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Petty Joe Biden Memes Are the Hilarious Silver Linings of the Election
To get through these next four years, you’re going to have to laugh to keep from crying. Shortly after President Barack Obama spoke about Cheetos Face becoming president-elect, with Joe Biden standing behind him, social media began hilariously creating “Petty Biden” memes of everything we’ve wished was being said between Biden and the president. Biden…
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Tina Knowles, Beyoncé, Solange, Kelly Rowland Partner to Raise Money for La. Flood Relief
Beyoncé, Tina Knowles-Lawson, Solange Knowles and Kelly Rowland are collaborating with Essence magazine for Love on Louisiana: An Essence Hometown Heroes Tribute to raise $1 million for people in Baton Rouge, La., after devastating flooding hit the area this summer. The event has been billed as a holiday dinner as well as an awards ceremony…
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Watch: The Root Staff Tries Neiman Marcus’ #GentrifiedGreens
It started out with a prayer from Danielle Belton, the managing editor of The Root. “Dear Lord, please don’t let these be nasty,” Belton said, right before tasting Neiman Marcus’ very, very expensive collard greens. Last week, Neiman Marcus’ greens got a lot of attention, basically because who the hell sells greens for $66? Not…
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People Are Setting New Balance Sneakers on Fire to Protest Company’s Support of Trump
I never knew what a New Balance was until I moved to the Washington, D.C., area. But now, after the company issued a statement in support of Donald Trump, I know I won’t be wearing one. On the heels of Trump winning the election, Matt LeBretton, the Boston-based sportswear company’s vice president of public affairs,…
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First Lady Michelle Obama Does Mannequin Challenge With Cleveland Cavaliers
In what has shaped up to be a depressing week in America, there was one silver lining. And that happened when the Cleveland Cavaliers visited the White House on Thursday. On top of meeting with President Barack Obama, the team spent some time with first lady Michelle Obama and did the #MannequinChallenge not once, but…
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Change.org Petition Asks Electoral College to Make Hillary Clinton President
The good ol’ Electoral College has failed (again). The archaic system that was developed during the “Three-Fifths Compromise” has been repeatedly called out for still existing. And even Donald Trump called it a “disaster for a democracy” in a tweet from 2012. So why does it still exist? And why does it seem to help only…
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GrubHub CEO Clarifies Email About Trump Supporters Needing to Resign
GrubHub CEO Matt Maloney isn’t going to sit idly around and stand for intolerance in the workplace, and he made that clear in a postelection blog post to his employees. But some outlets, like Fox, took it as a message that Donald Trump supporters should resign. “I and everyone else here at GrubHub will fight…
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Trump Is #NotMyPresident
I went to bed early with an uneasiness and spent most of the night tossing and turning. I made sure my phone was on silent so I wouldn’t receive any calls or text messages. I went to bed with hope. I woke up with despair. I now have a son who doesn’t want to walk…
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For Your Nightmares Tonight, Here’s a Trump Cake
So here’s how my day has gone. I woke up. Wrote a little bit. Had breakfast of champions wine. Waded through about 50 white Trump supporters in my town to cast my vote. Imagine the movie Deliverance, with a few well-to-do people thrown in. One complimented me on my Frye boots, but I’m sure they…
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Black Twitter Celebrates #ObamaDay on Election Day
As millions head to the polls today and cast their votes for the next president, many people are celebrating President Barack Obama with #ObamaDay. In two months, many people will be in tears as President Obama and his family leave the White House, so #ObamaDay is a fitting look back at his two presidential terms.…
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