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SAE Frat Mom ‘Heartbroken’ for Being Portrayed as Racist Amid N-Word Scandal
The frat mom from the University of Oklahoma’s now-banned Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity is upset and “heartbroken” after she was portrayed as a racist for a video that surfaced of her chanting the n-word, the Daily Mail reports. The video from Vine, which was posted in February 2013, shows Beauton Gilbow, 79, laughing and singing…
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Watch: South African TV Reporter Mugged on Camera
Talk about a set of bold muggers. According to Mediate, South African journalist Vuyo Mvoko and his crew were held up at gunpoint in Johannesburg while waiting to file a report for SABC, the South African Broadcasting Corp., Tuesday night. The entire incident was caught on camera. Mvoko was reporting on the expected admittance of…
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Watch: Morning Joe Panelists Blame Rappers for SAE Members’ Racist Chant
Turns out it’s hip-hop’s fault for the University of Oklahoma’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon frat members’ racist chant that included the lyrics, “There will never be a n—ger SAE/There will never be a n—ger SAE/You can hang him from a tree, but he will never sign with me/There will never be a n—ger SAE.” According to…
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Suspect in Attack on Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Son Arrested
Chicago police have arrested one of two people suspected of mugging Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s son in December near the family’s home on the North Side, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The apprehended suspect allegedly sold Zach Emanuel’s phone online to another man, who then sold it to a woman via Facebook, the police told the news…
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Friends of Wis. Teen Killed by Cop Were Questioned for Hours Without a Lawyer: Report
Friends of the unarmed, black Wisconsin teen who was gunned down by a Madison police officer were questioned for hours without legal counsel or family present after the fatal shooting, BuzzFeed reports. The news site was given a video that shows attorneys and family members arguing with officers trying to gain access to two brothers,…
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2 SAE Members in Racist-Chant Video Apologize After Being Expelled
The fallout from a video that captured members of the University of Oklahoma’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter singing a racist chant continued Tuesday as university President David Boren announced that two students have been expelled. Boren said that both students, Parker Rice and Levi Pettit, played “a leadership role” during the party-bus ride’s racist sing-along. Thank you for…
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Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams Ordered to Pay Marvin Gaye’s Family Over $7,000,000 for ‘Blurred Lines’ Infringement
Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams were ordered Tuesday to cough up nearly $7.4 million to Marvin Gaye’s children after a judge found that the duo copied Marvin Gaye’s music to create their 2013 hit single “Blurred Lines,” the Associated Press reports. “Right now I feel free,” said Nona Gaye, Martin Gaye’s daughter. According to AP,…
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Naked, Unarmed Black Man Killed in Georgia
A naked, unarmed black man was killed by an officer in DeKalb County, Ga., at an apartment complex on Monday, 11 Alive reports. The New York Times has identified the victim as 27-year-old Anthony Hill. The officer responsible for the shooting death is white, Cedrick L. Alexander, the DeKalb County deputy chief operating officer for…
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Fundraiser Started for Black Chef Who Lost Job in SAE Racist-Chant Fallout
The University of Oklahoma’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter is essentially all but a memory after being kicked off campus on Monday because of a video of frat members singing a racist chant surfaced. However, as Talking Points Memo reports, there is one casualty who not only has to come to the realization that his “family”…
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University of Texas Frat Under Scrutiny for Racist and Homophobic Rules
Another frat is in the news. According to Raw Story, the University of Texas at Austin chapter of Phi Gamma Delta is in the news after it posted rules—racist and homophobic prohibitions included—in the frat house. The letter, which was supposed to be confidential and also shows that one of the members probably needs to…