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Sasha Obama Hung Out With Cardi B and Offset; We Have a Few Questions
Being the daughter of the first black president of the United States comes with certain privileges, one of which appears to be getting to hang out with Cardi B at her last tour performance before the rap superstar gives birth to Cardi C (or, perhaps, Onset, if it’s a boy). Sasha Obama apparently got the…
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New Music From ‘MAGA’ Kanye Asks Black People to Pull Themselves Up by Their Yeezy Bootstraps
On Friday the artist formerly known as Kanye West dropped two new tracks that prove he is still a musical prodigy, while cementing the widespread opinion that he has gone full “MAGA.” After turning his website into a one-song musical player, Kanye Trump dug into his crate of soul anthems to sample the 1973 song…
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Once More for the People in the Back: Anyone Who Supports Donald Trump Is a Racist
Whenever I am asked why I believe everyone who supports Donald Trump is a racist, I explain it by using the legal doctrine of “the hand of one is the hand of all” and the story of Ryan Holle. When he was 20 years old, Ryan Holle was hung over and lying on his couch…
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The Black Person’s Guide to Avengers: Infinity War
This review contains spoilers … I think. I’m not really sure, but if this article ruins your moviegoing experience, I apologize. Also, if this review ruins your moviegoing experience, you need to get a life. I’m sure your news feeds and timelines are filled with reviews and think pieces about one of the most anticipated…
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Lowndes County, Ala.: The Place God Forgot
“It seems like everybody forgot about Lowndes County … even God.”
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The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: All Mailbag, No Clapback
Don’t hate me for this. I am often asked if people who send us tweets, DMs and emails are really as mean as I make them out to be or if I have to wade through the positive emails to find the couple of idiots who want to use the n-word. So today I decided…
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College Student Says He Was Attacked by Cops for Skateboarding Because … Someone Could Get Hurt, You Know
Warning: This story contains graphic images. The story of an Arizona student has gone viral after the college sophomore’s mother posted details of an alleged attack on her son by campus police officers on social media. Facebook user Kai Trigg said that her son, a member of the Central Arizona College track team, apologized when…
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Judge to Man Who Said Wearing ‘MAGA’ Hat Is Part of His Religion: GTFOHWTBS
Updated Thursday, April 26, 2018, 3:25 p.m. EDT: John Neidich, the owner of the Happiest Hour, issued this statement to The Root: At the Happiest Hour we firmly support women’s rights, marriage equality, gun control, the environment, and regard for the truth—we don’t discriminate. What’s gotten lost in this story is that the guest wasn’t…
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Joy Reid May Be the 1st Celebrity Who Was Actually Hacked, and I Should Probably Be Mad About It
After screenshots of blog posts by Joy Reid surfaced last week, everyone, including me, shot the MSNBC host a healthy dose of side-eye when she explained away homophobic statements from as far back as 2006 by saying that her old blog was hacked. As far as excuses go, “I was hacked” trails only “He’s like…
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New Study Shows White People Don’t Like Living Near Black People; Captain Obvious Declines Comment
I often contemplate leaving my position as one of the world’s foremost wypipologists and pursuing a career in the lucrative field of studying shit black people already know. If I did switch careers and study No-Shit-Sherlockology, I think I’d excel at wasting time and money researching obvious subjects, like the CNN poll that found that…
