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Huckabee Blasts Obama for Noting That Islam Isn’t the Only Religion With Terrorists
Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor and candidate in the 2012 Republican presidential primaries, is blasting President Barack Obama yet again, but this time it’s not about how the president lets daughters Malia and Sasha listen to Beyoncé’s music. This time it’s about Obama’s recent remarks in which the president reminded people that Islam is not…
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Carol Taylor’s 1st Flight Made History for African Americans
Who was the first African-American flight attendant for a U.S. airline? The skies weren’t always so friendly to black people. In the mid-1950s, the handful of black employees working for the major U.S. carriers were in service positions, and all the pilots (male only) and flight attendants (stewardesses or hostesses, in the vernacular of the…
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Grammy Red Carpet: Stars Shine on Music’s Biggest Night
Nicole L. Cvetnic is The Root’s multimedia editor and producer. The music industry’s biggest stars gathered in Los Angeles at the Staples Center on Sunday for the 57th annual Grammy Awards, and the red-carpet fashion did not disappoint. Check out who wore it best. Singer Rita Ora Ciara Actress Kat Graham Herbie Hancock Chrissy Teigen and…
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Report: Fox’s Empire Breaks 23-Year Ratings Record
Empire, the hip-hop drama that stars Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, has broken a ratings record that stood for more than 23 years, according to Entertainment Weekly. The show is averaging 14 million viewers and a strong 5.6 rating among adults 18-49 so far for the first two weeks of the season, with total DVR…
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Kids’ Candy Fight Sparks Fatal Shooting by Adult of Ex-Pro Baseball Player
A former Los Angeles Angels draft pick was shot and killed in suburban Atlanta last year following a dispute over candy that began with a group of children and escalated to include adults at an apartment complex, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Stacie Williams, 25, who was already in Fulton County, Ga., jail on unrelated…
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Nigeria Delays Elections Over Fears of Violence by Boko Haram Militants
Nigeria’s election commission announced plans Saturday to postpone the country’s presidential and legislative elections for six weeks because of security concerns over violence in the region, according to the Huffington Post, citing a report at the Associated Press. Election-commission Chairman Attahiru Jega said that the vote would be rescheduled from Feb. 14 to March 28…
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Cops Probe Bobbi Kristina Brown’s Boyfriend in Bathtub Incident
Police are investigating the possibility of foul play in the case of Bobbi Kristina Brown, who was found unresponsive in a bathtub last weekend, according to the New York Daily News, citing a report at TMZ. The daughter of the late Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown is on life support at Emory University in Atlanta.…
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Watch: Detroit Man With 21-Mile Commute on Foot Receives New Car, $320,000 in Donations
After making a 21-mile round-trip to work for nearly 10 years because his car broke down, James Robertson was rewarded for his dedication on Friday. A car dealership gave the 56-year-old factory worker a new Ford Taurus on Friday, the New York Daily News reports. As The Root reported earlier, Robertson’s story won the hearts of…
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Oh Boy! Fla. Mom Gives Birth to 14-Pound Baby
When Maxxzandra Ford of Tampa, Fla., gave birth to a baby boy on Jan. 29, she had known for only a matter of weeks that she was pregnant. When her child, Avery, came, he set the record for the heaviest baby delivered at St. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital, and he was one of the largest babies…
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Michelle and Malia Obama Visit NYC Colleges
Will another Obama call New York City home? Possibly, according to the New York Daily News, which says that Malia Obama and her mother, first lady Michelle Obama, were spotted in the Big Apple on Friday touring New York University, Barnard College and neighboring Columbia University. Malia’s father—you know, the president—graduated from Columbia, on Manhattan’s…
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