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Books by Black LGBTQ+ Authors To Explore This Pride Month
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Janay Rice Breaks Her Silence With an Instagram Post
After a day of speculating about what Janay Rice is going through since her husband, Ray Rice, was let go from the Baltimore Ravens and suspended from the NFL, Janay took to social media to release a statement. The Baltimore Sun verified that the statement below is from Janay Rice’s Instagram account, but since publishing the photo…
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ESPN First Take Host Says if Michael Vick Can Make a Comeback, So Can Ray Rice
ESPN First Take host Stephen A. Smith sparked controversy in July when he spoke out in defense of Ray Rice, the now-former Baltimore Ravens player who had received a paltry two-game suspension after copping a plea deal for assaulting his then-fiancee, Janay Palmer. After news of the two-game suspension, Smith attempted to mansplain domestic violence and…
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Sherri Shepherd’s Husband Denies Having Explicit Photos
Sherri Shepherd and Lamar Sally’s divorce is getting uglier. From Shepherd’s issues with not wanting to be a part of the life of the baby she and Sally conceived with a surrogate, to new allegations of leaked photos, these two need to get their drama finalized. TMZ is reporting that Shepherd’s soon-to-be ex-husband is denying…
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Denzel Washington Wants to Be the 1st Black James Bond
Denzel Washington apparently has two items on his bucket list, and they don’t seem that far from becoming reality. Washington participated in Reddit’s Ask Me Anything as part of his promotional tour for his new movie The Equalizer. AMA allows Reddit users basically to do just that: ask the star any question they’d like. One…
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TMZ Releases Elevator Video of Ray Rice Punching Janay Palmer
Editor’s note: The NFL released a statement saying that it requested the video from authorities and all information about what happened the night of the elevator incident at the Atlantic City, N.J., casino, but “that video was not made available to us and no one in our office has seen it until today.” https://twitter.com/JeffDarlington/status/508982271937110016https://twitter.com/JeffDarlington/status/508982448982859776 Want…
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Momma Dee Gave a Tooth-Flying Performance in Atlanta
Momma Dee from Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta is riding her 15 minutes of fame all the way to the dentist—I mean bank. Over the weekend, Lil Scrappy’s mother had her first live gig at Sutra Lounge in Atlanta. Momma Dee wowed the crowd with songs by Frankie Beverly & Maze and Anita Baker and…
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Chris Brown: ‘I Am Not Perfect; No One Is’
Chris Brown didn’t hold back in his recent Billboard magazine cover story. The blond bad boy of R&B admitted that his personal life might have been out of control. Might? That’s definitely an understatement. Brown, who was recently released from jail, spoke to the magazine about his jailhouse experience, Rihanna and his fans. “I realize…
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CeeLo Green Dropped From Military-Organized Music Festival
It’s been a tough week for CeeLo Green. First there was the plea deal he copped on drugging charges stemming from a 2012 incident involving an alleged rape. Then he went on a Twitter rant to declare that “people who have really been raped remember,” which caused all types of backlash. Although he later said…
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Pam Oliver Says She Was Humiliated After Being Demoted
Veteran sports reporter Pam Oliver is speaking out about being demoted from her longtime position as the Fox Sports network’s “A team” sideline reporter. In April, Oliver received news that she was being placed on the “B team,” and Erin Andrews, who is young, white and blond, would be taking over her position. Assumptions were made…
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The Root’s Readers #DefineRacism
According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, racism is defined as: 1. a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race 2. racial prejudice or discrimination In our supposedly “post-racial” society, racism is still prevalent. Whether it’s shopping while black, being racially…