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Quiz: How Hotep Were You In College?
Although the people who’ve come to be known as hoteps get a bad rap today, I have a measure of sympathy for them because I went through a moderate hotep phase in college — something I know many 35-to-45 year old black people can definitely relate to. Basically, being a hotep is like smoking weed.…
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John Wall Allegedly Flew in an IG Model Who Chronicled Her Trip and This Really Explains the Wizards' Season
The Washington Wizards are having quite the start to their year. First, they traded everyone whom star point guard John Wall didn’t like (which was mainly center Marcin Gortat) and brought in an aging and ineffective Dwight Howard. Shortly after the season began, Howard went out with a butt injury, then rumors began swirling that…
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Still One of The Cool Kids: David Alan Grier Talks Latest and Most Memorable Roles Through the Years
David Alan Grier is currently starring in Fox’s The Cool Kids, where he is joined by co-stars Vicki Lawrence (Mama’s Family, The Carol Burnett Show) and Leslie Jordan (American Horror Story, Will and Grace). The show is about a group of friends living in a retirement community who have no problem breaking every rule to…
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Facebook Offers a Million-Dollar Solution to Fix Its ‘Black People Problem’
Last week, former Facebook manager Mark Luckie dropped a 2,500 word sermon excoriating his previous employer for its “black people problem.” Initially released internally as a “fuck you” of sorts prior to his departure, Luckie identified a myriad of ways in which Facebook has condoned, fostered and demonstrated discriminatory practices and behavior within the workplace.…
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Why They Kneel: 'What's Free?' The Money Bail Revolution in Philadelphia and D.C.
To examine the injustice and inequality that prompted some NFL players to protest during the national anthem, each week, for the remainder of the NFL season, The Root will explore the data behind racial disparities in the two cities represented in the National Football League’s premiere matchup—Monday Night Football. Tonight, the football team from Washington,…
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North Philly Residents Protest Realistic Toy Guns Being Sold in Their Neighborhood
Over the weekend, North Philadelphia residents protested at a local bodega that was selling realistic toy guns to children in their neighborhood—and won. Hear from community members in the above video.
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Beyoncé And Jay-Z Headline the 2018 Global Citizen Festival to Honor Nelson Mandela's Legacy
At a respectable hour—2:47 p.m. EST on Sunday, to be exact—Beyoncé and husband Jay-Z’s philanthropy and benevolence blessed the world with a performance during the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. Unlike Beychella, which aired at an ungodly hour, Beyoncé and the father of her children hopped on South Africa’s…
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Report: Tesla Takes Racism in the Workplace to Another Level
The New York Times took a look into the workplace dynamics at Tesla’s Fremont, California factory and just in case you thought it was going anywhere, racism appears to be alive and well. In speaking with over two dozen current and former black Tesla employees, their complaints include racist taunts, swastikas being drawn in bathrooms,…
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Kansas City Chiefs Cut Star NFL Running Back Kareem Hunt After Video Footage Surfaces of Alleged Assault
In a move that has rocked the NFL, the Kansas City Chiefs have released star running back Kareem Hunt. The decision came after a video surfaced on Friday that showed him in a hotel altercation shoving and kicking a woman. The incident in question occurred in February and no arrests were made at the time…
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My Little Girl Turns Three Today. Here’s a Story About My Dad, Her ‘Peepaw’
In the summer of 1990, each day the weather and his schedule permitted, my dad and I would leave our rowhouse on Mellon Street and walk four blocks up Hays Street to the basketball courts lurking behind what was then Peabody High School. Once there, we’d park at one of the “good” hoops — either…