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Lil Jon Responds to Report That Trump Called Him ‘Uncle Tom’ During Celebrity Apprentice
Rapper Lil Jon responded last night to a report that said that Donald Trump repeatedly called him “Uncle Tom” while filming a 2013 episode of The Celebrity Apprentice. “Look, he’s Uncle Tom!” one longtime Apprentice staffer recalled Trump saying at least twice during a show challenge when Lil Jon was dressed as Uncle Sam. The…
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Watch: Jennifer Holliday's 2nd Coming
Jennifer Holliday is a self-proclaimed Broadway baby—and once a Broadway baby, always a Broadway baby. The legendary actress started her career decades ago in Your Arms Too Short to Box With God but won the world over in Dreamgirls as Effie White—for which Holliday won a Tony Award. The iconic play ran on Broadway 35…
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The ‘We Love You’ Project Embraces Black Men
Frustrated by the recent deaths of black men at the hands of the police, Washington, D.C.-based photographer Bryon Summers felt the need to do something to change the image of black men. Admittedly, he’s not a marching kind of guy, but he absolutely believes in the power of protest and making himself “heard.” His personal…
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9-Year-Old Conn. Girl Banned From Soccer Game Because of Her Hairstyle
Aubrey Zvovushe-Ramos, 9, had never run into any problems with her hairstyle during the six years she has played soccer. But last Saturday the referee told her that if she did not remove the beads from her braids, she wouldn’t be allowed to play in the game with her Sapphires teammates in Monroe, Conn., ThinkProgress reports.…
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Ex-Cop Found Guilty of Shooting Woman He Met on Craiglist and Burning Her Body
Tahreem Rana, 25, was found guilty of several charges, including felony murder, Wednesday, more than two years after he fatally shot Vernecia Woodard, 26, after meeting her on Craigslist, CBS reports. Rana killed her the first night they met in person. The two were originally meeting for a “romantic exchange,” authorities said. Rana, who was an Atlanta…
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Who Were My Enslaved Ancestor’s Parents?
How do I go about finding the parents of my maternal second great-grandfather Spencer Mott, born about 1820 in Georgia? He was listed in the 1880 census as mulatto, living in Brandywine Claiborne, Miss. I’m guessing he was probably a slave. —Tammy Robinson Tracking enslaved people before the end of the Civil War is tricky…
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10 Signs You’re Black and From Fla.
Editor’s note: This is part of a series that looks at regional blackness and what it’s like being black in various parts of these United States. Florida is on the map. Somewhere, somehow, we black Floridians stand out from among those in other areas of the nation just because, well, we have a very different…
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The Root’s Young Futurists, Where Are They Now: Nicholas Cobb
Nicholas Cobb is a young man driven to serve others. The budding philanthropist started Comfort and Joy, a nonprofit that raises money to buy jackets for the homeless in North Texas. A computer science wiz, Cobb, even built the Comfort and Joy website by himself. Now the 20-year-old altruist is enrolled at the University of Texas at…
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Houston 911 Operator Faces Charges for Hanging Up on Callers
Crenshanda Williams, a former 911 operator, is facing a misdemeanor charge of emergency interference with a telephone call after admitting to hanging up on callers because she didn’t feel like talking to them, Fox 5 reports. Between October 2015 and March 2016, Williams, 43, was apparently involved in thousands of short calls that lasted no…
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The Root’s Young Futurists Are Ready to Change the World: Where Are They Now?
For the past five years, The Root has recognized young talent across the nation. These “Young Futurists” make big strides and contributions to science, business, arts and culture, social justice, and the environment—all between the ages of 15 and 22. The honorees from our 2014 and 2015 classes have been very busy. We’ve already caught up with…
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