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(The Root) — The White House started a Tumblr account last week, stepping up its effort to be accessible to the American public. According to the blog’s first post, it will feature a variety of material, like “the best quotes from President Obama, or video of young scientists visiting the White House for the science…

(The Root) — The nation gasped in unison when University of Louisville basketball player Kevin Ware snapped his leg in two on the court during the team’s March Madness game with Duke last month. Since then, Ware has received a tidal wave of support, winning spots on talk shows and thousands of new followers on…

(The Root) — It would be safe to assume that most of what comes from Chris Rock’s Twitter feed is a joke, but when he tweeted, “I’m so proud of Jason Kidd for coming out of the closet and announcing that he’s Gay. This is a great day for sports,” the morning after NBA player Jason Collins announced that…

(The Root) — Rihanna took to Instagram today to announce that she is officially working on a second River Island collection. This black-and-white photo shows Rihanna hard at work with designer Adam Selman. With 217,000 likes so far, it’s fair to say that her public is anxious for the debut. Read more at Glamour. Tracy…

(The Root) — On Friday, April 26, 2013, a fairly offensive Tumblr blog entitled “This Is Black Privilege” made its way to Twitter, promptly ticking off tons of black people. The purpose of the blog, according to its FAQs, is to “educate the uneducated” on the privileges that black people unfairly enjoy, such as BET,…

(The Root) — In an upcoming issue of Sports Illustrated, Washington Wizards center Jason Collins announces that he is gay, making him the first openly gay man to actively play as a professional in an American team sport. In the article, slated to run May 6, 2013, Collins said that when he was younger, he…

(The Root) — If you were around in the 1980s, these pictures, which have been floating around on Tumblr, should move you in a very special way. The women pictured, of course, are Phylicia Rashad and Debbie Allen — actresses, sisters, and possibly your pretend friends-mothers-aunties. This picture was taken in 1988, and in the…

(The Root) — Each week, Shonda Rhimes whips Twitter into an absolute frenzy with an hour of plotting, scheming and fast-talking on Scandal, the political thriller starring Kerry Washington that has taken TV by storm. Even if you don’t watch the ABC show, you can always tell when something major happens by taking a look…

(The Root) — For better or worse, self-styled “relationship experts” are all the rage. Everyone is in on the act — rappers, actors, singers and seemingly every other person on Twitter. Some have managed to collect thousands of followers, but for every fan there are probably at least 10 people who are, shall we say,…

(The Root) — At this year’s annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, President Obama’s speech poked fun at Congress, Fox News and the GOP’s minority-outreach efforts. But some of the biggest laughs came when he joked about himself and the stubborn negative perceptions of him that some Americans still hang onto. Entering to DJ Khaled’s “All…