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This Is How a Black Woman Unravels
I walk a lot. I have a car, but sometimes, it’s nice to be able to look around you and see what’s out there. I lived in New York City for about four years, so walking is no big deal. Cat-calling is no big deal. I was walking, today, in the Baltimore Inner Harbor. It…
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Alabama Pastor Says He's Going to Stand His Ground If Truck Is Vandalized With Racist Graffiti Again
A pastor in Gadsden, Ala., is fed up with racists after his truck was vandalized with bigoted graffiti, and says the next time it happens, he’s going to “stand his ground.” Pastor K. Solomon Williams, a preacher at Piedmont’s Mount Pleasant CME Church, woke up on Sunday and saw that his Ford F-150 was plastered…
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Jury Awards Man $289 Million in Lawsuit Against Monsanto
A man whose lawsuit claimed the popular weed and grass killer Roundup gave him cancer won $289 million from Monsanto who, along with Haliburton, GlaxoSmithKline and whoever decides how much potato chips to put in the bag, have been longstanding symbols of corporate evil. Dewayne “not the Rock” Johnson, a former school groundskeeper, initiated the…
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Who Am I to Judge?
Yesha’s not here today and today’s mailbag is pretty long so … Fuck this intro. Our first correspondence comes from a DM on Twitter: From: Aric To: Michael Harriot I wanted to know if it’s possible to be white and conservative without being a bigot or viscous [sic] criminal? I’m a college student but have…
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Lyft x Black Girls Code: How a Strategic Alliance Is Driving the Conversation on Equal Pay Forward
As we focus on the disturbing disparities that make it necessary to recognize Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, there’s an especially sobering statistic that stands out: in addition to the fact that a black woman currently has to work seven months and seven days more than a white man to earn the same salary, that…
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Will Austin, Texas Get a New Name? A Local Report on Confederate Monuments Suggests Renaming City
Stephen F. Austin, known also as the “father of Texas” is often credited with carving out the early outlines of Texas, so perhaps it is apt that the capital of the Lone Star state is named after him. Except, hold that thought. Or at least that’s what Austin’s Equity Office wants you to do after…
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Charlamagne Tha God Called His Wife On The Breakfast Club To Put An End To Allegations About Raping Her [Update]
Updated: Tuesday, July 24, 2018; 10:28 a.m. EDT: This morning on The Breakfast Club, Charlamagne addressed the rape allegations involving his wife. He said he was having a conversation with his wife about rape culture and whether or not having drunk sex was considered rape. He called up his wife on the show and asked,…
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How the Republican Party Became The Party of Racism
Here’s a joke: What’s the difference between a Klan rally and a Republican Convention? Answer: The dress code. Here’s another one: How white is the Republican Party? According to Pew Research, 83 percent of the registered voters who identify as Republican are non-Hispanic whites. The Republican Party is whiter than Tilda Swinton riding a polar…
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The Whoopi Goldberg Vs. Judge Jeanine Pirro Beef is So Deliciously Messy
Fox News host and author, Judge Jeanine Pirro appeared on The View to talk about her new book, Liars, Leakers and Liberals: The Case Against the Anti-Trump Conspiracy and of course it was a shit show. During the discussion, Pirro accused The View host, Whoopi Goldberg of having “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” which literally sounds like…
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Florida Police Chief Told Cops to Pin Crimes on Black Teens, Adults to Boost Crime Stats: Report
A former police chief in a Southern Florida suburb has been indicted for pressuring his officers to pin crimes on any African American with “somewhat of a record” to keep the crime stats in his jurisdiction perfect. The Miami Herald reports that Raimundo Atesiano created a culture in the Biscayne Park Police Department that targeted…