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New Zora Neale Hurston Book Will Tell Story of the Last Survivor of the US Slave Trade
Eighty-one years after Their Eyes Were Watching God debuted, a new work by Zora Neale Hurston will appear on bookshelves. In 2018, publisher HarperCollins will release Hurston’s account of the last-known survivor of the American holocaust known as the U.S. slave trade. In 1931, Hurston spent three months in Alabama interviewing Cudjo Lewis, who came…
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Figurines Depicting White Cherub Stepping on Head of Black Cherub Removed From Detroit Dollar Store After Customer Complaints
A metro Detroit Dollar Store removed some ugly ass figurines from its shelves after the images depicted sparked controversy among customers who complained about the racial undertones. According to WXYZ-TV, the figurines were being sold at the Super Dollar Center in Lincoln Park. The statuettes showed a white cherub, decked out in armor and holding…
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Charlottesville, Va., Dedicates Street in Honor of Woman Killed in Car Attack During White Supremacist Rally
A little more than four months has passed since Charlottesville, Va., native Heather Heyer was killed after a car plowed through a group of people protesting a horrific, and ultimately deadly, white supremacist rally there. On Wednesday the city will continue to honor her memory, designating part of Fourth Street, where the gray Dodge Challenger…
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Report: Water Is Wet, Fire Is Hot—Oh, and Race Relations Got Worse After Trump’s Election
A fascinating new report has revealed some important information of which you may not be aware: If you touch a hot stove, you might get burned. Water is wet, fire is hot, and most Americans believe race relations in our country got worse after Donald Trump was elected. OK, so maybe the latest national survey…
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White Campus Security Guard Who Lied About a Black Man Shooting Him Unlikely to Do Jail Time
A white campus security guard who accidentally shot himself with his own gun and then lied to police and said a fictitious black man shot him will not face immediate jail time for his crime—and if he completes the court’s requirements, he may not face jail time at all. Brent P. Ahlers, 35, told a…
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Everything You Need to Know About the GOP’s Tax Heist but Were Afraid to Ask
Congress is poised to pass a piece of legislation that will amount to a $1.5 trillion tax hike for Americans who don’t have trust funds, silver spoons or monocles. No one knows what is in the final bill because Republicans have added more changes than Kim Kardashian’s plastic surgeon, but luckily The Root always has…
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5-Year-Old Mississippi Hero Calls 911, Helps Cops Capture the Grinch to Save Christmas for Us All
TyLon Pittman, who happens to be a 5-year-old hero, loves Christmas. In fact, he loves Christmas so much that he helped the cops capture the nefarious Grinch in order to save Christmas for us all (and Lord knows we need a little extra help this year). But no, seriously, in a story too cute to…
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WTF Is This Weird-Ass Video That Paul Ryan Posted?
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan wants to prove that he didn’t just become a horrible person overnight; rather, he was born a horrible person who has consistently pushed for cuts in programs for the poor to feed the rich by posting a weird press-clipping video of him being a shit heel since 1998. On…
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All I Want for Christmas Is This California Woman’s Weed Fortress of White Privilege
May God grant me the serenity to accept the news cycle I cannot change, the courage to call out the evil asshats I can, and the wisdom to know when to use a semicolon and when to just end the sentence (copy editors: I’m still working it). And Lord, if you’re in a generous mood,…
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Sprinter Justin Gatlin Fires Coach Amid Doping Allegations
Justin Gatlin, one of America’s fastest sprinters, has found himself dead smack at the center of a doping scandal in which he is accused of using performance-enhancing drugs, accusations that the world champion in the 100-meter strongly denies. “I am not using and have not used PED’s,” Gatlin wrote in a statement posted Tuesday to…