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Azealia Banks Launches $100,000 GoFundMe to Sue Russell Crowe, Charging He Spit on Her
Azealia Banks looks to be gearing up for a legal battle against Russell Crowe, whom she has accused of spitting on her, choking her and calling her the n-word at one of his parties, which she attended with Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA. So far the campaign (h/t Vulture), which was created on June 24, has raised…
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Jahi McMath, Teen Who Was Declared Brain-Dead Almost 5 Years Ago, Has Died
Jahi McMath, the Oakland, Calif., teenager whose brain death made national news after her family refused to accept the ruling and fought to keep her on a ventilator, died June 22, a family attorney said. Jahi was just 13 when she underwent a routine tonsil surgery in December 2013. After the procedure, she appeared alert…
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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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This Is Us Star Lonnie Chavis Claps Back at Trolls Who Made Fun of the Gap in His Teeth
What is the world coming to when a 10-year-old has to gather (presumably) grown-ass trolls and straighten them out? Nonetheless, that’s exactly what Lonnie Chavis, the actor who plays young Randall on NBC tear collector This Is Us, had to do yesterday after he was bullied because of the gap between his front teeth. But…
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Former Firefighter Arrested on Charges He Hanged Doll With Noose Outside His Black Neighbor’s Apartment
When 28-year-old Dante Petty moved to Grapevine, Texas, with his young daughter in June 2017, he says they immediately began to have issues with his white neighbor who lived in the apartment beneath them. Back in January, Petty made a Facebook post describing the torment he had been put through, the acts of aggression that…
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Black Actor Says He Was Kicked Out of Restaurant Because of Hoodie, While White Customer in Similar Dress Was Allowed to Stay
A New York City actor and comedian says he believes he was targeted based on his race after he was kicked out of a Buffalo, N.Y., restaurant because he was wearing a hoodie. Chris Jarell, 27, said that security and a manager from Bada Bing booted him out of the establishment on June 22 while…
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The Comeuppance Continues: At Least 6 Businesses Cut Ties With #PermitPatty After Viral Video
Sometimes it can seem difficult to get real, actual justice from the criminal-justice system, but some good old internet justice is trying to make up for it with swift, brutal and efficient precision. And #PermitPatty, the infamous white woman who called the police on an 8-year-old black girl selling water, is the latest to feel…
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