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Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Architect of 'Trickle Down' Economics Says Disenfrenchized Minorities 'Aren't Worth $15 an Hour in Most Cases'

Fox News is racist AF.

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A Student Headed to Harvard Wants Her $40K Scholarship to Go to Others in Need

Shoutout to Verda Tetteh, a recent high school graduate on her way to Harvard University who wants to give a $40,000 scholarship she earned to a community college attendee.

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Tituss Burgess, Lil’ Jon Tapped as Guest Hosts for New Season of Bachelor in Paradise

ABC may have 99 problems, but finding a host to replace Chris Harrison doesn’t seem to be one.

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The Circle's Courtney Revolution Discusses Living Out Loud on Shifting Her Experience

I’m gonna let y’all in on a little secret: Here at The Root, many of the writers and editors you all know and love are rather big fans of reality TV. Take for instance fellow staff writer Tonja RenĂ©e Stidhum, who’s particularly fond of the Netflix series The Circle; or as she once wrote:

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Let's Talk About In the Heights and the Erasure of Dark-Skinned Afro-Latinx Folks

In The Heights, the highly anticipated TV adaptation of the hit Broadway musical from Lin Manuel Miranda, directed by Jon M. Chu, dropped its trailer over a year ago and folks had questions.

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Democratic Rep. Val Demings Announces She’s Running Against Marco Rubio for Florida’s Senate Seat

“Get his ass.”

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Jada, Willow and Gammy Steamed Their Vaginas on Red Table Talk, and Now We Need a Yoni Intervention

Does absolutely everything need to come to the red table? In what was rightly called “a red table first,” on Wednesday’s episode, Jada, Willow and Gammy did a group vaginal steaming session on camera...because that is the must-see multi-generational TV moment we’ve all been craving.

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Vanessa Williams Reflects on How She Worked Through Miss America Backlash: ‘I Think Was I Really Centered in Knowing...Who I Am’

Emmy-nominated actress Vanessa Williams is a delight onscreen.

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It's Feeling Like a Cool Dad Kind of Father's Day This Year: Very Smart Brothas Has You Covered With Gift Ideas

I’m not saying Father’s Day gets the Judy Winslow treatment, but if Father’s Day walked upstairs and never came back, would there be an uproar? I’m not sure there would be based on the effort folks typically put into gifts for dad. Maybe it’s our fault (I’m dad, hear me roar); maybe dads out there play it so cool that…

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How We Do: M Shelly and Tiffany's Home-steady Love

“Homesteading” isn’t a term we hear often in contemporary vernacular, but it’s exactly how M Shelly Conner and wife Tiffany Conner describe life on the 15 acres they share with their two-year-old dog Whiskey in central Arkansas. It’s a long way from Chicago, where the couple first met in person in 2016 after…

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Baltimore Ravens Owner Donates $4 Million to HBCUs in Honor of Ex-GM Ozzie Newsome

Aside from maybe mumbo sauce, former Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome is about the closest thing to God you’ll find in the DMV area. Since stepping down from his position three years ago, Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti has struggled to find the right way to honor Newsome’s legacy as one of the greatest NFL…

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Signs ‘1836 Project’ Bill Promoting Texas History. Critics Fear it Will Whitewash Slavery...Because Duh

Do y’all remember when the guy who used to leave orange spray-tan booty juice all over the Oval Office furniture established “The 1776 Commission” to counter Nikole Hannah-Jones’ Pulitzer Prize-winning work The 1619 Project? Well, President Joe Biden shut that racist ass shit down pretty much as soon as he got in…

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When Tweets Come Home to Roost: UK Columnist Fired for Post Correlating Meghan and Harry's Baby and George Floyd

Social media remains free of charge, but you know what else is? Shutting up. Julie Burchill, a now-former columnist for Britain’s Sunday Telegraph, learned the hard way that racism literally doesn’t pay.

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Kevin Durant Calls Jay Williams a Lying-Ass Liar Whose Pants May or May Not Be on Fire: 'Keep Me Out All That Corny Talk'

In one corner, we have a grown-ass man worth nearly $200 million who squanders his free time by threatening Michael Rapaport’s life—some would argue that’s a noteworthy cause—and creating burner accounts on Blue Ivy’s internet.

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T.I. Mocks Sexual Assault Allegations in New Song and Music Video; Announces Final Album

Over the last few months, The Root has been carefully reporting on the ongoing claims of sexual assault, sex trafficking and drugging at the hands of rapper Clifford “T.I.” Harris Jr. and wife Tameka “Tiny” Harris. The couple, who have repeatedly denied any and all claims, are currently under criminal investigation by…

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5 Historic Black Landmarks for Your Must-See List

Travel expands perspectives and open minds beyond what you’re used to in your everyday life. Just the same, there’s nothing like the thrill of seeing your history and heritage reflected during your travels. Witnessing the affirmation and recognition of who you are in a new place can inspire you to love it even more.…

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Are You a Racist Senator? A Quiz

This quiz is not about Joe Manchin.

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Charlottesville City Council Votes to Finally Remove 2 Confederate Statues From Local Parks

It’s a testament to how deeply embedded white supremacy is in this country that simply trying to remove statues of Confederate soldiers is met with so much pushback and red tape. It will always be strange that we have so many monuments to people who betrayed their country. It’s not like the founders were rushing to…

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It's Pride Month, So Let's Celebrate With Some of the Best Comics Centered on LGBTQ Characters

This weekend as I was catching up on the comics I grabbed last week, two things struck me. The first was “Damn, all it took was high fashion, geopolitics, and messiness worthy of a Bravo show to get me into X-Men.” The second was, “Oh shit it’s pride month, why not put the homies on to some good-ass books?”

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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Becomes 2nd Fastest Woman of All-Time After Running Fastest 100m Since Florence Griffith Joyner

Being the fastest kid in my neighborhood had its perks.

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  • Who are you? - Ever since I saw the first preview of the movie, Overcomer, I wanted to see it. I was ready. Pumped. The release month was etched in my mind. When the time...
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Pride & Prejudice: Exploring Black LGBTQ+ Histories and Cultures

  In the rich tapestry of history, the threads of Black LGBTQ+ narratives have often been overlooked. This journey into their stories is an ...