students Were Kicked Out of Campus Coffee Shop Because of ‘MAGA’ Hats 

    Some Fordham University students are not happy after being kicked out of one of their New York campus coffee shops because their pro-Donald Trump “Make America Great Again” hats violated the establishment’s “safe space” policy. Anyway, of course, viral video of the students’ encounter with an unidentified individual at Rodrigue’s Coffee House made its way onto…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Trailblazing Civil Rights Journalist Simeon Booker Dies at Age 99

    Simeon Booker, the trailblazing black journalist known for detailing African-American life in Ebony and Jet magazines, died Sunday at the age of 99 in an assisted-living community in Maryland. Booker had many accolades under his belt, including having been the first full-time black reporter at the Washington Post. He is also credited with bringing the…

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    Breanna Edwards

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