Oklahoma Black Man Hit By Patrol Car During Jaywalking Arrest, and That’s Not Even the Most Infuriating Part
Chicago Black Man’s Face is Forever Changed After Being Tased By Police, But That’s Not the Worst Part…
These Black Democrats Were Allegedly Next on the Minnesota Gunman’s Hitlist
Why the Black Internet Believes Grammys Just Threw Shade at Beyoncé
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Oprah to Robin Givens: "I apologize."
Even Oprah sometimes gets it wrong. On Friday’s show the daytime diva apologized to actress Robin Givens, ex wife of former professional puncher Mike Tyson and spokeswoman for the National Domestic Violence Hotline. Winfrey admitted that she should’ve handled a recent interview with Tyson much differently—better. During her sit down with the former heavy weight…
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Brown Paper Bag: Blame Black Hollywood
I wanted to throw my sixty cents into the Root’s own Jada F. Smith’s “color in black Hollywood” conversation. As an active participant in the Hollywood game I’d like to bring attention to a few facts. Smith feels the Lee Daniel’s film Precious is a perfect template for the dysfunctional battle between good and evil,…
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Oh, When the Saints Go Marching In
At this point in the NFL season it’s not too early to ask if the New Orleans Saints can run the table. Yes, the Saints. One of two undefeated teams in the league, they’ve only played eight games and have eight more contests to go. But look at the schedule: Their upcoming opponents include four…
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So, About Gay Marriage in DC…
It’s power-play time for the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, DC. They announced Wednesday that if DC passes a same-sex marriage law, they’ll pull their social programs. From The Washington Post: “The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it will be unable to continue the social service programs it runs for the District if the…
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Tennessee Vols Football Players Arrested for Armed Robbery
Why play football on scholarship when you can try to stick people up with a pellet gun? Thursday, Janzen Jackson, Nu’Keese Richardson and Mike Edwards of the University of Tennessee’s football team were arrested for attempting the latter in a Knoxville convenience store parking lot. From ESPN: “According to a Knoxville City Police report, the…
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Star-Spangled Muslims
In July, the Islamic Association of Raleigh, N.C., hosted “Meet Your Muslim Neighbor”—an event designed to build bridges and educate the non-Muslim community about different facets of Islamic life and culture beyond common negative stereotypes. Two days later, the FBI arrested seven Muslim men from a neighboring town for alleged involvement in a terror conspiracy.…
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9/11 Mastermind, Other Sets to Go on Trial in NYC
A military tribunal won’t get its hands on Khalid Sheik Mohammed. But a New York federal court will get the opportunity to try the man who claims to be the mastermind of the of the 9/11 attacks along with four others. From The Washington Post “The long-awaited decisions on prosecution, part of President Obama’s quest…
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The Truth About Incest
Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire goes where not even the usual depictions of black dysfunction usually go. The protagonist, Claireece “Precious” Jones, is sexually abused by her father—and her mother. Her father impregnates her twice and infects her with an STD that eventually kills him. These extreme, fictional examples of child sexual…