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See How Rapper Lil Baby Went From Prison to Harvard
The Atlanta rapper has a long hard road to success but has managed to reach heights few rappers ever have.
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From Dwyane Wade to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Worst Statues of Black Celebs
The former Miami Heat star and the ‘Get Out’ actor are among the celebs who've been 'honored' with questionable statues.
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Black Hooters Employees In NC Get The Last Laugh, Washington Karen Messes Around With Black Teens And Finds Out, White Man Shoots Black Man In Neck For Pruning Tree, Diddy’s Latest Legal Request And More
The Root's most notable news items from the past week.
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Virginia Black Man Restrained In Jail Who Mysteriously Died Days Later Gives Hints of George Floyd
The death of Rolin Hill has since been ruled a homicide and the officers involved have been fired.
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Minnesota Teacher Banned From School After Kneeling on Student’s Back ‘George Floyd Style’
The substitute teacher told students "police brutality isn't real."
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Lawyers Say Shocking Footage of Police Beating A Connecticut Inmate to Death is Just As ‘Disturbing’ As George Floyd’s Murder
J'Allen Jones' family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the state Department of Correction in 2018
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Tyreek Hill’s New Connection to George Floyd Following the Miami Dolphin’s Viral Traffic Stop
The Miami Dolphins star has also expressed the need for police reform.
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Former VP Harris Aide: ‘Mark Robinson and Other Republican Black Men Are Being Used as MAGA Tools’
This White House insider breaks down the real reason Mark Robinson and his ilk are allowed to thrive.
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Fourth Pastor Resigns From Texas Megachurch, Black Twitter Reacts To Cam Newton’s Messy Marriage Comments, White Folks Still Aren’t Using Washcloths, Barack Obama Celebrates ‘Suitgate’ And More
The Root's most popular culture stories from the week.
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Wait…Did the Author of ‘White Fragility’ Plagiarize People of Color In Her Doctoral Thesis??
The diversity consultant is under fire for allegedly stealing words for her 2004 dissertation.