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  • How Diddy Could Still End Up With a Long Sentence, Despite The Acquittals

    How Diddy Could Still End Up With a Long Sentence, Despite The Acquittals

    Even with credit for time served, Diddy, 55, wouldn’t be free to break out the baby oil until 2031.

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    Wayne Washington






    Published

    July 3, 2025
  • Republicans Spent Decades Laying the Groundwork for Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ But You’ll Be Surprise Who It Hurts Most

    Republicans Spent Decades Laying the Groundwork for Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ But You’ll Be Surprise Who It Hurts Most

    Republicans have laid the groundwork for this bill for years before it had a name, but the hook is it doesn’t just harm poor Black Americans…

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    Wayne Washington






    Published

    June 26, 2025
  • Former NBA Star Grabs His Privates and Pays a Huge Price For What He Does to a Fan

    Former NBA Star Grabs His Privates and Pays a Huge Price For What He Does to a Fan

    DeMarcus Cousins catches a steep penalty from his basketball team for very unsportsmanlike conduct caught on camera.

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    Wayne Washington






    Published

    June 13, 2025
  • Questlove Explains Why His Philly Event Was a Disaster, But It Could’ve Been Worse

    Questlove Explains Why His Philly Event Was a Disaster, But It Could’ve Been Worse

    EXCLUSIVE: A Roots Picnic attendee explains why, when VIP passes cost $1,400, it shouldn’t feel like an episode of “Survivor”

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    Wayne Washington






    Published

    June 2, 2025
  • Why Black America Should Be Concerned COVID-19 Vaccine Will be Harder To Get

    Why Black America Should Be Concerned COVID-19 Vaccine Will be Harder To Get

    Secretary Kennedy’s appointment led to fears that vaccine availability would be curtailed. Those fears are now being realized.

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    Wayne Washington






    Published

    May 23, 2025
  • How Trump’s South Africa ‘White Genocide’ Lie Fuels His Long, Dangerous Anti-Black Narrative

    How Trump’s South Africa ‘White Genocide’ Lie Fuels His Long, Dangerous Anti-Black Narrative

    Using South Africa’s “White Genocide” myth, Trump continues to takes up the mantle of the aggrieved white man, who believes he’s losing power.

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    Wayne Washington






    Published

    May 22, 2025
  • Why South Africa’s President Could Tell Trump About Oppressed Black People in the U.S., But Here’s Why He Won’t During Visit

    Why South Africa’s President Could Tell Trump About Oppressed Black People in the U.S., But Here’s Why He Won’t During Visit

    And while Trump has grossly exaggerated the threat of violence Afrikaners face in South Africa, Black Americans have long been Brutalized In America

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    Wayne Washington






    Published

    May 20, 2025
  • White Woman Teaches White Folks Black American Cleaning Tips, Marvin Sapp Trying to Capitalize On Trapping His Flock Inside Church Until They Gave $40K, Chinese Manufacturers On 15 Popular Products That Are Cheaper If You Buy from Them and More Culture News

    A collection of the Root’s best posts of the week in culture

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    Wayne Washington






    Published

    April 19, 2025
  • The Black Cali Girl Who Went Missing For a Year was Finally Found But The Truth Will Shock You, Indiana Man’s Night Goes Left After His ‘Date’ Allegedly Reveals Her True Motive, Why Black Texas Judge Overseeing the Track Meet Stabbing Case is Getting Rocked With Racism And More News

    A collection of The Root’s best posts of the week in news

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    Wayne Washington






    Published

    April 19, 2025
  • Clown Keep Your Job! Stephen A. Smith Is No Barack Obama, But Here’s The Real Reason He Should Never Run For President

    It isn’t just buffoonery for Stephen A. to spout off about running for president; it’s insulting.

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    Wayne Washington






    Published

    April 9, 2025
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