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Today Would Have Been Gigi Bryant’s 14th Birthday
We should not be mourning the loss of a young girl on what would have been her 14th birthday, but here we are. Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant was tragically killed in a January 26 helicopter crash that also took the lives of her father, the helicopter pilot, and the other six passengers on board. It was…
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Snoop Perrito? Your Favorite Rapper Blends G-Funk With Mexican Folk Music and It Slaps
Being from Los Angeles, my ears have grown accustomed to hearing the airy sounds of Mariachi, Banda and Mexican folk music. It is as much a part of the L.A. soundtrack as Dr. Dre and Snoop. It is as much a part of our city’s culture as the elote man and buying fruit sprinkled with…
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Stephanie Grisham Out as White House Press Secretary
The Trump administration has more employee turnover than a traveling carnival. How is it that y’all’s little “president,” Donald Trump, has had three different press secretaries since the start of his presidency? How is it that none of them can manage to stay in the job? What exactly is happening here? All of those questions…
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NYPD Officers Caught on Video Brutally Taking Down Young Black Man Who Is Not Resisting for Allegedly Smoking a Joint in Public
Another day, another video of police inflicting violence on the very people who pay the salaries they earn to protect and serve the public. “Velvet” (her stage name, and the only name by which she wishes to be identified) told The Root she had just gotten off the L train and was on her way…
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White People Are Annoyingly Insufferable and That’s Why ‘Honey Pot’ Is Trending Right Now
It must really hurt to be a white person. Seriously. White people’s skin is so thin, it has to be physically painful just to exist in a world where even with all the advantages they have through white privilege and white supremacy, they still find a way to be upset and offended whenever something happens…
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Alleged Altercation Over a Juice Box Results in Student Being Airlifted to Hospital
A mother in Houston received a phone call from her son’s school saying he had been injured in an altercation. When she arrived at the school, her son had a deep gash above his eyebrow and had to be airlifted to a hospital. But that’s not the most disturbing part of the story, believe it…
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USC Will Eliminate Tuition for Families Making $80,000 or Less
As the amount of student loan debt continues to rise right alongside the cost of education, one major university is taking a step toward ensuring education is a possibility regardless of a family’s income. The University of Southern California has put in place a new policy that will eliminate tuition for families that make $80,000…
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Mayor 'Stop and Frisk' Qualifies for Democratic Debate, Wants You to Think He and Obama are Besties
In case you needed further proof that this country is continuing its slow descent into chaos, Mayor “Stop and Frisk” himself, billionaire Michael Bloomberg, has managed to buy his way into qualify for tonight’s Democratic debate. Let’s take a step back, shall we? Previously, the rules for qualifying for the Democratic debate were very stringent.…
