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Photo: Scott Olson (Getty Images) Welcome to another installment of “Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes!” I’m your host as always, and today’s contestant is the leader of a neo-Nazi group who pleaded guilty to harassing journalists and advocates of color. What’s his prize, you ask? Potential jail time! According …

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Photographs by Dawoud Bey Image above left: Two Men at Cambridge Place and Fulton Street, Brooklyn, 1988; Above right: Woman Wearing Denim, Rochester, 1989 This article was published online on April 9, 2021. “Can I make a picture with you?” The photographer Dawoud Bey posed this question to passersby in …

Brain activity tests administered on DMX have reportedly revealed that he has yet to regain brain function. According to TMZ, on Wednesday (April 7), the 50-year-old rapper underwent a series of tests showing a lack of improvement in brain activity since he was first rushed to the hospital on April …

Dr. Martin Tobin testifies as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides Thursday, April 8, 2021Image: Court TV-Pool (AP) So far, the testimony heard this week has largely been from police officials and use-of-force experts, with a focus on whether former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin followed police training during the …

Grammy-nominated rapper Big Sean is one of the biggest superstars in hip -hop. He has sold more than 15 million records worldwide but his success did not happen overnight.  In the latest episode of OWN’s Behind Every Man, Big Sean details how his mother Myra Anderson played a critical role …

“It’s a long game,” Wertheimer told me recently. “You have to be in this for the long game in order to make progress, because you have to be there at a moment when the opportunity exists to strike and the proposed solutions are on the table.” A lawyer by profession, …

Jamie Foxx does not play when it comes to his daughters, Corinne Foxx, 27 and Annalise Bishop,12.  On the Wednesday (April 7) episode of E! News’ Daily Pop, the actor discussed his new Netflix series, Dad Stop Embarrassing Me, on which he serves as executive producer with his daughter Corrine. …

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On Tuesday (April 6), Southern Methodist University assistant football coach, Jamal Powell, died. He was 39. Powell was just days away from his 40th birthday on April 10.  “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Jamal Powell,” the university’s football team tweeted on Wednesday. “Our hearts and …