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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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Illinois Honors Barack Obama With His Own Holiday
Former President Barack Obama has been honored with his very own holiday in the state of Illinois. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law Friday a measure to designate August 4th as “Barack Obama Day.” The holiday will be celebrated on President Obama’s birthday, beginning in 2018. Gov. Rauner praised the commemorative holiday but stopped short of making it a legal holiday. “It’s incredibly proud for Illinois that the president came from Illinois. I think it’s awesome, and I think we should celebrate it. I don’t think it should be a formal holiday with paid, forced time off, but I think it should be a day of acknowledgment and celebration.”…
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Romeo Miller The New President Of No Limit Forever
The torch is being passed in the Miller family household. On tonight’s episode of Growing Up Hip Hop, Southern rap legend Percy “Master P” Miller names his son Romeo Miller as the new president of No Limit Forever Records.
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Pusha T Appointed President of G.O.O.D. Music
All hail King Push. Congratulations are in order for Pusha T as he’s been officially deemed President of Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music label. The rap phenom took to social media to share the news via an exclusive interview with Billboard today to the surprise of many. “Just be on the lookout for everything from G.O.O.D. Music and we just about to really take over and show we’re a force in the music game and this culture in general,” Pusha told them. “It’s an artistic bunch over here.” During the talk with Billboard, Pusha T shared how he was given the title. “Actually, I was flying home and I had just…
