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Black People 3 Times as Likely to Die in Police Chases: Report
In a first-of-its-kind investigation, USA Today found that black people in the U.S. have been killed in police chases at a rate nearly three times higher than anyone else. The rub is that this included both those fleeing law enforcement and innocent bystanders. The outlet was able to thoroughly and meticulously illustrate yet another example of…
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33 Confirmed Dead in Oakland, Calif., Warehouse Fire
Updated Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, at 11:55 p.m. EDT: Searchers have now found 33 bodies in the rubble of the so-called Ghost Ship warehouse in Oakland, Calif., the New York Daily News reports. Some of the victims have been identified, including a 17-year-old, but many are burned beyond recognition, and authorities will need more time…
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Jill Stein Drops, Then Resumes, Pa. Recount Bid
Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein said early Sunday that she was moving forward with her recount efforts in the state of Pennsylvania after announcing the day before that she would drop it. On Saturday, Stein cited a $1 million bond as the reason she would not move forward with the recount effort in the…
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Inventor of General Tso’s Chicken Dies at 98
We don’t know exactly when the fried-chicken chunks bathed in a sweet, spicy sauce became such a hit, but there is no denying that our people love some General Tso’s chicken, and you’d be hard-pressed not to find it in any black neighborhood from East Coast to West. Sadly, many of us butcher the name (is…
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Charles Barkley Donates $2,000,000 to 2 More HBCUs
About a year and a half after brash sports pundit and NBA legend Charles Barkley gave Morehouse College $1 million in support the school’s new sports and journalism program, he is doing the same for two other HBCUs. Barkley announced on Giving Tuesday that he is donating $1 million to Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, Ala., and $1 million to Clark-Atlanta University…
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Tupac and the Producers of the Classic All Eyez on Me: Where Are They Now?
Tupac Shakur’s All Eyez on Me was released in February 1996, shortly after the rapper was bailed out of prison by Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight. “Prison ain’t changed me,” Tupac says on the album. “It made me worse!” The double album had two No. 1 hits—“How Do You Want It” and “California Love”—and was…
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The Root’s manCODE and Young, Fabulous & Female Events Head to Atlanta on Dec. 5!
The Root will be hosting two of our favorite events the same night in Atlanta, and whether you’re a man or woman, you won’t want to miss out! If you’re looking for a girls’ night out filled with networking, great conversation and fun, come join us for our Young, Fabulous & Female event in Atlanta…
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Dorothy Height To Be Honored on 2017 U.S. Postage Stamp
Truth—we may have to dial back the Public Enemy lyrics from “Fight The Power”: “Most of my heroes don’t appear on no stamps.” Because, frankly, since the Black Heritage Stamps series started, most of my heroes do, in fact, appear on stamps. From Malcolm X and Ida B. Wells to Harriet Tubman and Benjamin Banneker,…
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Nick Cannon on Planned Parenthood: ‘It’s Real Genocide’
Nick Cannon, one of the most consistent celebrities at the fore of the Movement for Black Lives, appears not to be so progressive on abortion, giving several recent interviews in which he likens the procedure to “real genocide,” parroting similar comments made by Ben Carson on the campaign trail last year. Specifically, Cannon, 36, called…
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’80s Club Singer Colonel Abrams Dies at 67
2016 has taken yet another person of note. Eighties R&B and dance-music artist Colonel Abrams has died. The singer with the deep voice best known for his smash singles “Trapped” and “I’m Not Gonna Let You” succumbed to various ailments Friday. He was 67. Abrams was born Colonel Abrams Page in Detroit on May 25, 1949.…
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