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Michelle Obama Says She’s Not Running for Office
Over the weekend, Michelle Obama sat down with Tracee Ellis Ross for the United State of Women Summit and discussed everything from the men who are currently failing up in government to finally putting to rest the rumor that she’s running for office. The forever first lady responded to an audience question as to why…
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Michigan Police Department Uses Microsoft Paint to Connect With Young People
When was the last time you heard someone refer to the cops as the “popo”? When was the last time you heard someone say they’re using Microsoft Paint? Those are the only two relevant questions to ask Michigan’s Bath Township Police Department, which thought it was a good idea to joke about fixing community relations…
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Ava DuVernay, Gloria Carter and Samira Wiley Honored at GLAAD Awards Because Black Women Stay Winning
For Gloria Carter, a closeted gay black woman with four kids, life was not horrible. But it was “different.” “I chose to protect my family from ignorance. I was happy, but I was not free,” said Carter at the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City on Saturday. Carter, whose youngest son is…
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West Virginia Pol Uses the Word ‘Negro’ to Defend Racist Ad About ‘China People’
Now that it’s “Trump time” in America, it’s clear that wypipo have gone plumb loco when it comes to spewing the pent-up racial animus they’ve obviously been holding on to for so long. As such, West Virginia coal baron and Republican Don Blankenship is making up for lost time (or a lost era—or a lost…
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California Artist Receives Death Threats for Charter School Mural Depicting a Severed Trump Head
A Chula Vista, Calif., school is now on the Secret Service’s radar after a mural went up with the bloody, severed head of President Donald Trump on a spear. The mural on the MAAC Community Charter School was painted by artist Sasha Andrade for Battlegroundz, a local graffiti expo that raises scholarship funds, and is…
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Cynthia Nixon Vows to Legalize Weed in New York if She Wins Governorship
Let me find out that Cynthia Nixon is serious as a heart attack when it comes to moving into that New York governor’s mansion in 2019. As reported earlier by The Root, the actress and longtime public schools activist recently hired kick-ass consultant L. Joy Williams to advise her campaign, and now she’s taking her…
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A Storm’s a-Coming: Porn Star’s Lawyer Says Trump ‘Will Be Forced to Resign’
It looks as if the bumbling and untruth-filled presidency of Donald Trump has met its match in an adult-film actress and her lawyer. Reason being? Media moxie. Clearly, Stormy Daniels (real name: Stephanie Clifford) and her lawyer, Michael Avenatti, are playing up their case against the president with perfect precision. Daniels alleges that she had…
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Off-Duty California Cop Pulls Gun on Guy Buying Mentos
How is it that a man trying to make a purchase of Mentos—you know, the freshmaker—ends up with an off-duty police officer drawing his gun? Who knows, but it happened to Jose Arreola in Buena Park, Calif., and two months later, he’s still looking for answers. Arreola was at a Chevron gas station, and minutes…
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Teen Stabs Classmate With Scissors After He Pulls Up Her Dress
Two Memphis, Tenn., high schoolers have been issued juvenile summonses after a stabbing incident. A female student stabbed a male classmate after he lifted up her dress, according to Fox 13. Authorities say the student at Central High School grabbed the scissors after the young man lifted her dress and attempted to stab the male…
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Ranting Racist White Man on New York Train Identified
Earlier this week, a white man on the Long Island Rail Road in New York went viral as he spewed a racist rant at a black female passenger. Of course, it only took a matter of days for the ranting racist to be identified. According to the New York Daily News, several people have named…