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Michelle, Malia and Sasha Obama Style-Slay in Morocco
Fittingly, the women of the Obama family took a multicountry tour in support of Michelle Obama’s Let Girls Learn initiative, which promotes education for young girls around the globe, and specifically in Africa for this trip. According to the Washington Free Beacon, the first lady kicked off the tour in Liberia, the African nation founded by…
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Woman on FBI’s Most Wanted List Captured After Killing 9-Months-Pregnant Woman
A Mississippi native on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list has been captured in North Carolina, according to a tweet from the Milwaukee FBI on Friday. Shanika S. Minor, 24, was captured in Fayetteville, N.C., on Friday morning. Minor was arrested by a Cumberland County sheriff’s deputy shortly after 2 a.m. at the Airport…
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Apple Reportedly in Talks to Buy Tidal From Jay Z
Tech behemoth Apple is reportedly in discussions to acquire Tidal, the music-streaming app supposedly more favorable to artists, and fronted by rapper Jay Z. Hov has always recognized the power of leveraging celebrity, and he brought on artist co-owners from the beginning, including Alicia Keys, Calvin Harris, Arcade Fire, Chris Martin, Beyoncé, Daft Punk, Jack White,…
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#RenewDocMcStuffins! Parents Outraged That Disney’s Doc McStuffins May Be Canceled
Doc McStuffins, the lovely Disney Junior show about a nurturing 6-year-old girl who can talk to the stuffed animals that she cares for in her “clinic” may not be back on air. This is surprising because two years ago the New York Times reported that Doc McStuffins merchandise clocked $500 million in sales and that…
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Read Alice Walker’s Powerful Poem Inspired by Jesse Williams’ BET Speech
One of our most wondrous and prolific living authors and activists, Alice Walker, wrote a poem inspired by actor Jesse Williams’ brilliant BET Humanitarian Award acceptance speech. The poem, published on Walker’s website the day after the awards aired, gives “three deep bows to a beautiful son” and hilariously critiques the fact that the video, courtesy…
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Usain Bolt Withdraws From Olympic Trials Because of Hamstring Injury
The “fastest man in the world,” Usain Bolt, withdrew from the Olympic trials on Friday because of a torn hamstring, reports USA Today. The Jamaican sprinter says he still hopes to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. On Thursday, Bolt, 29, complained of a tight hamstring after a preliminary race, and the…
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A DNA Test Says I’m Part Black. How Do I Embrace That?
I came across your article from 2014 while Google searching, trying to make sense of my own home DNA test. I grew up as a white American, so at first, when I saw that the report said I have 11 percent African ancestry, I thought, “Well, everyone came from Africa originally.” But then I found…
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7 Times Fantasia Took Us to Church With Her Stunning Performances
We all know Tay-Tay can sang. And not just any ol’ regular type of singing. The “throw off your shoes, run across the stage, and belting out notes from the bottom of your soul” type of sangin’. And this is simply what makes Fantasia special. Remembered and highly regarded as one of American Idol’s most…
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Here’s the Real Reason Black Women Are Upset About Kyrie Irving’s 'All White Girls' Yacht Party
Last week Kylie Irving’s team, the Cleveland Cavaliers (maybe you’ve heard of them?), won their first NBA championship, the city’s first title in more than 50 years. Teammate LeBron James garnered most of the credit and coverage after the team’s astounding bounce-back to win the series after being down 3-1. But Irving, 24, was a…
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We Got a Podcast, Y'all!
It was bound to happen. And it’s going to happen on a weekly basis. The Root’s new podcast, Unique Views—UV for short—will be hosted by Senior Editor Stephen Crockett along with Senior Editor Yesha Callahan and Social Content Producer Danielle Young. Unique Views will cover everything from current events to pop culture and politics. In our first episode,…
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
