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Tennessee Woman Says She Was Racially Profiled, Accused of Shoplifting and Handcuffed at Victoria’s Secret Store
A Victoria’s Secret store in the Carriage Crossing mall in Collierville, Tenn., has issued an apology and offered a $100 gift card to a customer who was handcuffed and accused of shoplifting Monday after attempting to return an item to have a security tag removed. Instead of simply having the tag removed from her item,…
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Diddy Changes Mind About Buying NFL Team, Says He Doesn’t Want to Be Associated With Oppressing Black Men
If there was one person who wanted to get his hands on the Carolina Panthers, it was Sean “Diddy” Combs. The music mogul had his sights set on buying the NFL team but eventually backed out. Now Combs is singing a different tune and says he doesn’t want to be associated with an organization like…
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NASA’s Human Computer, Katherine Johnson, Getting Bronze Honor
Taraji P. Henson portrayed NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson in Hidden Figures and brought her story to life. And on the eve of the famed mathematician’s 100th birthday, Johnson’s alma mater, West Virginia State University, will honor her with a bronze statue and a scholarship in her name. According to the Register-Herald, the $100,000 scholarship will…
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New Jersey 3rd-Grader Becomes Mayor for a Day After Saving Friend From Choking by Using Heimlich Maneuver
A third-grader from East Orange, N.J., has been heralded a hero after saving a friend with her swift use of the Heimlich maneuver. And in return for her heroic act, Kori Scott, 9, was honored by the mayor of East Orange on Thursday with a “Mayor for the Day” proclamation. Kori, a student at Bowser…
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Roseanne Barr Says She Begged ABC to Let Her ‘Make Amends’
Roseanne Barr just can’t stay away from Twitter, but it makes sense that she has to find something to spend her time on nowadays since she’s out of a job. In a series of now-deleted tweets, Barr explained how she was in full grovel mode with ABC executives when it came to trying to keep…
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Southwest Flight Diverted After Passenger Tried to Join the Mile-High Weed Club
A Southwest Airlines flight from San Francisco to Los Angeles was diverted Wednesday afternoon after a passenger decided to join the mile-high club. No, they weren’t in the bathroom getting it on with another passenger—they were getting it on with some marijuana. According to CBS affiliate KCAL-TV, the plane made an emergency landing at Mineta…
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Pennsylvania High School Students Under Fire for Playing N-Word Hangman
The young wypipo are at it again, and this time a school district in Pennsylvania has gotten a lesson in just how racist some of its students can be once a teacher leaves the classroom. A group of high school students in the Hollidaysburg Area School District thought it would be a great idea to…
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Drake Explains Blackface Photo From Pusha T’s ‘Story of Adidon’
Shortly after being revived back to life after being slaughtered by Pusha T on “The Story of Adidon,” Drake has issued a statement about the blackface photo Pusha used as artwork for the diss track. The photo, which was taken by David Leyes and removed from his own site, shows Drake in full blackface and…
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Ambien Manufacturer Responds to Roseanne Barr for Blaming Her Racism on Its Drug [Updated]
Updated: Wednesday, May 30, 2018, 10:15 a.m. EDT: Earlier this morning, The Root reached out to drug manufacturer Sanofi, the company behind Ambien, to ask what it thought about the fact that Roseanne Barr blamed her racism on its sleep aid. Ashleigh Koss, head of media relations, had this to say: People of all races,…
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Prison-Reform Expert Kim Kardashian to Meet With Reality-TV Show Host at White House to Discuss Prison Reform
You can’t make this stuff up, folks. Although Meek Mill has declined to meet with Donald Trump during his pseudo prison-reform summit Wednesday, the next-best person has stepped up to the plate. Yes, the queen of contouring and Spanx, Kim Kardashian, is making her way to the White House to discuss prison reform with the…