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  • The ReidOut Brings Black History and Joy to MSNBC's Primetime Lineup
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    The ReidOut Brings Black History and Joy to MSNBC's Primetime Lineup

    Tonight, Gwen Ifill and my grandmother will be watching Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, former Attorney General Loretta Lynch, former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Joy Reid will be there, too. “I’m trying to channel Gwen Ifill’s spirit, my mother’s spirit and the ancestors’ spirits,”…

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    Michael Harriot

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  • The Curious Case of Too Many Streaming Service Buttons

    The Curious Case of Too Many Streaming Service Buttons

    Remember the days of yore when you confidently said, “I’m cutting the cord!”, took those shackles off your feet so you could dance into freedom and proudly escaped the damn scam known as cable bundling? Me too. Womp. Cut to 2019 and I don’t feel as confident about it. Why? Because there are now too…

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    Tonja Renée Stidhum

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  • Zazie Beetz Is the Only Thing That Matters in Deadpool 2

    “I know white superheroes aren’t your thing,” The Root’s resident Suge Knight, also known as our deputy managing editor, Yesha Callahan, said to me as she tasked me with writing about Deadpool 2. No, white superheroes aren’t my thing, but Ryan Reynolds is my thing, and even more so, Zazie Beetz as freakin’ Domino! Marvel’s…

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    Danielle Young

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  • Racist Message Delivered to Charter Cable Customers in North Texas 

    Charter Spectrum is investigating how a racist message was sent through set-top boxes to some of its North Texas customers earlier this week, disturbing the individuals who saw it, WFAA8 reports. “When I first pulled it up I was like, ‘What? What?’” April Taylor, who recently became a Charter customer, told the news station. “I…

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    Breanna Edwards

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