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Questlove Calls Out Post Malone for ‘Code-Switching’ After the ‘White Iverson’ Rapper Ditches Hip-Hop to Perform ‘America the Beautiful’ at the Super Bowl

February 13, 2024
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Rap purists were livid after seeing white hip-hop chart-topper Post Malone singing “America the Beautiful” at the 2024 Super Bowl. They claimed he was code-switching, abandoning Black culture that put him on the map and aligning himself with white mainstream America. During the live broadcast, The Roots founder Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson took to the X…

‘We Are Extremely Disappointed’: Sephora Responds to Viral Video Showing Girls Using Darker Makeup Shades to Do Blackface

February 13, 2024
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A video showing a group of girls at Sephora applying darker shades of makeup to their faces to do blackface is leaving many viewers online disgusted by their actions. The video shows three teenage girls walking around the store, painting their faces with darker makeup shades. One white teen with dark brown makeup on her…

Enraged Audience Members Walk Out of Comedy Show After Black Comedian Tells Controversial George Floyd Joke

February 13, 2024
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Comedian David Lucas has gone viral after he made a crude joke about George Floyd at one of his recent shows at the Funny Bone in Kansas City, Missouri. The Macon, Georgia, native started out by performing a highly volatile show that said he would have never kneeled on the neck of the Black man,…

The History Of Citizen’s Arrests: Can You Really Detain Someone You Just Saw Break The Law?

February 13, 2024
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From left: Ahmaud Arbery’s convicted murderers: Gregory McMichael, William “Roddie” Bryan, Travis McMichael. | Source: Glynn County Sheriff’s Office What does Spider-Man do when he sees someone commit a crime and there are no police officers around to help? He swings in, wraps the wrongdoer in his web and leaves them hanging from a telephone…

Comedian David Lucas Won’t Apologize For Tasteless Jokes About George Floyd’s Police Murder

February 12, 2024
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Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty Comedian David Lucas is stirring up controversy with his latest stand-up comedy bit. During a performance at the Funny Bone Comedy Club in Manchester, Connecticut, comedian David Lucas angered a few Black audience members when he made an insensitive remark about the 2020 murder of George Floyd at the hands of…

A Kansas City Cop Has Killed 3 People on the Job –– and He’s Still Employed. Now, a Black Woman is Suing Him for Excessive Force

February 12, 2024
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A white Missouri law enforcement officer whose seven years with the Kansas City Police Department have been tainted with accusations of killing three civilians, police brutality and legal actions against him remains on the job, even as a new lawsuit accuses him of excessive force against a Black woman. In a lawsuit filed Feb. 6…

Marcus Jordan Chooses Dad Michael Jordan Over Larsa Pippen Following Breakup, the Former Couple Unfollow Each Other and Remove Traces of Their Love From Social Media

February 12, 2024
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Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan may not be headed down the aisle after all. The duo is the latest couple to fuel breakup rumors after unfollowing and removing images of each other from their respective social media accounts. Onlookers made the observation over Super Bowl weekend. Instead of catching the big game together, Larsa shared…

Why Isn’t Anyone Calling Travis Kelce A ‘Thug’? Black People See Racial Double Standard To Raging At Coach

February 12, 2024
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Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs reacts at Head coach Andy Reid in the first half against the San Francisco 49ers during Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada. | Source: Jamie Squire / Getty Just like every year, there were a number of memorable things…

‘Let Us Number Our Days’: Nigerian CEO Posted Foreboding Message to Social Media Weeks Before His Death In Helicopter Crash

February 12, 2024
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A prominent banking executive from Nigeria who was among six killed in a helicopter crash in Southern California late last week posted a foreboding message to social media weeks before that advised his followers to “number our days.” Herbert Wigwe, CEO of Access Bank in Lagos, one of the largest financial institutions in Africa, was…

‘Y’all Talking About the Wrong Damn Thing’: Swizz Beatz Shuts Down Criticism About His Wife’s Alicia Keys’ ‘Inappropriate’ Embrace with Usher During Super Bowl Halftime Performance

February 12, 2024
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Alicia Keys’ booed-up moment with Usher during his Super Bowl LVIII halftime show is no laughing matter for the singer’s husband, Swizz Beatz. The R&B crooner had fans talking for more than a few reasons after he pulled off a 15-minute set, among the longest ever for the show that draws hundreds of millions of…