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2 Jurors in Cosby Trial Refused to Convict: Report
A member of the jury in the Bill Cosby sexual assault and drugging trial is speaking out about the Bill Cosby verdict, and it seems that two jurors in particular were the reason a conviction could not be reached. In an interview with ABC News, a juror, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that…
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NYC Sperm Donor Still Giving Away His Sperm for Free
Last year, Ari Nagel made news when the New York Post profiled him on Father’s Day about his free sperm and the numerous women who have gotten pregnant thanks to his generosity. After Nagel’s Post interview, The Root contacted him to discuss why he’s made it his mission to help couples with fertility issues. Most…
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O.J. Simpson’s Sister Says There’s No Reason Why He Shouldn’t Be Paroled
O.J. Simpson is gearing up for a July 20 parole hearing, and his sister Shirley Baker says there’s no reason why he shouldn’t be paroled. Simpson has been spending the last 10 years in a Nevada jail after being convicted in 2008 for the armed robbery and kidnapping of two sports-memorabilia dealers in a Las…
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Jesse Williams Files for Joint Physical Custody Amid Divorce
The divorce between Jesse Williams and Aryn Drake-Lee Williams may be turning into a bitter fight over child custody. Williams filed court documents seeking joint physical custody after alleging that Drake-Lee Williams isn’t allowing him to spend much time with their two children. “Aryn restricts my time with the children and decides when, and for…
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Rap Legend Prodigy From Mobb Deep Dead at 42
Just days after performing on tour in Las Vegas, Prodigy from the rap group Mobb Deep has died at the age of 42. Prodigy, born Albert Johnson, was raised in the Queensbridge Houses of New York City’s borough of Queens and came from a long line of musicians. His grandfather Budd Johnson and great-uncle Keg…
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Stevie Wonder Was All ‘Black Lives Matter’ but Then Went All ‘Black-on-Black Crime’ at Gun-Violence Rally
Stevie Wonder, the man I always wanted to sing at my wedding if one should ever happen, made an appearance at the North Minneapolis Conference on Peace on Saturday. The iconic singer spoke about Black Lives Matter but took a line out of the “All Lives Matter” playbook when he went all “You black people…
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Mattel Launches New Diverse Ken Dolls
Cotton candy hair color. A cute Afro. Skinny ties. And rompers. Those are just a few things that stand out in the newest additions to Mattel’s Fashionista Barbie line. Interestingly enough, all of these dolls look like people I saw during every meal I had in Los Angeles recently. According to Mattel, the company added…
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Kim Kardashian on ‘Blackface’ Photo: ‘I Was Really Tan’
Kim Kardashian announced her new beauty line last week but came under fire after people noticed that she looked a few shades darker in her promo photos. Some assumed she had finally sucked all the blackness out of Kanye West, or maybe it was just photo editing gone bad. By “some” I mean myself, of…
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Alternate Juror on Cosby Trial: ‘I Would Have Convicted Him on All Charges’
An alternate juror on Bill Cosby’s drugging and sexual assault trial is giving a bit of insight into the drama that was going on behind closed doors. “We had a hard time deciding where to go for dinner,” Mike McCloskey told NBC News. “We had so many personalities in the room.” Although McCloskey wasn’t one…
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Rachel Lindsay Says She’s Under Pressure Being 1st Black Bachelorette
Oh, the pressure. Imagine signing up to put your dating life on display and then crying about it later. It seems as though The Bachelorette’s Rachel Lindsay is feeling the “pressure” as the show’s first black woman to be wookin pa nub in all the wrong places. During Monday night’s show, which I watched while wearing…
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