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Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Delonte West Arrested for Disorderly Conduct, Resisting Arrest in Florida

This is not the news I was hoping to relay today, but here goes.

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It’s the Remix to Conviction: R. Kelly’s Chicago Trial Finally Set for August of 2022

The federal New York trial against disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly may be over, but his Chicago trial just got its official start date.

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Thomas Jefferson Statue Leaving New York City Hall by End of Year

A statue of Thomas Jefferson will be removed from New York City Hall’s council chamber following a unanimous vote from members of the Public Design Commission on Monday.

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5 Songs That Would Launch 1,000 Think Pieces If They Were Released Today

One of my favorite past-times is reading (and writing) hot takes. We live in the Internet era—thank you, Al Gore!—where anybody with an Internet connection and social media can let off any and everything that comes to mind. I’m about to do that right now. BRB.

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How Trump’s Defense Secretary Kept His Dumb Ass from Building a Moat Filled with Alligators Around the Southern Border. No, Seriously.

The president of people who put clothes on their dogs wanted to send “250,000 troops—more than half the active U.S. Army, and a sixth of all American forces—to the southern border.” It would’ve been the largest use of the military since the Civil War.

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Black Ivy: The Resurgence of HBCUs

With money pouring into some coffers, applications surging, and alums relentlessly shouting out their alma maters all over social media, HBCUs appear to be having a moment. While they were always revered in the Black community, HBCUs are seeing a greater level of interest, focus, and investment from the mainstream as…

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Guess Who's Bizzack?

Typically Tuesdays are just Mondays with better Yelp reviews, but on this particular Tuesday, the skies parted and something magical happened—and by “something magical happened,” I mean the NBA made its triumphant return.

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Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos Admits He 'Screwed Up' in the Aftermath of Dave Chappelle’s Controversial Comedy Special

On Tuesday, the day before the scheduled walkout organized by several trans and LGBTQ+ employees and allies at Netflix and just days after the streamer fired the walkout’s organizer, co-CEO Ted Sarandos addressed the ongoing criticism about how he handled employee concerns following the release of Dave Chappelle’s…

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Cementing Her Status as a Style Star, Zendaya Has Been Named the 2021 CFDA Fashion Icon

In the world of fashion, there are the perpetually stylish, and there are icons. To the surprise of virtually no one who’s kept an eye on the red carpet over the past few years, Zendaya falls in the latter category, serving a seemingly ceaseless series of stylistic slays that have only evolved along with career. The…

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Flavor Flav Arrested for Alleged Domestic Violence Incident in Nevada

I don’t know what it is about the growing list of rappers who allegedly can’t keep their hands to themselves, but we unfortunately have to add another artist to the roster.

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1 Dead After 2nd Fatal Shooting in a Week at Grambling State University

A college homecoming event turned violent when one person was killed and seven others were injured in a shooting early Sunday morning at Grambling State University in Louisiana.

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On the Next Stop of Their Controversial Tiffany's Campaign, the Carters Get Cute—but Blue Ivy Steals the Show

Who wants that perfect love story anyway (anyway)? If you ever wondered what “Love on the Run” might look like after over a decade of marriage, three children, millions more dollars, and some very public personal reckonings, Jay-Z and Beyoncé are giving us an updated glimpse at their version of marital bliss in the…

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The Supreme Court Just Made It Easier for Cops to Brutalize Black and Brown People

In a ruling Monday that was met with little fanfare and didn’t become a trending topic on social media, the “Supreme Court sided with police in two separate rulings on qualified immunity, a legal doctrine shielding officers from lawsuits that has been at the center of protests and debates in Congress and state…

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John McCain’s Daughter Reflects on Her Time on The View in Upcoming Memoir, Calls Show ‘A Toxic Work Environment.’ Sure, Jan.

Despite Whoopi’s plea back in December of 2019, it appears John McCain’s daughter still won’t stop talking.

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Welp, That Didn't Take Long: Ben Simmons Gets Booted Out of Practice, Suspended by the 76ers

As Lauryn Hill once famously crooned, “It could all be so simple, but you’d rather make this hard.”

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Trump on Colin Powell’s Death: ‘He Made Plenty of Mistakes, but Anyway, May He Rest in Peace!

The president of people who wear pajama pants with provocative statements across the ass just couldn’t be nice, even while supposedly giving condolences.

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Thomas Markle Claims He 'Doesn't Understand' Why Meghan Has Cut Him Off. We Can Think of a Few Reasons...

“Why does Thomas Markle just not shut up?” It’s a question we and countless other have asked countless times since Meghan Markle became Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. It’s also the question that opened her estranged father’s latest interview with the British media, as he appeared on Good Morning Britain Tuesday to once…

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Watch Out World, He’s 'Ye' Now: Kanye West Legally Changes His Name, Debuts New Look to Go With It

I hate to break it to you, but I’m not calling him Ye.

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Cut the Check: Dawn Staley Joins UConn’s Geno Auriemma as the NCAA's Highest-Paid Woman's Coach

South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley is really, really, really good at her job. And with most employers, when you’re good at your job, they lavish you with gratitude, promotions, raises, and the like to keep your morale high so you can continue to perform your job at the best of your ability.

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Fox News Couldn’t Wait to Politicize Colin Powell’s Death

Anti-vaxxers have literally begun hijacking the death of former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell from complications of COVID-19 as proof that the vaccine doesn’t work. They conveniently don’t mention that Powell was severely autoimmune compromised with multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that attacks the immune…

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  • Who are you? - Ever since I saw the first preview of the movie, Overcomer, I wanted to see it. I was ready. Pumped. The release month was etched in my mind. When the time...
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Pride & Prejudice: Exploring Black LGBTQ+ Histories and Cultures

  In the rich tapestry of history, the threads of Black LGBTQ+ narratives have often been overlooked. This journey into their stories is an ...