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Alex Trebek Suggests Black Lawyer, Laura Coates, to Replace Him as Host of Jeopardy
Alex Trebek, host of our dearly beloved nightly nerd fest, Jeopardy, has suggested a righteous black woman to replace him when his contract expires in 2020. What is, I can get with that for $800, Alex! When speaking to TMZ recently, the 76-year-old was asked one, if he planned to re-up his contract in two…
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Seth Rogan, Evan Goldberg Getting Blowback for Child Actor in Blackface on New Film Set
What in the entire good God tarnation entire fifth ring of hell was somebody thinking when they put a child in blackface on a recent movie set? TMZ reports that someone on the set of the R-rated film, Good Boys, produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, used makeup to darken up the skin of…
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Manhattan to Stop Prosecuting Marijuana Possession. In Fact, the DA Says ‘Legalize It’
In a big, fat eff you to Jefferson Beauregard “I hate weed (and immigrants)” Sessions, the head of the District Attorney’s Office in Manhattan announced Tuesday that he will no longer prosecute marijuana possessions in Manhattan, except in cases where weed is being sold or if an individual involved “poses a significant threat to public…
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Man Convicted in the Killing of Yetunde Price, Eldest Sister of Venus and Serena Williams, Released and Then Re-Arrested [Updated]
Updated Wednesday, Aug. 1, 5:30 p.m. EST: Robert Maxfield, the man who served 12 years in prison for the shooting death of Yetunde Price, the oldest daughter of Oracene Price, mother of Venus and Serena Williams, is back in custody. On Tuesday, The Root cited a report that said that Maxfield was released from prison…
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Exclusive: Yusef Salaam of the Central Park Five Says City’s Recent Document Dump Is One-Sided, Prejudicial and Biased
Seemingly out of nowhere last Friday, the city of New York, via its law department, released a trove of documents on the notorious “Central Park Five” or “Central Park Jogger” rape case, a 1989 assault that rocked the city along its already precarious racial fault lines. In April of that year, a white investment banker,…
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Jerry Jones Says Players on ‘America’s Team’ Required to Stand for National Anthem
Although there are currently negotiations between the NFL’s owners and its player’s union over the owner’s disastrous policy on players sitting or kneeling during the national anthem, one master team owner is doing his own thing, proving that this entire thing is going to pot. Billionaire Jerry Jones, who has owned the Dallas Cowboys franchise…
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11 Republican Congressmen File Articles of Impeachment Against Rod Rosenstein, Proving That U.S. Democracy Is Indeed on Its Deathbed
Eleven House Republicans have taken their hypocritical, self-serving indignation to the floor once again, in a clear effort to try to get rid of the man who may make their leader’s presidency go bye-bye. On Wednesday, North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows and Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan filed articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod…
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Lucy McBath, One of the 'Mothers of the Movement,' Advances in Congressional Run in Georgia
Lucy McBath, mother of 17-year-old Jordan Davis, who was gunned down by a violent white supremacist for playing music too loud in 2012, has advanced to become the Democratic candidate for Georgia’s 6th Congressional District. Mother Jones reports that in May, McBath won 36 percent of the vote in a crowded Democratic primary, and on…
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Offset of Migos Arrested for Gun Possession and Hit With 4 Charges: Report
Rapper Offset of rap trio Migos (and recent proud papa of Kulture Kiari with wife Cardi B) was reportedly arrested for gun possession on Friday afternoon. TMZ reports that Offset (born Kiari Kendrell Cephus) was pulled over outside of Atlanta for driving with tinted windows (wonder what kind of car he was driving … you…
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O Canada! White Canuck Detains, Calls Police on Black Man He Deems an ‘Illegal Alien’
Well, it looks like one of the things our largest trading partner is importing from the USA is good old xenophobic racism. In a recent video in which a white man can be seen berating a person of color, saying the man is an “illegal alien,” if you blink, you might think that the incident…
