#American Idol Judges Break Silence On Caleb Kennedy’s ‘Upsetting’ Exit After Controversial Video Resurfaces

#American Idol Judges Break Silence On Caleb Kennedy’s ‘Upsetting’ Exit After Controversial Video Resurfaces

“#American Idol Judges Break Silence On Caleb Kennedy’s ‘Upsetting’ Exit After Controversial Video Resurfaces ” Speaking out… Four days after Caleb Kennedy exited American Idol for appearing in a controversial video, judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie are sharing their thoughts. In case you missed it, ABC made the decision to eliminate the top five…

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#’American Idol’ judges call Caleb Kennedy’s exit ‘unfortunate’

#’American Idol’ judges call Caleb Kennedy’s exit ‘unfortunate’

“#’American Idol’ judges call Caleb Kennedy’s exit ‘unfortunate’” “American Idol” judges have weighed in on the abrupt departure of contestant Caleb Kennedy — calling his exit “unfortunate” — after a controversial video from his past resurfaced last week. After Sunday’s Season 19 semifinal episode, judge Lionel Richie told People magazine that the decision to remove…

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#Connecticut student charged after racist Snapchat post

#Connecticut student charged after racist Snapchat post

“#Connecticut student charged after racist Snapchat post” A high school student in wealthy Fairfield County, Connecticut, is facing charges for allegedly calling a classmate a racial slur on social media, according to reports. The student took a photo of Jamar Medor, a 10th grader at Fairfield Warde High School, and posted it to Snapchat writing,…

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#Colleges pushed anew for reparations for slavery, racism

#Colleges pushed anew for reparations for slavery, racism

“#Colleges pushed anew for reparations for slavery, racism” PROVIDENCE, R.I. — For Brown University students, the Ivy League college’s next step in its yearslong quest to atone for its legacy of slavery is clear: Pay up. Nearly two decades after the Providence, Rhode Island, institution launched its much-lauded reckoning, undergraduate students this spring voted overwhelmingly for the…

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#Teaching about critical race theory is ‘responsible’

#Teaching about critical race theory is ‘responsible’

“#Teaching about critical race theory is ‘responsible’” White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday said it is “responsible” to teach about “systemic racism” as part of critical race theory, dismissing a proposal to tax endowments of elite universities that teach it to be put toward vocational training. Psaki was asked about a proposal by…

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#Teen, 11-year-old busted in robbery of elderly Asian man

#Teen, 11-year-old busted in robbery of elderly Asian man

“#Teen, 11-year-old busted in robbery of elderly Asian man” Two kids were busted for robbing an 80-year-old Asian man in California’s Bay Area, police said Wednesday. An 11-year-old and 17-year-old were arrested Wednesday while the younger kid was allegedly driving a vehicle that was carjacked in Oakland, according to San Leandro police. The robbery last…

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