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Video Shows at Least 5 Cops Aiming Guns at Black Woman With Her Hands Up; LAPD Says She Is a Kidnapping Suspect
The footage is enough to make your stomach drop. In it, a black woman can be seen slowly exiting a vehicle with her hands up and turning around. As the camera pans to the left, you see at least five cops, all of them with their guns drawn and pointed at the woman, who slowly…
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Watch: 1st Trailer for Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story Released
Paramount just dropped the first trailer for Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story, the six-part documentary centered around the life and death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin that is being produced by Jay-Z. The docuseries, which is based off the book Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin, written by Trayvon’s parents, premieres…
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15-Year-Old Who Graduated From High School With 4.5 GPA May Not Be Able to Go to College After He’s Turned Down for Scholarships [Updated]
Updated Monday, July 2, 2018, 1:25 p.m. EDT: Ishmale Powell’s troubles may have lessened, but they’re not quite over. On Monday, Say Yes Guilford Interim Executive Director Donnie Turlington reached out to The Root to let us know that Ishmale’s cost of attendance is not $40,000 as he first speculated, but “closer to $20,000.” Turlington said…
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Alabama Man Arrested After Pulling Gun, Shouting 'Womp Womp' at Immigration Rally
An Alabama man was taken into custody after he pulled a firearm at a “Families Belong Together” immigration rally in Huntsville over the weekend. No shots were fired and no one was injured during the confrontation, but 34-year-old Shane Ryan Sealy was taken into custody for possessing a firearm within 1,000 feet of the protest…
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Seems Like We Can't Get Rid of Roseanne Barr That Easily; Comedian Speaks Out About Job Offers She's Received Since Racist Rant
In another life, maybe Roseanne Barr was a cop or something. Or, maybe this is just peak caucasity at work. Either way, it looks like we may not be getting rid of the washed-up comedian any time soon, at least not after her racist rant a little less than two months ago. According to Barr…
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Some Miserable Troll Called the Cops on a 12-Year-Old Entrepreneur Cutting His Neighbor’s Lawn
They don’t want us to be great [DJ Khaled voice], but we don’t give a damn about what they want. Nonetheless, it’s important to call out these miserable idiots who would call the cops on a 12-year-old boy who was just running his business in the community. Reginald Fields, 12, is the proud owner of…
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Sil Lai Abrams Accuses Russell Simmons, A.J. Calloway of Sexual Assault, Slams NBC for Silencing Her Voice: Report [Updated]
Updated: Thursday, June 28, 2018, 5:32 p.m. EDT: Attorneys for both Russell Simmons and A.J. Calloway have sent statements of denials to The Root. Simmons’ lawyer, Patricia Glaser, said in a statement on Simmons’ behalf: Russell Simmons provided overwhelming material to THR [The Hollywood Reporter] (some on the record and some off the record) to support…
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Jury Finds that Chicago Cop Acted ‘Reasonably’ in 2015 Fatal Shooting of Quintonio LeGrier
Another cop has evaded repercussions after being involved in the fatal shooting of a black person. On Wednesday, a jury in Illinois determined that Chicago Police Officer Robert Rialmo acted “reasonably” when he fatally shot 19-year-old Quintonio LeGrier in December 2015. That shooting also resulted in the death of 55-year-old Bettie Jones, LeGrier’s neighbor, who…
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Florida Man Captured on Video Clinging to Hood of Speeding Car Speaks Out
Well, some of you asked what could possibly have led to the odd and terrifying incident in which a man was seen holding on to the hood of a car that was speeding down Interstate 95 in Florida … and we now have some answers. Both the unorthodox passenger, Junior Francis, and the driver of…
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Tennessee Man Finds Racist ‘Owner’s Manual’ at His Job
The deplorables apparently know no bounds, and an employee with the Obion County, Tenn., Highway Department—who says that he has regularly been the victim of racism in his workplace—now has solid, written proof in the form of an “owner’s manual.” Deandre Adams sent over the four-page document, titled “The Nigger Owner’s Manual,” to his attorney…
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