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Wendy Williams shared her a wild theory about why Kanye West has become such a vocal supporter of Donald Trump. Speaking on her talk show Monday, Wendy weighed in on the controversy following his appearance on “Saturday Night Live,” where Ye went on a pro-Trump rant after the cameras stopped rolling. Wendy believes Kanye and Trump have an agreement for the rapper to […]

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A group of investors is planning a comeback for Toys R Us, in the latest twist for the troubled retail brand. The group, made up of secured lenders, said Tuesday it’s scrapping an auction for intellectual property assets because it didn’t receive any bids that were better than its own. The investors said they’ll work […]

Officer Sherry Hall’s call over the police radio that she’d been shot had fellow cops swarming a dark, wooded area in Georgia in search of a suspect. According to Dayton Daily News, Hall described her attacker as a 6-foot, 230-pound Black man wearing a green shirt and black pants. She claimed that the man unprovoked, […]

Little Known Black History Facts

Chubby Checker made his mark on the music industry almost 60 years ago with his smash 1960 hit, “The Twist,” making him one of Rock and Roll’s first big stars. Ernest Evans was born on this day in 1941 in Gully Springs, S.C., but was raised in South Philadelphia. As a boy, he sang in […]

WHAT IS GENETIC TESTING AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO PARTICIPATE IN GENETIC/GENOMIC STUDIES? Our genome is our complete set of DNA, including genes that we inherited from our parents. Our genome contains all the information needed to build and maintain us. A copy of the entire genome, with over 3 billion DNA base pairs, […]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four people have been arrested in connection with a series of burglaries that targeted the homes of celebrities, including Rihanna, Christina Milian, Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig and Rams wide receiver Robert Woods, police said Tuesday. The suspects were believed to be part of a larger burglary ring targeting actors, athletes and […]

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CHICAGO (AP) — A white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald testified Tuesday that he opened fire when the black teenager kept advancing toward him while waving a knife, adamantly sticking to his version of events even when confronted with video that showed a different scene. In a […]

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Four members of a militant white supremacist group from California were arrested on charges they traveled to Virginia last year to incite a riot and attack counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally that turned deadly, federal authorities said Tuesday. The defendants — Benjamin Drake Daley, Michael Paul Miselis, Thomas Walter Gillen […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times reported Tuesday that President Donald Trump received at least $413 million from his father over the decades, much of that through dubious tax dodges, including outright fraud. The 15,000-word Times report contradicts Trump’s portrayal of himself as a self-made billionaire who started with just a $1 million […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says it’s acquiring an online plus-size fashion brand called Eloquii Design Inc., extending its buying spree of niche brands as it tries to compete better with online leader Amazon.com Walmart declined to disclose the purchase price, but says the move will help it get a foothold into the $21 billion […]

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Kenya Moore and Shereé Whitfield confirmed this week that they no longer possess a coveted Real Housewives of Atlanta peach. Both allegedly decided to leave the Bravo reality series ahead of season 11. Moore said in a statement to Us Weekly: “I have decided to take this season off to focus on my high-risk pregnancy in a healthy and […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Chance the Rapper, John Mayer and SZA are set to perform at a benefit concert for the late rapper Mac Miller. Live Nation announced Tuesday that Travis Scott, Miguel and Ty Dolla $ign will also perform at the “Mac Miller: A Celebration of Life” concert on October 31 at the Greek […]