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Moses Malone Dies at 60
Moses Malone, a three-time NBA MVP and Hall of Famer, died in his sleep Sunday at the age of 60, according to Fox News. The 13-time All-Star died of an apparent heart attack, according to Fox26 Sports Director Mark Berman. He was scheduled to play in a golf tournament in Norfolk, Va., with fellow Hall of…
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Watch: Black Designer Tackles Police Brutality With Fake-Blood-Spattered Clothing and Video at NY Fashion Week
While presenting his Spring 2016 line last week, fashion designer Kerby Jean-Raymond tackled police brutality with a powerful video, fake-blood-spattered clothing and graffiti art, according to Style.Mic. Jean-Raymond, founder of Pyer Moss, on Thursday showcased his collection at New York Fashion Week, telling the news outlet, “I decided to show the clothes last-minute. I just…
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Woman Committed to Mental Hospital After Cops Doubt BMW Ownership Speaks Out
A Long Island, N.Y., woman claims she spent eight days at a mental hospital, where she was injected with powerful drugs, after New York City Police Department officers refused to believe that a young black woman owned a BMW, according to the Huffington Post. Michael Lamonsoff, a lawyer for the 32-year-old woman, Kamilah Brock, told…
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Get the Salary You Want: 4 Tips on How to Negotiate From the Experts
Whether you’re starting a new job or remaining at your old job (but think it’s time for that dollar figure to change), salary negotiation can incite a particular kind of dread that wells up in your stomach and will have you running to call your mom as if you weren’t an adult. Salary negotiation, however,…
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Trinidadian Family Sentenced to Combined 418 Years in Prison in $1,800,000 Scam
Accused of bilking about 19 Caribbean immigrants out of $1.8 million in their life savings by pretending to help them avoid deportation, a Trinidadian family was sentenced by a New York City judge on Wednesday to a combined 418-year prison sentence, reports the New York Daily News. Calling them “the most despicable gang of criminal…
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Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade Celebrate 1st Wedding Anniversary With Rom-Com Trailer
In a trailer appropriately called “The Wade Union,” Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade celebrated the first anniversary of their marriage by turning their wedding video into a romantic comedy, reports People magazine. The Being Mary Jane actress and the Miami Heat shooting guard shared a trailer of their August 2014 wedding exclusively with People magazine.…
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Man Targeted in James Blake NYPD Arrest Also Misidentified
New York Police Department officers were armed with a photo of an unidentified black man when they slammed tennis star James Blake to the ground outside of his hotel, according to the New York Daily News. Turns out, the unnamed man was also innocent, the News writes, stating, “The mystery man’s skin appears to be…
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Darrien Hunt’s Mom Rejects $900,000 Settlement in Son’s Police Shooting Death
The mother of a 22-year-old man who was killed by police last year in Saratoga Springs, Utah, has rejected a $900,000 offer to settle her lawsuit against the city and two officers, reports the Salt Lake Tribune. Susan Hunt told the news outlet that the deal contained an unacceptable provision, a requirement that she refrain…
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Serena Williams Upset at US Open, Falls Short of Grand Slam
A stunned Serena Williams quickly ran off the court after her dreams of pulling off a calendar-year grand slam—a feat that hasn’t been accomplished since Steffi Graf in 1988—were dashed when Williams was bounced from the U.S. Open Friday by a 300-1 underdog. According to NBC News, little-known Roberta Vinci, 32, an unseeded Italian ranked No.…
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Watch: Video Released of James Blake Arrest; NYPD Cop Involved Has Been Sued Before for Excessive Force
On Wednesday, former tennis superstar James Blake made news when he was tackled by an undercover New York City police officer and taken to the ground, suffering cuts in the incident, which stemmed from mistaken identity in a credit card fraud case. Turns out that the officer, identified as James Frascatore, has been sued four…