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Join The Root in Miami for a Discussion on How Climate Change Is Affecting Black Communities
For years, gentrification has been changing and reshaping black communities across the country. But in Miami, gentrification includes another factor: climate change. In South Florida—where people of color were redlined into less valuable areas, away from the sandy, tropical beaches—sea levels are rising faster than normal, bringing regular coastal flooding. Now real estate investors and…
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I Have So Many Questions About the Greasy Black Guy With the Ponytail at All the Trump Rallies
When is the president going to stop rallying? The president rallied and won, and the way this works is, once you’ve won, you stop fucking rallying because you won! Nope, not this president. He’s on a world tour longer than Maze has been featuring Frankie Beverly. He won’t stop rallying. On Tuesday, President Dickface McShitbag…
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ESPN Takes Asian Announcer off UVA Game Because His Name Is Robert Lee
Oh, I see what you did there. Because Robert Lee, an Asian announcer for ESPN, happens to share the same name as the Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, ESPN thought it was a good move to take him off a University of Virginia home-opener football game because, well, awkward. CNN reports that Lee—the announcer, not…
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Mystikal Arrested for Rape … Again
First of all, what did you think was going to happen? The lyrics of his most popular song begin: I came here with my dick in my hand!Don’t make me leave here with my foot in your ass!Be cool! —“Shake Ya Ass” Well, after a previous stint in jail for the same crime, rapper Mystikal…
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Pa. Agrees to a $30,000,000 Lifeline to Save the Nation’s Oldest HBCU
The Pennsylvania state university system has agreed to forgive $30 million in loans to Cheyney University, if it can maintain a balanced budget over the next four years, saving the struggling HBCU from closure. In a special meeting of the system’s board of governors on Tuesday, the body approved the debt forgiveness so that Cheyney—the…
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Take the Quiz: Danny Glover Joined Airbnb as an Adviser Because …
After a troubled record with minority customers, Airbnb has announced a partnership with one of the most active and well-known black celebrities. The hospitality tech company has partnered with actor and activist Danny Glover, who will serve as an adviser on engaging communities of color. “The history of housing in America is a history of…
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Democrats in Mich. House of Representatives Push to Make African-American History Required Learning After Charlottesville, Va.
Following the violence of the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., Democrats in the Michigan House of Representatives are stepping up to the plate, pushing for legislation that would require African-American history to be taught in all public schools as a means to combat racism. “We all have to do a better job of getting…
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Texas Police Officer Was Justified in Striking 14-Year-Old Girl in the Face, Department Says
Well, apparently, a San Antonio police officer did, in fact, strike a 14-year-old black girl in the face with either his hand or fist and, according to the city’s Police Department, was justified in doing so, the department ruled in a report released Monday by the city. According to My San Antonio, the supervisor of…
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Baltimore Drops 43 Police Cases After Cops ‘Fake’ Another Bodycam Video (Yes, That Makes 3)
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby has identified at least 43 cases that will be dismissed after a police officer basically admitted to faking a police video, leaving many people wondering, “Damn, are there any criminals in Baltimore, or are B-more cops out on the streets making their own episodes of The Wire every…
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LeBron James’ Destruction of the Cleveland Cavaliers Is Complete: Kyrie Irving Headed to Boston Celtics
LeBron James has single-handedly destroyed the Cleveland Cavaliers’ franchise twice now. The first go-round was shortly after the team invested tons of money to try to build a franchise around him and he bolted to the Miami Heat. But the Cavaliers recovered, thanks to some draft luck and landing perennial All-Star Kyrie Irving; and then…