New Study: DNA Testing Could Be the Key to Saving Black Women With Breast Cancer
Florida Vice Mayor Found Dead Inside Home as Police Investigate Husband for the Crime
Chess, Not Checkers: The Calculated Brilliance of Cardi B’s Corporate Takeover
10 Years After Tulsa Police Killed Unarmed Black Man, His Family Is 1 Step Closer to Justice
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: The Evidence of Things Not Seen
Nigga, I ain’t shitI just know how to rhyme a lil’ bitI’m just trying to squeeze fit my fat ass in wherever I can fit. — Cee-Lo Green Ninety-nine percent of the time, I already know what I’m going to say before I even begin to write the Clapback Mailbag. Today is the other one…
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Malcolm Brogdon Says Some Players Are 'Super Interested' in Sitting Out the Return of the NBA 2020 Season
Close to three months after the NBA suspended its 2020 season amid a global pandemic, the organization announced that 22 of the league’s 30 teams will be making a glorious return, resuming the season at Walt Disney World Resort at the end of July. But Indiana Pacers guard Malcolm Brogdon thinks some players are “super…
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NYPD Police Officer Tells Fellow Cops He Kneeled Because the Protesters Were Scary
If you saw images of cops gallantly taking a knee during the ongoing protests against police brutality—brutality that has been on display throughout the protests—and mistakenly believed that gesture actually meant anything, you may be in for a surprise. One such gallant police officer has since sent an email apologizing for his show of solidarity…
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Auntie Unfiltered: Black People Can’t Save You; We Tryna Save Ourselves
Attention white people: It is not up to black people to educate you and help you understand racism. It is not up to black people to tell you what you need to say to your white racist friends. It is not up to black people to undo racism. It is not up to black people…
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Another Day, Another Karen: Apartment Complex Employee Suspended for Blocking Black Residents From Swimming Pool
You can tell a lot of Karens don’t be on the internet like that because, if they were, they’d know that black people with camera phones are cracking down on Karen behavior like never before. In today’s episode of White Women Who Don’t Think Black People Belong Literally Anywhere: an apartment complex in Knoxville, Tenn.,…
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Dave Chappelle Discusses Police Brutality, Candace Owens and More in Netflix Special 8:46
In a new (and surprise) Netflix comedy special, Dave Chappelle is back and as usual, has his finger on the pulse of America. In the special 8:46, which was uploaded to YouTube for free on Thursday evening, the iconic comedian discusses the national protests stemming from George Floyd’s death and a slew of other pressing…
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Louisville Bans No-Knock Warrants With 'Breonna's Law,' But Her Killers Still Haven't Been Arrested
The Louisville Metro Council unanimously passed a law banning “no-knock” warrants in the city on Thursday. The measure was named after Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old woman who was shot and killed in March after officers from the Louisville Metro Police Department that entered her home with one such warrant. Under “Breonna’s Law,” law enforcement in…
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Coronavirus Expected to Wipe Out 40 Percent of Black-Owned Businesses
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted American life in an unprecedented way. While a vaccine and antiviral treatment will eventually help mitigate the health effects, the economic cost of the pandemic is shaping up to be severe and long lasting. CBS News reports that 40 percent of black-owned businesses are not expected to make it through the…