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Kevin Hart’s Current Wife and Ex-Wife Go at It Over Home-Wrecker Label
Eniko Parrish Hart and Kevin Hart have been married for a year, and when Eniko Hart posted a celebratory Instagram pic dedicated to her husband, it started a war of words between Eniko Hart and Torrei Hart, Kevin Hart’s ex-wife. See, the thing is, Eniko referenced being with Kevin for eight years. But Kevin and…
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Chance the Rapper Tweets About Attending Clark Atlanta University, and Morehouse Is Like, ‘What About Us?’
Chance the Rapper is looking for a college to further his education, and one simple tweet from the rapper Sunday night got two colleges in the Atlanta University Center Consortium vying for his application. It looks as though the person who runs Morehouse’s social media was up and had time: But then Clark Atlanta University’s…
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This Week’s Game of Thrones Was a Replay of Every Black Fight Ever
Wait … was I the only person in the Seven Kingdoms who thought this whole let’s-capture-a-White Walker-and-bring-him-back plan was the stupidest idea since the male romper? (No, that is not a homophobic or gender-normative statement. The male romper is a shitty idea, and by “shitty,” I mean that the good Lord has only blessed me…
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Colin Kaepernick Items to Be Part of Black Lives Matter Exhibit at National African-American History Museum
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick will be immortalized at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, according to a curator who made the announcement Friday. Because of his kneeling protest against police brutality during the National Anthem during the 2016 NFL season, items from the 29-year-old will be part of a Black Lives…
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Girls Trip Hits $100,000,000 at Box Office, Proving Yet Again That Hollywood Should Always Bet on Black
Girls Trip, the breakout hit of the summer, has crossed the $100 million mark at the box office, proving, yet again, that movies for and by black people can put asses in theater seats. The comedy—starring Jada Pinkett Smith (black), Queen Latifah (black), Tiffany Haddish (black) and Regina Hall (black); directed by Malcolm D. Lee…
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Crown Heights Exposes a Very Common American Problem: Wrongful Conviction
The time is 1980. The place is the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn in New York City. The man is 18-year-old Colin Warner. It’s a familiar scenario. An unarmed black man is walking through his own neighborhood, minding his business, when, within the blink of an eye, his whole life changes. Police officers pull up,…
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Look at These Cute-Ass Babies, Because We’re Tired of Looking at White Supremacy
Folks, it’s been a week, and here at The Root we’re tired. We’re tired of crazy white supremacists and their sympathizers. We’re tired of Donald Trump. We’re tired of just documenting it all and writing about it. But what better way to cleanse your palate of the week’s horrifying news than to look at some…
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Robin Thicke Makes Another Baby Amid Custody Dispute With Paula Patton
It’s been three years since actress Paula Patton kicked Robin Thicke to the curb after being together since they were high school sweethearts and getting married in 2005. Patton, who has said that Thicke repeatedly cheated on her, is still battling with the singer when it comes to custody of their 7-year-old son, Julian. After…
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Comedian Dick Gregory Hospitalized
Eighty-four-year-old comedian Dick Gregory has been hospitalized with a serious, but undisclosed, medical condition, according to his son Christian Gregory, who broke the news on Facebook. Although Christian Gregory said that his father should be released “within the next few days,” he added: “When it comes to sickness and disease, one’s age is highly significant.…
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Potential Martin Shkreli Jurors Want the Judge to Know ‘Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing ta Fuck Wit’
Prospective jurors in the Martin Shkreli trial have pretty much proved that they can’t be impartial about the money-hungry Pharma-bro, who’s facing up to 45 years in prison for fraud. Sure, a lot of potential jurors are pissed that Shkreli raised the price of an HIV drug almost 5,000 percent, but they have another bone…