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Derrick Rose’s Representative Addresses Rape Allegations
Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose is being sued by a woman who claims the NBA All-Star drugged and gang-raped her with a few of his friends a few years ago. In the court documents, obtained by TMZ Sports, the woman—who is referred to as Jane Doe—alleges that she dated Rose from 2011 and 2013.…
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What Makes Black Men Run From the Police?
It’s never much of a surprise when I hear it, but it stings all the same. Freddie Gray would be alive today if only he hadn’t inexplicably sprinted down his West Baltimore street. As would Walter Scott, the African-American man who was shot in the back in South Carolina fleeing a white police officer who…
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My Jewish Boyfriend Claims He Loves Me, but He’s Keeping Our Relationship a Secret From His Family
Dear Demetria: I’ve been with my guy for almost a year. I am completely in love. We talk every day; he tells me he loves me almost every day. I’m black. He’s white and Jewish. He always talks about “If we’re married … ” and about being together in the future. But our relationship is…
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Janet Jackson Writes a Letter to Aaliyah: ‘What We Shared Was Sacred’
Janet Jackson took to social media Monday to express her condolences for the late, great Aaliyah. Jackson tweeted a photo of a brief, handwritten note she wrote. In it she described the “sacred,” “everlasting” and “pure” bond that she and Aaliyah shared. A bond that she said “will endure.” She ended it with: “I love…
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Eazy-E’s Son: My Father Was Killed. Suge Knight Admitted It
The portrayal of the beef between Marion “Suge” Knight and Eazy-E in Straight Outta Compton has people talking about the fallout between the members of N.W.A, Eazy-E’s untimely death and the role that Suge Knight allegedly played in the entire situation. Eazy-E’s third son, Yung Eazy, posted a message on Instagram Thursday and said that…
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Black and Hispanic Career Changers: Nas Is Dishing Out Scholarship Money so You Can Learn How to Code in 3 Months
It’s quickly becoming the No. 1 choice for 20-something and 30-something career changers who are fed up with their current gigs and want to learn a valuable skill quickly. Coding—also called programming or software engineering—is the go-to field for these types of transitions. Coders learn how to build websites, apps and the digital products and…
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Remembering Hurricane Katrina: We’ve Come This Far by Faith
There is no peace inside a hurricane. The wind sounds like a howling dog. The shutters on the windows of your old house rattle as if a sci-fi predator were trying to break in. Your family sits in a circle with their faces tight, occasionally gasping when a tree cracks in two, a tin garbage…
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Will Liposuction, Filler or Botox Boost Your Job Prospects?
Harriette Cole is the author of the book of meditations 108 Stitches: Words We Live By and a contributing editor at The Root. Follow her on Twitter.
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Watch: 5 Incredibly Candid Aaliyah Moments
If you’re anything like me, once you get on YouTube and start watching Aaliyah interviews, you can’t stop. Three hours later, and you’re still entranced by her whispery voice, her mild-mannered and sweet temperament, and this mystique about her that made her death in 2001 feel so completely wrong and inappropriate. Today marks the 14th…
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