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Leaked Emails Show That a Sony Executive Called Kevin Hart a ‘Whore’
Last week, a huge security breach occurred at Sony. Not only were unreleased movies pirated, but security documents were released. Everything from human resources-related materials showing Sony executives’ salaries to, now, leaked emails are floating around the Internet. The most recent email leak has to do with funnyman Kevin Hart and a $3 million salary…
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Sure, Let’s Pardon Mark Wahlberg for His Violent, Racist Past
Remember that time actor Mark Wahlberg punched a man in the eye so hard, he partially blinded him forever? What about the time when he chased black schoolchildren, shouting racial slurs while throwing rocks? If you don’t, better read up on it now because Wahlberg is petitioning (pdf) Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick to have part of…
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I Came, I Saw, And I Conquered The Beyhive
On Tuesday, December 2 at 10:52 AM EST, the first shot was fired by me on Twitter. It read: Admittedly, none of this was being said to get the attention of any one group or even to cause controversy on my timeline. It was simply a thought I had about Beyonce’s new song that I…
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When It Comes to Ferguson, President Obama Could Take a Lesson From Cornel West
The fiery uprising in Ferguson, Mo., in response to the slaying of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown by former police Officer Darren Wilson has arguably signified an end to several things: apathy in the face of grave injustice; “peace” in the face of state-sanctioned killing of black people in America; and, according to Cornel West, “the…
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F*ck The St. Louis Police Officers Association And Everything They Believe In
If you watch the news, you’ve probably seen or at least heard about the pre-game display that a few of the St. Louis Rams football players put on when walking out of the tunnel on Sunday before they, the Rams of St. Louis put an otherworldly ass whippin’ on the Raiders of Oakland. Five players – Stedman…
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Ferguson Coverage: No One Seemed to Like It
Prosecutor, Protesters Single Out Cable News, Social Media From stone-throwers literally and figuratively to public officials and anguished citizens, the crisis in Ferguson, Mo., this week brought out the media haters. “The President, in a speech addressing the grand jury’s decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Michael Brown,…
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Pastor Reportedly Refuses to Bury 93-Year-Old Woman Who Hadn’t Paid Her Church Dues
A Houston pastor faces criticism after refusing to bury a 93-year-old woman who had been a member of his church for more than 50 years, reports KRIV. Barbara Day says that she feels insulted by the way the pastor, Walter F. Houston, responded to her request to bury her mother, Olivia Blair. “It was like…
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Thanksgiving Away From Home? Here Are Some Rules for the Road
I haven’t been home for Thanksgiving in almost 10 years. I typically reserve trips home to Houston for Christmas, weddings and family reunions (and that more somber occasion that starts with an “f”). For the several years that I spent Thanksgiving in Washington, D.C., I would spend the day with various combinations of cousins and…
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Pharrell Williams: Why Aren’t We Talking About Michael Brown’s ‘Bullyish’ Behavior?
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article stated that Pharrell Williams spoke to Ebony magazine about Michael Brown after a grand jury declined to indict Darren Wilson. He did not—Williams spoke to Ebony in an interview conducted in September. Grammy Award-winning producer Pharrell Williams has previously gotten flak for his comments on race, such as…
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The Best 15 Nonfiction Books by Black Authors in 2014
Hope Wabuke is a Southern California-based writer and a contributing editor at The Root. Follow her on Twitter. How do you measure the worth of scholarly research and analysis versus the worth of telling one’s life story? The musicality of language versus tone and voice? These are some of the questions that one is faced…