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The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: First of All …
Happy Clapback Day! Yes, we’re making it a day of the week. The name “Friday” wasn’t imaginative enough. Plus, it has nothing to do with frying. If they only served fried chicken and french fries, then I’d be cool with the name, but I think the last day before the weekend should be reserved for…
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Black Woman Attacked, Beaten Unconscious After Rejecting Man’s Advances: Report
A young Michigan woman was assaulted outside her Westland, Mich., apartment when a group of men tried to abduct her after she rebuffed one of them, authorities say. WDIV Click on Detroit reports that a young woman in her 20s was exiting a bus while on her way home from studying at a local community…
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Prince Michael Jackson Taken to Hospital After Motorcycle Accident
The older son of the King of Pop was rushed to a Los Angeles-area hospital Thursday when his motorcycle decided to moonwalk down a slick street, causing a minor accident. According to TMZ, Prince Michael Jackson was riding his beloved Harley Davidson in light rain when a puddle decided to shake the body of the…
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Hillary Clinton Rigged the Race Against Bernie Sanders and Donna Brazile Has Proof
When Hillary Clinton took the stage as the party’s nominee at the Democratic National Convention, it was already a foregone conclusion. She had long tied up the nomination process by securing the number of delegates needed for a victory. But in an explosive new article, former interim Democratic National Committee Chair Donna Brazile says that…
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Facebook Ran Russian Ads on The Root’s Page, but It Didn’t Work. Here’s What They Should’ve Tried
News outlets have reported that Russian operatives, in an apparent attempt to sway voters toward Donald Trump, bought social media ads targeted toward certain groups of people. This week, Facebook revealed to our parent company, Fusion Media, that Russia-related content ran on two of our sites: Splinter (formerly Fusion) and here at The Root. Even…
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B.o.B.’s Apparent Belief That Slave Ships Never Existed May Be the Most Hotep Conspiracy Theory of All Time
Flat-earther B.o.B constantly proves my belief that a person can be a genius in one field and totally clueless in another. We previously reported that the talented rapper and singer was raising funds to build a satellite that will once and for all settle the debate about whether or not the planet is dinner-plate shaped.…
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3 Dead After Gunman Opens Fire Inside Colo. Walmart
Updated Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, 9:35 a.m. EDT: Police have identified the man they say killed three people in a Thornton, Colo., Walmart as 47-year-old Scott Ostrem. Law-enforcement officials have issued a nationwide homicide extradition warrant for Ostrem. He is believed to be driving a red 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage with the license plate 882TQB. He…
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Congressman Tells Black Anti-Abortion-Rights Activist, ‘You’re Ignorant’
A Democratic congressman shouted down a black woman Wednesday after she told a congressional subcommittee that abortion is the “leading cause of death in the black community today.” Star Parker, founder of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education and a community activist, was asked to testify before the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the…
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Police Chief Who Compared Black People to ‘ISIS’ and Wanted to Mow Them Down Charged With Hate Crime
A former New Jersey police chief has been charged with hate crimes and civil rights violations by federal prosecutors after revelations surfaced that he used dogs to attack black suspects, used hateful speech and physically attacked an African-American teenager. According to NJ.com, Frank Nucera Jr. was the police chief in the small township of Bordentown,…
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Trump’s Latest Tweets Are Dog Whistles to White Supremacists
The first time I heard the term “alt-right” was long before Donald Trump decided to trade in his career as a reality-show host in exchange for a chance to be president of the United States. In early 2014 I interviewed a white supremacist named Kyle Hunt, founder of the White Man’s March—a predecessor of what…
