Diddy’s Daughters’ Tearful Exit From Trial Ignites Black America’s Outcry
Black Celebs Showed Out at Paris Fashion Week
The Viral TikTok Tale of a White Waitress at a St. Louis Restaurant Calling a Black Woman Customer the B-Word
Mama Duke Just Dropped Another Banger and Fans Say It’s As Good As Her ‘America’s Got Talent’ Hit
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Bill Clinton Weighs In on Lil Wayne
Fans are responding to former President Bill Clinton’s comments about Lil Wayne’s (government name: Dwayne Carter) release from prison on Pittsburgh radio station 96.1 Kiss FM’s Morning Freak Show. Clinton, who was introduced to the music of the New Orleans native by his daughter, Chelsea, remarked on Weezy’s return to society from New York’s Rikers…
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Official Trailer: Jumping the Broom
TriStar Pictures has released the first trailer, exclusively on Youtube, to the upcoming romantic comedy Jumping the Broom, starring Paula Patton, Angela Bassett and Laz Alonzo. Directed by Salim Akil from a screenplay written by Arlene Gibbs and Elizabeth Hunter, the film also co-stars Mike Epps, Loretta Devine, Meagan Good, Tasha Smith, DeRay Davis, Julie…
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Obama Admits His Message Didn't Get Through
Say what you will about President Barack Obama, but his ability to be self-reflexive was on display during a taping of CBS’s 60 Minutes. In the segment, the president acknowledged that in the wake of this week’s election debacle, he hasn’t been able to successfully promote his economic-rescue message to worried Americans. According to the…
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The Root Interview: Thandie Newton on 'For Colored Girls'
Thandie Newton wasn’t supposed to be in Tyler Perry’s For Colored Girls, but when Mariah Carey had to drop out of the film at the last minute, the British actress swooped in to play potty-mouthed Tangie, a character with a bad attitude and an even worse sex addiction. Newton sat down with The Root to…
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Muslim Group to Sue Oklahoma Over Shariah Law Amendment
See what happens when you make something out of nothing? Nothing turns into something — that is, people minding their business until you mess with them. On Tuesday, for instance, voters in Oklahoma passed State Question 755, aka the “Shariah law amendment,” which changed the state constitution so that Oklahoma courts are now forbidden from…
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Is Microsoft Kinect Racist?
Why is it that facial-recognition technology has such a hard time recognizing black folks? First Hewlett-Packard, now this. GameSpot testing suggests that facial recognition features of Microsoft’s motion-sensing camera system might not work properly for some gamers. Part of Microsoft’s $500 million marketing push for Kinect includes positioning it as an accessible entertainment device for…
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Kai Wright: Yes, Mr. President, This Was a Referendum on Your Leadership
Colorlines’ Kai Wright lets President Obama know that he’s going to have to fight for his base with the same vigor that he pursues bankers. Wright states that what’s missing from Obama is reciprocity to those who put him in office in the first place. We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: President…
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'Slurpee Summit' Catches on With 7-Eleven
President Obama’s joke about holding a “Slurpee Summit,” to patch up things between Democrats and Republicans, is being slurped up by parent company 7-Eleven. The company responsible for more brain freezes around the world than any other company likes the idea and is launching a limited-edition, nonpartisan “purple for the people” Slurpee around the concept…