Social Media
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Whose Storm Is This?
Storm is my favorite character from the X-Men lore. So, I never tolerate any disrespect of the baddest bitch in comics land. Cue this shit—a visual character profile of Storm quickly circulated the internet, in promotion of the upcoming Role-Playing Game (RPG), Marvel Future Fight. What in the colorstruck clusterfuck?! As writer-editor @ConStar24 aptly tweeted,…
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Fake Black Accounts That Spammed Pro-Trump Tweets Removed by Twitter
On Tuesday, Twitter removed two fake accounts that spammed tweets about Black people leaving the Democratic Party. According to NBC News, the fake accounts used pictures of Black men as their profile pictures to create the illusion they were run by Black people. One of the accounts, @WentDemtoRep, was created on Tuesday and used a…
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Twitter Sets Former NFL Star Brian Urlacher Straight After He Comes for Jacob Blake
Social media is a graveyard for common sense. It’s also a cesspool of bigotry, fallacies and white supremacist rhetoric that endangers the lives of those we hold dear. In a past life, NFL Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher—which is Wakandan for “this man is about to get dragged”—was a force of nature; a six-foot, six-inch…
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Before Magic Mike, There Was 'Sparkling Shemar' on Soul Train
In 2012, a young white boy portrayed by another young white boy with a first and last name that can easily be switched gyrated onto the forefront of our screens…and our hearts (OK, loins). He became known in stripper lore as Magic Mike, keeper of WAP (Wet Ass Pecs). However, much like many things that…
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Terry Crews Twitter Wants to Speak to the Manager After Kansas City Chiefs Ban Headdresses, Face Paint
While the majority of us have enough sense to know that cultures should not be treated as costumes, there are those of us who would much rather dress up as “pow wow princesses” during Halloween or attend Kansas City Chiefs games rocking bootleg war bonnets. The Chiefs have dissuaded their fans from engaging in this…
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NBA Twitter Destroys Paul Pierce After He Spews More Foolishness About LeBron James
If real estate is such a lucrative business venture, then can somebody please explain to me how LeBron James has spent so many years living rent-free in Paul Pierce’s head? For context, It’s already been firmly established that the 10-time NBA All-Star is a fucking hater. But the Celtics great took his disdain for all…
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Charlotte Hornets Announcer Suspended Indefinitely After Tweeting N-Word (With the Hard 'R')
If there’s one thing I hate, it’s when I go to write about Donald Trump and the words “serial idiot,” “nincompoop” or “human toilet bowl” magically appear in its place. Autocorrect can be a real Donald Trump bitch sometimes, but the difference is that when this occurs at The Root, I usually get a high…
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Georgia School Teachers Drop Fire Back-To-School Music Videos, Making Us Wish We Were Still in School
The 2020–2021 school year is bound to be very different for teachers and their students due to the effects of COVID-19. Per recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, all furniture other than desks and chairs should be removed from classrooms, and desks need to be spaced 6 feet apart if possible for…
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Black Twitter Erupts After Deion Sanders Sells His Soul to Barstool Sports: 'He's Trading His Morals For a Check'
In being outspoken for a living, I make it a point to come from a place of logic and understanding when I broach certain topics in front of millions of people on a weekly basis. Whether it’s a podcast, a television or radio segment, or my writing, I really, really, really try to do my…
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From Viola Davis to Carole Baskin of Tiger King Fame, Everyone Has Thoughts About Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's 'WAP'
This weekend was a big one for Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion. The new dynamic duo in town released their sexy rap song “WAP” at midnight on Friday, which came complete with a steamy, JaQuel Knight-choreographed music video. As of Monday, the visual—which features splits, tigers and cameos from Normani, Mulatto and more—has racked…