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Trump Administration Kills Major League Baseball’s Deal With Cuba Because It Hates Obama and Brown People
In a move that can only be described as Trump on his Trump-shit again, President Trump, or “Great Leader” as he’s called in his white nationalist meetings at Mar-a-Lago, has overturned an Obama administration decision to allow Cuban players to join Major League Baseball teams without defecting. Mostly because the president of the United States…
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'I'm Living Proof': On the Heels of Her Own Recovery, Wendy Williams Releases PSA for New Substance Abuse Hotline
Wendy Williams is no stranger to the struggle of addiction. The diva of daytime talk television has long been candid about her own past drug use, including a recent return to treatment and sober living amid months of media reports speculating about her health, marriage and sobriety. Now, Williams is paying it forward with the…
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Watch the Stars of HBO's Native Son Get Real About Surviving While Black
Richard Wright’s Native Son has been resurrected. This time, HBO brought the novel to life with some of your faves: Sanaa Lathan, Ashton Sanders and Kiki Layne. One of the film’s more prominent themes is survival, so The Root attended the New York City premiere of Native Son to ask stars about surviving while black.…
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Why You Can’t Say ‘Roll Tide!’ to Any Ole Person Up in the Target
I was reminded recently why we are taught as youth not to speak to strangers. While the goal of this lesson for children is to hopefully curb abduction and prevent being handed candy with razor blades lodged inside, it is also a lesson one can put to use as an adult. Because sometimes, something as…
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Sales of Nipsey Hussle’s Music Skyrocket 2,776 Percent Since His Tragic Death
It what may be cold comfort as fans, friends and family continue to mourn Nipsey Hussle, sales of the independent rapper’s music have risen 2,776 percent since his untimely death. Initial reports to Nielsen show that on the day of his death, Sunday, Hussle’s songs and albums “sold a combined 15,000 copies—up 2,776 percent compared…
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Visiting the Lorraine Motel in Memphis Was the Most Emotional Museum Experience I've Ever Had
Today is April 4, 2019. Fifty-one years ago today, on April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was gunned down by James Earl Ray while standing on the balcony outside of his room, 306, at the Lorraine Motel, located at 450 Mulberry St., in Memphis, Tenn. In the time since then, the Lorraine Motel…
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The Ultimate Oxymoron? ‘Family-Friendly’ Freaknik Is Planned for Atlanta This Summer
Sometimes a name change is in order. Remember Freaknik? If you’re old enough, you may recall the hedonistic Atlanta bacchanal that was the place to be during spring break if you were young, black and free in the ‘80s and ‘90s. What started out as a modest event among a group of Atlanta HBCU students,…
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A Photo of Beyoncé’s Kids Made It to Social Media and Somebody Getting Fired
On the 3rd day of the fourth month, in the Lord’s year of 2019, a photo of Beyoncé and her husband’s children was revealed on social media. Yes, it is true. Destiny’s Children have made their full social media debut and thus we are all made better because of it. As I looked at this…
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Thespian Heaven: Phylicia Rashad and André Holland to Perform Toni Morrison at New York City's 92Y
This is a trio that needs to go on tour: On May 23, one of the most coveted tickets of the New York City theatrical season won’t be for any Broadway show, but for famed cultural center 92Y (not to be confused with the YMCA), which will host acclaimed actors Phylicia Rashad and André Holland…