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Tennis Is a White Man's Sport. Here's Why.
Tennis is a white man’s sport. Serena Williams’ loss at the the U.S. Open, and her subsequent fine of $17,000 —$10,000 for verbal abuse, which was the largest individual fine the US Open has ever seen—proves it. The fact that the athlete’s catsuit was banned from the French Open proves it. That Williams has won…
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Employee's Racial Slurs, Videos of White Student Declaring Her Love For N-Word Causes Uproar at Alabama High School
If you ask any teenager from 1978, 1998 or 2018, they will eagerly explain how racism is dying because their generation generally doesn’t care about race that much. Trust them, the youth will show us the way. Or maybe not. Two separate videos obtained by The Root showing an obviously intelligent white teenager yelling the…
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As Hurricane Florence Approaches, Trump Trapped in Tornado of Lies
At The Root, we don’t employ a psychologist or a psychiatrist (although Michael Harriot serves as the senior wypipoloigist on staff), so we are unable to assess the president’s mental health. Therefore no one on The Root staff can currently say whether or not the president suffers from some narcissist personality disorder. However, as someone…
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The Black Lives That Don't Matter
Did you know that on average, there was one queer person (pdf) killed a week in 2017? Most people don’t, and that’s a problem. Through July 2018, at least 19 transgender people were fatally shot or killed by other means. That number continues to climb by the week and many of these killings are happening…
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When Black Women Rock the Vote
Let’s be clear, the black vote is crucial in each and every election. And as history has shown, when it comes time to vote, black women get the job done. “The black woman’s voice is, in fact, the black vote,” said political commentator Symone Sanders. “I know the political apparatus or many folks in the…
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Smart, Funny and Black: Amanda Seales Has Created the Blackest Game Show Ever
Amanda Seales is a lot of things: comedian, intellect, actress, opinionated Instagram commentator, among many other labels. But did you know she’s also the host of one of the best game shows the world has ever seen? Seales created Smart, Funny and Black, the blackest game show ever, that tests the bounds of some of…
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Air MAGA: Trump's Base Is So Pissed at Nike's Kaepernick Ad, They're Burning Their 'White Supremacy 7s'
First, there were the tiki torch marches by white nationalists in Charlottesville, Va.; then there was the Roy Moore, Sean Hannity-inspired coffee smashing protest, and now there is the “cut the Nike symbol off socks you already own” protest of 2018. On Monday, Nike announced in typical Nike style that Colin Kapernick was the face…
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Can You Guess the Black Icons Who Wore These Hairstyles?
From Michael Jackson’s Jheri curl from the Thriller era to Colin Kaepernick’s iconic ’fro, one thing’s for sure: Black folks know hair, and our hair often makes a statement. But be clear, we are more than our hair; black people are supremely dynamic with a myriad of interests. Our strengths and scope of knowledge go…
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Ex-Cop Convicted in Murder of 15-Year-Old Jordan Edwards Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
A Texas jury has decided that former Balch Springs, Texas officer Roy Oliver will spend the next 15 years of his life in prison for the murder of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards. According to CNN, in addition to the prison sentence, Oliver will be fined $10,000 in the case. Oliver, 38, was convicted of murder on…
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Well That Didn't Take Long: GOP Opponent Warns Florida Not to 'Monkey This Up' by Voting for Andrew Gillum in Governor's Race
Less than 24 hours after Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum’s historic win in becoming the Democratic nominee for Florida governor, his opponent and Trump favorite, Ron DeSantis, is already pulling out the racist bullhorn to rile up deplorable Floridians. During a segment on Trump’s personal YouTube station, Fox News, DeSantis, the U.S. Representative for Florida’s 6th…