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Reebok and Cardi B Announce Partnership
Reebok and Cardi B have announced a partnership and a sneaker collaboration. A representative from Reebok issued a statement on teaming up with Cardi, saying “Everything that you love about Cardi is what you love about Reebok. Reebok has a longstanding legacy of nonconformity, whether it’s creating the first workout shoe exclusively for women or putting bold-faced expletives and fresh-faced hip-hop stars in its big ad campaigns in the early ‘00s.” There is no word on when her collaboration with Reebok will drop, but stay tuned. SOURCE
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GUHH’s Angela Simmons’ Ex-Fiancé Killed
Angela Simmons’ ex-fiancé, Sutton Tennyson, was shot and killed following an argument in his driveway, according to TMZ. Atlanta PD told the website that Tennyson was talking to someone in his driveway around 5 pm ET and the conversation escalated. From there, he was fatally shot multiple times in his garage and the suspect fled in a car. No arrests have been made in the incident and an investigation is underway. SOURCE
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T.I. Curating Pop-up Museum in Atlanta
Trap music will be getting some props thanks to plans by rapper T.I. to curate a museum in Atlanta, Vibe is reporting. The pop-up museum is launching 15 years from the release of the artist’s Trap Muzik, which he said he created to draw attention to all the frustrations a Black man in America might have to juggle – from co-parenting to drug addiction, and from society’s negative view to struggling relationships. Atlantic Records produced Trap Muzik in 2003. T.I. is launching the museum in partnership with hip-hop journalist Maurice Garland, creative artist DL Warfield and others, Vibe reports. Future, 21 Savage, 2 Chainz, Gucci Mane, Rick Ross, and Young…
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Mac Miller Dead at 26
According to TMZ, Mac Miller, 26, died of an apparent overdose. This comes just a few months after Miller wrapped his Mercedes SUV around a tree in a DUI hit and run situation. Police say Miller blew two times the legal limit and confessed to the situation when they arrived to his home. While details surrounding Miller’s death are unclear, he had been seemingly struggling with substance abuse issues recently. Following his car crash, his then-longterm girlfriend Ariana Grande tweeted “Pls take care of yourself,” which many took as a concerned message to Miller. SOURCE
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UF Under Fire for Pushing Black Graduates Offstage
The University of Florida came under fire over the weekend, after recordings taken during the school’s year-end commencement ceremony went viral amongst members of the public who grew outraged over the way they saw some of the Black graduates being treated. Many of the roughly 10,000 fresh-faced alumni who crossed the Exactech Arena stage at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Sunday (May 6), did so in style, with some stopping to pose for awkward selfies, others doing dance moves, skips, and flips, and one gentleman even kneeling down to propose to his girlfriend. There were also several instances in which the ceremony’s marshall got rough while moving to rush…
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Artists Awarded Damages in Graffiti Case
Brooklyn federal jurors ruled in the favor of 21 graffiti artists after a day of deliberations in the despite between land developers and the artists responsible for painting the historic Queens art Mecca known as 5 Pointz. The American mural space at 45-46 David Street in Long Island City was founded in 1993, and was a huge staple in the hip hop and art scene. It was recently closed down and whitewashed as developers have plans to build luxury rental space in the area. The collective of artists sued real estate developer Jerry Wolkoff under the Visual Artists Rights Act — a law passed in 1990 that protects artwork of…
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NFL Commissioner Will Not Force Players to Stand During Anthem
During a 20-minute press conference held to debrief what progress came of the meeting he hosted between NFL players and owners this week, league commissioner Roger Goodell shared that no changes will be made to the game’s operations manual. Goodell explained that his office will continue to urge players to recognize the patriotic culture that has long been associated with the sport in hopes that each and everyone on the sidelines will stand during the National Anthem. “We think our fans expect us to do that,” Goodell stated. But at no point did football’s top executive present the expectation as a requirement, thus leaving the question as to whether owners…
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Tesla Slammed With Racial Discrimination Allegations
Three former black Tesla employees claim they experienced racial discrimination by company supervisors and fellow employees. According to a lawsuit filed Tuesday, October 17, Owen Diaz and his son, Demetric (pictured above), along with Lamar Patterson, claim they faced racial remarks and racist graffiti drawings throughout their tenures in Tesla’s Fremont factory. According to NBC Bay Area, the former workers claim they were called the n-word multiple times, by both coworkers and their superiors. Owen Diaz claimed he found a “pickaninny” cartoon with the caption “Boo!” drawn on a piece of cardboard. The suit claims that the Demetric Diaz was let go by the company after he complained about the…
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NBA All-Star Teams No Longer East vs. West
In the past, NBA All-Star teams would be chosen based on the conference: Eastern or Western. Now, ESPN has reported that the format for choosing All-Star teams is set to change. Two captains will be able to pick their teams no matter what conference the player is from, and the players who get the most fan votes from each conference will serve as the captains of each team. Voting for the new system will begin on Christmas day, and will allow teammates to possibly go against each other if they are chosen for the opposing team. The starters for each team will be chosen first, so the first 10 players who are…
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Fox Sports Won’t Air National Anthem Before NFL Games
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