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Dan Aykroyd Says Leslie Jones' Haters Are Like Trump Supporters: 'There's a Lot of White Racist Hatred Out There'
Dan Aykroyd is joining in with the multitude of Leslie Jones supporters who rallied on her behalf after she was attacked on Twitter by racist trolls. Aykroyd, who starred in the original Ghostbusters movie, compared the trolls to supporters of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. “Well, first of all, she’s a great writer, great comedian…
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#LoveForLeslieJ: Social Media Rallies Behind Ghostbusters Star Leslie Jones After Racist Twitter Abuse
Editor’s note: This post contains tweets that some may find offensive. During a time when she should have been celebrating the success of Ghostbusters, actress Leslie Jones was fighting off racists on Twitter for most of Monday. Jones was bombarded with tweets comparing her to a gorilla and calling her everything from a n—ger bitch to…
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#FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes Trends After Melania Trump’s Apparent Plagiarism
One of the many lowlights of Monday night’s Republican National Convention was the fact that Donald Trump’s wife, Melania, apparently plagiarized Michelle Obama’s 2008 Democratic National Convention speech. One can only assume, or hope, that the speechwriter was purposely trolling Trump, but then again, the Trump camp has proved not to be the brightest, so…
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#ReesesRoadtoRio: Brittney Reese Honored at 3rd Annual Shadow League Leadership Awards
Brittney Reese means business, not only as she prepares for next month’s Rio de Janeiro Olympics, but also in taking her commitment to community service seriously. When she’s not perfecting her long jump, the Ole Miss alum is spending her time giving back. Each year, Reese gives a college scholarship to one male and one…
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#WokeWhitePeople: Henry Rollins Says White Americans Couldn't Handle What Black Americans Go Through
If there is an addition that needs to be made to The Root’s Thursday “Woke White People” article, it would be singer Henry Rollins. In his recent L.A. Weekly column, Rollins spoke about the deaths of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling. He also ripped into the fact that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was…
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Solange Shares Why She Joined a Black Bank
Solange Knowles isn’t just talking about it—she’s being about it when it comes to supporting black businesses. The singer recently shared her reasons for deciding to join a black-owned bank. “While I realize this is a very personal decision and thing to share, I’m proud to say I made that step today,” Solange said on Instagram.…
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Man Creates GoFundMe so Racists Can Send Him Back to Africa
I remember the first time someone told me to go back to Africa. I was about 11 years old and quite confused, because for all I knew, I was from New Jersey. It seems as though the “Go back to Africa” sentiment is a popular saying among racist people. And now one man wants people…
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Wendy Williams Apologizes for HBCU and NAACP Comments, Has Roland Martin as Guest
Roland Martin was Wendy Williams’ biggest critic over comments she made last week about the NAACP and HBCUs after Jesse Williams’ BET Awards speech. It seemed that Wendy Williams didn’t understand why there was a need for HBCUs or the NAACP. “On the other hand, I would be really offended if there was a school…
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Starbucks Customers Are Changing Their Names to 'Black Lives Matter'
Starbucks baristas across the country have been yelling out, “Black lives matter.” No, they’re not making a political statement; some crafty customers have been changing their names on their Starbucks app to “Black lives matter.” And, of course, baristas have to call you by your name when your order is ready. Take, for example, Starbucks…
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1st Black Miss Ala. Calls Dallas Shooting Gunman Micah Xavier Johnson a 'Martyr'
Kalyn Chapman James, the first black woman to win the Miss Alabama title, posted a controversial video on Facebook seemingly siding with Dallas shooter Micah Xavier Johnson. In the video, James expressed how tired she was of seeing black men being killed by cops and said she “didn’t want to feel this way.” “I’m dealing with…
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