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The Bastardization Of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
When I first heard Jamie Foxx would be playing the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in a biopic directed by Oliver Stone, I was extremely excited to see what they would come up with. Both men are such...
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Male Teacher Removes 6-Year-Old Girl’s Shirt As Punishment
A kindergarten school teacher was arrested Jan. 15, 2014 for removing a female student’s shirt as punishment. The suspect, Thomas Washburn, 54, was allegedly upset and shouting during class which...
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McDonald’s Worker Caught Selling Heroin On The Job
A McDonald’s employee has been arrested for allegedly peddling smack instead of Big Macs. After an early release from prison for intent to deliver heroin, Theodore L. Upshaw was busted last week for...
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Avonte Oquendo’s Remains Identified
The human remains pulled from New York’s East River have been positively identified as Avonte Oquendo, the autistic teen who went missing from his public school in October, according to authorities....
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Matthew Knowles Sued For $60K By Accounting Firm
The money troubles continue for Beyonce’s father, Matthew Knowles. After the star cut ties with Knowles in 2011 to manage her own career, Knowles has had a slew of financial challenges. On the heels...
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Star Style: Nick Cannon [PHOTOS]
Nick Cannon is the epitome of a business hustler in Hollywood, so it’s no surprise he is slated to be among the “28 Men of Change” featured next month on BET and Centric. Many know him as a mega-host,...
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Kanye West Settles With 18-Year-Old Assault Victim
Just two weeks after his run-in with a heckling teen in Beverly Hills, Kanye West‘s reps have reached a settlement with the accuser. According to the New York Daily News, sources say that initially,...
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TKE Fraternity Receives Backlash for Racist MLK Party
An Arizona State University fraternity has been suspended for throwing a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in which guests dressed in racist costumes, sporting jerseys while flashing gang signs...
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Money + Relationships = Trouble
No one likes to talk about money. No one. Let me tell you what people like to talk about: How much they paid for their purse or car. How much their new Jordans or Gucci sunglasses cost. How much money...
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Crossing Over: A Sultry Brooklyn Bridge Fashion Shoot With Angela Simmons
From true hip-hop princess (thanks to dad Rev. Run and Uncle Russell) to reality star (who can forget her from MTV’s Cosby-esque Run’s House or the spin-off Daddy’s Girls with big sister and bestie...
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Shooting At Purdue University Leaves Teacher’s Assistant Dead
Thousands of students are grieving after a shooting at Purdue University Tuesday, Jan. 21, left teacher’s assistant Andrew Boldt dead. The campus went into lock-down after the incident, as police...
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Real Weddings: One Love – Roshal & Zwade
By Jason Alexander One Love Even though Roshal, an attorney, and Zwade, a physician, attended Emory University together, the two never crossed paths. It wasn’t until Zwade’s best friend (and future...
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Toni Braxton’s Memoir Unbreak My Heart Coming In May
Toni Braxton has inked a deal with Harper Collins imprint It Books to release her memoir Unbreak My Heart that will hit bookshelves on May 20, 2014. Braxton has been vocal about her health, family and...
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The New Plan To Capitalize On Black Twitter
Despite being kind of a big deal for the past seven years, the money men now recognize that Black twitter exists and plans to capitalize on its users. Twitter, now a public company, needs ways to...
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Eddie Murphy Sues Comedian, Not Amused By Paternity Claims
In a bizarre case of paternity suits, Eddie Murphy is going after comedian Brando Murphy, who has gone to lengths to claims he is related to the famous comedian. Eddie Murphy’s lawyer Marty Singer has...
View ArticleUPTOWN Studio: Orange Is the New Black’s Vicky Jeudy Talks About Her Rising...
“Orange Is the New Black” star Vicky Jeudy stops by UPTOWN studio to talk about her character, Janae Watson, on the breakout hit, her work on and off camera and offer some advice to aspiring actors....
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He’s Back: Bill Cosby To Star In New NBC Family Sitcom
76-year-old comedy legend Bill Cosby – who taught a generation how to parent children lovingly while laying down the law – has inked a deal to develop and star in a half-hour family comedy produced...
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Harvard Professors Call Airbnb Racist
Two Harvard Business School professors have alleged that Airbnb, an online home exchange marketplace, makes it easier for people to practice racial discrimination when selecting homes. Benjamin...
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College Woman Beaten to Death for “Photobombing”; One Suspect in Custody
Police are looking for leads in a murderous beating that took place after reports say that 23-year-old student, Kim Pham triggered the deadly attack by unintentionally photobombing a group of...
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Locs, Tattoos & Piercings: How Acceptable Is Self-Expression in the Workplace?
A little more than a decade ago it would be uncommon to walk into a place of business and be attended by an employee with locs, multiple facial piercings, or visible tattoos on their face, neck, or...
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