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'If a White Person Said That': The False Equivalency of Reverse Racism
I was abused as a child. It only happened once, but I remember it like it was yesterday. I was asleep when she attacked me, but I knew it felt wrong. It was disgusting and left me humiliated, ashamed and—worst of all—moist. That was the day my youngest sister smushed a watermelon rind in my…
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The Complete List of People Trump Has Called a 'Dog' on Twitter
President Donald Trump has employed his special force of lying-ass liars (Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Kellyanne Conway, Sean Hannity et al.) to refute claims that he was being racist when he called ex-star of The Accomplice The Apprentice Omarosa Manigault Newman a “dog” on Twitter. The basic argument from Seal Team 86 is basically this: Trump…
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Florida House Republican Candidate Faked College Degree: Report
A candidate vying for a seat in Florida’s House of Representatives has been accused of faking the Bachelor’s degree she claims she earned from Miami University. Although The Root cannot confirm the candidate’s forgery, the accusations come from a somewhat credible source: Miami University. Not that Miami University. The other one. The one that’s not…
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Baltimore Cop Suspended After Viral Video Shows Him Brutally Beating Unarmed Man
A Baltimore, Md. police officer has been placed on suspension in response to a video of the cop brutally beating a man for allegedly refusing to show his identification, And, irony of ironies, the city has refused to identify the police officer. So we’ll just call him Satan. According to WBAL, the situation began around…
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This Is What They Meant By 'Great Again': It's 2018 and America Is Preparing for a Nazi Attack
No matter how stupid or ugly something may seem, everything eventually comes back in style. Ashton Kutcher brought back trucker hats. Jellies made a brief appearance a few years ago. Fanny packs are a thing now. And there may be no better proof that history repeats itself than the Unite the Right 2: Nazi Boogaloo…
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How Memphis Police Created an Undercover Operation to Spy on Black Lives Matter Activists
A federal judge has ruled that the Memphis Police Department’s 2-year undercover operation violated a 1978 agreement against spying on protesters. The City of Memphis entered a consent decree in 1978 when it was revealed that cops had secretly created an entire division dedicated surveilling anti-war protesters and other citizens who hadn’t committed any crimes.…
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Who Am I to Judge?
Yesha’s not here today and today’s mailbag is pretty long so … Fuck this intro. Our first correspondence comes from a DM on Twitter: From: Aric To: Michael Harriot I wanted to know if it’s possible to be white and conservative without being a bigot or viscous [sic] criminal? I’m a college student but have…
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10 Questions About the Funkiest White Karaoke Video of All Time
Alright, stop what you’re doing because I’m about to ruin the image and the style that you’re used to. If you haven’t seen the video of Mary Halsey’s viral video performance, then put aside whatever you’re working on and allow Halsey to brighten your day with her rendition of Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliot’s seminal classic, “Work…
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What Might Be on Omarosa’s Trump Tapes, Ranked by Cookout Invitations
There are a few people identifiable by only one name: Oprah, Cher, Madonna, and Omarosa. But only one of them has those Trump tapes! That’s right, the woman you love to hate might be out here trying to save us all from the hot trash lava explosion that is the Trump administration. According to The…
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Donald Trump's Tweets About Black People, By the Numbers
When Donald Trump recently took time out from his busy presidential schedule of golfing, telling lies and lounging in bed at Mar-a-Lago next to a bucket of extra-crispy KFC under the picture of a shirtless Vladimir Putin scotch-taped to the wall as he listened to Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson audition for the American role…
