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While America still reels over several police related deaths, the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) is on a mission to increase the peace by begging the world’s largest retailer to cease and desist the sales of ‘BlackLivesMatter’ apparel.
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Jeezy is on a roll these days! Not only does he have the hottest album in the streets right now, but he’s also a hot commodity on several talk shows.
The Grammy nominated rapper/entrepreneur recently sat?down with Larry King on the Emmy-nominated series, ?Larry King Now? for an in-depth and wide-ranging interview about his new album ?Trap or Die 3?, homophobia in hip-hop, and the recent spate of Black men killed by police.
Jeezy opens up about his own run-ins with the law and shares his thoughts on Obama?s presidency, as well as the controversy surrounding Black Lives Matter.
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It seems Donald Trump’s past is finally coming back to haunt him.
Just last week, Trump was put on blast after he was caught on tape bragging about groping women’s nether regions and now, he’s been ALLEGEDLY caught on tape using the N-word while filming the apprentice.
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The talented songstress faced a ton of flack earlier this week after she and her husband hit the net to ‘explain’ their stance on the #AllLivesMatter vs #BlackLivesMatter movement (click HERE if you missed that), but I don’t think she meant any harm.
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Now, after receiving a social media dragging, Tasia has hit social media to publicly apologize for her faux pas, explaining that her ‘All Lives Matter’ concert was never meant to deflect from the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement.
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There’s a story circulating about a few Walmart workers who are reportedly in deep doo-doo after taking a stand against what they felt was a racist cake request.
The Walmart location?in McDonough, Georgia (about 30 miles southeast of Atlanta), is now under fire after it’s employees ALLEGEDLY?refused to make a Blue Lives Matter cake last Friday for an officer’s retirement party… but after digging deeper, it wasn’t a ‘Blue Lives Matter’ request, in fact it’s been suggested that it was actually a request for a confederate flag cake that was an issue!
There are reports that cake was subsequently made by another store, but now family and friends of the retired officer has hit Facebook campaigning?for a Walmart boycott.
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Fantasia Barrino?has caught a lot of flack online?recently about her now ‘postponed’ #AllLivesMatter benefit concert in Charlotte.
The 32-year-old North Carolina native tweeted an invitation for fans to join her ?for a peaceful protest? Sunday evening, which was followed by a poster for an ?All Lives Matter? concert titled ?Hear Me Now.?
The flyer included performances from Anthony Hamilton, John P. Kee and Dennis Reed, and the event was to be held at Romare Bearden Park.
Anthony Hamilton recently backed out of the concert after sharing his feelings about the ‘All Lives Matter’ movement…
I accept people from all walks of life. If you label me a racist because I care about my friends and family, then you are part of the problem. Those who want to cripple us and get rid of our people are yet another generation of the Ku Klux Klan.
We?re not going anywhere!
And now that the concert is off, Fantasia is catching even more flack by addressing the drama.
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