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The 10 Most Common Questions Asked in Married Households
1. “Did you poop today?” 2. “When was the last time you pooped?” 3. “Did you feel better after you pooped?” 4. “Will those beans/spinach/nuts/kale/pills/yoga/workout plan/new sheets/fancy toothpaste help me/you poop?” 5. “How many poops did you take this week?” 6. “You don’t remember the last time you pooped?” 7. “If we go to this…
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Dascha Polanco Tells the Story of Dominican-Born Tuskegee Airman, Esteban Hotesse
For Latinx Heritage Month, The Root is highlighting black Latinxs who’ve made history. “Mi Gente Afrodescendiente” (My People of African Descent) is a series that sheds light on Afro-Latinx figures whose stories are often left out of our history books. In episode 1, actress and Dominican native Dascha Polanco (Orange is the New Black) tells…
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My Pain. Our Pain: Help Me Help the Mentally Ill Survive Police Interactions Without Being Killed
I need your help. I’ll tell you what kind at the end of this piece. But first I need to tell you a story: One day, I got a call from my Aunt Pat—my mother’s identical twin. Or maybe the call was from my mother—her voice pained. Panicked. Frantic. It’s all a blur now. I…
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Janelle Monae Delivers a Strong Message of Support to Survivors of Sexual Violence
Last week was surely triggering and traumatic for victims of sexual violence as they watched Dr. Christine Blasey Ford get dragged through the mud simply for coming forward with her accusation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. It was an example of just how pervasive rape culture is in this country. It’s as if it…
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Lil' Rel Knew His Bestie Tiffany Haddish Would Have a Successful Career
Comedians Lil’ Rel Howery and Tiffany Haddish are besties. While both of their stars are shining brighter with each new role and opportunity, things were always this golden for the both of them. The two comedic counterparts often think back over their struggles and laugh at Tiffany’s almost broken down Geo Tracker, their tiny apartments,…
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Tiffany Haddish and Kevin Hart Play 'Black Ass Game'
Spades or dominoes? Drums or flats? Jheri curl or S-Curl? For black folks, these topics are among the debates of ages. But, how about we get some of these musings on camera—there’s a thought! So the video folks at The Root decided to turn this ‘black-off’ into a game, because we love games. And we…
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Free NYC Art Pop-Up Runs Through This Weekend. See How ‘Broken Windows’ Broke Black Lives
Broken Windows, the now-debunked criminal justice theory that provided what many deem an academic justification for racial profiling, was nonetheless taken up by the NYPD in the 1990s and gave rise to “stop-and-frisk,” a policing tactic that fed thousands of black and brown bodies into New York’s grinding criminal justice system via its jails and…
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Safety Eric Reid Just Signed With the Carolina Panthers. Here’s Why This Sucks for Colin Kaepernick
A bittersweet moment for the Movement for Black Lives took place on Thursday when it was announced that the Carolina Panthers have signed free agent Eric Reid. Reid, 26, is a former Pro Bowler who can play some five positions on defense, yet he remained a free agent because he was the second person to…
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This Cyber Expert Breaks Down How Cyberattacks Can Affect the Midterm Elections
Since 2016, Americans have been confronted with the reality that they have to be more diligent with their cybersecurity. Many things we take for granted—public transportation systems, electrical grids, banking infrastructures, etc.—can be hacked and manipulated by a foreign adversary or a rogue group of actors. The Kremlin, for example, is accused of launching cyber…
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Hispanic Heritage Night at a Chicago Cubs Game Turns Into Racist Slug Fest
What was supposed to be a celebration of Latinx heritage turned into a racist epithet-slinging brawl in the Wrigley Field bleachers. At the end of the Chicago Cubs 5-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Hispanic Heritage Night, a melee broke out in the stands between at least six people. It included one fan shouting…