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Our Power, Our Promise: When Thought Leaders Conjoin
This week the Democratic National Convention made its way to Philadelphia, and so did The Root. In partnership with WURD, The Root hosted Our Power, Our Promise: Shaping a Black Policy Agenda in the Post-Obama Era, at the black-owned restaurant South. And Wednesday’s conversation was led by a keen bunch. Among the group of thought leaders: Rep. Terri A.…
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Dennis Rodman Wanted for Questioning in Hit-and-Run Accident
Eccentric former NBA player Dennis Rodman is apparently a person of interest in a car crash in California, reports the New York Daily News. Police confirm that the driver of a black BMW told California Highway Patrol officers that when he was in a vehicular collision last week, the other driver left the scene after…
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Rihanna Set to Play Iconic Role on A&E’s Bates Motel
Rihanna’s ’bout to get it in the shower. And no, this is not some naughty Instagram post from the poptress, but refers to the role she will have in the final season of Bates Motel, a spin-off of the classic film Psycho, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Rihanna’s casting was revealed Friday at the Comic-Con International convention…
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Roxane Gay Becomes 1st Black Woman to Write Marvel Comic Book
Roxane Gay is set to write a new Marvel comic book, the World of Wakanda, which will delve into the lives of the women of the Black Panther comic-book-series universe. It will be released in November, the New York Times reports. The feminist scribe will team up with writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, who has written his…
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Did Tamar Braxton Cheat on Husband Vincent Herbert?
In what is surprising news to many, Tamar Braxton and her husband, Vincent Herbert, may be facing some rocky times—although, in an eight-year marriage, that’s not so unbelievable. Rumors have been swirling that there is trouble in the union because Braxton’s been “cheating on her husband with another high-profile man for a while.” The source reports…
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Tatyana Ali Sues Warner Bros., Says She Came Up With Idea for The Real
Tatyana Ali, best known as sweet Ashley from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, is suing Warner Brothers Telepictures; she says it stole her idea for daytime talk show The Real. Ali claims that she pitched the idea of a daytime talk show with female celebrity hosts in their 20s and 30s in late 2012 but was…
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Boyz n the Hood Cast at 25: Where Are They Now?
Twenty-five years ago, Boyz n the Hood, John Singleton’s movie about life in South Central Los Angeles, revolutionized black film and launched the big-screen careers of its stars, including Ice Cube, Morris Chestnut and Regina King. The critically acclaimed film was also Singleton’s directorial debut. And today, Boyz n the Hood sits on several lists of top…
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Chaka Khan Bows Out of Concerts, Enters Rehab
Chaka Khan, one of our national treasures, canceled her concert at the California State Fair two days before her show, announcing that she has entered rehab for drug addiction. Fair officials reportedly received a message from Khan’s rep on Saturday, saying that the 10-time Grammy winner was entering an inpatient and after-care program for addiction…
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President Obama on #Dallas Sniper Shooting: 'Vicious, Calculated, Despicable Attacks on Law Enforcement'
Just one day after President Barack Obama addressed the police killings of Alton Sterling, 37, in Baton Rouge, La., and Philando Castile, 32, in Falcon Heights, Minn., he once again took to the podium, this time to address the sniper shooting in Dallas that claimed the lives of five police officers and injured six more.…
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5 Things You Need to Know: #Dallas Sniper Shooting
A peaceful protest took place in Dallas July 7 to raise awareness of the police killings of Alton Sterling, 37, by Baton Rouge, La., police officers, and Philando Castile, 32, by a Minnesota police officer. At the rally’s conclusion, shots rang out. A total of 10 officers were shot by sniper fire, according to Dallas Police…
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