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WEtv Presents Exclusive Season 2 of Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta With Cast Q&A
On Tuesday, January 9th, WEtv presented the first episode of Season 2 of hit show Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta presented by star Bow Wow, who introduced the episode to a jam-packed house at the Woodruff Arts Center's Rich Theater in Midtown Atlanta. Co-stars Reginae Carter, Zonnique Pullins, Brandon Barnes, Shaniah Mauldin and Ayana Fite were also in attendance, joined by supporting cast members Jermaine Dupri, Deb Antney, Da Brat and newcomer singer Jhonni Blaze, who appeared as a guest on season one. The star-studded event saw music and TV luminaries including fellow WEtv stars Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson and her mother "Mama" June Shannon; Towanda and Trina Braxton; and "LA Hair" star Gocha Hawkins; along with "Real Housewives of Atlanta" stars Cynthia Bailey and Kenya Moore; super-producer Bangledash, actors Demetria McKinney and Brad James (from SyFy's "Superstition"); singers Damion Hall (Guy) and Daron Jones (112) and more.
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Federal appeals court rules for social media companies in battle over content moderation
Key parts of a Florida law restricting social media platforms' ability to moderate content likely violate the First Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, in a victory for the tech industry amid a wider battle over digital speech.
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Black Health Matters Spring Health Summit 2022 Draws Attendees To A Lively Day of Health Awareness
Over 680 in-person and virtual attendees were at the Black Health Matters Spring Health Summit, held on Saturday, April 30th, 2022 from 9 am - 5 pm EST. The free health forum took place at the historic Riverside Church in Harlem, New York City, and was also live streamed throughout the United States. The BHM Health Summit Series is the nation's largest and most comprehensive health symposia centered around African American health and wellness, and this first-ever hybrid event brought together several of the nation's top doctors, nurses, scientists, celebrities, and health influencers.
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The Paris Climate Decision Is Trumpism In Its Purest Form
President Donald Trump's decision to pull the United States out of a global climate accord represents the clearest evidence yet that his worldview represents a radical break from that of the Republican and Democratic presidents who have preceded him in office over the last seven decades.
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A Black man was detained while jogging for fitting a suspect description and later offered a job with the sheriff's department
A Black man jogging in the predominantly white neighborhood of Deltona, Florida, last month found himself handcuffed and detained when police said he matched the description of a suspect in a nearby burglary.
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Houston Texans Organization Forgot To Read The Instructions
Maybe it is time for the Houston Texans organization to read the instruction manual on how to assemble a good team. During this bye-week, the team and its upper management need to figure out what they want their identity to be going forward.
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Fact Check: Donald Trump repeats false claims about his legal troubles after closing arguments in civil trial
Former President Donald Trump went on a conspiracy theory-laden rant at a news conference Thursday after his attorneys wrapped up their closing arguments at his civil fraud trial in New York.
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Kamala Harris Raises 'Grave Concerns' Over Treatment of Haitian Migrants In Call with DHS Chief
Vice President Kamala Harris told Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday that she had serious worries about the treatment of Haitian migrants by Border Patrol agents.
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Where Does Society Draw the Line Between Morality and Entertainment?
The best books I’ve ever read have been autobiographies. I believe it’s because there is nothing that I or any other writer can make up that’s more entertaining or interesting than real life. A lot of them may read like stories created by writers and a producer but these men and women lived these lives; and as much as we love their music, movies or stories we have to accept that a lot of these men and women were flawed.
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Maria Sharapova Climbs Rankings After 'special' Tianjin Victory
Maria Sharapova soared into the top 60 of the women's tennis tour rankings after she won her first title in two years.
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The Big 3 Visits the Big D!
Growing more and more in popularity, the Big 3 is basketball’s first four-point shot in 3-on-3 matchups. The winning team is the first to score 60 points according to the Big3 website. The games highlight the biggest basketball superstars at their highest level of play. Games are played every Sunday in a different city, in a quadruple header at the same venue.
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Trump Does the Right Thing with North Korea Move
Donald Trump is taking a lot of heat for his snap decision to talk face to face with Kim Jong-un of North Korea. His aides caution that the meeting may never take place, that concrete conditions must be met for it to happen.
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Donald Trump's Assault On Barack Obama's Legacy Will Fail
Donald Trump defines his administration as against all things Obama. Beneath the current president's insults and outrages, his lies and antics is a remarkably consistent attempt to undo his predecessor's entire legacy.
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Trump's Border Threats Create Chaos
Donald Trump's flailings on immigration and the Mexican border continue to spiral into chaos. First, he threatened to close the border with Mexico. One week later, he walked that back. He declares a national emergency about the "invasion" of people seeking asylum from Central American countries, and then says he's stopped all aid to those countries, which can only worsen the conditions that cause people to leave.
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Palantir, the controversial data company, makes its Wall Street debut
Palantir Technologies, the secretive data company best known for taking on controversial work for the US government, made its Wall Street debut Wednesday.
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The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation Launches Emergency COVID-19 Response Fund
Kroger and The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation aim to direct $10 million to local, state and national relief organizations
The Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation has committed more than $6 million to date to nonprofit partners addressing urgent COVID-19 response efforts, including:
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Harris Health Supports More Than 34,000 Direct and Indirect Jobs; Pumps $5.7 Billion into Harris County and Texas Economy
A report released by Harris Health System shows its public healthcare mission to be a prominent contributor to the Houston-area economy with an economic impact of $4.8 billion to Harris County alone, and another $900 million in impact spread across the state of Texas.
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'Changes must be made': Shocking Australian Child Abuse Inquiry Ends
Children are still being sexually assaulted in Australian institutions. That was the stark warning of an exhaustive five-year investigation by an Australia Royal Commission into institutional child sex abuse that concluded Thursday.
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Facebook and TikTok are approving ads with 'blatant' misinformation about voting in midterms, researchers say
Facebook and TikTok failed to block advertisements with "blatant" misinformation about when and how to vote in the US midterms, as well as about the integrity of the voting process, according to a new report from human rights watchdog Global Witness and the Cybersecurity for Democracy Team (C4D) at New York University.
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US issues sanctions on 17 Saudis over Khashoggi murder
The Trump administration on Thursday imposed penalties on 17 individuals over their alleged roles in the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
