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Fight Breaks Out at Ga. High School Graduation After Parents Told They Won’t Be Able to See Their Children Graduate
A fight broke out and police used a Taser on one person after parents and family members of students graduating from an East Point, Ga., high school were not allowed into the ceremony. According to WSB-TV, Tri-Cities High School’s graduation was originally scheduled to take place in the school’s stadium Friday night, but rain moved…
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Watch: Morris Brown’s Herndon Stadium Now in Shambles
Morris Brown has had a bit of a time since its founding. In fact, the school, established in 1881—one of only a handful of HBCUs founded by African Americans—has had some serious struggles in recent years. The college has filed for bankruptcy its once flush enrollment of 2,700 students in 2003 has dwindled to fewer than 20. And yet…
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‘Negro,’ ‘Oriental’ and ‘Indian’ to Be Scrubbed From All Federal Laws
As the country begins to reconcile its sometimes inglorious past, as with Confederate statues and heroes being swept into the dustbin of history, President Barack Obama signed a bill taking racially offensive words such as “negro” and “Oriental” out of all Federal laws, reports Mediaite. Sponsored by Congresswoman Grace Meng and co-sponsored by all 51 members of…
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Tamar Braxton Reportedly Fired From The Real
Tamar Braxton, a staple in the two-year old morning gab fest, The Real, has been fired, reports B.Scott. Scott says that a “very reliable source” says the youngest Braxton was axed because she wasn’t “reading too well with the audience,” nor was she a good fit with advertisers. Also, that she was “difficult” with production.…
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Convicted Rapist Daniel Holtzclaw Speaks: And We Wish He Hadn’t
Daniel Holtzclaw, the disgraced former Oklahoma City police officer convicted in the rape and sexual assault of seven black women and one underage black girl, has broken his silence, proclaiming his innocence and denigrating everyone who worked on the case from the prosecution and detectives to the victims. “I have never sexually assaulted anyone,” Holtzclaw…
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African-American Woman Named as Head of Teen Vogue
Elaine Welteroth, who made headlines when she became Teen Vogue’s first African American beauty director, has been made the title’s new editor-in-chief. She will be the youngest editor in the company’s 107-year history. She is also the second black woman named to head a Conde Nast book; Keija Minor has been at the helm of Brides…
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Camille Cosby on Bill’s Infidelities and Drugging Women: ‘I Have No Opinion’
In a newly unsealed deposition filed in a case involving seven women suing Bill Cosby for defamation, Cosby’s wife of more than 50 years, Camille Cosby, repeatedly says she has “no opinion” on everything from her husband’s extramarital affairs, to his admitted procurement of Quaaludes for women. MSNBC reports that the full transcript of the…
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Watch: NYC Cop Loses Badge for Punching, Drawing Gun on Bystanders During Violent Arrest
As warmer weather heats up in the streets of Harlem, young men on dirt bikes and ATVs take to the streets in loud, boisterous fashion, annoying and thrilling residents of the rapidly gentrifying community. On Thursday, an enraged plainclothes officer arrested one of these dirt bikers, and whipped out his handgun on bystanders who were…
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Ex-NBA Baller Blows Up Racist Woman on Amtrak
Social media has morphed from a cute little platform for sharing funny pics and links to a truth-telling device that confirms that racism is alive and well in America. Ask ex-Washington Wizard player Etan Thomas; he knows how to use it to his advantage. Thomas, a universally accepted all-around great guy, adoring father, and advocate…
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1 Person Shot Near White House, Prompting Lockdown
The White House was placed on lockdown Friday afternoon after one person was shot by law enforcement near the premises, ABC News reports. The president was not at the White House at the time of the shooting, which occurred at 17th and E streets. Vice President Joe Biden was reportedly “within the complex” at the…