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Shonda Rhimes to Deliver 2014 Dartmouth Commencement Address
Gladiators, rejoice! Shonda Rhimes is heading back to her alma mater this summer, but not as a student. Rhimes will deliver the main 2014 commencement speech at Dartmouth College, according to Dartmouth’s official blog, Dartmouth Now. The Golden Globe winner and Emmy Award nominee graduated from the prestigious university in 1991. As an English literature…
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Mike Woodson Fired as Knicks Coach
Mike Woodson is out of a job. As his first big move as the new team president of the New York Knicks, Phil Jackson fired the Knicks’ two-season coach Monday morning. According to New York’s Daily News, Jackson said in a statement, “The time has come for change throughout the franchise.” Woodson, a former Knick himself,…
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Real Housewives of Atlanta Reunion: Weaves Fly and Charges Are Filed
If there was ever a time for someone to run onto the playground and scream “girl fight,” last night’s Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion would have been one of those times. But there wasn’t a playground or “girls”—just a bunch of grown women going at it. Although the infamous fight between Kendra Moore and Porsha…
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US Airways Tweets NSFW Photo in Response to Customer’s Complaints
Typically when a company is responding to an irate customer, the proper thing to do is to tweet a link to an online complaint form or offer assistance offline. Unfortunately, someone behind the US Airways Twitter account tweeted one doozy of a photo to a young woman. User @ThatKATZkat was complaining to the airline about delayed flights…
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#ManCrushMonday: These Men Are Definitely Crush-Worthy
Yet another Monday is upon us, and while some are already counting down to Friday, many of us are relishing the weekly trending topic #ManCrushMonday. Here at The Root, #ManCrushMonday is more than buff bods and handsome faces; it’s a chance to look at a few crush-worthy men who have made headlines. 1. President Barack Obama…
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Black Twitter Schools Marie Claire on Cornrows
Marie Claire got a lesson in hair today via #blacktwitter. Earlier this afternoon, the fashion magazine tweeted a photo of Kendall Jenner sporting a few cornrows on the side of her head. You’d think the person behind Marie Claire’s Twitter account had never seen cornrows until the young member of the Kardashian clan sported them.…
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RIP, Frankie Knuckles
The legendary Frankie Knuckles, the “godfather of house music,” passed away at the age of 59 on Monday. Knuckles’ longtime business partner, Frederick Dunson, confirmed to the Chicago Tribune that Knuckles died unexpectedly of complications related to diabetes. The Grammy Award-winning producer and DJ, who was born Francis Nicholls in the Bronx, N.Y., on Jan. 18,…
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‘I Understand Shanesha Taylor’s Story All Too Well’
Being a mother is rough, and and when you’re a single mother trying to make ends meet, it’s even rougher. There were times in my life when I didn’t know how the bills were going to get paid, if my car was going to be repossessed or if I’d be able to afford a class…
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It’s Woman Crush Wednesday (#WCW) at The Root!
With #WCW (Woman Crush Wednesday) trending today on Twitter, here at The Root we’re taking a look at a few of our women crushes—all notable black women who made headlines this week. Rebecca Walker Walker’s book Adé: A Love Story is coming to the big screen soon. Adé, which is Walker’s first novel, tells the story of a…
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Judge Joe Brown Sentenced to 5 Days in Jail
To say that Judge Joe Brown had a tough day in court Monday would be an understatement. The popular TV court judge and now child-support attorney was sentenced to five days behind bars after being found in contempt of court. Brown, 66, is in a Memphis, Tenn., jail after an incident in Shelby County Juvenile…
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