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Report: Beyoncé Is Pregnant Again
According to E! News, “multiple sources” have confirmed that Beyoncé and Jay-Z are expecting their second child. That would do something to explain the whole doctor-ordered-rest thing from earlier this week: Rumors first began churning that the Grammy winner was with child when, earlier this month, she walked the red carpet at the Met Gala wearing a…
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Obama Administration: All Over HBCU Graduations
(The Root) — So when we said in “19 Things Every HBCU Grad Knows” that historically black colleges get the best graduation speakers, we didn’t lie. Some evidence: First lady Michelle Obama spoke at Bowie State University on Friday, and President Obama is set to address Morehouse College graduates on Sunday. That’s in addition to the…
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NBA Star Addresses Lawsuit on Instagram
(The Root) — Why waste time having your public relations team release an official statement when you can do it yourself via social media? That seems to be NBA star Nick Young’s logic. The Philadelphia 76er is being sued by a woman alleging that he raped her two years ago. Young has vehemently denied the…
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Space Camp Scholarship Replaces Punishment for Kiera Wilmot
Kiera Wilmot, the 16-year-old Florida student who was infamously expelled and arrested after her science experiment caused a small explosion, avoided felony charges, much to the relief of supporters around the country. Now that the threat of criminal sanctions for the incident (which hurt no one and caused no damage) is behind her, she also…
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2nd Suspect Arrested in New Orleans Shooting
Updated Friday, May 17, 9:05 a.m. EDT: After Akein Scott, 19, was arrested Wednesday night, his brother Shawn Scott, 24, was arrested on Thursday, the Los Angeles Times reports. Four other people have been arrested for allegedly harboring the fugitives during an intense manhunt, officials said Thursday. Earlier: The Associated Press is reporting that 19-year-old Akein Scott, the…
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Graffiti Terrorizes Black High School Students
It’s one thing (a disturbing and far-too-common thing) when students get the bright idea to use racial slurs in graffiti, revealing troubling attitudes and creating a hostile environment for everyone. It’s something else altogether when the people who deface property actually make a hit list of African-American students who should be the “first to die.”…
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'Scandal' Season Finale Captivates Twitter
(The Root) — Shonda Rhimes did it again. She nearly killed Twitter with the Scandal season finale last night. Scandal hashtags (such as #ScandalABC, #AskScandal, and #Gladiators to name a few) were trending all day on both Twitter and The Chatterati. Twitter woke up Thursday morning ready to talk about the show, and per usual,…
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We Should Pay Attention to How the LGBT Community Gets Things Done
Writing at the Huffington Post, Gil Robertson says that African Americans should pay close attention to this example of how to manage a group agenda. Of course the LGBT community’s campaign to push forward its mandate could not have been achieved without the example put forth by African Americans to achieve Civil Rights over half…
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Quote of the Day: Moms Mabley
Read more about Moms Mabley here. Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and the director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African-American Research at Harvard University. He is also the editor-in-chief of The Root. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
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19 Things Every HBCU Grad Knows
(The Root) — We often either romanticize HBCUs or disparage them. But as all graduates of historically black schools know, the truth lies somewhere in between. If you want to see what’s hot on black Twitter, check out The Chatterati.Akoto Ofori-Atta is the editor of The Grapevine. Like her Facebook page and follow her on…
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