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Rev. Al Sharpton struck back at radio host Rush Limbaugh last night after the conservative commentator made fun of Sharpton’s teleprompter flub on MSNBC this past Tuesday. Sharpton had trouble pronouncing the words “we must resist” before immediately moving on to his fellow host Ed Schultz. Conservative commentators crowed about the gaffe, but none more […]

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LOS ANGELES — Tyler Perry is teaming up with the movie studio Lionsgate to start his own television network. The New York Times reports: That movie studio and Mr. Perry — whose flourishing African-American fan base consistently turns his plays, television shows and films into hits — are forming a new venture called Tyler TV, […]

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Television’s political pundits are often known for their punchy and emotional delivery. But MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan decided to–let’s just say–kick it up a notch. To hear his commentary, check out the video below.

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ZIMBABWE — Police in Zimbabwe are searching for a group of women who are drugging men and raping them at gunpoint. The Daily Nation reports: “We appeal to members of the public to pass any information to the police regarding three women who have gone on a spree of kidnapping and indecently assaulting young men […]

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The white Mississippi teens caught on surveillance video killing a Black man may be responsible for other attacks on homeless Black men in the area, the head of the state’s NAACP told ABCNews.com. James Craig Anderson, 49, was beaten and mowed over by a group of white teen’s pickup-truck. Surveillance video aided in the prosecution […]

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Could there be a wedding between Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street? That may be the case if a group of online petitioners convince the producers of the TV show to do so. Lair Scott, of Illinois, started the petition with the idea that having a same-sex wedding, on the show, will educate kids on […]

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PBS radio host Tavis Smiley said that President Obama is the first president to not invite him to the White House, during an interview with C-SPAN Wednesday. “Once he got elected and my critique of him about holding him accountable to various things didn’t sit so well with him or the people around him, he […]