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Anne Hathaway's Lil Wayne Imitation
Anne Hathaway’s rap: It’s flawlessly delivered, she says it’s “in the style of Lil Wayne” and it expresses her frustration with the paparazzi. Shadow and Act insists she’s better than Will Smith. Cute, crazy or cringe-worthy? You be the judge (also, when’s the last time an actual rapper gestured like that?). Judge throws out suit…
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Introducing The Root U!
A new school year is upon us, and whether you’re headed back to school this fall or have just graduated, you should have access to all the news that matters to you the most. The Root U is a fresh extension of The Root that keeps busy college students and budding young professionals ahead of…
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Black Brits Worse Off Than in 1985
The Guardian’s Joseph Harker says that black Britons are worse off in many ways than during the last round of riots in 1981 and 1985. In the years up to 1981, tension had been building between black people and the police over the “sus” laws, which gave officers powers to arrest anyone they suspected may…
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Oakland Police Lose Strip Search Lawsuit
A federal judge has ruled that two Oakland, Calif., police officers violated the rights of two black men whom they forced to stand naked on a crowded street at 8 a.m. near an intersection while the officers searched them and their vehicle. At the end of a nonjury trial on Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge…
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Swoopes Marrying Man After Coming Out
Six years after three-time WNBA MVP Sheryl Swoopes came out, announcing her relationship with then-girlfriend Alisa Scott, she has announced that she’s engaged … to a man. Cue the confusion. She’s been called everything from “no longer” a lesbian to NSGAA (“not so gay after all”). The Huffington Post’s Maya Rupert says this approach erroneously…
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VIDEO: Why Buchanan Called Obama 'Your Boy'
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy On today’s Morning Joe on MSNBC, Pat Buchanan explained what he meant when he used what some interpreted as a racially loaded slur to refer to the president: Let me clarify something that happened last night on the Al Sharpton show, a very…
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Jackson Family at Odds Over Tribute Concert
Michael Jackson’s family has announced that a concert in his honor will take place on Oct. 8 in Wales, with some of the world’s most popular artists performing. But the whole Jackson clan isn’t on board with the event, Uptown magazine reports. Jackson’s mother, Katherine, is completely behind “Michael Forever: The Tribute Concert,” saying: When…
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The Biggest Lie About Race? That It's Real
There’s a reason we’ll never come to a consensus on the most accurate racial classifications for Barack Obama or Tiger Woods. There’s a reason questions about ethnicity on the census and college applications feel impossible to an increasing number of Americans. There’s a reason you can be black in the United States, colored in South…
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San Francisco Protests 'Transit Racism'
35 arrested in “transit racism” protest: Tension among community members and San Francisco police is rising this week following the July 16 killing of 19-year-old Kenneth Wade Harding by SFPD officers in the city’s black Bayview district, ColorLines reports. Residents took to the streets in protest of what they’re calling “transit racism” and heightened police…
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Gates vs. Gates: The Face-Off
Have you ever wanted to interview Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates? Well, here’s your chance to pose a question to one of the richest men in the world. Our own editor-in-chief, Henry Louis Gates Jr., will be quizzing the tech legend and philanthropist onstage at the National Urban League Conference in Boston on Thursday. Professor Gates…
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