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Books by Black LGBTQ+ Authors To Explore This Pride Month
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Naughty by Nature Feuds on Twitter
(The Root) — While you were yawning and stretching and getting ready to start another workweek, Naughty by Nature was breaking up on Twitter. Kind of. Monday night, group member Treach tweeted that fellow member Vinnie was “officially fired.” He went on to call Vinnie some colorful names, making it clear that things aren’t OK…
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Playing Cupid on Facebook
(The Root) — Don’t you just love how your mom always tries to set you up with that nice, quiet girl from church, or how your best friend really thinks that you just should go out for coffee with that guy from her gym? Ever wish there was a way for the people in your…
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Snoop Lion Gets Into the Photo-Sharing Game
(The Root) — Have you ever said to yourself, “Self, I really wish there was a way that I could make myself look cartoonishly like Snoop Doggy Dogg in pictures so I can share them with my social media networks”? No? Well, if you ever change your mind, you’re in luck! Snoop, now known as…
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Twitter Watches the Met Gala
(The Root) — Everyone knows that Twitter loves an occasion to live-tweet, and it got just that with the streaming of the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute Benefit Gala on Monday. If you’re scratching your head wondering just what that is, it’s been described as being “like a fancy prom — except in a museum.” Known…
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Is Charles Ramsey Being Exploited?
(The Root) — On Tuesday morning, the Internet welcomed its latest viral superstar. Video of an interview with Charles Ramsey, a Cleveland man who helped rescue three missing local women, has been making the rounds online since the story broke. Less than 24 hours in, there are multiple memes and auto-tuned videos of Ramsey’s account.…
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Scientists Back Kiera Wilmot
(The Root) — Here’s a bit of inspiring news in the saga of Kiera Wilmot, the 16-year-old Florida student who found herself in hot water after a science project went bad: Scientists across Twitter are showing their support for her by tweeting stories about the things they blew up in the name of science. Wilmot,…
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Twitter Responds to Lauryn Hill's Sentencing
(The Root) — Lauryn Hill was sentenced to three months in prison for tax evasion on Monday, to be followed by another three months of home incarceration. The Grammy Award-winning artist was charged and pleaded guilty last year; she has since paid more than $970,000 to satisfy her debt. Though there were plenty of serious…
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'Scandal' and the New Nielsen Twitter Ratings
(The Root) — It has been well established that black people love Twitter and ABC’s Scandal. No one should be surprised, then, that Thursday night is a big night for live tweeting: It has been reported that Scandal fans (known as gladiators) send out more than 2,000 tweets per minute when new episodes air. #Scandal…
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Mister Cee Talks Arrest, Twitter Reacts
(The Root) — Hot 97 DJ Mister Cee is in hot water again. He was arrested after allegedly soliciting a male prostitute who happened to be an undercover cop early Friday morning in an area of New York City known for prostitution. This is not Mister Cee’s first arrest for this offense; he was arrested…
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Beyoncé Meets Picasso
(The Root) — Beyoncé Looking at Stuff may have some competition for best Beyoncé-themed Tumblr. Beyoncé Art History is a hilarious compilation of classic paintings captioned with relevant Beyoncé lyrics. It’s a very smart blog, covering pieces from Picasso to Van Gogh. It makes all the stuff you learned your sophomore year in college just…