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Actor Orlando Jones Creates a ‘Bullet Bucket Challenge’
Over the last couple of weeks the viral “Ice Bucket Challenge,” to raise awareness of Lou Gehrig’s disease, has raised more than $15 million in donations. Everyone from celebrities to random grandmothers has taken part in the challenge by drenching themselves with buckets of ice water, all in the name of awareness about the degenerative…
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Columbus Short Misses Another Court Appearance; Warrant Raised
Columbus Short has just made a Los Angeles judge angrier. Last month, Short blew off a domestic violence court appearance, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. So where exactly was Short? Well, according to a variety of sources, he was living it up in Barbados. According to TMZ, Short missed another court date…
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People Thought Mo. Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson Was a Gang Member
Missouri Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson took the helm last week as the top cop in charge of security in Ferguson, Mo. Johnson did everything right during his first day in charge. By right, I totally mean he did his public relations duty. He met with citizens, he marched with citizens and he even posed…
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T.I. on Ferguson: ‘America Has Created a Monster’
Many black celebrities continue to speak out about the unrest in Ferguson, Mo., following the killing of Michael Brown by police Officer Darren Wilson. Atlanta rapper T.I. took to his Instagram page and used an iconic photo of Twitter user @EyeFloodPanties throwing tear gas back at the police. In two posts, T.I. went from speaking…
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CNN Anchor Suggests the Use of ‘Water Cannons’ in Ferguson; Twitter Responds
CNN anchor Rosemary Church has just received a dragging courtesy of Twitter. Church had the audacity to suggest that maybe “water cannons” should be used on the protesters in Ferguson, Mo., and the look on Errol Barnett’s face was priceless. Maybe one can say that because Church isn’t from the U.S. (she was born in…
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Donations Are Pouring in for Officer Darren Wilson as His ‘Fans’ Look for ‘Justice’
The world we live in is amazing. By “amazing,” I mean I’m constantly shaking my head at the audacity of some people. Take, for example, this GoFundMe page set up for Darren Wilson, the Ferguson, Mo., police officer who killed 18-year-old Michael Brown. As of this post, the page has received more than $19,000 in…
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The Woman Behind an Iconic Protest Photo Tells Her Story
On the day of the National Moment of Silence (#NMOS14), held last week across the country, there was one protest photo that stood out above the rest. It showed a black woman holding a sign that read, “I cannot believe I still have to protest this s—t,” as she attended a rally being held at…
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Rapper J. Cole Releases Michael Brown Tribute ‘Be Free’
“Can you tell me why, every time I step outside I see my niggas die?” is the question J. Cole asks in his new song “Be Free.” J. Cole penned the song in response to the killing of Michael Brown at the hands of a Ferguson, Mo., police officer. “All we wanna do is take…
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Ballet Dancer Misty Copeland Is Getting the Biopic Treatment
New Line Cinema has announced that it’s making a biopic about ballerina Misty Copeland, 31, who fought the odds and made history to become only the second African-American female soloist to dance with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre. According to Deadline, the film will be based on Copeland’s memoir, Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina. The…
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#NMOS14: A Night in Photos
Thousands of people across the country Thursday evening participated in #NMOS14, a national moment of silence to peacefully protest police brutality in our country. Organized by social activist @FeministaJones, people came together in cities such as New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Atlanta, St. Louis and New Orleans. Twitter and Vine users captured the moments and momentum that existed…