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  • The Word 'Tweet' Gets Redefined

    (The Root) — Social media continue to have an impact on the way we do things. They’re even changing the way we speak. The Oxford English Dictionary has expanded the definition of the word “tweet” to include the action of posting an update on Twitter. This is significant because according to the OED rules, a…

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  • America's Baby Has a Twitter Account

    (The Root) — Merry Yeezmus! Kim and Kanye’s firstborn bounced into the world Saturday, just in time for Kanye to celebrate his first official Father’s Day. Kimye’s baby has been tweeting from the womb since June 12 from the account AmericasBaby1, and it looks like we’ll be in for more tweets now that her worldly…

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  • A White Feminist Tweets

    (The Root) — Any womanist or feminist of color probably has a frustrating story of running into issues of racism and privilege with the white women fighting by their sides. They’re with you on the sexism thing, but when it comes to race and class, sometimes our fairer-skinned sisters get a little lost, though they…

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  • Who Says We Aren't Patriotic?

    (The Root) — Though we’re notorious for being very vocal about how we’re not celebrating patriotic holidays like the Fourth of July, there are still those among us who have a bit of red, white and blue in our hearts. Friday is Flag Day, a holiday that commemorates the adoption of the American flag. It’s…

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  • Man Finds Father on Facebook

    (The Root) — Celebrating Father’s Day is still relatively new for Chris Truesdale and his son, Terrell Starr. Starr always knew that his father was out there somewhere, but Truesdale had no idea he had a son until he received a Facebook message back in 2009. Despite not knowing that he even had a son,…

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  • Miley Cyrus Wants Something That 'Feels Black'

    (The Root) — Miley Cyrus is quickly becoming the poster child for cultural appropriation, evidenced by the dry, questionable “twerking” she’s been doing all over the place. As if that wasn’t enough, she now has a gold grill. And if that’s not enough, she’s flat-out going for a “black” sound with her new music, according…

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  • Mariah Carey Photo Causes a Stir

    (The Root) — A still from Lee Daniel’s latest movie, The Butler, is causing a bit of a ruckus on Twitter. The movie is about Eugene Allen, who retired as head butler of the White House in 1986. The photo shows Mariah Carey as a slave working in a cotton field with two other darker-skinned…

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  • Misogynist Tweets Flood Twitter After E3

    (The Root) — The Electronic Entertainment Expo, known as E3 for short, has had gamers all aflutter on Twitter. But when Feminist Frequency‘s Anita Saarkesian joined the conversation, things got ugly. All she did was note that none of the games unveiled at Xbox One’s press conference featured a female protagonist. The misogynist tweets came…

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  • Hashtagging Comes to Facebook

    (The Root) — There’s now an actual reason for people to use hashtags on Facebook: As of Wednesday, hashtags on Facebook are clickable, giving their use an official purpose. In addition to clicking on Facebook hashtags and being taken to a stream of related posts, users can also click hashtags from other platforms, like Instagram.…

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  • Kanye's Interview Gets Mixed Reviews

    (The Root) — Kanye owned the Internet again on Wednesday with the publishing of an interview that the artist did with the New York Times. With the release of “Yeezus,” his sixth solo studio album, only a week away, Kanye sat down with Jon Caramanica to talk about his craft, his craft and his impact…

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