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Cedric the Entertainer Leads Protest March Through Hollywood
Cedric the Entertainer and actor Kendrick Sampson, who plays the cute but devious Caleb Hapstall on How to Get Away With Murder, led a march of hundreds of men, women and children down Sunset Boulevard on Wednesday to protest the shooting deaths of black people by police. “We must get involved,” said Cedric, who said…
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Flying While Black? RHOA’s Kandi Burruss Says She and Hubby Kicked Off Flight for No Reason
Editor’s note: This article contains a social media post that some may find offensive. Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kandi Burruss is urging folks not to fly Hawaiian Airlines after she claims she and her husband, Todd Tucker, were kicked off a flight for no legitimate reason. The singer-songwriter and reality-TV star took to Instagram yesterday to…
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New Video Reveals Sacramento, Calif., Police Tried to Run Over Black Man Before Fatally Shooting Him
According to recently released dashcam video from a July altercation, two Sacramento, Calif., police officers attempted to run over an African-American homeless man—twice—before they shot and killed him in a hail of bullets. The Sacramento Bee reports that one of the officers said, “[F—k] this guy” in the final minute before they shot Joseph Mann.…
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Police Release #AlfredOlango Videos; Sister Heard Shrieking, ‘Don’t Shoot Him!’
El Cajon, Calif., police released two short videos of the shooting death of Alfred Olango, on Friday, “for the sake of the well-being of the community,” USA Today reports. One of the videos shows the unarmed black man backing away from a police officer before he was fatally shot Tuesday night. El Cajon Police Chief Jeff…
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The Root’s Young Futurists, Where Are They Now: Joye Nettles
Joye Nettles is a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) star. The 2016 Young Futurist first impressed us with her tech savvy and leadership skills as a student at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. A natural-born leader, the recent graduate continues to share her story with aspiring techies, particularly women and people of color. “I…
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The Root Hosts Young, Fabulous and Female in Philly
Wednesday night was The Root’s Young, Fabulous and Female event, this time held at the African American Museum in Philadelphia, and we had a blast! An ambience of Black Girl Magic filled the room as our guests arrived. While enjoying delicious treats from our incredible caterer, David K. Simms of Eatible Delights Catering, women were…
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Update on Opal Lee's Journey to Make Juneteenth a National Holiday
The petition on Opal Lee’s hope to make Juneteenth a national holiday ran out of time Tuesday when it didn’t reach the goal of 100,000 signatures, the Star-Telegram reports. However, that hasn’t stopped Lee, 89, from continuing on. “Whether we have 100,000 signatures or not, she is still walking. Her goal is to get an audience with…
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The Black Maternal Mortality Rate in the US Is an International Crisis
Last week I spoke at the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to urge the United States to use a human rights framework to improve maternal mortality in the U.S. That’s right: Black women are dying around the world, and black women in the U.S. need to be placed in the…
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NJ Train Crash Leaves 3 Dead and More Than 100 Injured
During Thursday morning’s rush hour, a NJ Transit train crashed into the Hoboken, N.J., train station, the last stop on the Pascack Valley Line, which starts in Spring Valley, N.Y., CNBC reports. According to a medical examiner, three deaths have been reported and up to 100 people are injured. Officials say that there are no…
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The Cast of Moesha: Where Are They Now?
It’s been two decades since young black girls of the ’90s were introduced to Moesha Mitchell and her South Los Angeles crew: Kim, Niecy and Hakeem. Since the show’s debut in January 1996, many of the actors have stayed out of the limelight. But several of them have given us a peek into their lives…
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