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  • Black Female Chemistry Professor Awarded $324,000 to Study Rape-Investigation Methods

    With the upcoming Christmas Day release of the brilliant Oscar-worthy film Hidden Figures, it looks like black female scientists who rock out in science, technology, engineering and math fields are getting their day in the sun. And so it is with Candice Bridge, the University of Central Florida’s first black female chemistry instructor, who just…

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  • Dave Chappelle’s SNL Monologue Draws FCC Complaints for Use of N-Word

    During Dave Chappelle’s brilliant opening monologue as host of Saturday Night Live in November, he used the n-word at least a couple of times, sticking to his brand of unapologetically black-centered humor and vernacular. However, according to a Freedom of Information Act request posted on MuckRock.com, the much-missed comedian yielded more than a dozen complaints from…

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  • CIA Says Russia Helped Trump in US Election: Report

    In a secret assessment from September, the CIA concluded that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win the presidency, according to an explosive report from the Washington Post. “It is the assessment of the intelligence community that Russia’s goal here was to favor one candidate over the other, to help Trump…

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  • The Root’s manCODE and Young, Fabulous and Female Events in Atlanta!

    On Monday in Atlanta, The Root hosted two of our best events so far: manCODE and Young, Fabulous and Female. The night included an enjoyable cocktail hour, followed by two intriguing panels, and finished with an exciting after-party with a fantastic DJ. The feedback from both panels was overwhelmingly positive, and the night overall was…

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  • 8 Gift Ideas for Guys Who Are Out There Hustling Like Earn on Atlanta

    Everyone has a guy like Earn in their life. Earn is the struggling, college dropout-turned-music manager on Atlanta, the FX dramedy that was created by rapper and actor Donald Glover. Earn doesn’t have any money, barely has a job, doesn’t have a car or a place to live. Despite his sometimes unnerving circumstances—whether he’s your brother,…

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  • White Thugs in Hoodies: KKK Leader Arrested in Stabbing Incident Before Trump Rally 

    William Hagen, Orange County, Ca.’s Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon, was arrested last week in North Carolina in connection with the stabbing of another Klan member, reports OCWeekly.com. The stabbing took place before a Trump victory parade in Roxboro, N.C., according to the Caswell County Sheriff’s Office in N.C. Hagen, along with Chris Barker, another national Klan leader, allegedly stabbed…

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  • Black People 3 Times as Likely to Die in Police Chases: Report

    In a first-of-its-kind investigation, USA Today found that black people in the U.S. have been killed in police chases at a rate nearly three times higher than anyone else. The rub is that this included both those fleeing law enforcement and innocent bystanders. The outlet was able to thoroughly and meticulously illustrate yet another example of…

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  • 33 Confirmed Dead in Oakland, Calif., Warehouse Fire 

    Updated Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, at 11:55 p.m. EDT: Searchers have now found 33 bodies in the rubble of the so-called Ghost Ship warehouse in Oakland, Calif., the New York Daily News reports. Some of the victims have been identified, including a 17-year-old, but many are burned beyond recognition, and authorities will need more time…

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  • Jill Stein Drops, Then Resumes, Pa. Recount Bid

    Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein said early Sunday that she was moving forward with her recount efforts in the state of Pennsylvania after announcing the day before that she would drop it. On Saturday, Stein cited a $1 million bond as the reason she would not move forward with the recount effort in the…

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  • Inventor of General Tso’s Chicken Dies at 98

    We don’t know exactly when the fried-chicken chunks bathed in a sweet, spicy sauce became such a hit, but there is no denying that our people love some General Tso’s chicken, and you’d be hard-pressed not to find it in any black neighborhood from East Coast to West. Sadly, many of us butcher the name (is…

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