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Black Is Beautiful: W Magazine’s Fall Fashion Spread Features All Black Models With Natural Hair
They’re gorgeous photos. Not that we’re depending on mainstream magazines to validate or show love to natural hair and chocolate-complexioned models, but W magazine did a great job including an all-black model ensemble for a photo spread in its August 2015 edition. Six models—Ajak Deng, Amilna Estevao, Anais Mali, Aya Jones, Binx Walton and Tami…
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When the Mighty Have Fallen: 50 Cent Reveals That His Lavish Lifestyle Was an Illusion
Bob Marley once sang: “If all that glitters is gold, then half the story has never been told.” Truer words have never been spoken, and 50 Cent Tuesday described the parts of his lifestyle that went untold. For instance: A lot of the jewelry and cars you see him flashing on social media? They’re on…
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Nicki Minaj Says Tidal Was Slammed, but Taylor Swift Was Celebrated for Shunning Spotify. White Media, Why the Double Standard?
In one fell swoop, Nicki Minaj articulated a legitimate paranoia held by many blacks: the idea that the powers that be will always try to trivialize, nitpick or sabotage the efforts of black people who are trying to amass real wealth. I’m not talking about getting rich; I’m talking wealth with a capital ‘W.’ Bill…
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Do You Really Want to Date a Guy Who Abandoned His Pregnant Ex?
I’m talking to this guy. His recent ex is actually pregnant by him. He explained to me that he strongly felt like she tried to trap him because he told her before she got pregnant that he wasn’t ready to start a family. When she got pregnant, he told her the best thing would be…
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Invest in Art for Your Soul, Not Your Bank Account
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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Piers Morgan Tweets ‘All Lives Matter’ and Gets Into It With Black Twitter
Yep, we’re here again. People are questioning the premise behind the “Black Lives Matter” phrase, arguing that it’s divisive and suggests a superiority and that “All Lives Matter” is more appropriate. They refuse to understand the unique set of challenges that black people face in being subjected to excessive police force, and the necessity of…
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Young Jeezy Says Donald Trump Is Making a Mockery of the Presidential Election to Help Build His Own Brand
Give Young Jeezy a 10-minute appearance slot on a prime-time news show. The Georgia rapper is dropping knowledge about the 2016 presidential election and weighed in on the intentions of the guy who’s currently polling in first place in the Republican campaign. Young Jeezy posted three tweets Monday calling Donald Trump’s bluff, saying that…
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50 Cent: AT&T Is Racist Because It’s Dropping Urban-Friendly Channels Like Starz
50 Cent is probably overly concerned about every last one of his moneymaking endeavors now that a New York grand jury has ordered him to cough up $5 million in a civil suit. Not to mention the other financial hardships he said he’s experiencing in a recent bankruptcy filing. So don’t go messing with his…
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The Root’s #MCM: Golden Moments of President Obama Being So Trill Lately
For a while there, I was concerned that President Barack Obama wouldn’t do enough to earn a think piece describing all the ways he’s kept it “completely 100″—similar to the way we commended former Attorney General Eric Holder for keeping it “eight more than 92” last year. Let me tell you, I fretted over this, had…
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Billy Graham’s Son Wants to Stop Muslims From Coming to America While Ignoring the White Terrorists Among Us
Whether they grew up in a Christian household or not, most people have heard of Billy Graham. For many believers, he was a Christian leader who taught the uncompromising word of God, a man who reached out to Christians and non-Christians alike to spread the love of Jesus. So we are outraged that his son,…
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