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Watch: A Hand Towel Is All You Need for a Great Workout
I don’t know which of the following inspired this workout more: the song “Scrub Da Ground,” which instantly takes me back to high school, or my fascination with workouts that require minimal equipment. It’s probably a combination of the two. What I do know, however, is that if having fun while you sweat is your…
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He Has Been Separated for a Year and Is Treating Me Like Wifey. Should I Wait for His Divorce?
I’m currently in a seven-month relationship with a married man who is separated from his wife (it’ll be a year this October). They don’t live together but are co-parenting a child. I’ve met the baby, wife, immediate family as well as close friends. Also, he took me on a trip out of the country for…
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Former Rapper Luther Campbell Wants Black People to ‘Stop Hating on Each Other’
Onetime Miami mayoral candidate Luther Campbell, who has written his memoir, The Book of Luke: My Fight for Truth, Justice and Liberty City, goes beyond his personal story (as a history-making rapper and artist) and addresses the ills of the African-American community and how unity and political engagement can alleviate them. He touches on everything from…
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Does Mobile Banking Increase Your Risk of Identity Theft?
Harriette Cole is the author of the book of meditations 108 Stitches: Words We Live By and a contributing editor at The Root. Follow her on Twitter.
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The Absurdity of Blaming #BlackLivesMatter for Killing Cops
Sometimes, arguing with ignorant folk—or those who intentionally choose not to “get it”—can be frustrating, if not downright exhausting. Reading the remarks from Harris County, Texas, Sheriff Ron Hickman in the wake of the death of county Sheriff’s Deputy Darren Goforth might leave most confused. While we may all agree that what appears to have…
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Former Black Panther Kathleen Cleaver on Assata Shakur and #BlackLivesMatter
One of the central figures in the history of the Black Panther Party is Kathleen Cleaver, the first communications secretary for the organization until 1971, when she went into exile in Algeria with her husband, Eldridge Cleaver. Kathleen Cleaver is one of the many voices featured in filmmaker Stanley Nelson’s new documentary, The Black Panthers:…
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Movie Review: How the Black Panthers Fought to Make Black Lives Matter in the ’60s and ’70s
If you think the Black Lives Matter movement has been vehement, consider what the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense did in response to a similar litany of police brutality, institutionalized racism and social injustice. In May 1967, 26 members walked into the California State Assembly openly carrying weapons. It made quite a scene and loudly…
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How Musicians and Artists Can Be Relevant to the Social-Justice Movement
At the first-ever Blackout Music & Film Festival, held Saturday at the Grammy Museum in downtown Los Angeles, artists, activists, celebrities and everyday citizens convened to highlight and explore the ways in which artists are using their art to address human rights violations and injustices. The daylong festival featured screenings of 3 1/2 Minutes, Ten…
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Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, ‘Mammy’ and the Best Times to Shut Up About Race
Miley Cyrus is a marvelous example of moments when white people need to know that it’s perfectly acceptable to shut up and listen when it comes to the subject of race. Or, you know, not comment at all, especially if they’re not even marginally informed about a matter with a potentially racial subtext. In an…