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Tenn. Man Showed Off a Stack of Cash in Facebook Video Hours Before He and His Mother Were Shot to Death
Osmani Munongerwa’s last posts to Facebook included a video of him waving around and fanning out a stack of cash as he danced Saturday night, and another video of him showing off money, jewelry and an armload of shopping bags. And then, mere hours later Sunday morning, Munongerwa, 20, and his mother, 37-year-old Isha Musa,…
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British Study Shows Cyberbullying Thrives on Instagram
What’s the worst social networking site for cyberbullying? At one point, you’d probably say Twitter, but according to a new study done by Ditch the Label, a British anti-bullying nonprofit group, it’s Instagram. Instagram, where diet teas and makeup gurus thrive, actually has a larger base of younger people than other sites, and people between…
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Rob Kardashian Paid for Blac Chyna, and Now That She’s Gone, He Wants a Refund
Updated Friday, July 7, 2017; 4:20 p.m. EDT: If Monday’s court proceedings go in Blac Chyna’s favor, Rob Kardashian will have a restraining order filed against him. “Women’s rights lawyer Lisa Bloom will appear in court Monday for a restraining order against Rob, claiming he crossed the line by posting nude pics of her, medical information…
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Can We All Agree that DJ Khaled is the Best Human Being in all of Hip-Hop?
It’s been established that I’m a Super Saiyan-level hater (h/t Panama), especially when it comes to contemporary mainstream hip-hop. Let’s keep it a buck, though – there’s a lot to hate on in hip-hop right now: We have a XXL Freshman Issue with 10 rappers whose combined bars couldn’t get a cell signal from a…
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Watch: Jasmyn Lawson Is Doing It for Black Girls at Giphy
Jasmyn Lawson is probably ghostwriting your favorite GIFs. No, really. If you’ve ever used Giphy to find a GIF of Beyoncé or Joanne the Scammer, Jasmyn Lawson probably made it. The self-described “GIF connoisseur” is the culture editor at Giphy, and she’s been leaving her mark all over its GIF library for over a year.…
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Facebook to Hire an Additional 3,000 People to Review Videos of Crime, Suicide
With the advent of Facebook Live, the social media website has seen an uptick in livestreamed suicides, killings, sex crimes, abuse—the painful list goes on and on. Now Facebook is slated to hire 3,000 more people to review videos and posts of crime and other questionable content, following the seeming increase in the number of…
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Break Up Advice from a Young Millennial to Other Young Millennials
At the top of 2017, I brought in the New Year with a girlfriend and we wished for positivity and stability. Literally two weeks later the relationship ended. Why? I’d rather not say, but what I will say is this, after months of consistent arguing, loss of sleep, and continuous stress, we mutually decided that…
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Black Twitter Claps Back at Confederate-Loving Candidate for Va. Governor
The Urban Dictionary defines “big mad” as “being mad as fuck about something.” It’s a derogatory term used most often to laugh and point at people who are outraged about something stupid. Trump was big mad when a federal appeals court struck down his travel ban. White women were big mad when Beyoncé sang the…
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Comedians Pay Tribute to Charlie Murphy
The comedy world is mourning the loss of fellow comedian Charlie Murphy after the comic and actor died of leukemia Wednesday. Murphy, who has been doing stand-up comedy for more than 20 years, starred on Chappelle’s Show and brought his own brand of storytelling to his stand-up shows. Comics, such as Chris Rock and David…
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#NuggsForCarter: Wendy’s Promises Student Free Nuggets for a Year if He Gets 18,000,000 Retweets
Carter Wilkerson likes chicken nuggets. Wendy’s makes chicken nuggets. Carter asked Wendy’s how many retweets did he need for free nuggets for a year. Wendy’s was like: Carter was like: And #NuggsForCarter was born. Everyone is trying to help Carter get those damn nuggets. No, really. I mean everyone: Currently, Carter has over 1 million…
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