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  • Sacramento Police Shoot and Kill Teen They Say Pointed a Pellet Gun at Them [Updated]

    Two SWAT officers with the Sacramento police department shot and killed a man they say pointed a gun at them early Thursday morning. It was later discovered that the man was holding a pellet gun. Police spokesman Sgt. Vance Chandler told the Sacramento Bee, “At the time, he posed an immediate threat to officers, and…

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  • Janelle Monae Explains Why Getting Out and Voting Is So Important to Her 

    Singer and actress Janelle Monae is passionate about voting and she wants everyone to get on board. As such, she appears in a new video telling her own voting story and encouraging others to understand the importance of this most important civic duty and right. Monae is a campaign co-chair for When We All Vote,…

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  • In the Absence of Colin Kaepernick, Is Malcolm Jenkins the New Face of NFL Player Protests?

    Two years after Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid began kneeling during the national anthem as a silent form of protest against the extrajudicial killing of black people by the police, Malcolm Jenkins is being put forth as the new face of NFL player protests. In a recent profile done by the Washington Post, the 30-year-old…

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  • Kanye West’s Explanation Tour Makes a Stop to Apologize to Drake

    Kanye West wants Drake to know that he harbors no hard feelings against him. The two rappers have had an ongoing beef for some time now, and during an appearance on Chicago’s WGCI radio station, West attributed the beef to a misunderstanding over a beat. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, West sent off…

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  • You Are Not Part of the 'Resistance' If You Are Hiding Behind Anonymity

    On Wednesday, the New York Times skirted its normal editorial policy and allowed a senior official in the Trump administration to write an anonymous op-ed essay titled “I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration.” The official explains in their essay that there is a contingent of administration officials who have “vowed to…

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  • Serena Williams Advances to the Semifinals at US Open

    Serena Williams showed once again why she is the greatest thing besides her sister Venus to happen to the sport of tennis when she won her quarterfinal match against Karolina Pliskova in the U.S. Open Tuesday night at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, NY. Pliskova was the last player to beat Williams at…

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  • Did a Woman Sitting Behind Kavanaugh Flash the White Power Symbol During His Hearing?

    Did a former Trump immigration policy employee and wife of a United States attorney flash a white power symbol during Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate confirmation hearing? Zina Bash is a 36-year-old woman who previously served as the deputy director of policy and communications for Ted Cruz’s failed presidential run in 2016. She has made the rounds…

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  • Los Angeles District Attorney Will Not Pursue Sexual Assault Case Against Anthony Anderson

    The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office has declined a sexual assault case against actor Anthony Anderson after the alleged victim in the case declined to be interviewed by investigators. The Black-ish star was accused of sexual assault by a woman who catered an event for him. The woman said she met with Anderson after…

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  • Issa Rae Says Insecure Would Not Work With a Predominantly White Staff

    Insecure is now in its third season, and the show’s success lies in its unapologetic blackness—something that the black people who watch it can relate to. In a recent interview, Issa Rae said the show’s magic is rooted in its predominantly minority crew and the fact that it doesn’t try to explain blackness to nonblack…

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  • Return of the Mack: How Does Momo Get Her Groove Back?

    Previously on The Root After Dark, I told you about my ill-fated dalliance with a man I dubbed “Mr. Big.” It started off beautifully, trended toward being something good, then crashed and burned at the end. I spared you most of the sordid details because, to be honest, I just didn’t have the bandwidth to…

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