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![Jussie Smollett Sentenced to 150 Days in Jail, 30 Months Felony Probation for Staging Fake Hate Crime [UPDATED]](https://www.theroot.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/dede5f39cf464ec90d410392e4516355-300x169.jpg)
Jussie Smollett Sentenced to 150 Days in Jail, 30 Months Felony Probation for Staging Fake Hate Crime [UPDATED]
While this chapter may be over, Smollett's legal troubles are far from over.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to Receive President’s Award at 2022 NAACP Image Awards
'It’s a true honor to be recognized by President Derrick Johnson and the NAACP,' the couple explained.
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![Awkwafina Apologizes after NAACP Image Awards Nomination Black-lash [UPDATED]](https://assets-server.theroot.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25133821/842a3e63437e7c42b138cd5285df9ee3-300x200.jpg)
Awkwafina Apologizes after NAACP Image Awards Nomination Black-lash [UPDATED]
Asian American actress Awkwafina, known for her blaccent, responds to backlash from social media after her NAACP Image Awards nomination.
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Samuel L. Jackson to Receive Chairman’s Award at NAACP Image Awards
The legendary actor will be honored with the Chairman’s Award, along with activist Scot X. Esdaile and Howard University's Channing Hill.
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Lani Guinier, Legal Scholar and Civil Rights Champion, Dies at 71
A Republican-driven attack on her views on voting rights led President Clinton to rescind his nomination to appoint her as assistant attorney general in 1993.
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Reverend Jesse Jackson Hospitalized After Fall at Howard University
The civil rights leader was visiting the students protesting their living conditions at Howard when he fell and hit his head.
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NAACP Urges Professional Athletes to Stay the Hell Away From Texas Due to Recent Voting, Abortion Laws
Texas has recently passed a series of abhorrent laws about voting rights, mask mandates and women’s reproductive freedom.
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Civil Rights Icon and Educator Bob Moses Dies at 86
Moses, who helped lead Black voter registration drives in the South during the 1960s and later founded the Algebra Project, died Sunday, July 25, 2021.