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Here we go again. Cue the “there could be more to the story, the video could be edited, we don’t know what happened before the recording started, he shouldn’t have resisted, and not all cops are bad,” advocacy that will…
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These days, nothing surprises me about celebrities. I’ve come to understand they are human—just like everyone else. Still, every now and then, a little shock and surprise slips through the cracks—one being the violent streak embodied by Nasir Jones. With…
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It seems Bill Cosby will not be collecting $200 as he passes GO on his way to jail. Cosby, on trial again for sexual assault has been convicted on three counts of drugging and molesting a woman. AS the first…
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It was a wild, crazy day on Kanye West’s Twitter account yesterday. What started out as a tweet about President Trump’s “dragon energy” led to a series of Trump supporting tweets—and then a friendly exchange between him and Agent Orange….
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In lieu of so many tragic instances occurring since President Tang has been elected—America has taken a few L’s in the past year. One of them being the vicious, slow-spreading bacteria strain called “coonalitis.” Not to be confused with the…
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Lezley McSpadden, mother to the late Michael Brown, is thinking about running for a seat on the Ferguson City Council—the municipality where Brown was shot and killed by officer Darren Wilson in August 2014. McSpadden was recently a part of…
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It’s been two years since that tragic day in April and I’m still trying to grasp the concept—Prince is never coming back. After a tedious and intensive investigation, Minnesota prosecutors have concluded there will be no criminal charges in the…
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The 2018 Billboard Music Awards are back, and Kendrick Lamar and Bruno Mars are once again leading the pack. The newly awarded Pulitzer Prize winner shares the most nods with Bruno Mars and Ed Sheeran in the top categories including…
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Hip Hop leading rappers, Drake and J Cole announce their album release dates just in time for the summer. Having both achieved phenomenal commercial success with previous projects, they are both scheduled to release new albums. And guess what—you won’t…
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I’m always amazed at the issues white people pick up a sign for or sit behind a computer and complain about. What I am even more in awe of is the ridiculous amount of white tears they will cry over…
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The heavens have been opened and the musical gods have reigned down on us. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of her multiplatinum debut, Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, the neo soul/hip hop queen herself is returning to St. Louis. First gracing…
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Coming this Mother’s Day, Gabrielle Union will be hitting the big screens in the action thriller, Breaking In. Union stars as a woman who will stop at nothing to rescue her two children being held hostage in a house designed…
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BY: LAMIA ASHLEY When it comes to drugs in the African-American community, there’s probably nothing I can say that hasn’t already been said. Since crack hit our community like wildfire in the 80’s, the black community has been heavily deteriorating. So,…
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It seems Queen Bey has reached in her philanthropy bag and pulled out funds for students attending HBCUs. BeyoncĂ©, through her BeyGOOD initiative, has established the Homecoming Scholars Award Program for students attending Xavier University, Wilberforce University, Tuskegee University and…
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If you’re anything like me—you are super excited about the show known as, Dear White People returning to Netflix. As one of many viewers—who was immediately vexed by the show—I am anxious to see what’s coming this season. In the…
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