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Tyrone Hankerson, Jr. was once a student employee of the Howard University Financial Aid Office, but now he’s a viral superstar!
Hankerson ALLEGEDLY stole $429,000 from the HBCU and spent it on things like fur coats and Gucci bags and now he’s being revered and praised as a“Finesse God” for pocketing money from his own community.
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The release of the documentary marks the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s assassination in Memphis and the screening event was held in honor of Dr. King and the legacy of the civil rights movement.
Andy Lack, NBC News Chairman and Executive Producer, introduced the riveting documentary, and afterwards MSNBC host Joy Reid moderated a conversation about the power of images during the civil rights movement with panelists Rev. Al Sharpton; Hank Klibanoff, Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author of “The Race Beat”; and Phil Bertelsen, award-winning producer and director of the film.
Special guests in attendance included Kathleen Cleaver, civil rights activist and former Black Panther; Deborah Watts, cousin of Emmett Till; and C.T. Vivian, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient.
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A special surprise guest appeared at the March for Our Lives in Washington yesterday (March 24, 2018) to tell the crowd about a dream her grandfather had.
Yolanda Renee King, the 9-year-old granddaughter of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., invoked her grandfather’s famous phrase as she spoke to the huge crowd.
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Just FYI… today marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Tupac Shakur.
In honor of the fallen icon, director Benny Boom has released a sneak peek of ‘All Eyez on Me,’ the upcoming Tupac biopic.
[READ: Tupac & Biggie Alive? ‘All Eyez on Me’ Cast Will Make You Do A Double Take… (PHOTOS)]
In the first full clip released from the highly anticipated film, 2Pac (played by Demetrius Shipp, Jr.) shares knowledge with an adoring crowed of concert-goers, stating:
“Police kill innocent black folk every day and Quayle’s coming after me? But I’m used to people coming at me. This shit been happening my whole life.”
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It’s no secret that ‘The People v. O.J. Simpson’ is an addictive hit, and many are tuned in each week to watch a story play out that we already know the ending to.
It’s quite interesting to see all the a-listers take on the difficult task of recreating a true story, but according to a recent report, the former football player who actually lived through the drama in ‘real life’ is said to be in agreement with “the people” when it comes to one common criticism of the popular drama….
O.J. Simpson feels that Cuba Gooding Jr. looks absolutely nothing like O.J. Simpson.
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The Real Housewives of Atlanta hasn’t even aired the first episode for season 8, but it’s already filled with DRAMA!
Earlier this Summer it was revealed that Tammy McCall-Browning would be appearing on the popular reality show (click HERE if you missed that).
McCall-Browning had been filming a lot with he ladies and even took a trip with the cast to Miami.
Now word on the curb is that she lost her spot due to a physical altercation that occurred during that Miami trip.
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