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Imagine How Tired We Are: Upcoming Virtual Events to Get You Back Into the Social (Distance) Groove
Contrary to what it may feel and look like right now, we are in fact in a new year. Though our immediate environments, circumstances, and news cycles do a good job at convincing us otherwise, I’m sure I’m not alone in thinking we could all use some sort of reprieve from the already chaotic noise…
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Derek Chauvin to Stand Trial Separately From Other Cops Charged in George Floyd’s Death
Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin will be tried separately for his role in the death of 46-year-old George Floyd in May of last year. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill made the ruling on Monday, citing the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, reports NPR. Chauvin was notoriously captured on video kneeling on Floyd’s neck for over eight…
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U.S. Military Chiefs Remind Troops of Their Oath to the Constitution as Investigations Begin Into Service Members Who May Have Participated in Capitol Riot
The Joint Chiefs of Staff of the U.S. military released a memo on Tuesday reminding troops of their oath to the Constitution as investigations are underway to identify former and active-duty soldiers who may have taken part in last week’s riot at the Capitol. According to the New York Times, the memo condemned the events…
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Virtual Memorial to Phoenix Civil Rights Activist Calvin C. Goode Disrupted by Hackers Yelling Racial Slurs
A virtual memorial held for Calvin C. Goode, a civil rights activist and a 22-year member of the Phoenix City Council, was derailed when a group of hackers began yelling racial slurs. According to AZ Central, the interruption began 20 minutes into the ceremony while Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego (D) was giving her remarks. The…
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Insecure Is Lowkey Done—HBO Series to End With Fifth Season
All hella good things must come to an end. That’s right, one of Black Twitter’s favorite argument-inciting television shows will be ending soon. HBO has confirmed that Insecure’s upcoming fifth season will be its final one. As Variety reports, Season 5 is scheduled to begin production later this month and will premiere later this year.…
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This Is Us Writer-Director Kay Oyegun and Actor Jennifer C. Holmes Introduce the 'Spirit' of Randall's 'Birth Mother'
This is Randall Pearson’s birth mother. This is Laurel. We first meet young Laurel DuBois (portrayed by Jennifer C. Holmes) way back in Season 1, Episode 3 titled, “Kyle.” Through a series of strategically teasing flashbacks, we learn just a little bit more about her character, mostly through the perspective of Randall’s (Sterling K. Brown)…
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Sundance 2021: A List of Black Movies to Watch While You’re in the (Virtual) White Mountains
I’m salty. As The Root’s Staff entertainment writer, one of the most exciting aspects of my job is being able to travel to a lot of cool places. In fact, the Sundance Film Festival typically kicks off the year of traveling shenanigans within my beat. In 2020, I flew to Park City, Utah to cover…
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After Siege of the Capitol by Pro-Trump Mob, Congress Finally Certifies President-Elect Joe Biden's Election Victory
After a whirlwind day that saw a mob of Trump supporters storming the U.S. Capitol, which prompted the evacuation of lawmakers and a delay in the Electoral College vote count, Congress finally certified Biden’s victory as the next president of the United States. Before the final tally in the early hours of Thursday morning that…
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In Memoriam 2020: A Year of Loss Like No Other
As celebrations around the world rang in the new year on Jan. 1, 2020, no one could have imagined—let alone predicted—the staggering loss and grief that would come to define the year. The shocking deaths of Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna in January would be the first of many emotional losses we would…
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Trump Pardons Racist Former Maryland Cop Who Unleashed Her Canine on Homeless People for Fun
Last week The Root reported that the president of pardoning despicable white people has been spending his last weeks in office doling out absolution to allies, white-collar criminals and war criminals like he’s the Grinch that stole clemency and now he’s giving it all back. Well, it turns out we can add police brutality aficionado…