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Jordan Peele, Lupita Nyong'o Co-Sign the Electrifying Us Tribute We Never Knew We Needed
While Jordan Peele spent his weekend breaking box office records with relative ease, dancer Kendra “K.O” Oyesanya spent hers breaking the internet—because why not? On Saturday, the Step Up: High Water actress sent social media into a frenzy with a mind-blowing dance routine she unleashed with the help of Antwon Keith Collier, Rhyan Hill, and…
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He Doesn’t Do Politics, He Does Fun: Shaquille O’Neal Joins With Embattled Pizza Pusher, Papa John’s, in New Deal
When we got word Papa John’s Pizza got a new (black) face, Shaquille O’Neal, the crew at The Root had a field day. “Ask Shaq about his obsession with being a cop and if he had trouble finding a cap and cane for his soft shoe routine …,” quipped one. “The same Shaq who just…
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Cam Newton Announces Sex-Free March
Cam Newton is definitely unique. Everyone’s got their quirks. Some of us ask for our eggs on a separate plate so that our syrup doesn’t touch. Some of us are mortified at the sight of a hat on the bed. šœm ØF ü$ +åLk lĮKÊ ThĪŠ. As it turns out, those of us who talk…
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Police Kill 29-Year-Old Black Man They Tried to Serve With ‘Mental Health Warrant’
Police have killed yet another black person in mental health distress, this time in State College, Pa. The most galling part of this tragedy, though, is that the officers were attempting to serve a “mental health warrant.” On Wednesday, State County borough police shot and killed 29-year-old Osaze Osagie in what Centre County Coroner Scott…
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Majora Carter Gets Real About the Women, History and Potential of ‘La Bronx’
Great things come out of the Bronx. My mother likes to repeat that to me anytime someone we know achieves something. I hear this mantra in my mind as I step foot into the Boogie Down Grind to meet with its owner Majora Carter. The Grind is a locally-owned and operated Hunts Point cafe that…
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WakandaCon Forever: Popular Afro-futuristic Convention Will Make Its Triumphant Return
As the urgency for diverse representation continues to rise to the forefront, Wakandacon offers a refuge that oftentimes doesn’t exist. For black folks eager to partake in the bevy of popular Comic-Cons and expos at their disposal, oftentimes its a frustrating experience fraught with casual prejudice and alienation. Cue Wakandacon, which prides itself on being…
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Hey Everyone, Boxer Adrien Broner Isn't Gay and He Wants the World to Know During Vile, Homophobic Rant
Looks like boxer Adrien Broner’s masculinity is so fragile that he had to go on a caveman-esque, homophobic disturbing rant that he titled a “PSA” to gay men who might be interested in him. “If any f-g, punk ass nigga come run up on me, trying to touch me on all that gay shit, I’m…
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Bill to Protect Banks That Work With the Cannabis Industry Gets a Vote in Congress Next Week
The House Financial Services Committee will vote next Tuesday on a bipartisan bill that would protect banks that service businesses in the cannabis industry from being penalized by federal regulators. More than a quarter of the House is in support of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act. The bill was formally filed earlier…
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Billionaire Robert Kraft May Not Face Charges in Prostitution Sting, and Not Because He’s Rich and Trump’s Friend
Billionaire New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has an offer on the table that’s most likely too good to pass up. After reportedly being caught up in a Florida prostitution sting, Kraft along with some two dozen other defendants will have their prostitution solicitation charges dropped to a misdemeanor. But those involved still have to…
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Everything You Need to Know About What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker, Explained
Crazy right? “Excited” is a word that exists. Unfortunately, it is not a word I’d use to encapsulate my feelings about this. Anxious, sweaty, and scared shitless are much more apt. Terrified works too if you’re a socialist. Maybe excited will get here eventually, but it’s taking its time. Excited is taking the scenic route.…