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Charles Oakley Says James Dolan Is Confused: I’m Not a Drunk, I Actually Help Alcoholics
Despite being banned from New York City’s Madison Square Garden, the home of the Knicks, after an altercation with security and being called an alcoholic by Knicks owner James Dolan, former Knick power forward Charles Oakley says that he doesn’t have a problem with alcohol. Oakley said in an interview with the New York Post…
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Donnie McClurkin Says Christians Shouldn’t Protest but Should ‘Pray for’ Donald Trump
Not quite sure what’s in the holy water of these churches, but gospel singer and minister Donnie McClurkin is the latest prominent Christian to come out in support of our brash, bumbling POTUS. According to the Christian Post, the “We Fall Down” singer and pastor of the Perfecting Faith Church in Freeport, N.Y., believes that…
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Department of Education’s Twitter Account Just Quoted Some Man Named W.E.B. DeBois
One has to wonder if Betsy DeVos has taken over the Department of Education’s Twitter account, because someone just used a W.E.B. Du Bois quote but attributed it to some dude named W.E.B. DeBois. Now, before you go and blame an intern, nowadays most social media is actually run by full-time staff at government agencies.…
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Yale Renames Building of Slavery Defender John C. Calhoun to Honor ‘Amazing Grace’
As is the case with many institutions of higher learning confronting their slave-tinged pasts and renaming their buildings, Yale University announced Saturday that it would change the name of the residential college of white supremacist John C. Calhoun to honor computer scientist Grace Murray Hopper. The New York Times reports that the decision to rename…
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Chicago Cop Who Killed College Student and Innocent Bystander Will Face No Charges
A Chicago police officer who shot and killed a college student and his downstairs neighbor by mistake will face no charges in the two deaths. The Cook County District Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute the officer on Friday, saying that there was insufficient evidence that he was not acting in self-defense. On the day after…
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In ‘It’s About Damn Time’ News, the Army Approves Locks as a Hairstyle for Black Women
Black women serving in the United States Army will now, finally, be able to wear their hair in locks (also known as dreadlocks) and twists, after an exhausting and what many believe, unfair fight over many years. Couched in new regulations focused on grooming policy changes related to religious accommodations, the largest branch of the…
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Black Army General Loses 2 Stars Over Lies, Stripper Sex Scandal
An African-American three-star general was demoted in retirement for using a government credit card to patronize strip clubs and other “conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman on multiple occasions,” the Army announced Thursday. An Army spokesperson said that Maj. Gen. Ronald Lewis, then-senior military aide to former Defense Secretary Ash Carter, was bumped down to…
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Betsy DeVos Visits Howard U in 1st Act as Education Secretary; Many Skeptical
In her very first meeting in her new gig, embattled Education Secretary Betsy DeVos visited Howard University on Thursday to meet with university leaders. The meeting at the historically black university, founded in 1867, was one where she was welcomed—at least by the administration—unlike at the Washington, D.C., public school where she was denied entrance…
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Did Vogue Use a Brown-Paper-Bag Test for Its New Group Cover?
For those unfamiliar, the “paper-bag test” was a tactic used by certain African-American social organizations, fraternities and even churches to keep dark-skinned people out. The saying is that if you were darker than a brown paper bag, then you had no place in said organization. As has been the case for some time, lighter skin…
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Reported ICE Immigration Sweeps in Southern Calif. Prompt Angry Response in Los Angeles
Civil rights groups in Los Angeles said Thursday that they had been alerted by “credible sources,” including attorneys, that immigration sweeps were taking place in the greater L.A. area, prompting more than 100 protesters fueled by fear and outrage to march in the streets of downtown L.A. on Thursday evening. As the Los Angeles Daily…