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Watch: Joe Morton Takes Us Through His Iconic Film and TV Appearances
Joe Morton is widely known for his Emmy-winning role as Elijah Pope on ABC’s Scandal, but don’t get it twisted, Morton has been Forrest Gump’ing through a lot of iconic shows and films including What’s Happening, Sanford & Son, Terminator 2 and even M.A.S.H. “Papa Pope” walks us through some of his roles over the…
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What Is This Feeling?
On Friday afternoon, after a day of deliberation, a Cook County jury found Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2014. The high-profile shooting commanded national attention after video footage of the shooting—which the city delayed releasing for more than year—was released, showing…
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Janelle Monáe and Angela Rye Have One Message: Go Vote
The midterm elections are coming in November, and this vote comes at a critical point in our nation’s history. After all, we as Americans have the power to decide who will lead our country out of the despair of this Trumpian regime (barring no interference from Russia—let’s be real). Regardless, we must do our part…
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Janelle Monáe, Angela Rye and The Root Show Spelman What Happens When We All Vote
Macaroni and aluminum foil. In 20 years, when two-thirds of the Senate is filled with graduates from Atlanta’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities and you spot me on the White House lawn talking to the new Secretary of Clapback, Angela Rye, if you ask me what I brought to President Janelle Monáe’s inauguration cookout, now…
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We Found Nathan: Here's What He Really Thinks About Ghosting
I’ll be the first to admit that Insecure’s “Obsessed-Like” episode put me all the way in my feelings. That helpless feeling you have after someone ghosts you is one of the most trash feelings ever. If you haven’t been ghosted at this point in your life, brace yourself because the way life is set up,…
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Lil' Rel Knew His Bestie Tiffany Haddish Would Have a Successful Career
Comedians Lil’ Rel Howery and Tiffany Haddish are besties. While both of their stars are shining brighter with each new role and opportunity, things were always this golden for the both of them. The two comedic counterparts often think back over their struggles and laugh at Tiffany’s almost broken down Geo Tracker, their tiny apartments,…
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This Cyber Expert Breaks Down How Cyberattacks Can Affect the Midterm Elections
Since 2016, Americans have been confronted with the reality that they have to be more diligent with their cybersecurity. Many things we take for granted—public transportation systems, electrical grids, banking infrastructures, etc.—can be hacked and manipulated by a foreign adversary or a rogue group of actors. The Kremlin, for example, is accused of launching cyber…
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Breaking: Bill Cosby Sentenced to 3 to 10 Years, Judge Rules Disgraced Comedian Is 'Sexually Violent Predator'
Bill Cosby, in the first celebrity trial of the #MeToo era, was sentenced to three to 10 years for one count of sexual assault on Tuesday. Cosby will serve his sentence in a state prison. After being found guilty of sexually assaulting former Temple University employee Andrea Constand in April, Cosby faced a maximum of…
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John Legend: Brett Kavanaugh Doesn’t Have the Integrity
John Legend is not here for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The EGOT recipient is the face of a recent anti-Kavanaugh advertisement by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. In a recent interview at the Palisades Village opening, in Palisades, Calif., Legend made his feelings on the Supreme Court nominee crystal clear: Kavanaugh is…
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Kamala Harris Talks Brett Kavanaugh and Addresses Those 2020 Rumors
As one of two black women to ever serve in the US Senate, Sen. Kamala Harris knows how important her role is. And she knows why she has to ask the hard questions the public deserves answers to. Even when they make people squirm. Even if they’re US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who recently…