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Sen. Marco Rubio Has Thoughts on Kanye West, Pusha T and Drake … Random, Confusing Thoughts
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) posted a video of himself on his social media accounts talking about Kanye West’s new album. And it was pretty odd. “I don’t know anything about Kanye West’s new album other than I guess he premiered it out there in Wyoming and invited a bunch of people,” Rubio said. “He’s an…
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Google Has a Hard Time Keeping Black Employees
Google has released a report admitting that it is struggling to keep its black employees. “Attrition rates in 2017 were highest for Black Googlers followed by Latinx Googlers, and lowest for Asian Googlers,” the report says (pdf). “Black Googler attrition rates, while improving in recent years, have offset some of our hiring gains, which has…
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Cocktails and Conversation: Bartender Tiffanie Barriere on the Art of the Pour and Why the Iconoclast Dinner Experience Matters
Tiffanie Barriere started making cocktails on her parents’ porch in South Central Louisiana when she was 5 years old. Sorbet, cognac, lemon juice or anything that was in the house were the ingredients she used to whip up cool summer drinks for her family and folks in the neighborhood. “We did a lot of porch parties,”…
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There Goes the Neighborhood: How Food Helps Drive Gentrification
Lezli Levene Harvell has enjoyed food all of her life. The festivals, invitations to private food events and the scene, in general, fascinated her. However, she also noticed a dearth of black people being celebrated in the culinary world and wanted to do something about it. A pediatric dentist by training, Levene Harvell started the…
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The Progressive Revolution Is Being Led by a Black Woman
If Nina Turner is tired and stressed out when I catch up with her in April, in her cluttered, Washington, D.C., office at Our Revolution, she doesn’t show it. She rarely works less than 12 hours a day, and her hectic schedule essentially keeps her on a plane; she has just flown into D.C. after…
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Tiffany Haddish’s Ex-Husband Sues Over Domestic Violence Claims in Biography
Tiffany Haddish’s ex-husband claims that her best-selling biography, The Last Black Unicorn, is full of lies about their marriage, and now he is suing her for libel, slander and defamation and asking for $1 million in damages. According to TMZ, William Stewart claims that the chapter in her book titled “The Ex-Husband” depicts him as…
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Black-ish Creator Kenya Barris and Wife Rainbow Give $1 Million to Clark Atlanta University
Kenya and Rainbow Barris, alumni of Clark Atlanta University, donated $1 million to the institution, according to a statement from the university. Half of the money from the Kenya and Rainbow Barris Annual Scholarship Award will support students pursuing majors in mass media arts, and the remaining half will go to students majoring in biology.…
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Malian Immigrant Gets French Citizenship After Saving Child Dangling From Balcony
Mamoudou Gassama, an undocumented migrant to France from Mali, is being hailed as a hero after climbing a building to save a 4-year-old boy dangling from a fourth-floor balcony in Paris on Saturday. For his spectacular bravery, the 22-year-old is being made a French citizen and has been offered a job with the Paris fire…
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Protesters Challenge NFL’s National Anthem Rule in Front of the Master’s House
Tamika Mallory didn’t leave any wiggle room for misinterpretation when she took the mic after Minister Kirsten John Foy asked the crowd gathered in front of the NFL’s New York City headquarters to be respectful and not to use any foul language. Foy, Northwest regional director for the National Action Network, said that he and…
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Why I Don’t Regret Taking Medication to Cope With My Depression
Editor’s note: Until recently, mental health and illness were taboo subjects in the black community. But thanks to the efforts of those brave enough to speak on it, that’s changing. In that vein, The Root team is taking this week during Mental Health Awareness Month to write about how mental health has touched our lives.…
