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Fans Create Petition to Honor Phife Dawg by Renaming NYC Street ‘A Tribe Called Quest Boulevard’
In honor of Malik “Phife Dawg” Taylor, his accomplishments and always representing Queens, N.Y., fans have created a petition to have a street named after his group A Tribe Called Quest. A Tribe Called Quest Boulevard would be the name of a portion of Linden Boulevard between 192nd Street and 193rd Street in the New York…
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Can Billy Dee Williams Save Colt 45? Probably Not
Remember those old Billy Dee Williams Colt 45 commercials from back in the day? Here was this suave and handsome man trying to get people to drink malt liquor. But in reality, the only people I ever saw drinking it were men standing on the corner with half a bottle sticking out of a brown…
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National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Bill Cosby Exhibit Outrages Accusers
The National Museum of African American History and Culture, which is slated to open in September, has already drawn controversy over an exhibit dedicated to the accomplishments of Bill Cosby. Although the museum says that the exhibit will be small, several women who have accused Cosby of sexual assault are outraged because the exhibit fails to mention…
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Sean Combs Launches Harlem Charter School; Educator Steve Perry to Oversee
Sean “Diddy” Combs is going from hip-hop and vodka mogul to education. Combs is opening a charter school in his hometown of Harlem in the same buildling as El Museo del Barrio and the Museum of the City of New York. Combs started the prep work for the Capital Preparatory Harlem Charter School in 2011,…
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T.I. and Tiny Welcome Baby Girl
Rapper T.I. and his wife, R&B singer Tiny, welcomed their newest bundle of joy into the world Saturday. But the rapper wasn’t too happy with how the news broke. On Facebook, T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, posted about not being able to witness the birth in person, as well as having other people…
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Busta Rhymes Pens Moving Tribute to Phife Dawg
Editor’s note: This article contains social media posts that some may find offensive. Since the death Wednesday of A Tribe Called Quest’s Malik “Phife Dawg” Taylor, various people in the hip-hop community have posted tributes to the late rapper. But one tribute stands out in the crowd, and it comes from Taylor’s longtime friend Busta…
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Hollywood Walk of Fame Receives Black Lives Matter Makeover
Empty stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame got a makeover Friday. Instead of being adorned with celebrity names, the stars had the names of people killed by police officers. From Tamir Rice to Eric Garner, members of a group by the name of Indecline took matters into their own hands to remember those killed by…
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Enter @Wingstop and The Root’s #Smoke9 $50 Gift Card Giveaway
What’s the best thing to eat while picking your NCAA brackets? Wings, of course! The Root and Wingstop want to give your brackets a little more flavor! In honor of Wingstop’s newest flavor, Smoke 9, we’re giving away two $50 gift cards! That’s right—not one, but two lucky readers will get a chance to win…
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Family’s Portrait of Education Goes Viral
A New Orleans family’s portrait celebrating their educational accomplishments has gone viral. Shenitria Myles; her husband, Mario Myles; and their son, Mario Jr., are posing in their graduation garb. And they definitely have something to celebrate. Shenitria Myles will graduate from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law with a Juris Doctor degree; Mario Sr.…
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Sesame Street Actor David Smyrl Dead at 80
Actor David Smyrl, known for his role on Sesame Street as Mr. Handford, the retired firefighter who ran Hooper’s Store, has died at the age of 80. Smyrl died of complications from lung cancer at the Lankenau Medical Center outside Philadelphia, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Cheryl Smyrl said her husband was diagnosed with lung cancer in January.…
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