culture
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Are Cops in Classrooms a Danger to Our Kids?
The #AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh in Columbia, S.C., raises critical issues regarding school safety and the presence of law enforcement in the classroom. Beyond the initial shock over the school resource officer’s handling of the situation are legitimate questions about whether he should have been there in the first place and, moreover, how police in a school should…
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Paley Center’s Tribute to Black TV Is a Star-Studded Affair to Remember
Have you ever wished that you could sign up for a master class in black entertainment history? Well, that’s what more than 200 actors, directors, showrunners and entertainment-industry notables received when they gathered in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Monday evening for the Paley Center for Media‘s Hollywood Tribute to African-American Achievements in Television. The star-studded crowd—which spanned generations,…
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Issa Rae: It’s Time for Equal Pay
A lot of people still don’t know that many men and women aren’t paid the same for the exact same work. At this rate, women won’t get paid as much as men until the year 2059. We’re slated to have flying cars and humans on Mars first. I wish I were joking. It’s hard to…
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Why Listening to Adele’s ‘Hello’ Will Ruin Your Life in a Good Way
Unless you live under a rock, you probably heard and saw Adele’s new video for her first single off the upcoming November release 25, entitled “Hello.” She’s coming for you. She’s coming for me. She’s coming for us all. Adele saw that Taylor Swift was set to gross (on average) $1 million a day this year and…
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What’s Wrong With a Purity Certificate? Everything
When Brelyn Freeman married Tim Bowman earlier this month, it was clear that love was in the air. But upon lurking through the wedding hashtag on Instagram to see what her dress looked like, we were quickly stopped in our tracks as Brelyn Freeman stood gleaming next to her father with a framed certificate in…
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911 Call: ‘I’m Hiding in the Office,’ Says Jewelry-Store Clerk When Bucks Player Comes to Shop
Time to add another item to the already long list of things that black people cannot do: buy a Rolex. Buying a Rolex is supposed to be a happy occasion. Especially for the Milwaukee Bucks’ John Henson. He’s 24. He’s a baller. He has some cash to burn. And it would have been his first…
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10 More Things That Are Worse Than Slavery, According to Ben Carson
While on Meet the Press Sunday, unintentionally ironic former neurosurgeon Ben Carson compared abortion to slavery, stating, “During slavery, a lot of the slave owners thought that they had the right to do whatever they wanted to that slave. Anything that they chose to do. And what if the abolitionists had said, ‘I don’t believe…
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Should I Tell Him How Much It Hurts?
Painful sex is one of the most common problems partners talk about. Here is a question we received at justsex@theroot.com and our response to set the writer on the path of sexual pleasure. The guy I’m seeing has a really big penis. Like the biggest I’ve ever seen, and it’s really uncomfortable to have sex…
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Harold Perrineau Responds to Criticism of Biracial Daughter’s Role in Jem and the Holograms
Harold Perrineau hit back at critics who say his daughter should not play an African-American character from the animated series on which the new film Jem and the Holograms is based because she is only half-black. In a piece at The Wrap, he writes that his wife and the mother of his daughter, Aurora, 19,…
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Watch: Meek Mill Slams Drake Over ‘Hotline Bling’ Dance
After enduring one of the biggest hip-hop track disses in recent memory, Meek Mill tried to slam Drake Friday during an appearance at Powerhouse Philly in Philadelphia. “I wish I knew how to dance and do that s—t,” Meek said, dressed in a red coat and black hat, as he walked around the stage in…