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Zane Spills the Juicy Details About Her New Movie, Addicted
More than a decade ago, Zane, then an unknown suburban mother of three, changed the literary landscape when she self-published her first novel, Addicted. It was the deliciously freaky (and fictional) tale of a woman in similar circumstances, a mom of three, but this one had an insatiable appetite for sex—with three men other than…
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Florida Inmate Beaten to Death After Aunt Reported Guard’s Threats
She was supposed to walk free in about seven months, when she would have completed her 22-month sentence for grand theft. However, on Oct. 1, Florida Lowell Correctional Institution inmate Latandra Ellington was found dead in her cell in solitary confinement, according to the Miami Herald. According to the report, Ellington, 36, had written a…
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1st Person Diagnosed With Ebola in America Has Died, Hospital Reports
Dallas Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan, 42, who was exposed to the disease before leaving his home in Liberia, has died, according to the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, which posted a note about his death on its Facebook page. “It is with profound sadness and heartfelt disappointment that we must inform you of the…
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Cowboys Player Involved in Sexual Assault Allegations Accused of Rape Attempt in 2013
C.J. Spillman, the Dallas Cowboys special-teams player accused of sexually assaulting a woman in the team hotel last month, may have sexually assaulted another woman last year, the New York Daily News reports. According to the Daily News, Spillman, who was a member of the San Francisco 49ers at the time, allegedly “attempted to rape…
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Woman’s Throat Slashed in NYC After She Turns Down Date
An unidentified woman is in critical condition after a man slashed her throat for rejecting his invitation to go on a date, the New York Post reports. According to the site, the man came up to the woman in the lobby of an apartment building in the Jamaica, Queens, section of New York City on…
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Detroit Cop Who Killed 7-Year-Old Will Face Only Misdemeanor Charge
The most serious charge against Joseph Weekley, the elite Detroit police officer who says he accidentally shot 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones while conducting a raid for a murder suspect, has been dropped, the Associated Press reports. On Monday, Michigan’s appeals court upheld the dismissal of the manslaughter charge. Wayne County Judge Cynthia Gray Hathaway originally dismissed…
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‘Keep Moving’ Command Used by Ferguson Cops Is Ruled Unconstitutional by Federal Judge
It’s a command that people commonly hear from police officers when cops are trying to disperse a crowd: “Keep moving.” In the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., protesters were told “to keep moving” time and time again by law enforcement, but a federal judge in St. Louis has found that…
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The Root’s Readers Name the 50 Greatest Black TV Shows of All Time
The votes have been tallied! For the past month, readers of The Root have cast their votes for the greatest black TV shows of all time. The Cosby Show won by a landslide, but Nos. 5-10 were almost too close to call. Take a look at what you’ve decided are the top 10 black TV shows.…
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Growing Up Cosby
The Cosby Show, which debuted 30 years ago, overwhelmingly won the hearts and votes of The Root’s readers in our contest for the greatest black TV show. During its eight-year run (1984-1992), the NBC sitcom held the No. 1 prime-time spot for five consecutive years. Thirty years later, with syndicated episodes on a number of…
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St. Louis Cardinals Fans Tell Michael Brown Protesters to ‘Get a Job!’
A group of Michael Brown protesters who took their rally outside a St. Louis stadium were met by angry Cardinals fans shouting, “Get a job” and “Let’s go, Darren,” in support of the Ferguson, Mo., police officer, Darren Wilson, who killed the unarmed teen, according to the New York Daily News. The racial confrontation was…