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Hollywood Critics Association Names Kristen Stewart Actress of the Decade in the Same World Viola Davis Exists
In a dystopian world where no other actress exists, Kristen Stewart has been named Actress of the Decade by the Hollywood Critics Association (HCA). “We at the HCA are proud to announce that Kristen Stewart will receive the Actress of the Decade Award at our ceremony on January 9, 2020,” The HCA tweeted from their…
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Maybe It’s Time to Just Burn Down Every Plantation
The most telling revelation from the now-concluded spectacular first season of Watchmen came directly after its first episode and was inspired by its first scene—a reenactment of the Greenwood Massacre. Like many, I was surprised that HBO would launch a big-budget prestige series about angsty superheroes with a depiction of the government-sanctioned slaughter of hundreds…
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School Resource Officer Placed on Leave After Video Surfaces of 11-Year-Old Being Dragged, Body Slammed
School resource officers are hired to help provide a safe learning environment in schools throughout the country, not drag and body slam 11-year-old students like this: As a result, CNN reports that authorities are investigating the assault captured by surveillance video at Vance County Middle School in Vance County, N.C. The officer’s name has not…
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James Robert Kennedy, Beloved High School Football Staple and Inspiration for Radio Movie, Dead at 73
James Robert Kennedy, a man embraced by a South Carolina high school football team and the inspiration behind the 2003 film Radio has died at the age of 73. Details of Kennedy’s death are not known at this time per the New York Times, though T.L. Hanna High School’s website confirms he was surrounded by…
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New York City Shells Out $625K to Woman Whose Baby Was Ripped from Her Arms During Welfare Office Confrontation
New York City taxpayers have to pay dearly for the bad judgment of officers who ripped a baby from a woman’s arms during a visit to a human resources office last December. The New York Daily News reported that Jazmine Headley is $625,000 richer after a traumatic confrontation with Human Resources Administration peace officers and…
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The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: ‘Real Racist’ Bingo
Whenever someone asks if writing the weekly Clapback Mailbag ever gets old, I tell them that receiving and reading notes from people telling me why I’m so wrong can sometimes be annoying. But, to be fair, it’s not the receiving part that bothers me; I rather enjoy responding to our readers. But reading poorly punctuated…
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New Kentucky Governor Restores Voting Rights to More Than 100,000 Formerly Incarcerated
Fresh into his new job as governor of Kentucky, Democrat Andy Beshear signed an executive order Thursday to restore voting rights to more than 140,000 formerly incarcerated Kentuckians—a move that inordinately affects voting rights for African Americans in the Bluegrass State. As the Washington Post reports: On its face, Mr. Beshear’s executive order is race-blind.…
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Banking While Black: JPMorgan Chase Says It Is ‘Sickened’ by Racism Exposed at an Arizona Bank
JPMorgan Chase is calling for staff across the bank to come forward with experiences and concerns related to racism and discrimination in the wake of a New York Times story reporting on racial bias in the company. The article, published Wednesday, features recordings of employees at an Arizona Chase bank making discriminatory remarks about and…
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Chicago’s Top Prosecutor Tosses Out More Than 1,000 Marijuana Convictions Ahead of State Legalization Law
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx took the first step toward wiping more than 1,000 marijuana convictions off the books, appearing at a court hearing Wednesday afternoon to call for the expungement of low-level cannabis convictions. As the Chicago Sun-Times reports, the move is part of Illinois’ new recreational marijuana law, which legalizes weed in…