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Spike Lee‘s movie Do The Right Thing celebrated its 25th anniversary recently, and features one of the most explosive death scenes ever filmed. The Brooklyn director spliced scenes of the choking death by NYPD of Radio Raheem with the recent Eric Garner incident in Staten Island, revealing a chilling coincidence…

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Ex-NASA Worker Launches App With Diverse Selection of Emojis

Now we can sit around and wait ’til Apple fulfills our wishes for a more diverse selection of emojis, or we can do it ourselves. And Katrina Parrott, a former NASA program manager, chose the latter. According to MTV Act, Parrott has launched a new “diverse-filled” app called iDiversicons. Way back in March, in response to protests for more emojis of color, Apple said, “There needs to be more diversity in the emoji character set.

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Jada Pinkett-Smith Speaks Up For Rape Victims

Known to be particularly vocal about societal issues, Jada Pinkett-Smith spoke out on Facebook about 16-year-old Jada, whose alleged rape was viciously mocked on social media. Following her social media post, the 42-year-old wife and mom further championed justice for the teenager by raising awareness about sexual assault and sharing with US Weekly a personal story that connects to young Jada’s horrifying experience.

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