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Zac Efron's 'Dreadlocks' Are Hilarious Looking And 'Just For Fun'
Not everyone was feeling Zac Efron’s new “just for fun” dreadlock hairstyle when he posted a new Instagram photo on Friday. The black and white photo shows Efron sporting some type of pointy, thin and rolled hairstyle, or as I like to refer to them as “wypipolocs.” Some of the commenters stated that Efron was…
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Jamie Foxx's Penis-Slapping Case Closed
Sixteen years ago, a woman claimed she denied Jamie Foxx oral sex at his Las Vegas home, and then he allegedly slapped her face with his penis and kicked her out. The unnamed woman said she suffered from a panic attack the next day. The allegations surfaced early June, and the actor vehemently denied it…
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#PoolPatrolPatty: White Apartment Manager Fired After Calling Police on Black Couple Because of Socks
Apparently black people couldn’t catch a break during the 4th of July holiday when attempting to use the pool at various apartment complexes across the U.S. First there was Adam Bloom in Winston-Salem, N.C., who called the police on a black woman who he thought didn’t belong at a pool. But just a few states…
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How NBA Legends Save Uncle Drew From Fouling Out
Back in the ’90s, former NBA star Larry Johnson transformed himself into an elderly, muumuu-wearing, slam-dunking alter ego named “Grandmama” on behalf of Converse. Johnson’s commercials were quite popular, and the 6-foot-7-inch All-Star even made a guest appearance on Family Matters. But although Johnson’s character was popular, it never reached the status of Kyrie Irving’s…
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Netflix’s Black Talent Re-Creates Iconic A Great Day in Harlem Photo
Forty-seven of Netflix’s phenomenal black talent from 20-plus original shows, films and documentaries came together to create the photo A Great Day in Hollywood, inspired by the iconic 1958 photo A Great Day in Harlem. The photo was taken by Kwaku Alston, and the accompanying video was directed by Lacey Duke. “It was a pretty magical…
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The Root Is at the 2018 BET Awards and All You're Getting Is This Liveblog
Today’s the day! We’ve picked out our best bougie girl, not-for-the-BET-Awards-outfits and are going to the 2018 BET Awards, with all the cool kids. Yes, your Editor-in-Chief, Danielle C. Belton, and The Root’s Deputy Managing Editor Yesha Callahan, are in Los Angeles, ready for primetime (sort of), when the show starts at 7 p.m. CST/8…
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#PermitPatty: White Woman Calls Police on 8-Year-Old Black Girl Selling Water, Says She Was Tired of the Noise [Updated]
Updated: Saturday, June 23, 2018, 6:17 p.m. EDT: The woman appropriately dubbed #PermitPatty has been identified as Alison Ettel, who owns a weed-for-dogs business in San Francisco. But get this: Ettel, in an interview with HuffPost, says that she was not racially motivated to snitch on the 8-year-old but was tired of hearing the noise.…
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BET Awards: I’m Too Old for This
I turn 42 in August, and although I’m often mistaken for a 20-something (thank you, coconut oil and good genes), my inner being is that of an old black lady. If you took the DNA of Dorothy from Golden Girls, Daria Morgendorffer, Richard Pryor and Thanos, you’d basically have me. I’m kind of cutthroat and…
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Netflix Fires Chief Communications Officer After Use of N-Word
After using the n-word on two separate occasions, Netflix’s chief communications officer, Jonathan Friedland, has been fired. In a memo, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said that Friedland’s use of the word at work “showed unacceptably low racial awareness and sensitivity.” According to the Hollywood Reporter, the n-word was used during a staff meeting and during…
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Creed II Trailer Introduces Son of Ivan Drago
Michael B. Jordan is back in the ring as Adonis Creed in MGM’s Creed II, and it looks as if an old-school rivalry is getting a reboot. Life has changed for Creed: He’s now a father and is still trying to live down his own father’s legacy. In the trailer, Creed is seen recovering from…
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