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Fleece Johnson, aka ‘Booty Warrior,’ to Be Released From Prison
Editor’s note: This post contains content that some may find offensive. Fleece Johnson, the infamous inmate who gained fame after an epic appearance on MSNBC’s Lockup Raw, in which he detailed his obsession with men’s backsides (fellow felons dubbed him “the booty warrior”), is set to be released sometime this month, Rolling Out reports. Johnson…
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Black Men Usher Kids Into Conn. School With Cheers and Applause
At one Hartford, Conn., school, the first day back looked a bit like a celebration normally reserved for athletes. As students approached Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, they were greeted and asked both their name and grade. Then their credentials were called out loud before an enthusiastic group of black men who lined…
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President Obama Will Be Running Wild With Bear Grylls During Alaska Visit
President Barack Obama will be taping an episode of Running Wild With Bear Grylls, a popular outdoor-adventure show, while visiting Alaska, NBCUniversal announced Monday. As the NBC press release notes, Obama will be “the first U.S. president to receive a crash course in survival techniques from Bear Grylls” in the episode, which will air later…
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Black Utah Man Says He Is Being Terrorized by Racist Neighbors
A Utah man says he has been harassed by neighbors because of his race, including having been called racial slurs and other issues since moving into the neighborhood, ABC 4 Utah reports. It all started when Sam Smith tried to buy a home in his Taylorsville neighborhood about 13 years ago. Smith says he spent the…
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Witness: Calif. Hotel Owner told Gunman to ‘Kill That N–ger’ Before Homeless Man Was Slain
An eyewitness claimed that a Venice, Calif., hotel owner told an unidentified gunman to “kill that n—ger” just before the assailant fired into a group of homeless people early Sunday, killing one and injuring one more, KCAL-TV reports. The deceased victim was identified as Jascent Jamal Lee Warren, 26. Another man, believed to be in…
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Wayne Dyer, Self-Help Guru, Dead at 75
Wayne Dyer, the self-help guru whose books and motivational speeches helped shape the lives of millions, has died at age 75. “Wayne has left his body, passing away through the night. He always said he couldn’t wait for this next adventure to begin and had no fear of dying,” a statement released by Dyer’s family…
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Lawsuit: White Fla. Teacher Fired for Having Black Boyfriend
A former Orange County, Fla., schoolteacher says her choice in mate, music and friends is the reason she was fired from her job, and she has filed a lawsuit seeking justice. According to WESH, Audrey Dudek, a former math teacher at Edgewater High School, claims she was fired in 2013 after school officials learned that…
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Social Media Threat Against Black High School Students in Texas Spurs Mass Absences
A violent social media threat against black students at a Killeen, Texas, high school on Friday prompted parents to keep their kids home from school, reports the New York Daily News. The move came in response to since-deleted Instagram posts on Thursday by user “jakedajesus254,” including a picture of a man holding a gun and…
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Watch: Texas Sheriff Slams #BlackLivesMatter in Death of Deputy
While investigators are still trying to piece together a motive in the execution-style shooting death of a Texas deputy at a gas station, a county sheriff on Saturday said that the probe would look at the powerful Black Lives Matter movement as a possible impetus for the shooting. Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman, who called…
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Daniele Watts Ordered to Perform Community Service After Insincere Apology to Officers
Actress Daniele Watts, who appeared in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained, is back in hot water. This year, she and her boyfriend, Brian Lucas, a chef, pleaded no contest to disturbing the peace and were ordered to write an apology letter to the officers involved in their high-profile detention. In exchange for the plea, charges of lewd…