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A Lil’ Positivity: The Young Entrepreneurs Of Atlanta Foundation Launches “The Hangout” Speaker Series At Google Fiber ATL

Hundreds of millennial entrepreneurs and young professionals gathered at Atlanta’s Google Fiber Headquarters for the launch of “The Hangout” Speaker Series presented by the Young Entrepreneurs of Atlanta Foundation in partnership with Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. “The Hangout ” Speaker Series is a new concept of the Young Entrepreneurs of Atlanta Foundation to engage notable influencers and fresh dialogue around “Entrepreneurship at The Intersection of Culture, Community, and Cool”.  “The Hangout” featured a power-packed panel of the city’s most influential trailblazers including  Anderson Duncan  (General Manager, Handpicked Atlanta & Founder, Lumary Candles),  David Leeks  (Co-founder, Street Execs), K. Botchey  (vh1’s LHHATL & Founder, PartyPowerPurpose),  Su Solo  (Media Correspondent, Baller Alert) and  Kadeem Dunwell  (Founder, Young Entrepreneurs of Atlanta Foundation). Attendees participated in curated brand experience and networking mixer featuring music by DJ Milhouse and DJ Ace Star, food-by-the-bite prepared by Chef Kodak, complimentary cocktail tasting courtesy of Bomade Lemonade Vodka and Goza Tequila along with an cold dessert bar by McCoughtry’s Ice Cream. The Young Entrepreneurs of Foundation is the premier community organization directly impacting the future of Millennials and Gen Y entrepreneurs. The mission of the YEA Foundation is to infuse culture and submerge the industries of entertainment, tech and business to foster and cultivate young entrepreneurs. For more information, visit  http://www.yeafoundationinc.org/ .

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Wow! Jamie Foxx Says Mental Medication Had Him Like Kanye West At TMZ [Video]

( HipHollywood ) Jamie Foxx tells HH about dealing with a breakdown similar to Kanye West’s, but having people around him who wouldn’t let him go out in public due to the side effects. Mental illness is nothing to play with. People are misdiagnosed all the time and we are just wondering… Why are so many people in Hollyweird seemingly on mental illness drugs? Shout out to HipHollywood.com for this dope interview!

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R.I.P. Fashion Designer Kate Spade Found Dead At 55 From Suicide Hanging

Image via Andrew Toth/FilmMagic/Getty Kate Spade Found Dead From Apparent Hanging Suicide Wow. According to TMZ , 55-year-old fashion designer Kate Spade was found dead inside her New York apartment from what is being classified as a suicide by hanging. A housekeeper found Spade’s body around 10:20 AM and says that she had a scarf tied around her neck and the bedroom door handle. It is reported that there was a note left. Kate Spade launched her line of handbags in 1993 which eventually exploded into a full clothing and accessories line. According to the NYTimes , Spade sold her company in 2006 to Neiman Marcus for an undisclosed amount and was bought last year by Coach for $2.4 billion says the BBC . Sounds like there will be something in the note to explain what was going in her head. R.I.P.

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Tyrese Petitions For Full Custody Of His Daughter Shayla To Move Her To Atlanta Full Time

Tyrese Petitions For Full Custody Of His Daughter Remember when Tyrese “just wanted his baby” during court proceedings, yet skipped out on multiple scheduled visits with her to jetset overseas with his new wife? Well, the dust settled on that situation, Tyrese got his formal visitation schedule back on track . But the actor has decided that’s simply not enough for him. According to TMZ , Tyrese now claims that his ex wife Norma is marginalizing his time with their 10 year old daughter Shayla and wants to take custody of her full time — moving her away from her mother and across the country from LA to ATL. Tyrese says his 23,000 square foot home in an “affluent and safe” neighborhood will be a better environment for Shayla . He says she’ll be away from the paparazzi, enrolled in a top-notch private school, and already has established friendships with other kids in the neighborhood. Ty’s decision was allegedly prompted by his perception that he’s being cut out of his daughter’s life, despite having 50/50 custody. He says on two occasions in the past year his daughter was sick, and Norma only called him for insurance information, not to update him on her status or diagnosis. We’re not sure that that warrants taking the child AWAY from her mother altogether, but we suppose that’s for a judge to decide. Do YOU think Tyrese should take full custody of his little girl? WENN

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Woe Is Me: Terry Crews Speech On Saving Mom From Father’s Physical Abuse [Video]

(WENN) Personally, we like Terry Crews but he seems to be having a party…

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Woe Is Me: Terry Crews Speech On Saving Mom From Father’s Physical Abuse [Video]

(WENN) Personally, we like Terry Crews but he seems to be having a party…

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Dangerous Woman: Pete Davidson Gets Two Ariana Grande Tattoos

John’s PKI/SplashNews In some strong “side to side” smashing news… Pete Davidson Gets Two Ariana Grande Tattoos It looks Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson are more serious than people thought, so much so that Pete’s paying tribute to his lady with some permanent ink. As previously reported the songstress and the SNL star recently with public with a Harry Potter inspired photo. And now Pete’s apparently so inspired by Ariana, that he decided to get TWO tattoos tributed to her; one of her initials and the other of the mask she wore in the “Dangerous Woman” video. On Saturday, tattoo artist London Reese shared a photograph of a black bunny ear mask tatted behind Davidson’s ear. “We had a good night,” he captioned the photo. Reese also deleted a photograph of Davidson’s second tattoo, which consisted of Ariana’s initials on his hand but the photo was picked up by blogs. Someone’s clearly smitten kitten. We hope it lasts….. What do YOU think about Pete Davidson getting Ariana Grande ink just weeks after going public???

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Superintendent Investigating After Rancidly Racist NY Teacher Asks Students To Create Runaway Slave Ad

Australian Scenics/Getty Images Runaway Slave Ad Goes Viral A photo of an extremely racist and insensitive extra credit assignment has gone viral. Students at a Port Chester Middle School were asked to create a runaway slave ad showing a bounty on the head of an escaped slave. Not only that, the students were told to include a description of the slave and the slave’s name. An example given was “Aaron or Ape.” Port Chester Schools Superintendent Edward Kliszus has since released a statement promising to investigate the unnamed teacher who created the assignment. “The District considers this assignment offensive and inappropriate on multiple levels,” he said. “This morning we commenced an investigation into the incident and are involving our attorneys on the matter to ensure that we explore all means to best address this issue. “I pledge that the District shall take appropriate action to ensure not only that this type of situation does not reoccur, but also, that all of our staff thoroughly understand the gross impropriety of the assignment. We believe firmly that we can discuss the tragedies of American slavery, the Civil War, and Civil Rights in ways that comport rather with the highest orders of human dignity.” Just another case of a dusty deplorable shaping the minds of our youth—how gross. Are you surprised by the runaway slave homework assignment???

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Really??? San Antonio Woman Allegedly Had An Affair With Her Nephew, Then Killed Him To Keep It A Secret

Bexar County Sheriff’s Office Prosecutors Claim This Woman Murdered Her Nephew After Their Affair Authorities had been called to the Abdelaziz family’s home along in San Antonio seven times before the fatal stabbing of Mohammed Abdelaziz, according to KENS–That was in August 2016. The man’s aunt by marriage, Andira Abdelaziz, has since been charged with stabbing Mohammed in the back that fateful day. Andira’s marriage to Mohammed’s uncle was arranged when she was only 14-years-old, according to the San Antonio Express-News, which is a part of the family’s Palestinian cultural tradition. During the first day of her trial on Thursday, prosecutor Clayton Hayden told the jury that 37-years-old Andira and Mohammed were having an affair for years, and that their sexual relationship played a big part in Mohammed’s murder. Mohammed entered his uncle’s home at about 8 a.m. the day he was murdered, which prompted a call where police say they were responding to a possible burglary–when they arrived, he told them everything in the home was fine, so they left. Minutes later, sheriff’s deputies were called back to the house, this time to  a messier scene , WOAI reported. Mohammed had crashed his car into the front of the house, and laid dead at the wheel with a stab wound in his back…he had allegedly gotten in his car after being stabbed in an attempt to flee the scene. The prosecutor accused Andira on Thursday of stabbing Mohammed to keep their affair a secret. “He sent some texts suggesting that he was going to reveal the romantic relationship to the family,” Hayden said, adding that the revelation of such infidelity would have been a disgrace to a family that adheres to Palestinian cultural norms. If convicted, Andira Abdelaziz faces up to life in prison.

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Mea Culpa: Joy Ann Reid Apologizes For Homophobic Blog Posts, Pressure Mounts For Her Firing

Image via J. Countess/Getty Images Joy Reid Apologizes Again For Homophobic Blog Posts Looks like MSNBC’s Joy Ann Reid ‘s past is still coming back to haunt her. Weeks ago, the news anchor began her show with a lengthy apology for old blog posts that were rife with homophobia. She also invited esteemed guests from the LGBTQ community to speak about the damage that her posts do to gay, lesbian, trans people. According to CNN , under growing pressure for MSNBC to fire her, Reid released yet another apologetic statement: “While I published my blog, starting in 2005, I wrote thousands of posts in real time on the issues of the day,” Reid said in a statement. “There are things I deeply regret and am embarrassed by, things I would have said differently and issues where my position has changed. Today I’m sincerely apologizing again.” “I’m sorry for the collateral damage and pain this is causing individuals and communities caught in the crossfire,” she added. Here’s how her employer responded: “Some of the things written by Joy on her old blog are obviously hateful and hurtful,” the network said on Friday. “They are not reflective of the colleague and friend we have known at MSNBC for the past seven years. Joy has apologized publicly and privately and said she has grown and evolved in the many years since, and we know this to be true.” “They” really want Joy out of the paint. SMH.

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Mea Culpa: Joy Ann Reid Apologizes For Homophobic Blog Posts, Pressure Mounts For Her Firing