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It started out with a prayer from Danielle Belton, the managing editor of The Root. “Dear Lord, please don’t let these be nasty,” Belton said, right before tasting Neiman Marcus’ very, very expensive collard greens. Last week, Neiman Marcus’ greens got a lot of attention, basically because who the hell sells greens for $66? Not…

I never knew what a New Balance was until I moved to the Washington, D.C., area. But now, after the company issued a statement in support of Donald Trump, I know I won’t be wearing one. On the heels of Trump winning the election, Matt LeBretton, the Boston-based sportswear company’s vice president of public affairs,…

In what has shaped up to be a depressing week in America, there was one silver lining. And that happened when the Cleveland Cavaliers visited the White House on Thursday. On top of meeting with President Barack Obama, the team spent some time with first lady Michelle Obama and did the #MannequinChallenge not once, but…

The good ol’ Electoral College has failed (again). The archaic system that was developed during the “Three-Fifths Compromise” has been repeatedly called out for still existing. And even Donald Trump called it a “disaster for a democracy” in a tweet from 2012. So why does it still exist? And why does it seem to help only…

GrubHub CEO Matt Maloney isn’t going to sit idly around and stand for intolerance in the workplace, and he made that clear in a postelection blog post to his employees. But some outlets, like Fox, took it as a message that Donald Trump supporters should resign. “I and everyone else here at GrubHub will fight…

I went to bed early with an uneasiness and spent most of the night tossing and turning. I made sure my phone was on silent so I wouldn’t receive any calls or text messages. I went to bed with hope. I woke up with despair. I now have a son who doesn’t want to walk…

So here’s how my day has gone. I woke up. Wrote a little bit. Had breakfast of champions wine. Waded through about 50 white Trump supporters in my town to cast my vote. Imagine the movie Deliverance, with a few well-to-do people thrown in. One complimented me on my Frye boots, but I’m sure they…

As millions head to the polls today and cast their votes for the next president, many people are celebrating President Barack Obama with #ObamaDay. In two months, many people will be in tears as President Obama and his family leave the White House, so #ObamaDay is a fitting look back at his two presidential terms.…

Prince Harry has confirmed his relationship with Suits actress Meghan Markle in the most official way ever by issuing a statement via a Kensington Palace press release. When rumors surfaced about the prince’s relationship with Markle, outlets, like the Daily Mail, posted articles about Markle that were not only blatantly racist but intrusive. The tabloid…

Willard Carroll Smith Sr., the father of actor Will Smith, has died. Will Smith’s ex-wife, Sheree Fletcher, posted about her son’s grandfather’s death on Instagram. “We’re gonna miss you Daddio!” wrote Fletcher in a heartfelt tribute. “You lived & played by your own rules…you truly were 1 of a kind! You instilled discipline, and a work…