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Founders of Black Lives Matter Honored as Glamour’s Women of the Year
Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi are the women behind Black Lives Matter. Their relentless work over the last couple of years has been honored not only by The Root but also by Glamour magazine, which honored them as its 2016 Women of the Year. Black Lives Matter was started in response to George…
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Please Stop Asking Lil Wayne Important Questions
“Don’t come at me with that dumb-ass [s—t], ma’am.” That was the response Lil Wayne gave Nightline’s Linsey Davis when she asked him about the Black Lives Matter movement. Once again, someone asked Lil Wayne an important question that deals with a society he seems to have removed himself from because, as he says, “I’m a…
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Serena and Venus Williams to Launch Yetunde Price Resource Center in Compton, Calif.
Tennis greats Serena and Venus Williams are giving back to their hometown of Compton, Calif., in a huge way. The sisters have created the Williams Sister Fund and, under their new organization, will launch the Yetunde Price Resource Center. The center will be a community service center that will connect residents affected by violence with…
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Halloween Is Over, but These Costumes Deserve a Round of Applause
Halloween is over, and CVS has candy on sale for 75 percent off. People celebrating Halloween this year outdid themselves. There was a black guy dressed up as white privilege, and even a little girl dressed up as the girl on the container of Morton salt. To say creativity was on full blast would be…
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Chance the Rapper to Play Werewolf in New Film
Chance the Rapper secretly shot a film over the summer in Chicago and unveiled just 19 seconds of a clip on Twitter. Slice centers around an outlaw who is framed for killing pizza delivery drivers. In the film, Chance plays a werewolf named Dax Lycander, a former delivery driver, who finds himself at the center of…
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#GentrifiedGreens: Neiman Marcus Is Selling $66 Collard Greens
Move over, Grandma’s greens and Glory greens; we don’t need your greens any more. I mean, why should we, when there are Neiman Marcus collard greens? Yes, you read that correctly. Über-fancy Neiman Marcus is now selling collard greens. For just $66 plus $15 in shipping, you can get some greens with bacon bits that will…
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Atlanta Stylist's Prince Costume Goes Viral
Some say Atlanta stylist Talaya Render bears an uncanny resemblance to Prince. With the right amount of purple clothing and a sleek haircut, she has pulled off one of the best Prince Halloween costumes yet. The stylist at Atlanta’s Like the River Salon even got the singer’s swag to a “T.” We think Prince would be proud.
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Is Idris Elba Sleeping With Madonna? 'No Motherf–kers,' He Says
Editor’s note: This post contains tweets that some may find offensive. Over the weekend, Idris Elba my man fought in his first kickboxing match, and a lot of attention went to who was cheering him on ringside. Elba, who is shooting his docuseries for Discovery called Idris Elba: Fighter, has been chronicling his kickboxing endeavors…
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Here's Why You Shouldn't Put Your Head in a Pumpkin
In today’s “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” news, a young girl learned a hard life lesson. I’m not quite sure what she was thinking, but even if it looks like a fun thing to do, never stick your head inside a pumpkin—especially if the hole isn’t big enough to get your head out of…
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University of Central Ark. Student Expelled Over Bill Cosby Blackface Costume
One of these days, people will learn that blackface is never OK. And one student and fraternity at the University of Central Arkansas learned that their school isn’t playing when it comes to handling racism. Brock Denton was expelled from the university after dressing up as Bill Cosby for Halloween. Now, he could have just worn…
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