culture
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If You’re Trying to Blame Tyre King, Even a Little Bit, Then You’re the Real Problem
No sooner had the tragic news of Tyre King’s death hit the news than the apology brigade of both blacks and whites hit social media, ready to victim-blame a 13-year-old child for his own demise at the hands of Columbus, Ohio, police officers. It’s almost as if some folks within our community are eager to…
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The Root’s Young Futurists, Where Are They Now: Chance the Rapper
We. Love. Chance. Chancelor Bennett, also known as Chance the Rapper, is a 23-year-old who is soaring high within the music industry, even without a record deal. From his first mixtape, 10 Day, which was released in 2012, to his 2016 release, Coloring Book, the artist has defied the odds as a self-released superstar. The best…
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Confounding Fathers: Paternalism and the Sociopathic Nature of Racial Discourse in America
Not even 24 hours after Hollywood has-been Michael Rapaport tweeted to me the last of his puerile, racist memes, I looked up at a television in my gym and saw him on ESPN, contributing some inane wind about the NFL to keep the 24-hour sports-entertainment mill spinning. Paul Finebaum—who two weeks ago apologized after his…
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We Talking Bout Coaching? Cavs Coach Tyronn Lue Said He’d Love to Work With Allen Iverson
It wasn’t the move or the shot so much as it was the stepover. Fifteen years ago, when Allen Iverson was in his prime as a shooting guard with the Philadelphia 76ers, Tyronn Lue was a backup guard with the Los Angeles Lakers. It was Game 1 of the 2001 NBA Finals, and Iverson did…
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DeAngelo Williams Stiff-Armed a Food Server With a 75-Cent Tip and Explains Why He's Right
Pittsburgh Steelers running back DeAngelo Williams isn’t just out here stiff-arming defenders—he’s also stiff-arming food servers he says don’t bring his food quickly enough. According to TMZ, on Monday night, Williams, who was in Washington, D.C., to take on the Washington Redskins, stopped by the Ledo Restaurant in College Park, Md., with a few folks…
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Stephen Curry Supports Hillary Clinton and Colin Kaepernick's Protest
Two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry didn’t hesitate when he was asked for whom he was voting in this upcoming election. “Hillary,” Curry, the star point guard for the Golden State Warriors, said during a question-and-answer session Tuesday night at TechCrunch in San Francisco, the Mercury News reports. Curry also noted that while he planned to…
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Denver Broncos' Brandon Marshall to Donate $300 Per Tackle to Address 'Critical Social Issues'
Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall has said from the outset of his decision to take a knee during the national anthem to protest racial injustice that doing so was only part of his plan. In an Instagram message posted Wednesday morning, Marshall announced that he would be donating $300 for every tackle he makes to…