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Tampa, Fla., Police Aren’t Signing Up to Work Beyoncé’s Concert
Usually, off-duty police officers sign up to work concerts in droves because the overtime is extra cash in their pockets, but according to Fox 13 News, not one Tampa, Fla., police officer has signed up so far to provide security for Beyoncé’s concert there April 29. A spokesman for the Tampa Police Department says that…
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5 Reasons You Should Be Obsessed With Audre Lorde
Audre Lorde was a bad-ass poet, a feminist and a woman ahead of her time. She was born on Feb. 18, 1934, in Harlem to parents from Barbados and Carriacou. At an early age, Lorde knew her calling. She started reading at the age of 4 and was writing poems by the time she was 5. Throughout her…
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The Game Vows to Give Kanye $10,000,000 if He Comes to Dubai and Skydives With Him
Well, well, well. Looks like Kanye West scored himself a venture fund investor by the name of Jayceon Taylor. Better known as the Game. In three tweets posted Wednesday around noon in Dubai, the Game vowed to give Kanye $10 million if he comes to Dubai and skydives with him. West had an hour to…
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Tenn. Official Suggests Beyoncé’s Super Bowl Performance Is Inspiring Violence Against Cops
A sheriff in Tennessee insinuated that Beyoncé’s “Say it loud, I’m black and I’m proud” performance at the Super Bowl is inspiring violence against law enforcement, NBC News reports. (She didn’t perform the James Brown song, but that was essentially the inspiration.) “With everything that’s happened since the Super Bowl, and with law enforcement as a whole,…
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Shonda Rhimes Is a Titan and Her TED Talk Explains Why
“I understand that a dream job is not about dreaming. It’s all job. All work. All reality. All blood. All sweat. No tears. I work a lot—very hard—and I love it,” said Shonda Rhimes in a February 2016 TED Talk. She continued, “When I am hard at work, when I am deep in it, there is…
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Dear White People: Here’s a List of Things We’d Wish You’d Stop Doing
Dear White People: You’ve been around for such a long time. And black people have been around for a long time, also, just in case you haven’t noticed. But the thing is, some of us are tired of your shenanigans. Others are Stacey Dash. Some of you are cool. Some of you are Donald Trump.…
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Should I Force My Daughter to Participate In Extracurricular Activities, Even if She Wants to Quit?
Aliya’s turn: Several years ago I interviewed Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, percussionist and founder of hip-hop band the Roots. I assumed he’d always loved music and I asked him when he knew he wanted to be a professional musician. His answer surprised me. Although he picked up drumming at an early age, he told me that…
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A Young Filmmaker Pursues His Dream With an Assist From Viola Davis
Editor’s note: This short-film series is a collaboration between The Root and El Rey Network to support, elevate and promote African-American filmmakers throughout Black History Month via on-air, digital and editorial platforms. Filmmakers were contacted and recruited through film festivals and industry partnerships in December, with finalists selected by both El Rey Network and The…
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Judge Jane Bolin Battled Institutional Racism in NYC Courts for Decades
Exactly one week ago today, Wellesley College announced the appointment of its 14th president, Paula A. Johnson. There is obviously no list of “14ths,” but Johnson, a physician whose work has stood at the intersection of health care and women’s rights throughout her distinguished career, made history as the college’s first African-American president. As reported…
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Jamaican Woman to Head All Home Depot Stores in US
Ann-Marie Campbell has been in her job as executive vice president of Home Depot’s U.S. stores since the top of the month. In her new post, Campbell oversees almost 400,000 employees in 2,000 stores. She replaced veteran exec Marc Powers in mid-January. Jamaicans.com reports that Campbell, 50, was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and graduated with…
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