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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…
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Mother of 3 Killed in Detroit After Rejecting a Man’s Advances
An unidentified man is behind bars and is expected to be arraigned on murder charges after killing a Detroit mother and injuring five members of the same family early Saturday morning, WJBK reports. Mary “Unique” Spears had reportedly just left a relative’s funeral and arrived at the Joe Louis Post rental hall on Detroit’s east…
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Watch: NYPD Officers Beat 16-Year-Old Who Is Trying to Surrender
New York City Police Department officers are under investigation, this time for beating a 16-year-old suspect even as he tried to surrender, according to DNAinfo New York. The news site obtained exclusive footage showing the two officers run up to suspect Kahreem Tribble. Kahreem stops running, only to have one officer try to punch him.…
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Making Retirement Work, Even After Job Loss
You have spent 25 years in a satisfying job, raised a family and put your kids through college, and suddenly your employer says, “That’s it, we don’t need you anymore.” But you’re still young and have lots of living left to do. What are you supposed to do now? You can start by watching The…
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Watch: Ind. Cops Break Car Window, Use Taser on Man in Front of Children
Hammond, Ind., police have come under fire after one of their officers was caught on video smashing open the passenger window of a vehicle and using a Taser on the man in the passenger seat, all while his family watched, Fox32 reports. According to the report, the incident in late September began as a traffic…
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4-Year-Old Girl Brings Heroin to Day Care; Mom Arrested
On Monday a 4-year-old Delaware girl was reportedly fishing around in her mother’s backpack when she stumbled on what she believed was candy. Police say the little girl took the “candy” to her day care center and began passing it out to other children. Workers at the Hickory Tree Child Care Center noticed some of…
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New Allegations Link Adrian Peterson’s Charity Funds to ‘Orgy’
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, currently facing child-abuse charges and banned from the team, is now the subject of a new set of allegations. According to a Minnesota Star-Tribune report released Monday, in 2011 Peterson reportedly participated in an “orgy” at a hotel, and Peterson’s All Day Foundation charity paid for the hotel room. …
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7 Creative Ways to Find Cash for College
With college tuition skyrocketing, pursuing your educational dreams may seem out of reach. The average student carries nearly $29,000 in student-loan debt. However, you don’t have to be part of this statistic. Each year companies and organizations give away millions of dollars in scholarships to deserving students. In 2004 I earned more than $100,000 in…