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Man Attempts to Kill Spider With Fire; Spider Sets Apartment on Fire
Here’s a lesson for everyone: If you see a huge spider, maybe don’t try to set it on fire because apparently, spiders will stop, drop and roll their way into setting your apartment on fire. And that’s just what happened to a Redding, Calif., man, after he attempted to torch a venomous wolf spider in…
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Mother of H&M Model Doesn’t Seem to Care About Monkey Hoodie Controversy
Much has been said about H&M’s monkey sweatshirt and the racial image it presents when modeled on a little black child. Everyone from celebrities who’ve worked with H&M to culture critics have brought the sledgehammer down on the Sweden-based company. But there’s one person who was missing from the commentary equation: the model’s mother. With…
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Black Panther Advance Ticket Sales Already Making an Impact
If you haven’t heard, there’s this little movie called Black Panther that’s being released next month. Oh, you’ve heard about it? Well, did you know that, as of this week, you could purchase advance tickets just so you won’t end up empty-handed on Feb. 16, when Black Panther opens? With the advance ticket sales in…
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Serena Williams Covers Vogue With Daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.
For your daily dose of adorable, Serena Williams and her daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., are on February’s Vogue cover. In the interview, Williams discusses everything from her post-birth health emergency to the emotional ups and downs of motherhood. Shortly after giving birth, Williams complained about having shortness of breath, and with her history of…
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Jesse Williams Blasts H&M Over Monkey Sweatshirt
H&M is catching it from all sides since social media discovered a little black boy modeling a monkey sweatshirt on its website. So far, the Weeknd and rapper G-Eazy have ended their partnerships with the company, and several other celebrities and athletes have called out H&M over its racist ad. Now Jesse Williams has a…
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O.J. Simpson Denies Being Khloé Kardashian’s Father
If there’s one thing O.J. Simpson is sure of, it’s the fact that he is not Khloé Kardashian’s biological father. The decadeslong rumor alleges that Simpson and the ultimate hen mom, Kris Kardashian, had an affair 34 years ago, and subsequently, Kris had hidden the truth about Khloé’s dad all of these years. But if…
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Rachel Dolezal Is Selling a ‘Coolest Prince in the Hood’ Hoodie to Protest H&M’s
Rachel Dolezal is now selling “protest” hoodies to counter H&M’s “Coolest Monkey in the Jungle” hoodie that went viral for all the wrong reasons. And it’s because her own son was called a monkey in school. Or because she wants to make a fast buck. Dolezal, a formerly Caucasian woman (JFC, do I have to…
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Idris Elba Talks Molly’s Game and Working With Aaron Sorkin
Idris Elba has had a very busy year when it comes to movies. From starring in The Dark Tower, The Mountain Between Us and Thor: Ragnarok, not to mention getting a chance to become a kickboxer, downtime is something he’s had very little of. But he’s most proud of his role in the Jessica Chastain-led film…
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Lupita Nyong’o, Black Thought, A Wrinkle in Time Star Storm Reid Among Performers at MLK Now 2018 Event in Harlem
For the last two years, one of the biggest celebrations of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life has taken place at Harlem’s Riverside Church. MLK Now, organized by Blackout for Human Rights, is a star-studded tribute to King’s legacy and life. And this year, The Root has the honor of being the official media partner of…
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WTF, Newsweek? News Site Tweets Photo of Martin Luther King Jr. in a Casket
Updated Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, 5:04 p.m. EST: Shortly after this post went live, Newsweek issued an apology to Bernice King for the insensitive photo from its Twitter account: Earlier: Newsweek is catching hell on the first day in 2018, and it all stems from a photo accompanying a tweet for an article titled, “Has…
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