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Tim Wise's Film to Take Aim at White Privilege
Prominent scholars such as Michelle Alexander, Charles Ogletree and Imani Perry are just a few of the big names who will appear alongside anti-racist author and educator Tim Wise in the film White Like Me. It will be an exploration of race and racism in the U.S. through the lens of whiteness and white privilege,…
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Watch This: Chris Kelly's Eerie Last Freestyle
TMZ has obtained a video of Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly just hours before his untimely death. Recorded at his Atlanta home, it shows eerie footage of the artist trying to rap and spit rhymes about a room “full of dead bodies.” TMZ says the disturbing lyrics were part of a track he had been…
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Rick Perry: Supporting Scouts' Gay Ban Just Like Opposing Slavery
Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who amused the nation with his political gaffes during the presidential race, is at it again. While speaking on the Family Research Council’s Stand With Scouts Sunday program, he injected slavery into a discussion about the Boy Scouts’ ban on gays, The Advocate reports. He said that Americans must resist…
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Cleveland Rescuer's Interview Goes Viral
Cleveland resident Charles Ramsey is being hailed as a hero after his dramatic recounting of the rescue of two women in a kidnapping case that goes back 10 years, CNN reports. Videos of his interviews have gone viral because of his colorful storytelling ability and his accidental and not-so-subtle commentary about the state of race…
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Mississippi Inmate Denied DNA Test, Execution Set
The Huffington Post is reporting that convicted double murderer Willie Jerome Manning, who has been on death row for nearly two decades, is set to be executed on Tuesday, after he was denied a DNA test that could save his life. In a 5-to-4 decision in April, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that there was…
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Watch This: Kris Kross' 10 Best Videos
Kris Kross, the popular 1990s rap duo, is undoubtedly best-known for their global hit, “Jump,” Vibe writes. But they also built a stable of follow-up hits, with accompanying videos. In light of the passing of Chris “Mack Daddy” Kelly, the site reflects on the group’s most memorable video moments. Can you name a few? Watch…
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'Redneck Day' at an Arizona High School?
OK, what part of the game is this? Student council members at an Arizona high school thought it would be fun to host a “Redneck Day” to build school spirit leading up to prom week, according to the Huffington Post. The idea was for students at Queen Creek High School in Queen Creek, Ariz., which…
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Michelle Obama: Gun Violence Has Youths Fearing Death Daily
First lady Michelle Obama said that students at a high school near her family’s Chicago home told her recently that “every day they wake up and wonder whether they’re going to make it out of school alive,” according to The Hill. She told CBS Sunday Morning that she learned the disturbing detail last month during…
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Slain Gay Mississippi Mayoral Candidate Died of Lack of Oxygen
The Associated Press is reporting that an autopsy report shows that a man admitted to killing Mississippi mayoral candidate Marco McMillian in February, and that the victim died of from a lack of oxygen. The report does not list a cause of death beyond calling it a homicide. The report says blunt force trauma most…
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