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Woman Who Filmed Oakland, Calif.’s BBQ Becky Speaks Out
Michelle Snider, the woman behind the camera who confronted a fellow white woman after she called the police on Snider’s husband and his friends using charcoal at Oakland, Calif.’s Lake Merritt park, took to YouTube Sunday to answer the question everyone has been wondering: Did she get her card back? Snider’s YouTube video, taken two…
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Be Careful! Cardi B Returns to Instagram and Drops New Video for the Culture
Hey, y’all. It’s me, Monique Judge, reporting to you live as The Root’s Cardi B bureau chief. By now you know that if my queen even breathes a little heavily, I will be right here on The Grapevine to tell y’all all about it, so here we go, babies. A little more than a week…
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Oakland, Calif., Holds Massive #BBQingWhileBlack Festival at Lake Merritt
Hundreds of Oakland, Calif., residents were at Oakland’s Lake Merritt Park over the weekend to prove that one Barbecue Becky won’t stop their grilling show. The festival was a middle finger to the white woman who called police on a family using a charcoal grill at the park two weeks ago. The viral video of…
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Janet Jackson Speaks Out Against Sexism, Abuse and Racism in Billboard Icon Award Speech
On Sunday night, Janet Jackson became the first black woman to receive Billboard’s Icon Award, and during her acceptance speech, she spoke out against sexism, abuse and racism. After Bruno Mars presented her with the award, Jackson made her short but poignant speech. “For all our challenges, we live at a glorious moment in history,”…
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Sweet Baby Beysus! Beyoncé Went and Bought Another Church
There are far too many to count, those who worship at the altar of Ms. Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Carter. But given that, it’s only fitting that this generation’s, er, Michael Jackson would just go ahead and get herself a church. So, yeah, that’s what she did. TMZ reports that Beyoncé recently purchased a 7,500-square-foot, 100-year-old…
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Watch: SNL Does a Spot on Send-Up of Bishop Curry From the Royal Wedding
Maybe it’s my political proclivities, but I have to say that this just-ended season of Saturday Night Live was the best they’ve had in years (partly bolstering my theory that the best art comes from darkness, so hip-hop should be back in about five minutes). Not only did the writers and players tear Team Trump…
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A Black Preacher Gave a Word, and 4 Other Blackity-Black Moments From the #RoyalWedding
Meghan Markle brought all the black she wanted to her royal wedding to Prince Harry, my second-favorite gingy ever (Malcolm X being the first), now sixth in line to the British throne. Despite that fact that none of her family beside her mother, Doria Ragland, was present in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, Markle…
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Detroit Street to Be Renamed After Michael Jackson
Next month, a Detroit street on which people will be easing on down will be renamed after the King of Pop. On Thursday, the Detroit City Council announced that Randolph Street between Gratiot Avenue and Madison Street in Detroit’s Theater District will be renamed Michael Jackson Avenue to honor the late superstar. The street-renaming ceremony…
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Meek Mill Cancels Appearance at White House Prison-Reform Summit
Update: May 18, 2018 11:41 AM EST. Meek Mill’s publicist has confirmed that the rapper made the decision on his own not to attend the summit, not because of Jay-Z. Earlier: Meek Mill is heavily into prison reform since being released from jail, and he was scheduled to make a visit to the White House…