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Keke Palmer Responds to Criticism That She’s Playing the Stereotypical Black Girl on Scream Queens
Keke Palmer caught wind of the criticism that her character on the Fox series Scream Queens is a loudmouthed, neck-rolling hood rat—traits that play on stereotypes about how young African-American girls from working-class communities behave. She told BuzzFeed that she doesn’t agree with that interpretation of her character and that she’s OK with the script…
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When Did My Black Ancestors First Arrive in Washington, DC?
I have been working on my family tree for the past two years and have become stuck. My great-great-grandfather William Prue was born in 1840 in Virginia and married Anne Upshur Prue, who was born there in 1845. Their children included my great-grandfather James Prue, who was born in 1885 and married Lucy Fractious Prue (1884-1980). The Prues have been in…
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From Crack House to Cocaine Apartment: The Privilege of Dying While White
With a bit of trepidation, I’m addressing the story of Kiersten Rickenbach Cerveny, the married doctor and mother of three who was left unconscious in the lobby of an apartment building she did not live in and was pronounced dead by medics shortly after she was found. While the cause of death hasn’t been determined,…
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Kanye West: I Felt Discriminated Against in the Fashion Industry for Not Being Gay
Kanye West is turning homophobia on its head and arguing that in the fashion industry, heterosexuals are the outsiders and have a harder time succeeding. “I feel like I got discriminated in fashion for not being gay,” West said during an interview with SHOWstudio. He explained that most times it’s the other way around, that…
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N.W.A, Chaka Khan and Janet Jackson Nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The nominees for induction into the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were announced Thursday, and Janet Jackson, the Spinners, Chaka Khan and trend-setting rap group N.W.A are four of the 15 acts up for the honor, USA Today reports. It’s a great look for soul, funk, R&B and hip-hop music. In order to be…
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Karrueche Tran: People Think I’m Weak and May Not Work With Me Because I Stayed With Chris Brown
Karrueche Tran says she has felt discriminated against by Hollywood employers because of her decision to reconcile with her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown time and time again through the years. During an interview with the BBC, the aspiring actress talked about the perception that she is weak because she continued to date Brown and how this,…
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NBA Player Matt Barnes Allegedly Attacked Knicks Coach Derek Fisher Over Barnes’ Soon-to-Be Ex-Wife
When Matt Barnes’ son told him that New York Knicks coach Derek Fisher was at the house mingling with Barnes’ soon-to-be ex-wife, Gloria Govan, Barnes reportedly jumped into his car Saturday, driving 95 miles to shut it down, the New York Post reports. It was a house that Barnes and Govan once both lived in.…
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Conservative Billionaire Rupert Murdoch Tweets: Ben Carson Would Be a ‘Real Black President’
Rupert Murdoch—a white man and 84-year-old billionaire who owns the world’s second-largest news conglomerate—praised Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson in a tweet Wednesday night and suggested that the former neurosurgeon would be a “real black President.” Ben and Candy Carson terrific. What about a real black President who can properly address the racial divide? And…
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Just Sex: The Root Answers Your Most Intimate Questions
Have you found yourself going through the motions in the bedroom? Does your partner not seem as stimulated as he or she once was? Has a recent medication changed your sexual responsiveness or caused physical changes that make lovemaking uncomfortable? You’ve got questions, but are you too embarrassed or too uncertain about whom to ask…
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15 Urban Farms and Activists That Are Changing the Way We Eat
Martin Johnson writes about music for the Wall Street Journal, basketball for Slate and beer for Eater, and he blogs at both the Joy of Cheese and Rotations. Follow him on Twitter.
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