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Respect the Fenty Effect: Rihanna Covers Allure's 'Best of Beauty' Issue as Fenty Beauty Turns 1
Remember a time, not too long ago, when finding your perfect shade and undertone was the stuff dreams were made of? Then, multi-hyphenate trendsetter Rihanna crashed onto the beauty scene in September 2017 with an all-inclusive campaign and 40 shades of foundation that prompted the entire beauty to sit up, take notice and, in many…
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When in Doubt, Blame the Dead
Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger should be facing a murder charge. There are too many holes in this carefully-crafted narrative that is being doled out to us a teaspoonful at a time. Too many things don’t add up. The more they dribble out to us, the more questions we have. Earlier Monday, a law enforcement…
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College of Caucasity: A Peek into the Missouri School That Dropped Nike Over its Colin Kaepernick Ad
The College of the Ozarks, a school you’ve probably never heard of until right this moment, has done the institutional version of setting its Nike gear on fire by terminating its contract with the company, citing Nike’s controversial Colin Kaepernick ad. The ad, which appears in print and on video, prominently features Kaepernick along with…
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Woman Who Claimed She Was Kidnapped and Robbed by Black Men Was Lying to Get Out of a Debt: Police
Instead of paying two subcontractors the money she owed, a California woman concocted an elaborate tale about being abducted, beaten and robbed by two black men, according to law enforcement officials investigating the incident. According to an initial report by the Fresno Bee, On Saturday, police in Fresno, Calif., began frantically searching for suspects after…
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Michael Jackson’s 60th Birthday Celebration Was an Incredible Tribute to the King of Pop and His Fans
Anyone who knows me can tell you that I am a huge Michael Jackson fan. I would go so far as to say I stan harder for Michael Jackson than I do for Cardi B. I have never offered to give anyone the hands over Cardi B, but I am absolutely intolerant of Michael Jackson…
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The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Farewell to the Queen
Today’s clapback is dedicated to the memory of a real diva and a true Queen. But despite this overwhelming sadness, I know you will be in a better place. In lieu of tears, I thought it would be more appropriate to celebrate you by remaking an old classic that I sometimes sing to myself when…
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The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace Pays Its Respect to Queen Aretha
For whatever issues they have (and there are many: colonialism, imperialism, Brexit, etc.) one thing that I will always love about the Brits is their love, esteem and admiration for black—specifically African-American—music. From the Rolling Stones paying homage to the blues men of Chess Records (and going to Chicago to sit at the feet of…
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Livestream: Aretha Franklin’s Funeral in Detroit
The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, is being laid to rest today in Detroit in what will be a star-studded celebration of her life, music and legacy. Shirley Caesar, Chaka Khan, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, former President Bill Clinton and Stevie Wonder are just a few of the luminaries who will pay their R-E-S-P-E-C-Ts to…
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Yeah, This Might Be Jason Whitlock’s Worst and Saddest Take Ever
Sentient pile of repurposed lamp-heated rotisserie pork rinds Jason Whitlock has descended so far into the abyss of oafish takes and porkpie hats that my feelings about him have shifted from annoyance to contempt to where they exist now, which is pity. The things he says about race and culture—on Twitter and on his show—aren’t…
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The Schedule for Aretha Franklin’s Funeral Is the Most Optimistic Schedule I’ve Ever Seen in My Entire Black Funeral Life
They gon’ lay Aretha Franklin’s burdens down in Detroit on Friday, Aug. 31. And it’s going to happen in tremendous fashion. Her body has already seen outfit changes fit for a woman whose fashion stylings were as much a part of her charm as her take-no-prisoners attitude about the industry. Queen Aretha is being sent…