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GTFOH Trump Watch: Cat Turd, Indeed
The president has done a lot of stupid shit since taking office. Hiring Sean Spicer to work in any other position besides valet is one. Anyone remember covfefe? What about the time the president shut down the government to show Nancy Pelosi who was the boss only to relent to Pelosi’s demands weeks later. Anyone…
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Arkansas Man Receives Racist Letter Over the 'Negro' Santa Claus Decoration Displayed in His Yard
Thanksgiving hasn’t even come yet and one Black man in North Little Rock, Ark., has already been on the receiving end of racism over Christmas decorations displayed in front of his home. THV11 reports that three-year Lakewood resident Chris Kennedy said he received a letter in the mail on Tuesday afternoon that was purported to…
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There Will Be No Hateration Nor Holleration in This Christmas Dancery, Thanks to Mary J. Blige & Amazon
It’s about to be a very Mary Christmas, y’all! Amazon has announced that it has teamed up with Mary J. Blige for a roundup of exclusive holiday songs in tandem with its “Delivering Smiles” campaign. The queen of hip-hop soul is the latest stellar addition to a gang of other talented artists who are dedicated…
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Watch: Shonda Rhimes' First Netflix Drama Bridgerton Will Give Out Canards for Christmas
You know how Disneyworld has different parks such as EPCOT and Magic Kingdom? Well, Shondaland has a new “park” and it’s called Bridgerton. The trailer for her first Netflix drama since signing that mega-deal with the popular streamer in 2017 has finally arrived! The synopsis for the upcoming series, via Netflix’s press release sent to…
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Feeling Blue About the Holidays This Year? Oprah's Network Is Gifting Us Our OWN Christmas
We know, we know—Halloween hasn’t even arrived yet, but we all know it’s a swift slide from there into Christmas, Kwanzaa and the new year, even in an already decade-long year like 2020. With COVID-19 spikes occurring around the country as we speak, we already know our holidays are going to look dramatically—and for those…
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We’ve Got to Talk About These Melania Tapes
I’m not a braggart. But feel free to send all gifts and apologies directly to The Root’s main office as I called this one. OK, fine. This is kind of like calling that former President Obama would be out of office in eight years or noticing that this Drake kid was really going to be…
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It's Been 30 Years Since Mariah Carey's 1st Album Debuted and She's Earned Over $60 Million in Royalties for 1 Song
Imagine that moment when Mariah Carey raises that single finger to check her pitch while singing—now, add 29 more fingers to it. That’s how many years it’s been since the iconic singer released her debut album. Yes, 30! Wow, time flies. In a recent interview with Vulture to celebrate the momentous occasion, Carey reminisced and…
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Bad Santa: Instead of Helping the Less Fortunate, Walmart Employees Spend Significant Chunk of $80,000 Layaway Donation on Themselves
Like millions of other people, my holiday season was pretty trash. It’s hard to be filled with gratitude and yuletide cheer when seasonal affective disorder won’t let you be great, your loved ones are nowhere to be found, or the financial strain of Christmas gifts burrowing into your bank account replaces your joy with suffocating…
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Korey Wise of The Exonerated Five Hosts Christmas Toy Giveaway in His Old Harlem Neighborhood: ‘There’s Nothing Better’
Korey Wise never ceases to amaze. Living in Los Angeles, I’ve had the luxury of crossing paths with the man who’s blossomed into the unofficial ambassador of The Exonerated Five a number of times. And despite the unspeakable horrors he endured at the hands of our criminal justice system, as told by Ava Duverney’s brilliant…
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Kwanzaa Is Dame Dash to Jay-Z’s Christmas
There was a time back when Kwanzaa and Christmas were cruising on a yacht popping Cristal and truly Big Pimpin’. Then there was a feud, something about Christmas cozying up with Lyor Cohen or Kwanzaa promoting Cam’ron to the president of Holiday Records, and Christmas bounced, went on to marry Beyoncé and partnered with the NFL.…