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Gabby Douglas Says She Too Was Sexually Assaulted by USA Gymnastics Team Doctor
Sometimes people speak out against the suffering of others because they don’t know how to deal with their own hurt, pain and suffering. I am going to assume that is the case with U.S. gymnast Gabby Douglas, who engaged in a bit of victim-blaming Friday when she said that a woman dressing “in a provocative/sexual…
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#Flint: Federal Judge Orders City Council to Vote on Permanent Water Source by Tuesday Night
As of Tuesday, the people of Flint, Mich., have been without clean water for 1,306 days. Infrastructure changes as the city’s pipes are replaced have resulted in residents being forced to continue to rely on bottled water or water filters for a semblance of clean water. The city has also been without a permanent source…
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President Pussy Grabber Damn Near Stumps for Accused Sex Offender Roy Moore, Because of Course He Would
Let’s be clear about something: Asking President Donald Trump, an accused sex offender, about Alabama Republican Roy Moore, the U.S. Senate candidate who’s been accused of sexual assault, is like asking Harvey Weinstein to comment on R. Kelly. It’s weird to even ask the president’s position considering his infamous soundbite and alleged track record, but…
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Florida Church Puts Up Warning on Front Doors: ‘We Are Heavily Armed’
One Florida church is letting the people know that while the pastors and congregation may be saved, y’all can still catch these hands. While everyone is still welcome at the River at Tampa Bay Church, the senior pastor, Rodney Howard-Browne, posted the new signs that will be gracing the front doors of the church, MSN…
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Riding While Brown: A Man Named ‘Mohammad’ Was Ejected From a Greyhound Because of His Name
A man was kicked off a Greyhound bus en route to Kansas City, Mo., in the middle of the night because of his name‚ he says. Mohammad Reza, a doctoral-degree candidate who was traveling to a conference from Dallas, says that the bus driver woke him up in the middle of the night and asked…
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Cam Newton May Have Written an Inspirational Note on Instagram, but I Can’t Read It Because He Types the Way Lil Yachty Raps
I want to give Cam Newton the benefit of the doubt and assume that his Instagram post, which includes his college mug shot photo, is a treatise about the youth of today learning from their mistakes. I want to assume that the IG post is about the trials that LiAngelo Ball is facing from his…
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Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s Longtime President, Resigns After 37 Years
For the first time in 37 years, Zimbabwe will have a new president because Robert Mugabe has resigned, saying that his decision was voluntary and being done to create a smooth transition of power. The 93-year-old Mugabe’s resignation came as a shock to many despite the fact that calls for him to step down had…
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Ohio Man Harassed, Threatened Elderly Black Neighbor, Encouraged 4-Year-Old Son to Call the 70-Year-Old Racial Slurs
There are assholes, there are monumental assholes, and then there are people like this Cleveland man who was arrested after harassing his elderly black neighbor while using racial slurs, and encouraging his 4-year-old son to call the woman the n-word. According to Cleveland.com, Keirian Kelly also threatened to stab the woman multiple times over a…
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Black Lives Matter Kicks Off The Provocateurs Series at California African American Museum
Nina Simone once said that “an artist’s duty is to reflect the times.” “At this crucial time in our lives, when everything is so desperate, when every day is a matter of survival, I don’t think you can help but be involved,” Simone said. It makes sense, then, that the Black Lives Matter Global Network…
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Rep. John Conyers Paid $27,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Complaint: Report
Updated Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, 1:30 p.m. EST: Rep. John Conyers has released a full statement “expressly and vehemently” denying allegations of sexual misconduct after a BuzzFeed report found that his office had settled with a former employee who had accused of him of inappropriate advances. Conyers insisted that “it is important to recognize that…