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Black Voters Must Hold Democrats Accountable
For the second time in as many months, activists aligned with #BlackLivesMatter have disrupted a major speaking event featuring presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Activists have targeted Democratic Party candidates for their lackluster positions on winning racial justice. #BlackLivesMatter co-founder Patrisse Cullors, who participated in an earlier direct action at the Netroots Nation conference in Phoenix,…
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Taraji P. Henson: I Didn’t Want to Make Cookie a Neck-Rolling Caricature
Taraji P. Henson put a lot of thought into playing Cookie Lyon on Empire because she didn’t want the character to be stereotyped as just another African-American working-class woman whom people could disregard or prejudge. During an interview with People magazine, Henson explained how there’s a lot more to Cookie’s larger-than-life personality, and she took the…
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David Oyelowo Will Be the 1st Black James Bond—Well, Kind Of
People itching to see a black James Bond in this lifetime may see their dream come true sooner rather than later. British-Nigerian actor David Oyelowo (he played Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma) will use his voice to play Bond in a new audiobook called Trigger Mortis, The Guardian reports. At first glance it doesn’t…
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Celebrities Are Now Getting Punk’d on BET
We get to see our favorite celebrities in true form again on Punk’d. The show is getting a reboot and will now air on BET every Tuesday at 10:30 p.m. Instead of Ashton Kutcher, comedians King Bach and DeStorm Powers will be the ones setting up crazy situations for celebrities to react to. They’ve already…
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T.D. Jakes Slams the Christian News Site for Suggesting That He Endorsed Same-Sex Marriage
T.D. Jakes is not taking too kindly to being misunderstood. The mega-church pastor posted a message on Facebook Sunday calling out the Christian News Network because, he says, the news website misconstrued his thoughts on same-sex marriage by suggesting that he now supports gay marriages. During his appearance on HuffPost Live, Jakes was trying to…
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T.D. Jakes Slams Christian News Site for Suggesting That He Endorsed Same-Sex Marriage
T.D. Jakes is not taking too kindly to being misunderstood. The mega-church pastor posted a message on Facebook Sunday apparently calling out the Christian News Network because, he says, the website misconstrued his observations on the black church’s relationship with LGBT people by suggesting that he now supports gay marriage. During his appearance on HuffPost…
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Watch Laverne Cox Channel Her Inner Beyoncé in a Dance Routine
Laverne Cox has got some moves. During an interview with Nylon magazine, the Orange Is the New Black actress was given three “situations” to dance her way through. The first was a high school dance recital, so Cox gave us fine ballet. The second scenario: picking someone up from the club. So she shook…
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Movie Review: Straight Outta Compton Takes N.W.A From Boys to Men Who Became Hip-Hop Legends
Straight Outta Compton is a film that brilliantly captures the energy of a group of friends raging against the post-industrial machine in a city on the brink of eruption. Directed by F. Gary Gray, Straight Outta Compton tells the story of N.W.A, one of the most notorious and iconic rap groups in music history, and…
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Sign of the Times: A Performance Artist’s Creative Approach to Finding a Husband
On Sunday afternoon, I was at an annual event in Brooklyn, N.Y., which was attended by thousands of people, mostly young black professionals looking for a good time. In the crowd, I spotted a woman who left no doubt about why she’d shown up that day—not for the music or to hang with her girls…
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How to Take Care of Your Parents Without Stressing Yourself
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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