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School Board Suspends Rastafarian Student For Dreadlocks
A Rastafarian student, who was suspended by school officials from his Louisiana high school for wearing dreadlocks, has enlisted the help of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) for violating his...
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Bullies Dump Waste On Autistic Teen For Ice Bucket Challenge
A 15-year-old autistic teen with learning disabilities stripped down to his underwear thinking he was taking the ALS ice bucket challenge, but instead of ice, bullies flooded him with urine, feces,...
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Nubian Skin Debuts Hosiery and Underwear in Shades for Women of Color
A lingerie brand is taking a new spin on the term nude, debuting skin colored hosiery for darker skin tones. Nubian Skin is redefining what nude means in the beauty market, by catering to darker...
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Mother Killed By Falling Gargoyle Stone From Historic Church
In a freak accident Thursday afternoon, an engaged mother of two was fatally struck by a falling gargoyle stone off a historic church in Chicago. Sara Bean, 34, was walking to lunch with her fiancé...
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Ex-Fiancé Sues Floyd Mayweather For Public Humiliation
Undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather has a new battle on his hands, and it has nothing to do with his impending bout with Marcos Maidana. His former fiancé Shantel Jackson is suing Mayweather for being...
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Jay Z’s Birthday Tribute To Beyoncé Will Make You Smile
While the #Beyhive celebrated Beyoncé‘s birthday like a national holiday yesterday, possibly the most adorable gift came from her hubby. On Bey’s 33rd birthday, husband Jay Z posted a 34 second...
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Bengals Re-sign Devon Still to Help Pay For His Daughter’s Cancer Treatments
After learning he was cut from the Cincinnati Bengals this past Saturday, Devon Still thought his football career was over and the fight against his 4-year-old daughter’s stage 4 pediatric cancer had...
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Express Starbucks Puts New Spin On Coffee Shops
Express Starbucks? Sounds delightful. Starbucks Corp. is planning to put a new twist on the brand by catering to busy bee commuters and coffee-maniac students with smaller, “express-style” stores. The...
View ArticleLUV Your Life: Keith Clinkscales, Revolt TV CEO, Talks Music, Media and The...
Doing what you love while achieving a level of success is a goal many people strive to meet. In UPTOWN Unplugged’s newest series presented by Lexus, “LUV Your Life”, our co-founder Brett Wright...
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White School Guard Suspended Over Racist Joke Toward Black Student
A white New York school security guard is kicking off the year with a suspension after involving a Black student in a racist joke on the first day of school, reports Syracuse.com. Brandiss Pearson...
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Phylicia Rashad, Harry Belafonte and More To Honor Ruby Dee At NYC Memorial
Legendary actress and activist Ruby Dee will get a final send-off later this month as a host of celebrities come together for a memorial in New York City. The Terri Williams Agency announced the...
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The Colossus Roller Coaster At Six Flags Catches Fire
The Colossus roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain, in Valencia, Calif., caught fire and partially collapsed on Monday. Pieces of the wooden track could be seen falling away from one of the high...
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Paris Jackson Is Reportedly 16 & Pregnant
Paris Jackson, the late-Michael Jackson’s daughter, sparked rumors that she’s pregnant after fans reported seeing a bulge under her loose top in Utah. “I saw her at dinner and she twice made a toast...
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Home Depot Confirms Data Breach
Home Depot has confirmed that it has suffered a payment data systems breach. The news comes less than a week after an investigation was launched into the matter. In an attempt to avoid some of the...
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Mob of Teens Knockouts Three In Kroger Parking Lot
Police are investigating a mob of teens who attacked people at random during a knockout game-style challenge, in a Memphis Kroger store parking lot. The mob included as many as 100 to 125 kids, who...
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General Mills Buys Annie’s Homegrown
General Mills announced Monday that it is buying organic food company Annie’s Homegrown. It bought the company for $820 million, in an effort to bulk up on its organic snacks. Snacks were one of the...
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Janay Rice Is Supporting Ray Rice: ‘This Is OUR Life’
Janay Rice is supporting Ray Rice after the elevator footage of him knocking her out on Feb. 15, 2014 at an Atlantic City casino was released. And as expected, Twitter erupted! Many suspected Janay...
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#WhyIStayed: Domestic Violence Survivors Share Heartbreaking Stories
Monday morning, TMZ released surveillance video from the Feb. 15th elevator assault involving Ray Rice and his then-fiancée, Janay Palmer. This video, which shows the assault in shocking detail, has...
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Princeton & UPenn Top 2015 Best Colleges Nationwide
Another school year is upon us as high school seniors are filing into what will be their last classes, before many of them will leave the nest to start their journey into adulthood. Seniors and...
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Phoenix And SoCal Are Underwater From Record Rainfall
Precipitation from weakened Hurricane Norbert swept over the desert Southwest, producing record rainfall in Phoenix and flash flooding across Southern California on Monday, the Weather Channel...
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