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Sex Changes Everything
Editor’s note: This is part 5 of a multipart series. Catch up with part 1 , part 2, part 3 and part 4. In my experience, although men say they are OK with a woman being nonmonogamous, in truth they are not. It probably sounds good to them in theory because it means that they…
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Tiffany Haddish Will Executive-Produce a Comedy Series for HBO
Can we talk for a minute about the amazing year actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish is having? The Girls Trip standout is Hollywood’s latest darling, and her glow up is real. She has hosted Saturday Night Live and dazzled on various red carpets, and was the highlight of the Oscars along with fellow comedian and…
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Compton, Calif., Mayor Aja Brown Drops Congressional Bid
Compton, Calif., Mayor Aja Brown announced Thursday that she will no longer be running for the House seat in California’s 44th Congressional District. Brown’s announcement comes just one week after Stacey Dash dropped out of the same race. Both Brown and Dash were attempting to unseat Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-San Pedro), who, according to the Los…
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Cardi B Dropped Invasion of Privacy, and It’s Already a Hit
You know why I’m here. At midnight ET Thursday night/early Friday morning, Cardi B dropped her debut album, Invasion of Privacy. It immediately began trending at No. 1 on Twitter, and the listeners were not disappointed. In case you are new here, I am the resident Cardi B stan at The Root. But even as…
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#StephonClark: Black Lives Matter Protests Will Continue ‘Until We Get Justice’
The Sacramento, Calif., chapter of Black Lives Matter wants the two police officers who shot and killed 22-year-old Stephon Clark on March 18 to be fired and criminally charged. To that end, its members have been demonstrating outside the office of Sacramento District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert. Chapter founder Tanya Faison told Capital Public Radio…
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Robert Mueller Follows the Money by Questioning Russian Oligarchs
In a quest to find out whether or not money was illegally funneled to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign—either directly or indirectly through cash donations—special counsel Robert Mueller’s team has been questioning Russian oligarchs traveling into the United States. Multiple sources told CNN that at least one Russian oligarch was stopped and had his electronic devices…
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Dr. Seuss’ There’s a Wocket in My Pocket Recited to the Beat of Migos’ ‘Walk It Like I Talk It’
Let’s end the night on a high note, shall we? I have something you never, ever thought you needed in your life. It is a recording of the Dr. Seuss book There’s a Wocket in My Pocket being turned into a trap song as a rapper recites it over the beat of “Walk It Like I…
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#StephonClark: When Reporting the News Becomes Personal
As journalists, we are taught that it is our job to deliver news and information objectively. Opinions are saved for editorials and commentary pieces. We have to look at the story and tell it without bias. Or so we are taught. But what happens when the story becomes personal? What happens when every fiber of…
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NYPD Officers Kill Mentally Challenged Black Man They Say Aimed a Metal Pipe at Them Like a Gun
New York City police officers in the Crown Heights section of New York’s Brooklyn borough shot and killed a man Wednesday afternoon after mistaking a metal pipe he was wielding for a gun. (The “we feared for our lives” excuse is already past its prime like spoiled milk. Watch how they work this.) According to…
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‘I Hope That Doesn’t Offend Anybody,’ Says White Man Who Repeatedly Uses the N-Word
The city of Griffin, Ga., has a lot going on right now. On March 27, the Atlanta suburb declared the month of April to be Confederate History Month. That same day, the city commission had a meeting to allow the public to voice their concerns, comments and ask questions about the proclamation. One man’s comments…
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