culture
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Have the Obamas Purchased Their Post-White House Home in California?
While the Obamas aren’t officially set to leave their current accommodations until after the 2016 election, that doesn’t mean they have to wait that long to start house shopping. According to unidentified real estate sources that spoke to the Los Angeles Times, the president and first lady are reportedly in escrow on a $4.25 million…
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LA Clippers CEO: If Donald Sterling Stays, Doc Rivers Quits
Donald Sterling is toxic, or at least that is the sentiment from current Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers and interim CEO of the organization Richard Parsons, who testified Tuesday that Rivers would quit if Sterling were still the owner of the team. “Doc is troubled by this, maybe more so than anybody else,” Parsons…
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Sexually Frustrated Women Use Wrong Methods to Get Satisfaction
Sex sells—apparently, even when it’s sparsely had and even when it’s bad. I’m guessing that explains why the same two news stories have been popping up all over my Facebook account for the past few days. In Detroit, a judge just granted bond to a woman who was convicted of assault earlier this year after…
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#IAmJada: When Black Survivors Use Social Media to Clap Back
It was through social media that 16-year-old Jada of Houston learned of her rape, and it has been through social media that Jada has taken back control. After a mocking hashtag, #JadaPose, went viral on Instagram, Jada learned that her alleged attackers—and their supporters—had taken photos of her, unconscious, after the attack, meaning that Jada was…
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Why Is It Such a Spectacle When White Guys Dance Well?
Not a really serious topic, but perhaps you’ll weigh in. I’m a white guy in an interracial relationship. I happen to be a good dancer, not to toot my own horn. When we go to family gatherings, weddings, etc., of course I’m going to dance. Take my word for it that I’m not Michael Jackson…
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Update: McDonald’s and Lawyer of Mom Who Left Child in Park Differ Over Firing
Updated Thursday, July 24, 12 p.m. EDT: The Root reached out to McDonald’s seeking further details on its tweet that “the owner/operator has not fired” Debra Harrell. When asked if there had been any lapse in Harrell’s employment or any misunderstanding about her job status, McDonald’s Director of Media Relations Lisa McComb responded in an email:…
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Md. Couple Allegedly Locked Autistic Adult Twins in Basement
A Maryland couple is facing abuse charges after it was discovered that they were keeping their 22-year-old autistic sons locked up in their basement for hours at a time, according to court documents, the Los Angeles Times reports. John Land, 57, and Janice Land, 59, were arrested and charged with two counts each of vulnerable adult…
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Top High School Basketball Player to Forgo College to Play Overseas
Emmanuel Mudiay, one of the top high school basketball recruits, will forgo playing for Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown at Southern Methodist University and will play in China instead. He has signed a one-year contract worth $1.2 million with Guangdong of the China Basketball Association, Yahoo Sports reports. According to the news site, Mudiay,…
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NYPD Internal Report: Eric Garner Was Not ‘in Great Distress’
As far as a New York City Police Department internal report is concerned, the unarmed, asthmatic father of six who was seen apparently placed in a choke hold by an officer “did not appear to be in great distress,” and his “condition did not seem serious and … he did not appear to get worse,”…
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Okla. Teen Missionary Allegedly Raped Several Children at Kenyan Orphanage
He was supposed to be at the Kenyan children’s home helping out with the underprivileged kids there, but now the teen missionary is being accused of raping and molesting them, KTLA 5 reports. Matthew Durham, 19, of Edmond, Okla., admitted to raping young girls and forcing some of the young boys to perform oral sex…