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(The Root) — Twitter has been fawning over legendary musical artist Prince since he joined Twitter. He’s making sure he keeps people talking with tweets like this one: Game: Blouses http://t.co/3jShq2r9Ci http://t.co/3oEI8kQsKB http://t.co/G0uLp2mbJk pic.twitter.com/dNwDPifP8j — PRINCE 3RDEYEGIRL (@3rdeyegirl) August 16, 2013 Yes, that’s Dave Chappelle dressed as Prince from his famous Chappelle Show sketch, featuring…

(The Root) — Online and off, fans of Lee Thompson Young are mourning his death after reports of his possible suicide. Many remember Young from his days as the star of his own Disney show, The Famous Jett Jackson. He then went on to win new friends with his role as Detective Barry Frost on…

(The Root) — Adulation for Terio, the 6-year-old dancing dynamo credited with saving Vine, has given way to concern after two more videos of him went viral. In the videos, Terio is in a hotel hallway surrounded by adults clamoring for pictures and forcing him to dance. Terio looks as if he would rather be…

God sees everything — including your Facebook pages. This is the message in a gospel song about Facebook that has recently gone viral. During a church service, the choir sent a word of caution to the congregation: “Keep your business off of Facebook.” The video of the performance has since gone viral, and that’s a…

(The Root) — Black Twitter is on the warpath after two people tweeted about a disturbing experience at a Regal Cinema in Silver Spring, Md., Saturday night. This morning, moviegoers Tiffany and Alan tweeted their “utter disgust” after what they say happened during their viewing of Lee Daniels’ The Butler. They tweeted of doubled security…

(The Root) — Some people in Newport News, Va., seem to have forgotten how easy it is to get fired for things put on the Internet, and now find themselves out of a job. Two daycare workers were fired after posting pictures to their Instagram accounts mocking the children left in their charge. One posted…

(The Root) — Helping someone recognize their privilege is always a difficult, uncomfortable process. This is especially true for women of color, who often have to educate white women on the racial privilege they enjoy in the course of pushing against the misogyny they all face. The trending topic #SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen, which trended nationally for two…

(The Root) — Big Sean gave the Internet a day’s worth of conversation and debate fodder last night when he released “Control,” a song featuring Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica. At least, we think Jay Electronica and Big Sean are on the track. Kendrick Lamar did his very best to make sure that he’d be…

(The Root) — A screenshot taken during Touré’s MSNBC show The Cycle, bearing the official announcement “Whitey found guilty,” has been floating around the Internet. Condemned for years in the public eye by citizens, activists and entertainers, Whitey was convicted today of first-degree hoodwinking and bamboozling. The fruits of our ancestors’ labor have finally paid…

A 20-year-old college student may face prison time for “making terroristic threats” and hefty fines after posting “an experimental literary piece and an art project” on his Tumblr page. Caleb Clemmons, a psychology major at Georgia Southern University, was arrested within hours of publishing an entry on his blog that read “i plan on shooting…