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DTRT@20 Pizza Logo
Photo illustration by Kristen DiFate. DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THIS PIZZA BOX! ______________ Finish planning your own DTRT @ 20 house party with these free downloads! How to Rock it like it’s 1989 African Medallion coasters! LOVE/HATE four-fingered rings! Do or Die Bed-Stuy Banner Michelle/Barack Compatibilty Quiz _______________ To read more of The Root’s DTRT @20…
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DTRT@20 Coasters
Photo illustration by Kristen DiFate DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THESE COASTERS! ______________ Finish planning your own DTRT @ 20 house party with these free downloads! How to Rock it like it’s 1989 LOVE/HATE four-fingered rings! Do or Die Bed-Stuy Banner The Official Sal’s Pizzeria Box Michelle/Barack Compatibilty Quiz _______________ To read more of The Root’s DTRT…
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DTRT@20 The Dress Code
Photo illustration by Holly Allen DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THIS DRESS CODE! ______________ Finish planning your own DTRT @ 20 house party with these free downloads! African Medallion coasters! LOVE/HATE four-fingered rings! Do or Die Bed-Stuy Banner The Official Sal’s Pizzeria Box Michelle/Barack Compatibilty Quiz _______________ To read more of The Root’s DTRT @20 coverage, PLAY Raheem’s…
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Who is Courtney Lee?
A few weeks ago, I was debating the Los Angeles Lakers’ offense with a business associate. He harrumphed about the Lakers not playing team-oriented basketball because “it’s all just Kobe Bryant taking 40 shots a game.” I corrected him on Bryant’s average shot total—it’s half that, 20.9 field goal attempts per game—and before he could…
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Did Shawn Carter Kill Auto-Tune?
Just when you thought Jay-Z had jumped the shark—letting his Caesar get nappy, hobnobbing with Coldplay, not really seeming interested in trying at his craft—he comes back hard with ‘D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)’ in which he channels some Blueprint-era vitriol toward the inundation of Auto-Tune that has flooded hip hop in the last few years.…
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Video: Jersey Cop Continues Police Brutality Streak
On May 29th, Officer Joseph R. Rios III of Passaic, New Jersey exited his police cruiser and started mollywhopping 49-year old Ronnie Holloway according to the Associated Press. And even if the AP hadn’t told us that, an outdoor security camera would have. Why did Rios assault Holloway? Let’s go to the tape…