The calls, texts and emails have been pouring in. Since news broke in late February that a 20-year-old student at Southern University died in what police called “a fraternity hazing incident,” messages and voicemails continue to fill the inbox of filmmaker Byron Hurt. Hurt heard from some of these same people three years ago, when […]
Bethonie Butler
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Atlanta’s Strip Clubs Make Millions. Advocates Warn They May Also Fuel Human Trafficking.
In one episode of Starz’s glossy new docuseries, Magic City: An American Fantasy, a dancer called WifeyBaby describes the legendary strip club as “a gateway for you to be great.” A montage shows her dancing sensually, at one point fanning herself with a wad of cash. “I honestly feel like I’m closer and closer to […]
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Diddy Faces Trial Amid Abuse Claims and Years of Industry Silence
The video begins with a barefoot woman walking fast toward the elevator lobby of a Los Angeles hotel. Within seconds, she is yanked violently by a man with a bath towel around his waist, who grabs her by the back of her neck and throws her to the ground before kicking and dragging her. Hip-hop […]