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Dreaming of an NBA Career? Don’t Give Up, but Be Realistic
Wednesday’s episode of The Root Live: Bring It to the Table looks at the dream versus the reality of a sports or entertainment career, and how to prepare for what happens if and when that career comes to an end or simply fades away. Delvin Joyce played three seasons with the New York Giants, but…
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Read Darren Wilson’s Grand Jury Testimony
Here is the transcript from the grand jury case, released by the St. Louis County prosecutor’s office. Darren Wilson’s testimony begins on Page 195.
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The Root Asks: What Are You Thankful For?
Editor’s note: We asked several honorees of this year’s The Root 100 to share the things they are most thankful for this holiday season. Here’s what they had to say. Feminista Jones, Writer, Blogger, Activist I am thankful for the opportunities I have had to make connections with other people who want to make the…
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Model Janice Dickinson Releases Photos of Bill Cosby in a ‘Patchwork’ Robe
Celebrity news site TMZ reports that it has obtained pictures of Bill Cosby from 1980s supermodel Janice Dickinson, who claims that she took Polaroids of the TV icon shortly before he sexually assaulted her—an accusation that she went public with in an interview with Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday. Here’s part of Dickinson’s description of the alleged…
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Watch: Bill Cosby Tells AP Reporter ‘I Don’t Talk About’ Sex Assault Allegations
Late Wednesday the Associated Press released video of a Nov. 6 interview in which comedian and TV icon Bill Cosby responded to a reporter’s question about a series of sexual assault allegations made against him by saying, “No, no, we don’t answer that.” Cosby appeared in the video with his wife, Camille, to discuss the…
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Vote: Who Killed Sam on HTGAWM?
On Thursday night the head-spinning, gut-twisting plot shenanigans of the craziest law firm we’ve ever seen will finally come to a climax. How to Get Away With Murder is capping its winter finale with the revelation of “Who Killed Sam.” He’s Annalise Keating’s can’t-keep-it-in-his-pants, coed-loving and very dead spouse. And with the end of this…
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Woman Who Died in NYC After Returning From West Africa Tests Negative for Ebola
The 40-year-old woman who died suddenly in a New York City hair-braiding salon after having recently returned from West Africa has tested negative for Ebola, authorities announced on Wednesday. “The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said the woman, whose identity was not immediately released, returned from West Africa 18 days ago and appeared symptom-free…
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