New Details Emerge After ‘Lion King’ Broadway Star Found Fatally Stabbed Days Before Christmas
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Black Things to Do in New York City This Holiday
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‘White Power’ Graffiti Found at a California Middle School
Hot take: Racists are the absolute worst. Yeah, I said it! The latest instance of racists being the absolute worst takes us to California, where racist graffiti was found at a middle school. A middle school. I’m telling you, they’re the worst. According to SF Gate, an Asian-American parent was dropping off their child for…
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Calls for Washington State Judge to Resign After Insensitive Comments About Black Man Who Was Shot and Killed by Police
A judge in Washington state is facing condemnation and calls for his resignation following disparaging comments about a Black man who was shot and killed by the police, once more proving that white men just need to shut the fuck up. According to the Associated Press, Clark County District Court Judge Darvin Zimmerman was captured…
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Virginia Governor Signs Order Restoring Voting Rights to Nearly 70,000 People Previously Convicted of Felonies
While many lawmakers in the South are introducing laws aimed at ensuring fewer people can vote in future elections, at least one state is trying to restore the franchise to more people. Virginia’s Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam on Tuesday announced that he has signed an executive order restoring voting rights to over 69,000 people in…
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The Beard You Grow When You’re Fine With a Dollop of Racism but Not 'Everyone, Even My Barber, Knows You're Racist Now' Racism
20 Questions after watching The Bachelor finale last night while the Nets and Knicks game was on commercial breaks: 1. How much racism do you think would have been acceptable to Matt? 2. On the “she’s racist, but she’s cute and I want to bone, and that makes this a difficult decision” spectrum—which I assume…
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2 Giraffes—1 Adorably Named Waffles—Died in a Zoo Fire and Man, That's Some Sad Ass News
Last summer, in a never-ending attempt to find things for our kids to do that were as safe as possible and also as avoidant of other people as possible, my wife happened upon a petting zoo in Reston, Va., called Roer’s Zoofari. It is about 45 minutes to an hour from my house depending on…
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Wondering When You’ll Get Your Stimmy? Here’s What the Big Banks Say
Though President Biden signed a landmark $1.9 trillion stimulus bill into law last Thursday, many Americans are still waiting to receive their portion of the COVID-19 relief funds. The White House said that people could expect to start seeing the money in their bank accounts by last weekend, which indicated an understanding of just how…
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Live and Let Die Actor Yaphet Kotto Dead at 81
Yaphet Kotto, the actor known for movies such as Alien and The Running Man has died, The Root has learned. His wife Tessie Sinahon shared the heartbreaking news in a post to social media on Monday, with the news later being confirmed to The New York Times by Kotto’s agent. The actor was 81 years…
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Prison Guards Across the Nation Refuse to Take Vaccine, Despite Prisons Frequently Being the Site of COVID-19 Outbreaks
There was a lot of talk about Black people being resistant towards getting the vaccine because the U.S. government has a history of medical fuckery when it comes to Black bodies. There’s less talk about a similar hesitancy towards getting the vaccine among prison employees, who have refused getting vaccinated at an alarming rate. A…
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2 Men Charged in Assault of Brian Sicknick, the Police Officer Who Died After the Capitol Riot
Despite many “Blue Lives Matter” flags being flown on Jan. 6, the riot at the Capitol saw many officers facing physical and mental trauma, with Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick dying as a result of the chaos. Federal authorities arrested two men on Sunday for allegedly assaulting Officer Sicknick during the Jan. 6 riot. According…