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Did Anthony Bourdain Just Figure Out What’s Wrong With Steve Bannon?
Editor’s note: We, here at The Root, are fully aware that this photo has been photoshopped. We are also aware that Bannon is a white nationalist. And, we are acutely aware that former president Obama had his faced darkened to appear more sinister and where we’re y’all then? Lighten up. And don’t come for us…
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Charles Oakley Banned From MSG Even if He Has Ticket: Report
This petty war between Charles Oakley and the New York Knicks isn’t going to end well for the Knicks. In the aftermath of Oakley being tossed from the stands Wednesday, popular New York sports radio host Michael Kay announced Friday that Oakley is no longer welcome in Madison Square Garden, a home he helped build.…
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4 Suspects Plead Not Guilty in Chicago Facebook Live Torture Case
The four people accused of torturing a white, mentally disabled man in an attack that was streamed to Facebook Live, drawing outrage across the nation, pleaded not guilty at their arraignment before a Cook County, Ill., judge, the Chicago Sun Times reports. Tanishia Covington, 24; Brittany Covington, 18; Jordan Hill, 18; and Tesfaye Cooper, 18,…
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The Trump Administration Doesn’t Care About Ethics, but It Does Care About Ivanka’s Stupid Clothes
I think one of the reasons I keep getting thrown for a loop with this administration is that I believed there was some ethical guideline of accountability that President Asshat would abide by. Like at some point, something remotely presidential would kick in and maybe he would stop trolling America on Twitter and stop being…
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I Don’t Think Iyanla Vanzant Can Fix the Knicks After Charles Oakley’s Been Tossed From Arena
The New York Knicks franchise is becoming a reality-TV show. The team absolutely sucks right now. They are 22-32 heading toward the All-Star break, and the 22 games they have won have been a push by sheer talent alone. Rumors have emerged that the Knicks front office is actively looking to trade their best player,…
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Ga. Mom: Son Expelled After She Questioned ‘American History’ Display During Black History Month
It seems as if #PenceBlackHistory is catching on in the schools. On a serious note, a Georgia mother says that her son was kicked out of school after she questioned an “American history” display that featured white historical figures, along with black history icons, during Black History Month, WSBTV reports. Kendra Molden, of Lithia Springs,…
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Anthony Anderson’s Mother Taught Him How to Perform Oral Sex
Anthony Anderson got a little too candid for Conan O’Brien this week when he divulged that his mother was the one who taught him how to perform oral sex. “I’ll just cut to the chase: My mother taught me how to go downtown,” he said. “My mama taught me how to eat the cookie. Oral…
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#NoDAPL: Cheyenne River Sioux File Legal Challenge to Dakota Access Pipeline
Earlier this week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers granted the easement needed for Energy Transfer Partners subsidiary Dakota Access to continue construction on the highly contested $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline, and the company began work late Wednesday to begin the process of crossing the Missouri River. But one Native American tribe is not…
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ACLU Speaks Out Against Trump’s Executive Orders That Address Nonexistent Issues
The American Civil Liberties Union has issued a statement speaking out against the executive orders signed by President Donald Trump Thursday, specifically the order designated to create a task force to address violent crime in the nation and the order to create a task force to address violence against police officers. Trump signed an order…
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Mike Pence Didn’t Pardon a Wrongfully Convicted Innocent Man, so His Replacement Did
Keith Cooper was wrongfully convicted of a crime he did not commit 20 years ago, and he patiently waited three years for then-Indiana Gov. Mike Pence to use his executive power to issue a pardon and remove the mark from his record, to no avail. On Thursday, Pence’s replacement, Republican Eric Holcomb, got the job…