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It Is Illegal for Donald Trump to Block You on Twitter Just Because He Is a Big Baby Who Can’t Take Criticism
A federal judge in New York City ruled Wednesday that the ability to view and engage with Donald Trump on his personal Twitter account is part of our constitutional First Amendment rights, and his blocking people simply because he doesn’t like their criticisms of him is a violation of those rights. Since his election, Trump…
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Sure, Jan: Aaron Schlossberg’s Apology, Blacksplained
This is the story of a man who went on a racist, xenophobic rant and threatened to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement on some of his fellow customers as well as workers at a Fresh Kitchen restaurant in New York City’s Manhattan because they were speaking Spanish in his country. Aaron Schlossberg probably never expected…
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Let’s Clear Up Some Misconceptions About Nonmonogamy
As much as nonmonogamy and open relationships are moving into the mainstream, it has become painfully obvious that a vast majority of the people who claim to want to participate in the lifestyle don’t have a clear understanding of how it really works. I was going to make this post specifically about men, since it…
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When Your Privilege Is Whiter Than Top-Shelf Cocaine, This Happens
Here at The Root, we talk a lot about things like white privilege, whitesplaining, white fragility, etc. Some of the folks who read our site find it hard to understand these concepts, so it’s always helpful when we have an example that displays exactly what we mean. Today is one of those days. I would…
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Be Careful! Cardi B Returns to Instagram and Drops New Video for the Culture
Hey, y’all. It’s me, Monique Judge, reporting to you live as The Root’s Cardi B bureau chief. By now you know that if my queen even breathes a little heavily, I will be right here on The Grapevine to tell y’all all about it, so here we go, babies. A little more than a week…
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Michael B. Jordan on the Cover of Essence Is Just the Christmas-in-June Blessing We Need
I first became familiar with actor Michael B. Jordan while he was a cast member on HBO’s The Wire. Wallace. The young kid we loved and rooted for because we just knew he did not belong in the low-rises, selling drugs with the likes of Bodie and Poot while taking care of an abandoned apartment’s…
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Michael Avenatti vs. Anthony Scaramucci: Coming Soon to a Television Near You?
Would you watch a television show that featured Michael Avenatti—the attorney who is suing Donald Trump on behalf of adult-film actress Stormy Daniels—going up against former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci? Both men have been popping up on television a lot lately—Avenatti speaking against Trump, and Scaramucci standing up for him, despite having been…
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Bigot Bus Breaks Down Before Bashing of Immigrants Begins
When Georgia gubernatorial candidate Michael Williams announced plans for his ridiculously bigoted and attention-seeking “Deportation Bus” tour on Tuesday, most sane people who aren’t xenophobic racists thought, “He can’t be serious.” It turns out he was very serious, and on Thursday, he got his white ass on that bus and attempted to go harass immigrants…
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Rex Tillerson Takes Shots at Donald Trump During Virginia Military Institute Commencement Speech
Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was the guest speaker at Virginia Military Institute’s commencement Wednesday, and he took time during his speech to fire shots at his former boss as he spoke of the nation’s “growing crisis in ethics and integrity” and our leaders who “conceal the truth.” Tillerson was the country’s top diplomat…
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Georgia Gubernatorial Candidate Is Riding Around in a ‘Deportation Bus’ That He Promises to Fill With ‘Illegals’
Add this to the list of things that only a privileged white man in the United States of America could get away with: A gubernatorial candidate in Georgia is trying to out-Trump Donald Trump himself by running his campaign on a platform that promises to round up “illegals,” put them on a so-called deportation bus…
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