Black Internet Reacts To Child’s Walmart Tantrum, L.A. Airplane Karen Gives Bizarre Reason For Racist Tirade, Diddy’s Latest Outrageous Claim, Autistic 9-Year-Old Black Boy Gets Killed And More

A collection of The Root’s most powerful news stories from the week.

So Wait… That ‘Innocent’ Ohio Woman Who’s ‘Cat-Eating’ Video Sparked Haitian Hate Wasn’t Innocent After All??

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The world seemed to forget about the woman whose horrfiying interaction with the police led to a national conversation around Haitian migrants after a racist rumor brigade began. Now, we finally know how that case ended. – Kalyn Womack Read More

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Black Internet Reacts To Another Kid Throwing a Tantrum – This Time, in Walmart

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Just one week after we showed you a video of a teenager throwing a massive tantrum inside a Georgia cell phone store as she pleads with her mother not to disconnect her cell phone service, social media is buzzing with yet another child making an outrageous scene – this time, it’s a young girl in a Walmart. – Angela Johnson Read More

You Won’t Believe the Reason L.A. Airplane Karen Gave For Her Viral Racist Behavior

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Last month, an airplane Karen was caught on camera on a United Airlines shuttle bus at Los Angeles International Airport hurling racist insults at an Indian American family. The verbal attack was directed at photographer Pervez Taufiq, who recorded the entire incident. – Candace McDuffie Read More

WATCH: Black Teen Wrongfully Detained By Myrtle Beach Police, But She Gets the Last Laugh…

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A Black teen girl, La’Nisha Hemingway, was wrongfully detained by North Myrtle beach police back in May. Shortly after the ordeal, Hemingway filed a civil lawsuit, and she just received a settlement amount suggesting that she got the last laugh. – Candace McDuffie Read More

Mother Who Witnessed Young Girl’s Viral Walmart Tantrum Says Everyone is Getting it All Wrong…

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Yesterday, we told you about a viral clip of a young girl going on a path of destruction inside a Walmart store, kicking displays, throwing food items on the floor and breaking glass bottles. – Angela Johnson Read More

Diddy’s Latest Claim From Jail is the Most Unbelievable Yet

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A new motion filed by the lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs makes some pretty lofty allegations against the government which has imprisoned him.

Combs is accusing authorities of spying on the disgraced music mogul while he’s been behind bars. Combs was arrested in Brooklyn back in September after he was indicted on charges of racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. – Candace McDuffie Read More

Another Airplane ‘Karen?’ L.A. Airplane Passenger’s Racial Tirade Is the Latest in a Long Line of Airline ‘Karen’ Behavior

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Airports are inherently chaotic, and apparently they serve as the perfect breeding ground for Karens to act out. Earlier this last year, there was one being downright rude to a Spirit Airlines employee at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. – Candace McDuffie Read More

TV Station in DC Gives Update on Veteran Journalist After Uncomfortable, On-Air Scare

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An Emmy-winning newscaster who began his career at CNN in the 1980s is taking some time away from the news desk to focus on his health.

NBC 4 Washington veteran reporter Leon Harris gave viewers a scare as he appeared to be struggling to get through a Thanksgiving Day broadcast. The 63-year-old slurred certain words and appeared to struggle to pronounce others before he was removed from the desk during a break. – Angela Johnson Read More

This Woman’s Statement Before Allegedly Setting a Fire That Killed Her Ex Will Send Chills Down Your Spine

Photo: Facebook, Coppola Migliore Funeral Chapel

New York authorities indicted a woman after connecting her to the scene of a Queens home that was set ablaze. The fire wasn’t even the worst part — it was who was stuck inside the fire. – Kalyn Womack Read More

The Details of This Autistic 9-Year-Old Black Boy’s Killing Will Break Your Heart

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Just two days after Thanksgiving, a California family experienced a nightmare after suffering a shocking loss from an incident that investigators have yet to solve. – Kalyn Womack Read More

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