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Wrong Again, Ben Carson. Prison Sex Isn’t an Argument Against Same-Sex Marriage
I suppose it’s possible that a different rhetorical approach hasn’t yet occurred to Ben Carson, but I’m here to tell him that it really is conceivable for a politician to express his opposition to same-sex marriage without resorting to spiteful and derisive language about gays and lesbians in the process. And that argument probably goes…
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Cuban Official: Assata Shakur’s Extradition Is ‘Off the Table’
As if the U.S. government didn’t hear Cuba loud and clear in December, a Cuban official recently told Yahoo News that Cuba has absolutely no intentions of returning Assata Shakur to the U.S. to serve out her prison sentence for the murder of a New Jersey state trooper in 1973, given that Fidel Castro granted her political…
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Being Mary Jane Recap: Bye-Bye, Baby
Let’s just take a moment to admit that Mama Patterson was right about Mary Jane telling all her business on TV. M.J. finds out on the air at the end of the egg-freezing procedure that she only has four 6 mm follicles. In layman’s terms: The chances of her getting pregnant are looking grim, although…
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NYC Man Indicted for Fatally Beating Transgender Woman
James Dixon, 24, was charged Tuesday with manslaughter and assault for fatally beating 21-year-old transgender woman Islan Nettles in New York City in August 2013, the New York Daily News reports. According to the report, Nettles was walking with two other transgender friends in Harlem when Dixon and his friends saw them and began catcalling.…
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Netflix Pays Nearly $12,000,000 to Stream African War Film When It Hits Theaters
Netflix is continuing to turn traditional media and rollout protocols on their heads by acquiring the rights to the African war drama Beasts of No Nation, USA Today reports. The film—which is widely considered to be a serious Oscar contender for next year—will be released in theaters later this year and also streamed simultaneously on Netflix…
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American Crime Creator John Ridley Brings the Pain
John Ridley is at the top of his game. The Academy Award-winning screenwriter of 2013’s critically acclaimed film 12 Years a Slave is helming the highly anticipated ABC drama American Crime, which premieres March 5. Featuring an all-star cast including Timothy Hutton, Felicity Huffman, Benito Martinez and Regina King, American Crime explores the complexities of…
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Before Venus and Serena, There Were the Peters Sisters
Editor’s note: For Women’s History Month, The Root is spotlighting less famous figures from the African American National Biography, whose stories exemplify the extraordinary, and often unsung, accomplishments of African-American women from our past. With their combined 26 tennis grand-slam singles titles and 30 grand slams in doubles, few could deny that Venus and Serena Williams are the…
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The World’s Richest Black Women
Becoming successful in the world of business is no easy feat, especially for a woman. This is especially true in patriarchal societies where women are not schooled at the same level as men and are considered second-class citizens. That’s what makes this elite group of multimillionaire and billionaire women even more impressive. These black women…
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We Can’t Ignore the Link Between Ferguson and Those Attica Prison Guards’ Brutality
On Monday President Barack Obama, surrounded by members of his President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing—created in the wake of last year’s grand jury decisions in the police killings of Michael Brown and Eric Garner—announced policy recommendations to local law enforcement as a response to the outrage generated by a nationwide epidemic of police…
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Need Ideas for a Date Night? Work Conference? Boys’ Weekend? Check Out the National Black Calendar
The Root has officially launched the National Black Calendar, an events-listing website that will capture goings-on across the nation of interest to an African-American audience. Whether you’re looking to plan the perfect date night with your beau, curate an itinerary for a bachelorette weekend in Las Vegas, track down professional conferences relevant to your industry or…
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