culture
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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…
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Here Is Why Janet Jackson Abruptly Rescheduled Unbreakable Tour
Some of Janet Jackson’s fans in Salt Lake City and Denver will have to wait to see the star’s Unbreakable tour. She is under doctor’s orders to rest her vocal cords, she announced in a tweet on Friday. She was to perform in the cities on Saturday and Sunday as part of her first tour…
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Spike Lee Says Chicago Mayor Objected to Chi-Raq Film Title
If ever there were two men known for their strong personalities and not holding back on their opinions, those would be film director Spike Lee and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. They are also known for being proud of their home towns, cities known for their rivalry. Lee, 58, is from New York City, and Emanuel,…
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Remembering the Forgotten Black Heroes of WWII
Traditionally, African Americans have been absent from the combat narratives of World War II, especially the D-Day invasion of Normandy. The collective story from military historians has long been that “the only black soldiers to land on D-Day had lent their muscle to labor units and other support work.” But this is not the case…