Bring That Week Back: Rihanna Mocks Baltimore Teen's 'PromBat' Outfit
Plus, students in hot water for racist senior prank.
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Rihanna Mocks Teen Who Dressed Like Her for Prom - Two white students are in hot water for a racist senior prank, an 11-year-old shoots his grandmother, plus more national news. — Natelege Whaley Alexis Carter, 16, of Baltimore, hit the red carpet at her high school's Hollywood-themed prom wearing a green jumpsuit inspired by Rihanna. She shared the photos on the Internet. Later the hashtag "#PromBat" was made to mock the girl. Rih joined in on poking fun at the girl. "I was very offended," Carter told Fox Baltimore.(Photo: Rihanna via Twitter)
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White HS Students Hold Up "N**** We Made It" Sign - Two white seniors at the South Forsyth High School pulled a senior prank by placing a sign on their school's building reading, "N**** We Made It." The line comes from a song by popular rapper Drake. "This is unacceptable and I promise you that the students will receive the appropriate consequences for their actions," school officials said. (Photo: amirwaller via twitter)
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11-Year-Old Shoots Grandmother - Annie Mougell-Walker was shot in the head by her 11-year-old grandson after they got into an argument late Monday in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The grandmother said she was attempting to speak with the boy about getting in trouble in school that day. (Photo: News On 6/KOTV)
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Twins Confess to Murdering Mother - Jasmiyah and Tasimiah Whitehead, who are serving 30 years in a Georgia prison for the murder of their mother, have confessed to the crime. The chilling confessional details the violent fight that began when their mother scolded them for being late for school. The teens said she attempted to hit them with a pot. (Photo: 11Alive News)
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Ice Cream Truck Jingle Was Once a Racist Blackface Song - Hearing an ice cream truck from blocks away this summer will no longer bring the same joy it once did. A song called “Nigger Love a Watermelon Ha! Ha! Ha!” released in March 1916, was somehow passed down over the years and is used as the tune for many ice cream trucks today, NPR reports.(Photo: Kim Kirby/Loop Images/Corbis)
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