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#WCW: This Old Video of Lauryn Hill’s Miseducation Tour Stop Is a Great Fix for Her Grammy No-Show
Friendly disclaimer: This will likely shave about two hours off your productivity time if you watch this at work. It is addictive and will leave you ridden with nostalgia—the good kind. You may not know this, but Ms. Lauryn Hill shot a minidocumentary about her tour stop in Japan while she was promoting The Miseducation…
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Snoop Dogg Secures Deal With Canadian Weed Company
Cannabis and Snoop Dogg go hand in hand. And since the legalization of weed is becoming a respected initiative, and the medical-marijuana industry is on the up-and-up, it makes sense that the rapper was tapped by a Canadian cannabis company to promote its products. Snoop’s company, LBC Holdings, inked a deal with the cannabis company…
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Why the 400 Years of African American History Act Is So Important
In recent years we’ve commemorated the English and Spanish heritage of our nation’s founding. In 2007 we marked the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, Va., by English colonists. In 2015 we celebrated the 450th anniversary of the founding of St. Augustine, Fla. Both the English and Spanish commemorations included activities sponsored by federal…
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People v. O.J. Simpson Recap: The Dream Team Gets Ready to Play the Race Card
In general, I am loving this series so far. Cuba Gooding Jr. as O.J. has received some flak because he doesn’t look like O.J., especially in stature. There’s been some fuss about John Travolta’s “weird” Robert Shapiro, which is an accurate assessment, but I happen to find him hilarious. Neither of those common complaints bothers…
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Bill Clinton Was Happy to Be a Stand-In for the 1st Black President, Says We’re All ‘Mixed-Raced People’
To be fair, it was black Americans back in the 1990s who had President Bill Clinton walking around thinking he was the nation’s first black president. During a stump speech in Memphis, Tenn., for his wife Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, Clinton touched on that idea when the congressman who introduced him did so by referencing…
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Taylor Swift Claps Back at Kanye West During Her Grammy Acceptance Speech
Well, well, well. Little Ms. Taylor Swift has learned the art of shade. It all started with a lyric from Kanye West’s song “Famous” that’s on his new album, The Life of Pablo. “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex/Why? I made that bitch famous,” West rapped. He was referring to…
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Social Media Reacts to President Obama Having Chance to Appoint Yet Another Justice to Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia—a relentless conservative if ever there was one—made his journey home Saturday morning, enabling President Obama to appoint yet another judge to the highest court in our land. If the Republican-controlled Congress doesn’t bottle-neck it, it will be Obama’s third appointment. Democrats, liberals and black Americans on social media reacted to…
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Grammys Red Carpet: Stars Keep It Glamorous and Fabulous
Monday night is the 58th annual Grammy Awards, and indeed, the stars are out. Not only have the stars “stepped out,” but they are also “showing out.” Check out the fabulousness from the 2016 red carpet. Felice León is multimedia editor at The Root.
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Post-Valentine’s Day Prison Blues: How #Cut50 Is Trying to Bring Jailed Men Home to Their Families
For the wives and girlfriends of the 2 million men behind bars, Valentine’s Day meant waking up alone. For those able to visit their loved ones, they prepared by dressing in a prison-approved outfit: nothing too tight; nothing that shows leg above the knee or reveals shoulders; a wire-free bra; nothing that will set off…
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