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The Root’s Young Futurists, Where Are They Now: Arielle De Souza
Arielle De Souza is impassioned by the ocean. The 23-year-old fell in love with marine life at the New York Aquarium, but with family from Trinidad and Tobago, she also attributes this passion to her family’s frequent trips to the beach. Her “oneness” with the sea spilled into her academic interests. In May 2016, De Souza received…
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Report: Man Grabs and Chokes 4-Month-Old Baby at Wal-Mart
An incident at an Overland Park, Kan., Wal-Mart is under investigation after a woman reported that a strange man walked up to her in the checkout lane and began choking her 4-month-old baby, KTLA reports. A shopper who saw the Wednesday attack tackled the man and held him until police arrived, according to the report. “While I…
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Letter From Calif. Shooting Victim Sent to Family More Than a Decade Later
Aaron Vickers was 19 when he was killed in a drive-by shooting in South Stockton, Calif., in 2002. In 2000 he had written a letter for a school assignment addressed to his future self, and his parents recently received that letter, according to the New York Daily News. Daryl Hutchins, Vickers’ former teacher at Plaza…
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Anita Hill Paved the Way for Donald Trump Accusers to Speak Their Truth
This month marks 25 years since Anita F. Hill sat before the Senate Judiciary Committee and testified about sexual harassment by then-Supreme Court hopeful Clarence Thomas. She testified about his commentary regarding her physical appearance and someone leaving a pubic hair on his soda can. It was shocking. Fast-forward to 2016, and here we are…
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Report: To Avoid Scutiny, Chicago Police Officer Didn’t Shoot Suspect for Beating Her
Parta Huff, 28, was arrested for attacking a female police officer while allegedly high on PCP. Chicago police say that she should have shot the man, but she chose not to because she feared that the shooting would be controversial, CBS News reports. Apparently the incident started when a police officer and her partner witnessed a car crash…
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Kerry Washington Welcomes Son Caleb Into the World
He’s here! According to E! News, Kerry Washington and her husband, Nnamdi Asomugha, welcomed a brand-new baby boy into the world, and his name is Caleb Kelechi. We’ve watched over the past few months how beautiful Washington looked during her pregnancy, as she did with her first child. In May an insider told E! News, “Everyone…
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Man Whose Girlfriend Went Missing Gets Arrested in Another Missing-Woman Case
Police continue to search for Typhenie Johnson, 25, who, authorities say, was last seen with her boyfriend, Christopher Revill, 32, on Oct. 10, CBS News reports. Revill has been arrested on charges of suspicion of kidnapping. Now the family of a previous girlfriend of Revill says that she disappeared under similar circumstances. According to authorities, Revill told police…
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The Price We Paid: Race, Reparative Justice and the Drug War [Retracted]
RETRACTED (6/12/18): This story has been removed because we have discovered it was in breach of our editorial standards. If you’d like to know more, you can read an editor’s note here. A cached version of the story is available here for transparency.
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Man Punches 69-Year-Old Woman Outside NYC Deli, Sends Her to Hospital
Richard “Kwasi” Springer, 28, is accused of punching a 69-year-old woman in New York City on Saturday morning, knocking her unconscious and sending her to the hospital shortly afterward with a serious injury, the New York Daily News reports. Springer reportedly got into an argument with an employee of the Sutphin King Deli in the…
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Fla. Youth Football Coach Fatally Shot in a Public Park
Dave Williams, 43, was shot shortly after bringing cookies and Gatorade to his team after football practice in a Fort Lauderdale park, as reported by CBS News. During the time of the shooting, hundreds of parents, kids, and coaches were at Mills Pond Park. It occurred at around 8:45 p.m. in the parking lot. Williams was taken…
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