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Romeo Miller Instagrams Car Crash
Hearts across the Internet sank at the thought that this talented man, so full of promise and light, could have been so much as scratched. But we can relax. He’s OK. He’s OK, guys. He’s OK. Tracy Clayton is a writer, humorist and blogger from Louisville, Ky.
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Rumors of Dave Chappelle 'Meltdown' Go Viral
(The Root) — Late last night, tweets began to fly from audience members of a Dave Chappelle show in Hartford, Conn. Though all tweets confirm that Chappelle did, in fact, walk offstage — there is video of him walking off as Kanye’s “New Slaves” plays — details vary among those who claim they were in…
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Fast-Food Workers Strike: Twitter Debates
(The Root) — The issue of a living wage has been on quite a few minds, and lips, recently, what with the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, in which Martin Luther King Jr. led the call for fair treatment and employment. On Thursday, just ahead of the Labor Day…
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Katrina: Reflections 8 Years Later
(The Root) — Do you remember where you were when the news of Hurricane Katrina found you? The images of the storm are burned into our minds: hoards of people yelling into news cameras for help, citizens paddling through the streets in boats in search of survivors. Those of us outside the affected areas sat…
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Twitter: Happy 55th Birthday, Michael Jackson!
(The Root) — For Michael Jackson’s fans, it’s hard to believe that the music great has been gone for five years. Today was not for mourning, though. MJ fans, celebrities included, took to the Internet to remember the legend. On Twitter, folks tweeted their favorite songs and pictures and sent well wishes into the universe.…
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The March on Twitter: A Recap
(The Root) — The 50th anniversary of the March on Washington was commemorated in major ways both online and offline. Offline, hundreds of thousands of people gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to hear rousing speeches from prominent black figures including the family of Martin Luther King Jr., Oprah Winfrey and President Barack…
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Macklemore Accused on Twitter of Ripping Off Gay Rapper's Song
(The Root) — Macklemore had a great night at the MTV Video Music Awards this past Sunday. He took home home two awards, one for his song “Can’t Hold Us,” and another for “Same Love,” a song calling for gay rights. Although he was lauded during the awards show, his win found a much colder…
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Twitter Shouts Out Its Smart Black Women
(The Root) — Not long ago, women of color started the trending topic #SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen to discuss the ways in which women of color are often left out of feminism. Today, Fast Company reminded us why the hashtag is needed when it published its list of 25 of the smartest women on Twitter — which noticeably…
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Twitter Lashes Out at ABC Over Twerking
(The Root) — Black Twitter is getting pretty good and tired of the media’s new obsession with twerking, especially since it seems that nobody cared until Miley Cyrus started attempting to do it. Twerking isn’t just a dance anymore; it’s a battleground where cultural appropriation and double standards are razor sharp and aimed at black…
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Todrick Hall Wins the Internet — Again
Tracy Clayton is a writer, humorist and blogger from Louisville, Ky.