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Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Houston Texans Announce Their Starting Quarterback—and It's Not Deshaun Watson

With the NFL set to make its triumphant return on Thursday night, now would be the opportune time for coaches to put a ring on it by announcing their starting quarterbacks for the upcoming season. Cam Newton learned his fate in New England last week, and now it’s Deshaun Watson’s turn to find out if we’ll be seeing…

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Alphonso David Out as President of Human Rights Campaign Amid Cuomo-Related Controversy

After a holiday weekend spent defending his position as president of Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Alphonso David has been terminated with cause, the HRC board announced.

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Monday, September 6, 2021

Michael K. Williams, Star of The Wire, Dead at 54

Michael K. Williams, who rose to fame playing iconic stickup man Omar Little in HBO’s The Wire, as well as starring in TV shows Boardwalk Empire and Lovecraft Country, has died, according to the Hollywood Reporter. He was 54.

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Mic Drop: If at First You Don't Succeed, Dust Yourself Off and Play These Fire Tracks

Do you know who is really good at putting together soundtracks? Marvel. The MCU goes all out for its movies and I’m really here for it. Anderson .Paak performs “Fire In The Sky” for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which premiered Friday. Though we’ve been impatiently waiting for the Silk Sonic album, this…

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'The Point Is You Have a Voice': The Root Presents: It's Lit! Talks Poetry, Prose and Politics With Nikki Giovanni

They say never meet your heroes—but in some cases, they’re more fun than you imagined. That was the case when award-winning poet, educator and living literary legend Nikki Giovanni blessed The Root Presents: It’s Lit! podcast with an appearance last December as we prepared to enter what we all hoped would be a happier…

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