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Watch: Long Beach Police Investigating Video of White Man Dragging Unconscious Man Off Train
A video of a white man dragging an unconscious man off a train has prompted a police investigation although they have not yet determined if the man has committed a crime. The person who recorded the video alleges that the unconscious man lying on the floor of a Long Beach, Calif., train had just suffered…
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Paul Manafort Hid Foreign Income on Taxes, His Accountant Says
Paul Manafort’s accountant testified Friday that the ex-Trump campaign manager repeatedly denied having foreign bank accounts and stakes in foreign companies. CNN reports Manafort is standing trial as a result of being charged with 18 counts of tax and banking crimes. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Special counsel Robert Mueller’s prosecution of…
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Video: Louisiana Cops Strangle Black Man to Death for Asking to See Arrest Warrant
Once, for a writing prompt, I was asked to describe how it felt to be white. I imagined that it feels like freedom. Like how flying feels to a hawk. Even the literal sky is not the limit when one is granted the privilege of being born with wings. A hawk is not an evil…
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First Wives Club Is Back, and Black Women Are Taking the Lead
A revamped take of the iconic film, First Wives Club, is heading to television next year, and if the casting thus far is any indication, you might want to start sending calendar invites for those girls’ nights now. For the uninitiated (or the very young), the 1996 film gave us Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, and…
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'All I Did Was Be Black': Smith College Employee Calls Cops on Black Student Just Trying to Eat Her Damn Food
Oumou Kanoute was just trying to catch a break—a lunch break to be precise. A rising sophomore at Smith College, Kanoute has been working on the campus this summer as a residential adviser and teaching assistant. On Tuesday, Kanoute was in a campus common room of the women’s college quietly reading and eating her lunch,…
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Man Convicted in the Killing of Yetunde Price, Eldest Sister of Venus and Serena Williams, Released and Then Re-Arrested [Updated]
Updated Wednesday, Aug. 1, 5:30 p.m. EST: Robert Maxfield, the man who served 12 years in prison for the shooting death of Yetunde Price, the oldest daughter of Oracene Price, mother of Venus and Serena Williams, is back in custody. On Tuesday, The Root cited a report that said that Maxfield was released from prison…
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'We're Just Getting Started': Koch Brothers Plan to Spend Up to $400 Million on Midterm Elections
Imagine being so rich that you could buy anything. Although they don’t own a single Gucci belt, this weekend, the billionaire conservative Koch brothers gathered their likeminded cohorts together in a publicly secret retreat to announce their plans to keep America’s education system on layaway and purchase our entire system of government. Surrounded by 500…
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African Girl Magic: Disney to Develop New Fairytale Movie Around African Princess, Sadé
The blockbuster success of Black Panther, set in the fictional African country of Wakanda, must have shown Hollywood executives something. For the first time in its history, Disney is letting an African princess take the lead. The studio will be adding another shot of black girl magic to its existing pantheon of princesses with a…