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Kobe Bryant’s 2008 Finals Jersey Put on Display in the Smithsonian
In honor of the late Kobe Bryant, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture has displayed the jersey he wore during the 2008 NBA Finals.Read more...
Three Vibrant Variations of Beats Solo Pro Headphones Are Only $200 Right Now at Best Buy
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Mogul-in-the-Making Marsai Martin Graces the First Cover of Essence Girls United
A bonafide star since she first appeared on the hit ABC sitcom Black-ish at the age of 10, watching Marsai Martin come into her own as become its own joy. Read more...
Compton to Launch Pilot Program That Will Give Regular Cash Payments to its Lowest Income Residents
On Monday, Compton Mayor Aja Brown announced the upcoming launch of a pilot program that will give regular, free payments to 800 of its lowest-income residents.Read more...
Odell Beckham Jr. Offers Up His Magic DNA to Manufacture a COVID Vaccine. I'm Joking, but He Does Seem to Think He's Immune
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is really out here trying to trump Trump’s re-Trump-ulousness...Trump-diculousness...Read more...
Let’s Hear It for the Best Vibrators to Stimulate Your Days at Home
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Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly Claims He Was Also a Victim in Breonna Taylor’s Death, Casts Blame on Kenneth Walker
In his first interview since barging into the home of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor in March, Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly of the Louisville Metro Police Department said he would certainly do things differently ...
Miami Police Officer Facing Disciplinary Action for Wearing Pro-Trump Face Mask Near Voting Area
On Tuesday, a Miami, Fla., police officer was photographed wearing a pro-Trump face mask while voting at the city’s Government Center. Most states restrict campaigning for any candidate within a certain ...
How a Ticket Snub at Disneyland Factored Into Shonda Rhimes Taking Her Shondaland to Netflix
Thursday nights have been always been the time for peak drama, thanks to Shonda Rhimes’ TGIT (Thank God It’s Thursday) primetime TV event featuring the likes of Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away ...
The Trump Administration Can’t Find the Parents of 545 Migrant Children They Took at the Border
Because the Trump administration was created to show us exactly what the devil looks like, in 2018 they issued a “zero-tolerance” border-crossing policy that separated migrant children at the southern ...
The 10 Best Deals of October 21, 2020
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Congresswomen AOC and Ilhan Omar Stream Among Us, Thankfully Manage to Avoid Being Cringey
On Tuesday, Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Ilhan Omar went on Twitch to stream the incredibly popular game, Among Us. Read more...
Rudy Giuliani Caught With Hand in His Pants in New Borat Movie
President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is continuing his lifelong reputation of being dried-up elephant hawk-spit after he was caught on film reaching into his pants and touching his genitals ...
Sole Food: The Black-on-Black Footwear Collab Between Pyer Moss and Brother Vellies Makes Its Debut
In the lexicon of “boy-meets-girl” romances, there is one love rarely explored: our love of shoes (foot fetishes notwithstanding). We also love nothing more than a Black fashion moment, so the long-awaited ...
Expect the Washington Football Team to Remain the Washington Football Team for the Foreseeable Future
In July, the team formerly known as the Washington Racial Slurs bid adieu to their racist-ass name after 87 years. Read more...
The Best Steam Mops to Eliminate Grime and Finally Attain Perfectly Clean Floors
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A List of All the Times I Definitely Did Not Cry at All While Watching Inside Out
So Inside Out is a Pixar movie about a kid named Riley and mostly about the intersecting and competing emotions inside of her that exist like a control center in her brain and how all emotions—even the ...
Barney Is a Dinosaur From Daniel Kaluuya's Imagination and Now We Know Why the Hell He's Making This Movie
What would 2020 be without a bizarre introspective film about a big-ass purple dinosaur?!Read more...
'A Mammogram Can Save Our Lives': Mary J. Blige Joins The Root for a Discussion About Breast Cancer Awareness
When Mary J. Blige’s aunt died of breast cancer, the news was both shocking and devastating.Read more...
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San Francisco’s CAREN Act One-Step Away From Becoming Law and Holding Karens Accountable for Racist 911 Calls
Imagine an America where you can call the authorities on a Karen for calling the authorities on you just for existing while Black. San Francisco, Calif., may very well be on its way to that reality—or ...
#EndSARS: Nigerians Say Government Forces Surrounded, Fatally Shot Unarmed Protesters Demonstrating Against Police Brutality
Despite a 24-hour curfew imposed by the government, hundreds of young Nigerians gathered in Lagos Tuesday afternoon to continue protesting against police violence in the country. As they had been doing ...
Looks Like Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz Was Out Here Twerking for Trump to Get Low Hotel Rates
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) has been battling South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) for who will get to bronze the president’s testicles and keep them in their suit jacket pocket, closest to their heart ...
'They Just Aren't Good at Their Jobs': Dallas Cowboys Players Call Out Their Own Coaching Staff, and They Ain't Lying
Jerry Jones doesn’t get it.Read more...
From Politics to Polo: Valerie Jarrett Joins Ralph Lauren's Board of Directors
Valerie Jarrett was one of the most trusted advisers in President Obama’s administration, and in the years since, has lent her expertise as a board member of Ariel Investments, Lyft, the Kennedy Center ...