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A Guide to Chic Gifts $25 and Under
1. Bed-Vyne Wine Pinot Noir Lisboa, Portugal, $9.99 2. Helliemae’s Classic Salt Caramels, $10 3. Home Goods Red Champagne Glasses (set of 4), $19.99 4. Toysmith Ultimate Spy Watch, $16.99...
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Essay: When My Mom was Diagnosed with Cancer
There is something that clicks in your brain when you are told your mom is dying. I don’t know how to explain the feeling other than a mixture of adrenaline, fear, despair, and a weird calmness that...
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Video Footage of Tamir Rice Shooting Released
Cleveland police have released video of the fatal shooting of 12-year old Tamir Rice at the hands of one of its rookie officers who mistook Rice’s BB gun for a handgun. Timothy Loehmann, 26, shot the...
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Number of Young Adults Who Smoke Cigarettes Hits New Low
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released the results of a national health survey, which found that the proportion of young adults who smoke cigarettes has reached a new low. What’s...
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Sasha and Malia Are Told To “Show A Little Class” By GOP
Friday Congressional Aide Elizabeth Lauten took to her not so private Facebook page to share her opinion on President Obama’s daughters, Sasha and Malia. During the airing of the annual turkey pardon,...
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Ray Rice Wins Appeal & Is Reinstated In NFL
Ray Rice, former running back of the Baltimore Ravens if officially eligible to join an NFL team. Rice won his appeal after being permanently suspended from the association and is now a free agent...
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Darren Wilson Resigns From Ferguson Police Department
It’s official, Officer Darren Wilson, the man responsible for the killing of an unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown has resigned from the Ferguson police department according to the St. Louis...
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Red Carpet Highlights From The 2014 Soul Train Awards
The 2014 Soul Train Awards went down Sunday night, and it highlighted the very best in today’s R&B and Soul music. The show hosted by Wendy Williams featured performances from the likes of Tamar...
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“Ladies Night” At The Soul Train Awards
As most of you know, the 2014 Soul Train Awards went down Sunday night airing on BET and Centric. Some of the hottest R&B and Soul acts came out to honor black music and show-case classic and...
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Living with HIV: My Journey
By Kamaria Laffrey I understand the confusion and fear that is associated with HIV. Hearing the words, “Kamaria, you are HIV positive” was something I wasn’t prepared for. When I was diagnosed, I was...
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Star Style: Kimora Lee Simmons Is Runway-Ready On and Off-Duty
Landing an exclusive modeling gig with Chanel is a huge feat for any model, but Kimora Lee Simmons did just that at age 14. This plum position with the luxury fashion house set the tone for her...
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GOP Aide Resigns After Criticizing Malia and Sasha Obama
Republican aide Elizabeth Lauten is resigning from her position as communications director for Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-Tenn.), after criticizing Malia and Sasha Obama on Friday. Lauten took to her...
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Black Friday Struggles A Bit in 2014
The holiday shopping season counts for 20 percent of retailers’ annual sales but this year’s is off to a bit of a rocky start. The National Retail Federation estimates that total spending for...
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NFL Won’t Discipline St. Louis Rams for Ferguson Protest
The NFL has announced that it won’t discipline the five St. Louis Rams players who did the “hands up, don’t shoot” pose employed by Ferguson protesters, during pregame introductions on Sunday, as...
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New Claim it! App Offers Free Swag — No Strings Attached
Forget Groupon, Living Social, Gilt City, and any other mobile app in which you have to fork over your precious ducats in exchange for a cool experience or product. The new Claim it! app, which...
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Celebrities in the Holiday Spirit
This Thanksgiving was not only full of food but full of big hearts. Check out how some of your favorite celebs spent the biggest eating holiday of the year – pre-tryptophan, post-tryptophan and paying...
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Missing 13-Year-Old Found Behind Fake Wall in Father’s Home
On Saturday, Clayton County police found a 13-year-old boy who had been missing since 2010 behind a fake wall at his father’s Georgia home, National Post reported. The teen’s mother reported him...
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Experts Say Selfies Are Causing Rise In Plastic Surgery
With the explosion of smart phones and social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, selfies, or self-portrait photographs, have hit an all-time high. But looking at facial features...
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Bill Cosby Steps Down From Temple University, Jill Scott Supports Him
Bill Cosby turned in his resignation to the board of trustees at Temple University on Monday as rape accusations continue to surface. Due to the constant barrage of media scrutiny over allegations...
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President Obama Requests $263 Million For Ferguson, Police Body Cameras
President Barack Obama asked Congress for $263 million to contain the civil unrest in Ferguson, Missouri and improve police departments with better training and new body camera equipment. The...
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