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  • CeeLo Green’s Exploding-Cellphone Video Confirmed Fake

    CeeLo Green, who had a bit of a topple from grace over sexual assault claims and his commentary about them over the last few years (funny, because he kind of looks like Humpty Dumpty), was back in the news as footage of a cellphone exploding in his face circulated this weekend. ​ Given the very…

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  • Trump Says Michelle Obama's ‘Not Having Hope’ Comment Not About Him

    In a rare display of restraint, and perhaps even grace, President-elect Donald Trump praised the Obamas, and first lady Michelle Obama specifically, spinning her recent quote, “Now we’re feeling what not having hope feels like,” as referring to the past. As reported by The Root on Friday, portions of Obama’s upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey…

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  • Whites Overrepresented on Juries of Recent Police Shooting Cases

    A recent Huffington Post investigation finds that whites have been substantially overrepresented on juries in recent police cases where police have used lethal force against civilians. The investigators were able to obtain juror information for all 13 police shooting trials that have gone to a jury since August 2014, and found that majority-white juries decided…

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  • Okla. Football Star Joe Mixon Releases Video Showing Him Punching Woman

    A 2-year-old video showing University of Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon punching a female student was released to the Associated Press on Friday. The move was seen as a proactive one, since the Oklahoma Supreme Court ordered the release of the video last week after the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters sued to obtain it. The…

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  • Protesters Descend on NC Capitol to Protest GOP ‘Coup’

    Protesters descended on the Republican-controlled North Carolina General Assembly this week to object to the legislature’s actions limiting the next governor’s power before he even takes office, reports the Associated Press. The demonstrators view the moves as an unconstitutional legislative coup by GOP legislators who are unhappy that their candidate didn’t win re-election. Democrat Roy Cooper narrowly…

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  • POTUS Pops Off on Russia Over Email Hacks: ‘They’re a Small … Weak Country’

    President Barack Obama has donned his “pop off” hat and put Russia President Vladimir Putin on notice that the U.S. may retaliate against the country for meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, reports the Associated Press. “Whatever they do to us, we can potentially do to them,” Obama said Friday at his last press…

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  • Donald Trump’s Empathy Chip Is Missing, and That’s a Problem

    There’s a multitude of reasons that Donald Trump is not qualified to be president: He has zero foreign policy experience; he has repeatedly been accused of sexual assault; he has countless failed businesses and questionable business practices, and the temperament of an indignant 8-year-old. The list is endless. But for me, the reason is much…

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  • First Lady Michelle Obama Hosts Hidden Figures Screening at White House

    It was #BlackGirlMagic Thursday at the White House, where first lady Michelle Obama hosted a private movie screening for the upcoming film Hidden Figures, scheduled to come out on Christmas Day. The event included a screening of the movie, followed by a panel featuring the creators and cast members and remarks by Obama herself. Janelle Monáe, Taraji P. Henson…

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  • How Far Back Does My Free-Black Heritage Go?

    The farthest I’ve been able to trace my family history in Ohio is back to my fifth great-grandparents William H. Kinney and Henrietta Mason. I know that they were in Ohio before 1840, and since they showed up so early in census records, I wondered if they were born free. All of the records that…

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  • That ‘Uber Bae’ Story Is Hilarious, but What if the Driver Had Been a Woman?

    Have you been following the online buzz about “Uber bae”? If you just wondered, “D, what are you talking about?” let me explain: Two friends—college students—go out to a party Saturday in Washington, D.C. Because a car is now completely optional because of Uber, they “call” for one. Mr. Driver arrives and is apparently bearded…

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