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Deion Sanders responded to viral criticism he wasn't “as upset” about his team being robbed at the Rose Bowl as he was when "the same thing" happened at Jackson State, an HBCU.

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Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar donated 900 pairs of safety goggles to healthcare workers at UCLA Health.

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UPDATED: 3:00 PM EST The Los Angeles Police Department released a statement verifying that the two victims were male. The shooting appears to be a murder-suicide, police officials stated. “We believe there are no suspects outstanding and no continuing threat to UCLA’s campus,” LAPD Police Chief Charlie Beck told reporters Wednesday afternoon. SOURCE: LAPD    Police in […]

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The increasing number of preschoolers being suspended and the frequency of their punishment across the nation has unearthed a "troubling racial skew."

Yup, people still haven’t learned that blackface just isn’t cool. Black student groups at UCLA are up in arms about a predominantly White fraternity and sorority holding a “Kanye Western”-themed party. According to the student paper, the party-goers dressed in baggy clothes, blackface, and traditional Kardashian-like attire. UCLA students protest after guests wear blackface to […]

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President Obama on Thursday will honor visionaries who have made their mark in the realm of arts and humanities. Eighteen people, including author Stephen King and actress Sally Field, and three institutions, will receive a National Medal of Arts or a National Humanities Medal at the White House. “Ranging from literature, theater, and visual arts […]

Ishmael Adams, a starting cornerback for the UCLA football team, has been arrested for allegedly stealing an Uber driver's cell phone.

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Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ UCLA saga has finally come to an end. The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office has chosen not to file assault charges against the hip-hop mogul. Combs was arrested on June 22 after a confrontation with a UCLA football coach escalated and turned physical. According to reports, he allegedly swung a kettle ball at […]

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As memorial services for the nine people murdered in the Emanuel AME massacre in Charleston are being coordinated, another congregation planned on making their funerals anything but peaceful. Westboro Baptist Church, an anti-gay church based in Topeka, Kansas, claimed they would protest at the victims’ memorial services. They believe God sent the shooter because Reverend […]