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Juanita Bynum Types in Tongues on Facebook
No, she didn’t fall asleep at the keyboard. Pentecostal televangelist, author and gospel singer Juanita Bynum has been raising eyebrows in the Christian community and beyond with her most recent use of technology to spread her message: She’s been speaking (or, rather, typing) in tongues in messages to her Facebook fans. An example: GIRD THEM…
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Stars React on Twitter to East Coast Quake
Minutes after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit the East Coast, celebrities took to the Twitterverse. Here’s a look at their humorous, political and apocalyptic tweets. Terry McMillan (@missterryMcMillan): Let’s hear Rick Perry’s take on the earthquake. We know Michele will blame it on the President. La La (@lala): Just hoping all my East Coast people…
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VIDEO: Michele vs. Michelle
Everyone remembers when Michelle Obama said that for the first time in her adult life, “I am proud of my country.” Or really, everyone remembers the backlash against her after the statement. Before winning the Iowa straw poll this past weekend, Michele Bachmann — who’s actually running for president, not just married to someone who…
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Myth-Busting the Black Marriage 'Crisis'
When it comes to marriage in the African-American community, two black scholars have a message: The mainstream media’s analysis is divisive and defeatist. We’re slammed with panic-inducing statistics because fear sells. And we need to stop buying into it. Their research, recently published in Empower Magazine, is an answer to the onslaught of gloom-and-doom news…
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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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