culture
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Zimmerman Fight Is Off, Again
The bare-knuckle brawl that was to feature George Zimmerman and an unnamed opponent has been canceled again, after Trayvon Martin’s family refused to accept any money from the fight’s promoter, TMZ reports. The fight, which was originally scheduled as a “celebrity boxing match” to feature Zimmerman and rapper DMX, was called off after an online…
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Figuring Out the Right Time to Introduce Him or Her to the Kids
Navigating the dating world can be challenging when you’re a single parent. I remember speaking with a guy friend who’s raising three children on his own, and he found it interesting that some of the women he dated were immediately inquiring about meeting his children. He told me that one woman in particular felt offended…
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Neither Etiquette nor Black Culture Requires Eating Unhealthy Food
“I’m Filipina, black, native Hawaiian, white and some other pieces I probably don’t know of, and my hubby is African American. I haven’t had the closest relationship with his mother, but it’s been civil, and any distance I chalked up to the idea that no woman will ever be good enough for his son. I’ve…
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The Root Live: Bring It to the Table Premieres at 11 A.M.
In many African-American families, when we have an important issue to discuss we gather in the kitchen and bring it to the table. That’s especially true of financial discussions, whether about how to pay the bills, how to send Junior to college or where to start looking for a new job. For the next 10…
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Detroit Swim Instructor Changed Clothes Instead of Saving Drowning Student
The prosecutor’s office in Macomb County, Mich., has authorized a charge of involuntary manslaughter for an East Detroit high school swimming instructor who allegedly allowed one of his students to drown last year, the Detroit Free Press reports. Johnathan Lamonte Sails, who has yet to turn himself in for the crime, could face up to…
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Michael Dunn Takes Stand, Racist Letters Take Center Stage Online
Michael Dunn, the man who pumped nine shots into a parked Dodge Durango full of teenage boys, killing 17-year-old Jordan Davis after a dispute over the kids’ loud music, took the stand Tuesday in his defense, telling the jury, “I thought I was going to be killed.” Dunn, 47, claimed that he saw what he…
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It Should Be Called ‘The Real Homophobes of Atlanta’
As college football star and major NFL prospect Michael Sam trended on Twitter Sunday night for revealing that he is a proud gay man, The Real Housewives of Atlanta trended for opposite reasons. There is an unexplored theme in reality TV that features black women: the criminalization of black male sexuality, blatant homophobia and the…
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10 Movies That Empower Black Women
The Oscar buzz is loud for 12 Years a Slave’s Lupita Nyong’o for her riveting portrayal of Patsey, an enslaved woman who manages to out-pick her male counterparts in the cotton field and find a sliver of happiness despite her circumstances. Nyong’o’s performance—which earned her a best supporting actress nomination—is the most recent in a…
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George Zimmerman Fight Back On
If you were hoping that you’d heard the last of the George Zimmerman “celebrity” fight, you may be out of luck. According to TMZ, online streaming service FilmOn.com is claiming that it has gotten the rights to the fight after the original promoter, Damon Feldman, abruptly canceled it because of threats made against his kids,…
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Jesse Jackson Wants to Go to North Korea to Bring Kenneth Bae Home
Jesse Jackson is no Dennis Rodman, but he is hoping that he can be the one to get Kenneth Bae, an American missionary imprisoned in North Korea, set free, and he has the full blessing of the State Department, Buzzfeed reports. “At the request of the Bae family, I think people are aware that Rev.…