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  • Watch: Music Innovators King Dish Out Food for Thought

    The group King stands tall among this generation’s wave of black musical innovators. “[Black music] is something that we provide to the whole world; it’s something that so much of our culture was founded on,” says Paris Strother, King’s pianist and producer. The trio first emerged in 2011 with their independently released EP, The Story.…

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  • #PulseShooting: Gunman Reportedly Didn’t Want to Kill Black People: ‘You Guys Suffered Enough’

    Patience Carter, 20, one of the survivors of the mass shooting Sunday morning at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., said that the shooter, Omar Mateen, 29, wanted to spare black lives from his violent rampage, CBS News reports. Carter had fled to the bathroom to seek shelter with other club patrons when the gunman entered and…

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  • Andre Williams, No. 44 of NY Giants, Tackles Fatherhood and Serves Food for Thought

    Andre Williams is a running back for the New York Giants, but none of the hard knocks on the football field could have prepared him for perhaps his most challenging matchup yet: fatherhood. In February, Williams and his wife welcomed their firstborn, Barron Zavier Williams. On the cusp of his third pro-football season, The Root caught…

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  • Actor Michael Jace Gets 40 to Life for Killing His Wife

    Actor Michael Jace was sentenced Friday to 40 years to life in prison for the fatal shooting of his wife, April Jace, in April 2014, People magazine reports. Jace is best known for his role as Julien Lowe, the straight-shooting officer struggling with his sexuality, in FX’s highly acclaimed series The Shield. The 53-year-old actor…

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  • Watch: Steph Curry Calls His Ugly Shoes ‘Fire’ After Game 4 Win

    After redeeming himself and his team, the Golden State Warriors, by winning Game 4 in the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, league MVP Steph Curry got to talking about the shoes that have been keeping the internets guffawing since their debut. In the postgame press conference, after being asked about the shoes, the baby-faced…

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  • Watch: Live Coverage of Muhammad Ali’s Funeral

    The world was saddened by the June 4 death of boxing icon and humanitarian Muhammad Ali. The boxer was 74 years old and left behind a legacy unsurpassed. Watch, below, TV One’s live coverage of the funeral as a nation says goodbye:

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  • Watch: Studio Sessions at The Root Featuring Abiah

    Abiah is a seasoned artist and a self-proclaimed vocal beast. With his five-and-a-half-octave range (the artist’s voice could practically shatter glass) and pitch-perfect tone, we think he’s worthy of the title. Abiah and his band took to the Studio Sessions stage to serenade all who would listen with two songs from his album Bottles: “Little…

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  • Sexy MF: Prince's Fashion Over the Years

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  • Watch: Music Prodigy Jon Batiste Serves Food for Thought

    Jon Batiste is something of a musical prodigy. He first performed with his family’s band when he was 8 years old, and nearly a decade later he would go on to self-release his first album, Times in New Orleans. “There was a spiritual connection to the instrument,” Batiste told The Root. Batiste attended the prestigious conservatory Juilliard…

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  • Is Birdman Officially Toni Braxton’s ‘Boo’?

    We all want to know: Are Toni Braxton and Bryan “Birdman” Williams dating? Or are they seeing each other? The rumors have continued to swirl since Braxton brought the Cash Money CEO onstage at a very special show in Atlanta on Thursday. During the show, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed declared it “Toni Braxton Day,” and the…

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