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Books by Black LGBTQ+ Authors To Explore This Pride Month
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Happy Birthday, Hip-Hop!
(The Root) — On this date in 1973, DJ Kool Herc threw his first party in the Bronx, N.Y. For the low, low price of $0.50 ($0.25 for the ladies), partygoers could listen and dance to a new sound that would soon take the world by storm: hip-hop. DJ Kool Herc is recognized as the…
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Dwight Howard Slams Hater on Twitter
It began as a normal day in cyberspace. Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard was online, minding his own business, engaging in some light banter with fans on Twitter, and everything on Earth was as it should have been. Suddenly, a menacing shadow spread like spilled ink across the horizon. The fate of the warm, sunny…
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Sam Jackson: 'Open Season' on Black Men
(The Root) — On the heels of yesterday’s ruling that charges will not be brought against a New York police officer accused of shooting an unarmed black teen, actor Samuel L. Jackson took to Twitter to voice his opinion. “Young brothers Beware!!” he tweeted. “It’s Open Season!” Eighteen-year-old Ramarley Graham was shot and killed in…
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Nas Raises $50K Online for Family in Need
Things have been tough for Stanley Young. The unemployed father is raising his eight children alone after the recent death of his wife, and now he’s struggling to find a place to live before time and money run out. Enter Nas, a rapper whose lyrics are known for showing concern for the black community. Touched…
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Stars Pay Tribute to Whitney Houston
(The Root) — I remember exactly where I was when I heard about Whitney Houston’s passing. I’d just hopped into a too-full car of my friends, headed out to dinner. “Are you mourning?” one asked. I asked what she was talking about. “Whitney!” I spent the car ride suspended in disbelief, but when I noticed…
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Twitter Suspends Desmond Tutu's Account
(The Root) — It doesn’t matter how legendary you are; if Twitter thinks you’ve broken the rules, it will give you the boot. Desmond Tutu found this out today when his account was briefly suspended for “aggressive following,” although he didn’t actually break any rules. The human rights activist had just joined Twitter and followed…
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Beyoncé Gets a Haircut, Internet Explodes
(The Root) — If Beyoncé makes some kind of infinitesimal change in her daily life or appearance and her fans aren’t around to see it, will it still make the news? That’s a trick question. Thanks to social media, everything Beyoncé does will always captivate the Internet, and people will devote an entire day, at…
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Dallas Child Drowns While Woman Allegedly Checking Facebook
A Dallas toddler drowned in a pool, and police say it happened while her caretaker sat nearby reading Facebook on her phone. Three-year-old Kanyce Giddings was in the care of a family friend, 37-year-old Kariasa Thomas, on June 22 when she drowned in the pool of Thomas’ apartment complex as Kanyce’s three siblings and Thomas’…
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Trolls Attack Ebony Magazine on Twitter
(The Root) — Amid the praise Ebony has been getting for its moving visual tribute to Trayvon Martin, the magazine’s Twitter feed has found itself clogged with spiteful attacks from those angry about the homage. Ebony’s special September issue, which will focus on the George Zimmerman trial and its aftermath, will have four different covers:…
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When You're the Only Minority in the Room
(The Root) — Plenty of us have been there: the lone black student in a poetry workshop full of white people, the only Asian family in a neighborhood full of everyone else. It inspires a bevy of feelings: defensiveness, loneliness, irritability. Code Switch, NPR’s blog about race, culture and ethnicity, asked its Twitter followers for…