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On Tuesday (Oct. 13), Temple University’s 36-member board of trustees will vote on whether to replace Bill Cosby’s seat with NBC correspondent and Today show host Tamron Hall. Cosby vacated the board in December 2014 following renewed allegations of sexually assaulting numerous women for nearly two decades. Board chairman Patrick O’Connor spoke highly of the 1992 Temple graduate, saying that she has the support she needs for approval, according to The Associated Press. While Tamron hasn’t officially been named a board member, she snagged a cover feature on the current issue of Temple Magazine. “I’m the girl who came to Temple never having seen Philadelphia,” Hall said in the feature. “This city gave me my soul. This university gave me my confidence.” [ MadameNoire ] #JusticeOrElse Activists Sing Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” During 20th Anniversary Celebration Of Million Man March … The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan is leading hundreds of thousands of activists celebrating the #JusticeOrElse theme aimed at achieving justice for all regardless of creed, class or race. Tamika Mallory, who has played an major role in the Black Lives Matter movement told REVOLT yesterday (Oct. 9), “We are not going to Washington for a memorial celebration.” “America has a responsibility to address the needs and concerns of its most vulnerable. We are going to Washington to have the call for justice heard and responded to. Black lives matter.” During the march that started earlier this morning, activists have been chanting Kendrick Lamar’s empowering “Alright” song that speaks to the current state of the nation. [ MadameNoire ] Tamir Rice Killing Being Justified By Outside Investigators A sharp turn has been taken in the Tamir Rice shooting investigation, and purveyors who seek justice for the slain 12-year-old at the hands of a cop, won’t like the route it is heading in. Nevermind the fact that the cop–gumshoe Tim Loehmann–had previously been declared “unfit” for duty or the 911 dispatcher who deployed the responding officers failed to alert them off all the pertinent details. According to a pair of outside investigators; one retired FBI agent and one prosecutor from Denver; the shooting of the teen who was out playing with a toy gun was a reasonable measure for a threat they determined to be just as reasonable. “We are not reaching any conclusions from these reports,” Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty said in a statement to the Associated Press. “The gathering of evidence continues, and the grand jury will evaluate it all.” [ MadameNoire ] FKA Twigs Has No Aspirations To Be A Part Of Taylor Swift’s Girl Squad [ VibeVixen ] Mariah Carey Performs in China … Forever Egg Foo Yung [ TMZ ] This Is What Broken Windows Policing Looks Like [ HuffingtonPost ] Kanye West Auditions For ‘American Idol’ And Gets A Ticket To Hollywood! [ StarPulse ]

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Tamron Hall Nominated To Replace Cosby On Temple University Board