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  • Nicki Minaj and Women Like Her Are No Friends of Mine: The Politics of Defending Real-Life Monsters 

    This week, pop megastar Nicki Minaj’s brother Jelani Maraj, 37, was back in court to answer to charges that he sexually assaulted his stepdaughter multiple times a week. If convicted, he faces a possible life prison sentence. The allegations, first reported by the preteen’s brother, who said he witnessed the abuse firsthand, testified that he…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Robert Guillaume, TV’s Benson, Dead at 89

    Best known for his role as Benson DuBois in the television series Soap and the spinoff Benson, Robert Guillaume was an accomplished operatic singer and stage actor. He was also a sensitive man whose turbulent personal life reflected a troubled childhood. He died Tuesday at the age of 89 from complications of prostate cancer. Born…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Burger King Takes on Bullying in Viral Ad

    Sure, some people will say that Burger King is just junk food and the restaurants should focus on becoming less junky, but in a recent viral anti-bullying ad, the corporation is proving that it does actually care about making somewhat of a difference. In a video called “Bullying Jr.,” in honor of National Bullying Prevention…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Jemele Hill on ESPN Suspension: ‘I Put ESPN in a Bad Spot’

    Jemele Hill doesn’t have any hard feelings toward ESPN after the company gave her a two-week suspension for violating its social media rules. In an interview with TMZ while walking through Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday, Hill spoke candidly about the suspension over her Jerry Jones tweets. “Me and ESPN are fine. We’re in…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • How TV Writer Angela Nissel Is Bringing Her Unique Voice to Tyler, the Creator’s The Jellies, and Why Black Female Writers in Hollywood Need to Be Heard

    If you took a look at the writers’ room of some of your favorite television shows, you’d be hard-pressed to find a black person, and even harder pressed to find a black woman. But for the last decade, Angela Nissel has been leaving her mark behind the scenes on shows like Scrubs, The Boondocks and,…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Slavery-Simulation Game Outrages Parents in Phoenix

    Want to learn about slavery? Put down the history books, forget about teachers and just step into the life of 14-year-old slave Lucy King as she tries to escape from a Kentucky plantation. Sounds like a good idea, doesn’t it? Well, no, it’s not. And parents in a Phoenix school district are outraged. The Phoenix…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • DeAndre Harris’ Attorney Speaks Out About Charges, Says White Supremacist Was Hit by Someone Else

    Over the last two months, social media has done the job the Charlottesville, Va., Police Department and the FBI couldn’t. With the aid of Shaun King, they’ve single-handedly tracked down several members of the angry white mob of racists that attacked DeAndre Harris in a Charlottesville parking deck during the infamous Unite the Right rally.…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Don’t Get Scammed by Virtual Kidnappers: How 1 Mom’s Horrifying Experience Could Help Others 

    When people think of someone being kidnapped and held for ransom, most people picture something out of a movie. A child is picked up off the streets and a phone call is made demanding money. But in this age of social media and internet scams, kidnapping has taken on new meaning. Kishau Rogers received a…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Look at This Trash Human Throwing Paper Towels Into the Crowd in Puerto Rico

    As we all know by now, Donald Trump is in Puerto Rico doing what he does best: looking like the dotard he is. In between blaming Puerto Rico for damaging the budget, Trump thought he’d be benevolent and throw rolls of paper towels into the crowd. Like, seriously, how and why anyone thought this was…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Milo Yiannopoulos Marries a Black Man

    He may be the world’s biggest racist and transphobic troll, but that didn’t stop Milo Yiannopoulos from marrying a black man. Yiannopoulos and his longtime boyfriend, identified only as John, got married over the weekend in Hawaii. Yiannopoulos shared select photos of his husband on social media while carefully hiding his face. Because, honestly, if…

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