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Earle Hyman, Who Played Bill Cosby’s Father on The Cosby Show, Dead at 91
Earle Hyman, who played on Broadway in works by Shakespeare and Ibsen but became well known for playing Bill Cosby’s lovable father on The Cosby Show, died Friday in Englewood, N.J., at the age of 91. Hyman’s death was confirmed to the New York Times by Jordan Strohl, a representative for the Actors Fund. As…
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Lawyers for Korryn Gaines’ 6-Year-Old Son File Amended Lawsuit Against Baltimore County Police
Attorneys representing the 6-year-old son of Korryn Gaines—who was gunned down in her Randallstown, Md., apartment by a Baltimore County police officer last year—have filed an amended lawsuit that disputes details of the shooting as told by police. On Nov. 14, lawyers for Gaines’ son, Kodi, said that his mother, 23, was not pointing her…
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5 Common Household Items That Are More Intelligent Than Donald Trump
When your president is a bumbling buffoon who insists on proving that he is a bumbling buffoon on a daily basis, eventually even the people you think would be on his side will get tired of pretending that he is anything but an idiot and will start openly remarking on his idiocy. Such is the…
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Who Wants to Bet a Dollar on the NAACP Image Award Winners?
The NAACP announced the nominees for the 49th NAACP Image Awards on Monday. Hosted by Anthony Anderson, the Image Awards “celebrate the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature, and film, and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors.” This year’s star-studded event will take…
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Black Excellence: 10 African-American Students Named Rhodes Scholars
The Rhodes Trust has announced its newest Rhodes scholars, and 10 of the 32 American students selected (pdf) to attend the United Kingdom’s Oxford University for postgraduate studies are African American, the most ever to receive the prestigious honor. This is the first time that the number of African Americans in a single class to…
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Trump Wants Marshawn Lynch Suspended and LaVar Ball’s Middle Child Thrown in Jail Because He’s Messy
President Ludwig von FuckFace will not stop wading in the petty pool. In fact, if we wanted a messy president who lives for drama, then the right person is in office. Over the weekend, President ShitBag von LittleFingers got all butt-hurt after LaVar Ball refused to acknowledge the president’s role in assisting in the release…
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Texas Motorist With Profane Anti-Trump Sticker on Truck Adds Local Sheriff to Display After Being Arrested on Outstanding Warrant
I aspire to be this petty in my life. Honestly and truly. The Texas motorist who was arrested on an outstanding warrant coincidentally after drawing the attention of the local sheriff’s office for the unrelated “Fuck Trump and Fuck You for Voting for Him” sticker that was emblazoned on the rear window of her truck…
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Charles Manson’s Race War, Explained
On Sunday, Nov. 19, Charles Manson, the man who inspired a mass killing and is often referred to as “Original Recipe Richard Spencer,” was called home to be spit-roasted in the eternal damnation of hellfire after a fruitful life filled with hate, bloodshed and forehead-swastika-carving. Until Sunday, he was the evilest man alive (apologies to…
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A Simple Explanation for Why Alabama’s Roy Moore Will Get Elected to the Senate
Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore of Alabama has been accused of crimes that, in a more decent and responsible county, would make him ineligible to apply for a job as a peep show janitor, let alone run for U.S. Senate. According to accounts by several women both in the Washington Post and in public statements,…
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Marshawn Lynch Only Stood During the Mexican Anthem Because He’s the Black Honey Badger and No One Can Stop Him
There was a man who tried to tell Marshawn Lynch what to do. That man is no longer with us. Because no one—I repeat, no one—tells Marshawn Lynch what to do. On Sunday, the Oakland Raiders were taking on the New England Patriots in Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, and the Raiders running back sat…