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Matt Lauer Fired From Today Show for ‘Inappropriate Sexual Behavior’
Matt Lauer, longtime host of the Today show on NBC, has been fired after a colleague came forward to NBC executives Monday night with a detailed complaint about sexual misconduct on the part of the leading morning-news anchor. NBC News Chairman Andrew Lack sent out a memo to network employees Wednesday morning announcing Lauer’s termination…
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2 Teens Secure Plea Deal in Facebook Live Gang Rape Case
Two teenagers involved in the sexual assault of a 15-year-old Chicago girl that was streamed on Facebook Live back in March have agreed to plead guilty as part of a plea deal. According to CBS News, in exchange for a guilty plea to a single count of child pornography, the two 15-year-olds will be sentenced…
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#BlackLivesMatter Los Angeles Is Dreaming of a #BlackXmas
Black Lives Matter Los Angeles is encouraging everyone to divest from white corporations, invest in the black community and, if you must buy, to buy black this holiday season with its #BlackXmas campaign, which seeks to resist white supremacy through capitalism. Newsweek reports that Melina Abdullah—a BLM L.A. leader who is also a professor at…
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Amid Mounting Allegations of Sexual Misconduct, Black Caucus Members Seek Conyers’ Resignation
As allegations of sexual misconduct against veteran Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) continue to mount, members of the Congressional Black Caucus are looking to get him to resign from the House of Representatives. Conyers is the longest currently serving member of the House, and as such, the CBC members are looking for a way to ease…
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Is Howard University Harboring a Sexual Predator on Campus?
Is prestigious HBCU Howard University harboring a sexual predator on its campus? New court documents show that a student says she was sexually assaulted by a serial offender who has been allowed to remain on the campus despite multiple reports filed against him. According to a BuzzFeed report, the woman—who is identified in court documents…
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Using ‘Pocahontas’ as a Slur Could Become an Article of Impeachment Against Trump
Previously on White House Apprentice, Donald Trump showed once again that he is a bumbling idiot. While honoring Navajo veterans at a White House event Monday, he referred to Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts as “Pocahontas.” In doing so, he may have provided yet another way for Congress to impeach him. As Newsweek reminds…
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#FreeMeekMill: Judge Ordered to Rule on Rapper’s Petition for Bail ‘Without Further Delay’
The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas judge presiding over the case of rapper Meek Mill was ordered by the Pennsylvania Superior Court on Tuesday to make a decision on the rapper’s application for bail “without further delay.” Meek, 30, whose real name is Robert Rihmeek Williams, is currently a few weeks into serving a two-…
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Grad Student Shot and Killed by Boyfriend, Authorities Say
A 29-year-old Texas man has been charged with murder in the death of his boyfriend after turning himself in to the police. According to KPRC Click2Houston, Mario Jerrell Williams is accused of shooting 28-year-old Devon Wade, a promising grad student who wanted to make a difference in his community, at a home in Atascocita, Texas.…
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We All Gonna Die: North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile, and The Root Staff Contemplate Becoming X-Men
North Korea is back to being North Korea. After a two-month layoff, the communist regime launched a ballistic missile Tuesday afternoon. According to the New York Daily News, the missile was launched from a base just south of North Korean capital Pyongyang and flew more than 600 miles before landing in the Sea of Japan.…