culture
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There’s a Fine Line Between ‘Cute’ and ‘Acting Up’
Perhaps you’re one of the more than 2 million people who have watched the latest viral video of a 4-year-old dancing her heart at a recital. The video was uploaded in June, but it’s only recently become a hit with several news outlets, including the New York Daily News, the Daily Mail and Yahoo covering…
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The Future of Race in America
Editor’s note: This is part 2 of a three-part series. To read part 1, click here. (The Root)—When it comes to race in America, there’s no question that things are changing. Here’s what we know for sure: The country is becoming more diverse. Half of kids under age 5 are members of racial and ethnic…
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NFL Player Bullies Biracial Teammate
Last week, NFL rookie Johnathan Martin left the Miami Dolphins amid allegations that he was being bullied by teammates. Shortly after, NFL talking heads hit the televisions screens to initiate the uninformed into the culture of football locker-room antics. On the NFL Network, former Dallas Cowboys star wideout Michael Irvin talked about his heydays in…
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A Klansman for Halloween
While other 7-year-old boys were dressing up as superheroes or their favorite video game character for Halloween, Jackson Black went trick-or-treating as a member of the Ku Klux Klan, dressed full on in a white robe and a pointed white hood, with a red-and-white cross emblazoned on his chest. “It was cool,” the little boy…
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Dancing for Action Has Flash Mob at Barclays Center
Dancing for Action, an interpretive protest dance troupe, held a flash mob outside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., to rally against “Stand your ground” and the illegality of stop-and-frisk laws, Newsone reports. The troupe chose Saturday evening outside the arena as the Brooklyn Nets were playing the Miami Heat for one reason: The Heat…
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Not Smart Enough to Commit Premeditated Murder?
There is no doubt as to whether Arthur James Martin shot Javon Abdulla Daniels to death while he was sitting in a car outside an apartment in Jacksonville, Florida in late 2009, according to court documents the Florida Times-Union reports. While the shooting isn’t disputed, whether or not Martin’s intelligence is too low to be…
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Usain Bolt Talks McNuggets in Memoir
When you are the fastest man on the planet, you can eat whatever you want — even boatloads of McDonald’s chicken nuggets. Usain Bolt revealed in a newly published memoir that during his two-week stay in Beijing during the 2008 Olympics, he consumed roughly 1,000 chicken nuggets, according to excerpts published by the New York…
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'Best Man' Cast Lobbied Studio for Sequel
(The Root) — The Best Man Holiday is one of the most anticipated films of the 2013 holiday movie season. Building on the success and storylines of audience favorite The Best Man, director Malcolm Lee reassembled an all-star cast to take another shot at creating cinematic magic with the sequel to the 1999 smash hit.…
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Multiracial America Makes Census Boxes Obsolete
Editor’s note: This is the first of three in a series. (The Root) — In 30 years, America will look very different than it does now. According to analysis of census data, by 2043 white Americans will no longer be a majority. But an equally significant population milestone will arrive in 2020. That is the year in which the…
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Fired: Mom Behind Trayvon Martin Halloween Costume
A Massachusetts woman was reportedly fired after racially insensitive images surfaced online of her sons dressed as Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman for Halloween. Caitlin Cimeno reportedly posted photos of her sons, William Filene and Greg Cimeno, with the caption: “Happy Halloween from Zimmerman & trayvon (insert smiley face emoji here),” according to a piece…