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Twitter Called It: Paula Deen Hires 'Olivia Pope'
(The Root) — Another day, another public relations nightmare for disgraced and recently fired Food Network star Paula Deen. She has had a target on her back since it was revealed last week that she has said and done some pretty racist things in the past, resulting in a lawsuit, several hilarious Twitter hashtags and a cringe-inducing…
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The Internet Sings DOMA to Its Grave
(The Root) — The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the federal ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. The Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, was enacted in 1996 and bans the federal government from recognizing state-granted same-sex marriages. That ban has been officially ruled unconstitutional. After a week of tense news and rulings —…
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Social Media Scrutinizes Texas Senate Vote
(The Root) — The Internet was up late watching live streams of Democratic Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis filibustering against Senate Bill 5, which would close nearly every abortion clinic in the state and make it illegal to terminate a pregnancy after 20 weeks. It was a chaotic scene: Hours of arguing exploded into raucous…
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Chris Brown Goes on the Defensive
(The Root) — Chris Brown is speaking out against allegations that he was involved in a hit-and-run. According to TMZ, the Los Angeles city attorney has charged the singer with leaving the scene of an accident without exchanging the proper information and with driving without a license. He could also be subject to probation-violation charges,…
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Social Media Helps National Zoo
(The Root) — It was the most adorable jail break ever: Rusty, a red panda, disappeared from the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., yesterday. The cute little guy just wanted a chance to kick up some dust on the outside for a bit. Roll around in some daisies, maybe. Make friends with a baby otter.…
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Skewering the Voting Rights Act Decision
(The Root) — To say that Twitter is unhappy with Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act is an understatement. The court struck down Section 4 of the civil rights law, which essentially kept the South from further disenfranchising black voters when it was passed in 1965. The 5-4 decision ruled that “things…
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'Dark Girls' Sparks Colorism Conversation
(The Root) — Dark Girls, a film by documentarians D. Channsin Berry and Bill Duke, debuted Sunday night on OWN, Oprah Winfrey’s cable television station. The film is an exploration of colorism among African Americans, delving into the history of skin tone since the days of slavery. The film includes anecdotes from top black academics…
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Support and Dissent for Clarence Thomas
(The Root) — Conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas compared affirmative action to Jim Crow and segregation today in the case of Fisher v. the University of Texas. Abigail Fisher brought a lawsuit against the university after being denied admission, alleging that she was rejected because she is white, violating her constitutional rights. The court…
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The Rock's Awesome Instagram
(The Root) — So, wrestler and actor Dwayne Johnson (aka The Rock) is a big guy. We know that, but should you ever forget it, his Instagram account is full of pictures of him lifting weights and looking superhuman. Also amazing are his Throwback Thursday pictures (on Thursdays, folks on social media share old pictures…
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Food Network: Laughing Through the Backlash
(The Root) — You’ve probably heard by now that white folks are fed up over the Food Network’s firing of Paula Deen. If you look hard enough through the deluge of comments from people defending Deen, you’ll stumble on a funny comment or two. We found this gleaming, sparkling, shimmering gem cascading along: Oh, to…