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Thank You, Nick Cannon
Entertainment giant Viacom CBS fired television host, comedian and former Atlanta A&T percussionist Nick Cannon on Tuesday for making comments many classified as derogatory, racist and anti-Semitic on his podcast “Cannon’s Class.” Cannon’s show Wild ‘N Out was in its 15th season on Viacom-owned MTV before the white-owned media conglomerate abruptly pulled it off the air.…
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How to Be an Asshole on the Internet
I am a certified asshole. Seriously, I have paperwork and everything. The great playwright Shakespeare (or maybe it was my Uncle Rob) once said “Opinions are like assholes. Everyone has one and they’re usually full of shit.” Numerous sources have confirmed my asshole credentials with The Root, including readers who have labeled me a “race-baiting asshole,”…
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Halle Berry Apologizes for Considering Playing Transgender Man for Film Role
Halle Berry issued a statement of apology on Monday after backlash for discussing her intentions to play a transgender man for a film she was pitched. She revealed she was considering the role during an Instagram Live session with hairstylist Christin Brown over the weekend. “As a cisgender woman, I now understand that I should…
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Opting to Stay Inside? There Are So Many Virtual Events to Check Out
The sun is out, the birds are chirping, and COVID-19 is still a thing. If you’re still planning on staying indoors regardless of whether your state began to open back up, social media is chock full of entertainment at your fingertips. The Root is here with options to keep occupied while socially distancing. Not only…
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Everything I Know About White People I Learned on Social Media
I use social media as a learning tool. Because I work around Black people, live with Black people and even care for a black dog in one of the Blackest cities in America, the only insight I have into white lives is checking out the Caucasian internet or watching reruns of a documentary series called…
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Jesus Can Wait
Shaun King is not wrong. Wait…hear me out. On Monday, conservative activist and racism whitesplainer Matt Schlapp warned people who wear shorts to church that tearing down conservative statues will eventually lead to the fall of their beloved country. Aside from the fact that a relatively obscure book called the Holy Bible specifically warned against…
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When You See It…
There is a popular misconception that the death of George Floyd has ignited Black America to finally unleash the pent-up frustrations we have swallowed for lo so many years. Even though I’ve waited my entire writing career to use the word “lo” (I’m still waiting on the opportunity to use “persnickety” and “haughty”), this moment…