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Conn. NAACP Calls for Hate Crime Charge Against Disgusting U of Hartford Freshman Accused of Contaminating Black Roommate’s Living Space
The Connecticut NAACP is demanding that a felony hate crime charge be filed against a white former University of Hartford freshman who allegedly contaminated her black roommate’s living space. Brianna Brochu was expelled from the university at the beginning of the month after news about the atrocious allegations went viral. Brochu is facing charges of…
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Drake Plans to Take Time Off to Do Movies … but Not With Harvey Weinstein
If you find yourself going through whine withdrawals or suddenly fiending for singsongy rap songs lamenting lost love in a monotone drone that makes your insides feel like they’re filled with lukewarm tap water from the bathroom faucet, you might be out of luck. Drake’s going on hiatus for a while. In a new interview…
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Replacing Confederate Fables With Black-Girl Magic: UVA Honors Vivian Pinn
Editor’s note: Once a month, the National Interest column will tackle broader questions about what the country should do to increase educational opportunities for black youths. “I still remember my first trip to UVA, to the hospital, was in the ’50s,” the renowned physician Vivian Pinn recounted to board directors of the National Medical Association…
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Former Felons Voted in Tuesday’s Elections and Republicans Are Big Mad
If you noticed a change in the climate at the polls, specifically in the atmospheric pressure due to moisture in the air, it might be because of the meteorological phenomenon known to research scientists as Blubberus caucasianus, more commonly referred to as “white tears.” Lost in the hullabaloo surrounding Democratic victories around the country on…
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325-Pound Fla. Woman Who Allegedly Sat on 9-Year-Old Cousin Indicted on 1st-Degree Murder Charges
A Florida woman will face first-degree felony murder charges in the death of her young cousin, whom she allegedly sat on as punishment for misbehaving. According to the Pensacola News Journal, a grand jury Tuesday morning indicted 64-year-old Veronica Green Posey on murder charges in the death of 9-year-old Dericka Lindsay. Last month, Dericka was…
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Black Cadet Found Responsible for Racist Graffiti at Air Force Academy
In September, the Air Force Academy Preparatory School was rocked by racist vandalism that was found on the doors of five black cadets. The incident made national headlines, while photos of the graffiti, which read, “Go home nigger,” traveled far and wide. In a speech that went viral, the academy’s head, Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria,…
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LiAngelo Ball, 2 Other UCLA Players Out on Bail After Arrest in China, but Will Not Play in Season-Opening Game
LiAngelo Ball, the younger brother of the Los Angeles Lakers’ Lonzo Ball, and two other UCLA men’s basketball players were released on bail early Wednesday morning after being arrested in Hangzhou, China, on shoplifting charges. According to ESPN, the three players, including freshman team members Cody Riley and Jalen Hill, are accused of stealing from…