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A White Woman Called the Police on a Whale… A Whale, Y'all
A viral video has captured the essence of gentrification after a white woman called the police on a school of whales hanging out in their own neighborhood, minding their own whale business. According to Time, Darren Lucianna and his family were on a boating trip in Puget Sound when they encountered a whale suffering from…
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#BabysittingWhileBlack: White Woman Calls Police on Black Man Riding Around With White Kids
A brave superheroine busted up a nonexistent child trafficking ring on Sunday when she noticed a black man riding around with two white children in his car and alerted the authorities to a kidnapping in progress. CBS 46 reports that a white woman who was temporarily working for the Avengers (which, it must be noted,…
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I’mma Let Y’all Finish, but Taylor Swift Causing a Spike in Voter Registration Is the Greatest White Savior Story of All Time!
After she blessed the nation with the Instagram equivalent of the “I Have a Dream” speech, news outlets everywhere are attributing Tennessee’s sudden spike in voter registration to pop icon Taylor Swift. Apparently, the banjo-strumming pop diva’s newly-discovered wokeness has inspired people who believe that God gave chicken all the seasoning it will ever need…
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Kanye West to Meet With Donald Trump to Discuss Things About a Lot of Stuff
In what is sure to be the lowest collection of IQs in a 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue room since George W. Bush cuddled with Millie, his puppy, President Donald J. Trump will host rapper, designer and iconic sayer of stupid shit, Kanye Kardashian West, at the White House. The New York Times reports that on Thursday,…
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An Open Apology to Taylor Swift, Who Recently Discovered Racism
Dear Taylor: Can I call you Taylor? Or should I refer to you as Ms. Swift? Swifty? The Swiftress? Look, I know you probably have no idea who I am. And if you do, I’m sure you don’t have a very high opinion of me. I won’t even try to deny that I have made…
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Why They Kneel: New Orleans and Washington, D.C., Prove Black Cops Can Be Racist
To examine the injustice and inequality that prompted some NFL players to protest during the national anthem, each week for the remainder of the NFL season, The Root will explore the data behind racial disparities in the two cities represented in the National Football League’s premiere matchup—Monday Night Football. Tonight, the Washington Redskins travel to…
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The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: The 10 Clap Commandments
You know what time it is. It’s Friday. After wading through the emails, tweets and direct messages from The Root’s readers, I noticed a disturbing trend: Some people have assumed that some of our articles have attacked them. Even though I’m breaking the first rule of clapping back (Rule No. 1: Never talk about clapbacks),…
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If You Have an iPhone, Do This Right Now—Just in Case You Get Pulled Over by Police
iPhone users have created shortcuts that allow Apple’s flagship product to automatically record video, text a location to an emergency contact, and even stop police from entering the phone—just in case the iPhone owner has an interaction with a law enforcement officer. Apple recently introduced “Shortcuts” to iOS 12, an app that allows iPhone owners…
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Why Is It So Damn Hard To Vote?
They don’t want you to vote. I am not a conspiracy theorist, nor do I believe in the mythical “they.” So, for years, I have always wondered why more black people didn’t vote. Even if one doesn’t believe in politics, democracy or supporting a political system founded on white supremacy, I vote for the same…
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SC Police Officer Killed, 7 Injured After Armed Gunman Opens Fire on Cops
A South Carolina man barricaded himself inside a home, held his family hostage and opened fire on law enforcement officers on Wednesday, killing one officer and injuring seven others after officers attempted to serve a warrant at the man’s home. The Root spoke with the family of 52-year-old Florence, S.C., police officer Terrence Carraway, described…
