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#OscarsSoBlack: Finally, Some Melanin-Proficient People Receive Nominations
After two straight years of #OscarsSoWhite, in which black actors were shut out of all the acting categories, this year’s Academy Awards nominations featured so much blackness, some racist trolls on Twitter might just start calling the Oscars the BET Awards. Moonlight, director Barry Jenkins’ stunning coming-of-age tale, received a total of eight nominations (the…
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Sean Spicer Is Building a Chrisette Michele ‘Bridge’ Alternative-Facts Mixtape
The president has had a shaky start since taking office. First his inauguration drew a whopping seven people, not counting those who watched on the internet; then he bombed at the CIA office; then he sent his press secretary, Sean Spicer, out to deliver his first statement to the press with “alternative facts,” which, in…
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Former Mich. Cop Who Brutally Beat Black Motorist to Be Released From Prison
A former Inkster, Mich., police officer who was convicted after being captured on dashcam video repeatedly punching a black motorist during a traffic stop nearly two years ago is scheduled to be released from prison sometime this week, the Detroit Free Press reports. William Melendez was sentenced to spend 13 months to 10 years in…
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Fla. Judge Accused of Saying Blacks Should ‘Go Back to Africa’ Resigns Ahead of Impeach Probe
A Florida judge who was facing investigation after being accused of making racist and sexist comments from the bench has abruptly resigned ahead of an impeachment investigation by the Legislature, the Tampa Bay Times reports. Duval Circuit Judge Mark Hulsey III was at the center of a probe by the Judicial Qualifications Commissions after allegedly…
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2 Republican Senators Propose Giving States Option to Keep Obamacare
On Monday, two Senate Republicans said that U.S. states should be allowed to stay in the Obamacare medical-insurance program if they choose to. Donald Trump and congressional Republicans made campaign promises to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, and since the new session of Congress started and Trump became president, they have…
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Lawsuit by Ethics Experts Claims Trump’s Overseas Interests Violate Constitution
A lawsuit was filed in federal court Monday by a team of ethics experts and legal scholars alleging that President Donald Trump’s overseas businesses violate the Constitution’s emoluments clause, which prohibits presidents from taking money from foreign governments. NPR reports that the group says it’s asking the court “to stop Trump from violating the Constitution…
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Federal Judge Denies Mich. Attorney General’s Attempt to Join Lawsuit With Flint Residents
A federal judge has denied Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette’s attempt to side with Flint residents in a lawsuit against the state that compels the door-to-door delivery of bottled water for residents without a properly installed water filter. U.S. District Judge David Lawson called Schuette’s attempt “superficial posturing,” and said it created a “troubling ethical…
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Armed Men Detained Outside Home of Texas Woman Arrested in Viral Video
Police in Fort Worth, Texas, detained and released three men armed with assault rifles Saturday outside the home of the woman who made news when a video showing a police officer antagonizing and then arresting her and her two daughters went viral. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that police were dispatched to the location to…
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Here’s Why Reggie Bush Is Trending
Reggie Bush hasn’t been very good at running the football lately, but he’s been very good at running these streets. Hiyoooooo! Here’s the latest on Bush’s shenanigans: So Bush is married and has a wife (she looks a lot like his old girlfriend Kim Kardashian, which isn’t hard because they both look plastic-y). Anyway, ol’…