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Random Acts of Shaqness: Shaq Pays Off Engagement Ring for Man at Jewelry Store
I don’t pride myself on a lot of things, but aside from my mutant ability to consume an extraordinarily high volume of crab legs, I genuinely try to be kind. I say “please” and “thank you” when applicable; I ask waiters, “How are you doing today?,” I don’t cuss out cashiers when they’re stingy with…
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Augmented-Reality App Discussed Depicting George Floyd's Death but Changed Its Tune After Press Release Backlash
There are certain things you just never expect that you need to explain to people. You shouldn’t need to tell adults not to drink shampoo, steer their cars with their feet or that, despite Kendrick Lamar’s advice, it’s not a good idea to fill your swimming pool up with liquor and then diiiiiiiiiive in it.…
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Virginia 1st Southern State to Legalize Weed
Virginia is the first state in the South to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, the Associated Press reports. Starting in July, residents of that state will be able to possess and cultivate small amounts of marijuana. Lawmakers approved a number of changes Gov. Ralph Northam made in the bill that passed in the General…
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Former NFL Player Phillip Adams Kills 5 People in South Carolina, Turns Gun on Himself
These are the exact type of stories I hate to hear about, let alone report on, but since The Root is in the business of news, here we go. The Associated Press reports that former NFL player Phillip Adams committed suicide shortly after midnight on Thursday. But as tragic as his loss is, it’s the…
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Black Woman Snatches Former Fox News Host's Soul After She Calls Him Out for Pretending to Care About Black People
Republican SpankBang, aka Fox News, is known for its plethora of white men spouting lies to an audience of dunces. Apparently, a former Republican PornHub host named Eric Bolling (which totally sounds like a porn name) walked off a BBC News show Wednesday after another guest—and current member of the Dora Milaje, also known as…
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Woman Charged With Hate Crime After Allegedly Speeding Through Work Zone, Shouting Racial Slurs at Black Traffic Flagger
In today’s episode of Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Hate Crime Charges, a Paradise, Calif., woman is facing hate crime charges after she allegedly plowed through a work zone in her SUV while drinking and shouting racial slurs at a Black worker who was holding up signs to control the pace of traffic. The worker…
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Black Florida Man Released From Prison After 30 Years, but Prosecutors Still Want Him Locked Up
The legacy of racism in America’s “justice” system has frequently resulted in the release of Black men from prison, after they’ve spent decades locked up for crimes they were convicted for under sketchy circumstances. Such is the case of Crosley Green, a 63-year-old Black man who spent more than 30 years behind bars before he…
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Debates Around George Floyd’s Drug Use Continued as Multiple Forensic Scientists Took the Stand in Day 8 of the Chauvin Trial
After over a week of testimonies, it’s become increasingly clear that the defense is leaning on the idea that George Floyd’s drug use was what caused his death and not former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s knee on his neck. The day began with Sgt. Jody Stiger, a use of force expert with the Los…
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Prosecutor Closes Case Against Georgia State Rep Arrested For Knocking on Gov. Brian Kemp's Door
Georgia State Rep. Park Cannon will not be facing eight years in prison after all, in the newest development in the absurd criminal case brought against her. On Mar. 25, Georgia state troopers arrested Cannon for the apparent crime of knocking on the white governor’s door while he was signing a law to make it…