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Ultimate Guide to Last-Minute Mother’s Day 2025 Gifts
Mother's Day is May 11, but it's not too late to show the woman who did your laundry for years how much you love her.
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Will Ferrell Shuts Down Heckler as Octavia Spencer Receives Her Hollywood Star
This is the type of energy we want behind Black women, always.
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Wendy Williams’ Ex Grabs The Glory for Show’s Success
In a recent interview, Kevin Hunter says he made The Wendy Williams Show what it was
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NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Cancels Thanksgiving Plans After Realizing He’s Full of Shit
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told New Yorkers not to have people over during Thanksgiving. We are in a fucking pandemic after all and having people outside of your household, even during the holidays, isn’t safe. Then Cuomo went on radio station WAMC and announced that he planned to have his 89-year-old mother, Matilda, and…
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Progressive Cori Bush Just Pulled Off the Upset for the Ages and Is Poised to Become the 1st Black Woman to Represent Missouri in Congress
Sometimes a stone, a sling and immaculate aim are enough. On Tuesday, in what can only be considered a victory for the ages, Black Lives Matter organizer and activist Cori Bush defeated Rep. William Lacy Clay in Missouri’s Democratic primary. Clay served in the House of Representatives for some 20 years. “They counted us out.…
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Ben Carson Says Protesting NFL Players Should Say They Love America; Colin Kaepernick’s Mom Claps Back With Receipts
The doctor of Housing and Urban Development, Ben Carson, is a fucking idiot. Maybe it’s not his fault. Maybe he’s playing a role to keep himself relevant. Maybe he’s lying, like the lies he’s told before. Like the time he claimed that he thwarted a robbery by pointing the robber towards the cash register or…
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My Mama Kicked My Ass In Mortal Kombat—And Every Other Fighting Game
Back when I was a kiddo, there were three absolutes I lived by. First, Batman was the coolest person in human history. Second, Dragon Ball Z was the pinnacle of storytelling. Lastly, parents aren’t good at video games. Like, they just aren’t. Games were our domain. So you can imagine my surprise the first time…
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A Family Struggling With Son’s Cancer Diagnosis Was Yard-Shamed. Then, a Group of Strangers Pitched in to Help
Randa Ragland’s 3-year-old son, Jaxen, is fighting for his life. “He’s autistic and he’s non-verbal,” Ragland told CBS 42. “But, a few days before his third birthday is when he was diagnosed with neuroblastoma stage four cancer.” Since his diagnosis, life has been a blur for the Ragland family. Jaxen has been hospitalized over 20…
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A 2-Year-Old Was Abandoned On a Stranger's Doorstep and We've Got Questions
This story is horrifyingly wild AF. Try to follow this: A Houston, Tex. mom is in the hospital. She calls her son’s father to see if he can watch him while she’s in the hospital. The dad says “of course.” Mom says, “ok my homegirl will be dropping him off at your house.” Dad is…
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Generosity Helps Spelman-Bound Student Whose Mom's Student Loan Debt Almost Prevented Her From Enrolling
We love happy endings at The Root. On Saturday, we posted a story about the struggle college freshman Nayaa Martinique and her family were having after arriving at Spelman College only to learn that Nayaa was unable to enroll. Her mom, Tjai Downs, a teacher and a veteran, attempted to take out a loan to…