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If You're Young, Fabulous and Female and in the Philly Area, You Don't Want to Miss This!
Are you young, fabulous, female and in the Philadelphia area? Then come on out to join The Root at our event on Wednesday, Sept. 28. YFF: Philadelphia will be held at the African American Museum in Philadelphia from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. It will be a fabulous girls’ night out of networking, intriguing panel discussion…
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Loretta Lynch Addresses Shooting Deaths of Terence Crutcher, Keith Lamont Scott
At the International Bar Association’s 2016 Annual Conference on Wednesday, U.S. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch commented on the police-shooting deaths of two black men in Tulsa, Okla., and Charlotte, N.C., according to a Department of Justice press release. “On Monday the Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation into the death of Terence Crutcher in Tulsa, Oklahoma,”…
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No Officers Charged in Korryn Gaines' Case
There will be no criminal charges filed against any of the officers who were involved in the fatal shooting of Korryn Gaines, in an incident that also left her 5-year-old son injured, according to WBAL-TV. Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger is expected to “advise the family that he completed his monitoring of the police investigation into…
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Family of Minn. Mall Stabber Shocked
Dahir Ahmed Adan, 20, stabbed 10 people at a mall in Minnesota on Saturday before getting shot and killed by an off-duty police officer, CBS News reports. Adan, who worked part time as a private security guard for an Electrolux factory, put on a uniform and went into the Crossroads Center shopping mall in St. Cloud,…
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Dream Hampton: We Should Have the Right to Sell Weed [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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Pregnant Woman Killed in Chicago; Baby Survives
Parasha Beard, 19, was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in Chicago on Sunday, CBS News reports. According to CBS News, Beard and a man were sitting in a parked car when another vehicle drove up next to them and opened fire. The man with Beard was also shot and critically wounded. They were both…
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90-Year-Old Walking From Fort Worth, Texas, to DC to Make History
Opal Lee, 90, is an activist who is fighting for Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating when the last American slaves were freed in Texas, to be made a national holiday, Fox 4 News reports. Lee is walking from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., and needs 100,000 signatures on an online petition at the White House website. She…
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Photos: Black Stars Strut Down the Red Carpet at the Primetime Emmy Awards
Before the trophies were handed out at tonight’s 68th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, black celebrities shined as they strutted down the red carpet. We got you covered with pictures of your favorite actresses and actors. And brace yourselves: Kerry Washington’s baby-bump is everything.
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Miss DC Wears Natural Hair at Pageant, Wins Swimsuit Competition
Cierra Jackson, the only competitor to wear natural hair in this year’s Miss America pageant, won the competition’s swimsuit segment but lost out on the crown in the annual competition. Regardless, Jackson has broken a barrier regarding long, flowing hair on Miss America competitors. The Spelman College graduate and author of CC the Military Kid!…
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Entire Seattle High School Football Team Kneels During Anthem
An entire Seattle high school football team knelt during the national anthem before their Friday-night football game. Players from Garfield High—including players of different races as well as the coaches—said that they took a knee to protest “social injustices.” According to Q13 Fox, Garfield High School head football coach Joey Thomas said that the players…
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