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Don Lemon Holds Up N-Word Sign and Confederate Flag Asking if People Are Offended
Don Lemon once again trolled the world during a live CNN broadcast Monday night. On the heels of President Barack Obama’s use of the n-word in a podcast and many South Carolinians’ finally coming to their senses about the Confederate flag, Lemon wanted to gauge what people were offended by: He decided it would be…
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Rachel Dolezal on Today Show: ‘I Identify as Black’
On the heels of resigning as president of the Spokane, Wash., branch of the NAACP, Rachel Dolezal finally spoke out on the controversy over her deceiving people about her racial background. During Dolezal’s interview Tuesday with Matt Lauer on the Today show, the first question he asked, of course, had to deal with her race.…
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Rachel Dolezal Resigns From Spokane NAACP Chapter; Video Surfaces of Her Using the N-Word
On Monday, Spokane, Wash., NAACP Chapter President Rachel Dolezal issued her resignation via a Facebook post on the chapter’s page. This came on the heels of Dolezal’s cancellation of a press conference that was supposed to be held earlier on Monday for her to address the recent allegations from her parents that she’s a white…
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Dave Chappelle on Rachel Dolezal and Racial Draft: ‘We Would Take Her All Day, Right?’
Remember the episode of Chappelle’s Show that included a “racial draft”? Well, with all the talk about Rachel Dolezal, the comedian weighed in while visiting his alma mater in Washington, D.C., to give a commencement address. But first, let’s take a look back at Chappelle’s racial draft. “We have got to start arguing about who…
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Melissa Harris-Perry Thinks It’s Possible Rachel Dolezal Could Actually Be Black
It’s mind-boggling, the thought that some people have been defending Rachel Dolezal since it came to light that for years she’s been posing as a black woman. It’s also mind-boggling that some of Dolezal’s biggest defenders have been black people, while some white people have been looking at her like the basket case that she…
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Roland Martin Blasts National Organization for Women for Silence on McKinney Police Misconduct, Prompting Organization to Release a Statement
There has been one group of people who’ve been seemingly silent since a video was released of a McKinney, Texas, police officer brutally violating a 15-year-old girl in a bikini after being called to shut down a pool party. People all over social media and black media have noticed the deafening silence of mainstream (ahem…
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Meet Kyemah McEntyre, the Prom-Dress Slayer
Another prom season has ended for high schoolers across the country, and with any prom season, there’s always quite an array of dresses. From the celebrity-inspired knockoffs to custom-made pieces, prom season gives teens the opportunity to express their individual style. But no one managed to do it better than Kyemah McEntyre. You may have…
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The Root Reacts to Plus-Size Model Tess ‘Black Men Love Me’ Holliday
Tess Holliday is a plus-size model who has been crowned the first plus-size supermodel. Holliday, who is a size 22, has been getting shine recently and isn’t ashamed of her curves. She recently became the first plus-size model to grace the cover of People magazine and previously launched #effyourbeautystandards to promote positive body images. It’s…
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John Amos Says He Was Kicked Off Good Times Because He Didn’t Agree With the Shucking and Jiving
When many people think about the most memorable moments in black television history, the first storyline to pop into their minds is when Florida Evans read a letter informing her that her husband, James Evans, had died. And of course there’s the scene when Florida had her breakdown in the kitchen, when she could no…
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NBC to Hold ‘Dorothy’ Open Casting Call for The Wiz Live!
NBC is doing things a little bit differently as it casts the role of Dorothy for The Wiz Live! When the network announced the live show, many people had their own ideas as to who should capture the coveted role. In a poll done by The Root, 740 people cast their votes, and the results…
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