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GAME. BLOUSES.
In the NBA’s final game before the All-Star break, the Chicago Bulls defeated the Boston Celtics in a controversial thriller.
Boston led, 103-102, with more than a second remaining in the game. Bulls guard Jimmy Butler drew a foul on Celtics guard Marcus Smart, getting Smart to graze his elbow, sending the All-Star to the free throw line. Butler came through on both shots, lifting Chicago to a 104-103 victory over Boston and giving the Bulls two wins over Eastern Conference powerhouses in as many games.
Butler and fellow All-Star Isaiah Thomas each scored 29 points and dished seven assists apiece. Thomas was able to break a Boston record for consecutive games with at least 20 points, surpassing John Havlicek, with his 41st such game.
Here's a look at Marcus Smart's Flagrant 2 on Jimmy Butler with .9 left to hand the game to Chicago pic.twitter.com/bRLZZ6UL6W
— Celtics Junkies (@CelticsJunkies) February 17, 2017
.@JimmyButler's free throws to seal the victory! pic.twitter.com/JFJmccfXST
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) February 17, 2017
BLESSINGS
Whoa! That's me! Thanks @NAACP https://t.co/OZTl465j4l
— Kyla McMullen (@Dr_Kyla) February 17, 2017
Kyla McMullen is the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. in Computer Science & Engineering from the University of Michigan. #BHM pic.twitter.com/nPcl6LWkxN
— NAACP (@NAACP) February 16, 2017
SOCIAL STATUS
Trump just asked a black journalist if she was "friends" with the Congressional Black Caucus and wanted to set up a mtg for him w/ the CBC. pic.twitter.com/whnDJLI8MI
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 16, 2017
I am a journalist not a convener! But thank you for answering my questions. https://t.co/fe9cGXG46w
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) February 16, 2017
.@AprilDRyan stands up. Trump says, "I know it's going to be a bad question." Jesus.
— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) February 16, 2017
Here's how veteran journo @AprilDRyan told me she felt when Trump asked her to set up a meeting w the @OfficialCBC https://t.co/j9eGJen2Yk
— Brooke Baldwin (@BrookeBCNN) February 16, 2017
Apparently, the Congressional Black Caucus send a request to meet with the president and they did not get a response. https://t.co/zMYTKmjBob
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) February 16, 2017
Hi, @realDonaldTrump. We’re the CBC. We sent you a letter on January 19, but you never wrote us back. Sad! Letter: https://t.co/58KiuHmITF
— Black Caucus (@OfficialCBC) February 16, 2017
.@AprilDRyan is a terrific journalist — and she is NOT a scheduler.#TrumpPressConference https://t.co/krOg5l83iN
— Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (@repcleaver) February 16, 2017
FOR THE CULTURE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detains alleged domestic violence victim after alleged abuser tips off police.
These Air Jordan 1 Spike Lee customs are the truth, Ruth.
A dying Henrietta Lacks unknowingly saved thousands of lives.
Isaac White Sr., 97, has provided free barber school courses for 57 years.
TOP THREE TWEETS
1. LIKE FATHER, LIKE DAUGHTER
https://twitter.com/dj_rocklee/status/832237712711307264
2. WHY WOULD YOU DO SUCH A THING?
me: *buys stuff*
bank account: *deducts the money I spent*
me: pic.twitter.com/06MHbJonjv— beto (@AlbertoSauce) February 15, 2017
3. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT?
It's almost as if black people laugh and cry and tell human stories just like everyone else. https://t.co/glkaKtfCGQ
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) February 16, 2017
Black TV Shows Are Increasingly Drawing Substantial Non-Black Viewership, According to Nielsen https://t.co/K5z1uLZPOv pic.twitter.com/0DDC4h2gK2
— Shadow and Act (@shadowandact) February 16, 2017
ICYMI
In Grand Rapids MI, schools did not meet threshold to count today as an instruction day due to #DayWithoutImmigrants https://t.co/ouYtQBmN64
— Anya Parampil (@anyaparampil) February 16, 2017
Powerful photo from the "A Day Without Immigrants" boycott in Detroit. pic.twitter.com/GLm2465P2o
— Philip Lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) February 16, 2017
What would a #DayWithoutImmigrants be like? Americans will find out on Thursday.https://t.co/psHwn3nCh9
— Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) February 16, 2017
I was asked to leave the meeting with #ICE by @SpeakerRyan staff. Never before in 20 plus years has this happened. pic.twitter.com/Vbe0BnsZNK
— Luis V. Gutierrez (@RepGutierrez) February 16, 2017
PICTURE PERFECT
THIS.
Karen Parker – 1st female AA undergrad @UNC
Hortense McClinton – 1st AA faculty member @UNC @ChancellorFolt #BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/7SrwWVyd0v— UNC Tar Heels (@GoHeels) February 17, 2017