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  1. ‘F–k Trump!’: Alleged Kidnapping and Torture Livestreamed on Facebook

  2. California Democrats Enlist the Help of Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder

  3. Wake County, N.C., Reviewing School Policing Rules After Viral Video 

  4. State of Mich. Tries to Pull a Fast One With Invite-Only Meeting on Flint Water

  5. Obama Tells Democrats to ‘Stay Strong’ While Fighting to Protect Obamacare

  6. Pro-Marijuana Group Will Hand Out Free Joints in DC for Trump’s Inauguration

  7. ‘You’re Like Orange Savages’: Man Captures Neighbor on Camera Hurling Anti-Filipino Slurs

  8. When Dabbing Goes Wrong: Lawmaker’s Son Gets Punished for Dabbing in Photo

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  1. News

    1. ‘F–k Trump!’: Alleged Kidnapping and Torture Livestreamed on Facebook

    2. California Democrats Enlist the Help of Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder
    3. Wake County, N.C., Reviewing School Policing Rules After Viral Video 
    4. State of Mich. Tries to Pull a Fast One With Invite-Only Meeting on Flint Water
    5. Obama Tells Democrats to ‘Stay Strong’ While Fighting to Protect Obamacare
    6. Pro-Marijuana Group Will Hand Out Free Joints in DC for Trump’s Inauguration
    7. ‘You’re Like Orange Savages’: Man Captures Neighbor on Camera Hurling Anti-Filipino Slurs
    8. When Dabbing Goes Wrong: Lawmaker’s Son Gets Punished for Dabbing in Photo
    9. Dylann Roof Gives Brief Statement During Sentencing Phase of Trial 
    10. 6 NAACP Members Arrested in Protest of Jeff Sessions Bid for US Attorney General
  2. Culture

    1. If You’re a Black Man Mad About Serena Williams’ Engagement, I Have Questions

    2. Unique Views Podcast, Episode 24: It’s a Funkdafied Year With Da Brat
    3. #2016TaughtMe: What Were the Biggest Lessons You Learned This Year?
    4. Ring in the New Year With These Flavors of the Diaspora
    5. Watch: #Bye2016: A Hilarious Look at the Best and Worst Moments of the Year
    6. Hotep Hoedown: How Dr. Umar Johnson Lost His Hotep Mind
    7. Yasiin Bey, Formerly Known as Mos Def, Says Goodbye at the Apollo
    8. Gentrification and Food Deserts Got You Down? There’s an App for That
    9. The 2016 List of People We Don’t Mess With Anymore
    10. The Top 10 Racists of 2016 Not Named Trump
  3. Lists

    1. The Blackest Moments of the 2016 The Root 100 Gala

    2. 12 Unsung Skills in the Black Community
    3. Thanks to Chance the Rapper, #BlackBoyJoy Is a Thing
    4. 8 GIFs to Celebrate Obama’s Birthday
    5. Happy Birthday, Laurence Fishburne! Celebrate His Most Epic Movie Moments
    6. The Ultimate Breakup Playlist, Inspired by Mary J. Blige and Kendu Isaacs
    7. 9 Hilarious RNC Memes
    8. 7 Times Fantasia Took Us to Church With Her Stunning Performances
    9. 6 Black Women Who Are Leading Africa’s Digital Revolution
    10. 10 STEM Summer Camps for Students of Color
  4. Politics

    1. Trump Claims He’ll Rebuild the Inner Cities, but How Committed Is He?

    2. Could More School Choice Equal More Problems in Education Under Trump?
    3. The Blackwashing of President Obama’s Legacy 
    4. 6 Stages of Grief in the Last Days of Obama
    5. Trump’s Election Proves Obama Is a Dignified Man in an Undignified Time
    6. From Russia With Blackness: Terrell J. Starr, Black America’s Russian Translator
    7. Should Black People Meet With Donald Trump?
    8. Obama’s Clemency Versus Trump’s ‘Law and Order’
    9. Black Federal Workers in ‘Wait and See’ Mode Over Looming Trump Presidency
    10. Donald Trump’s Top 10 Most Racist Moments in 2016
  5. History

    1. How to Hire a Professional Genealogist You Can Trust

    2. Can I Find the Slave Ports Through Which My Ancestors Came?
    3. How Far Back Does My Free-Black Heritage Go?
    4. Why Does My African Family Have an English Name?
    5. What’s the Story of a Portrait of My Slave Ancestor?
    6. How Far Back Can You Trace My Black Family?
    7. Do Freedmen’s Bureau Records Show the Marriage of My Kin?
    8. Using Genetic Testing to Better Understand the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
    9. Can Genetic Testing Be Done on My Late Mother’s Hair?
    10. Can You Help My Dad Find His Father?
  6. Photos

    1. Have a Very Obama Christmas

    2. The Cast of Dreamgirls: Where Are They Now?
    3. The Root’s manCODE and Young, Fabulous and Female Events in Atlanta!
    4. Tupac and the Producers of the Classic All Eyez on Me: Where Are They Now?
    5. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Kicks Off Its Holiday Season With Solange and Jazz
    6. #BuyBlack 2016: 50 Holiday Gift Ideas That’ll Keep Money in Our Community
    7. 10 Black Republicans You’ll Likely See Working for the Trump Administration
    8. 10 Most Unsung New Jack Swing Groups
    9. 10 Signs You’re Dating a Woman With Natural Hair
    10. 10 Reasons You Know You’re a Black Mom

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