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The Root
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TheRoot
New York, NY
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The Root is a digital magazine that provides thought-provoking commentary and news from a variety of black perspectives.
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The Root
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No one in their right mind wants to be Donald Trump’s chief of staff because the job sucks: trib.al/yMzPRQ2 pic.twitter.com/lm4Lmgg74Q
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A new report finds that black residents in Toronto are twenty times more likely to be killed by police officers: trib.al/XoMmnlp pic.twitter.com/zyYYkRgSlO
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Instead of minding his own strap, 50 cent chose to offer unsolicited love advice to Cardi B: trib.al/UYdY5SX pic.twitter.com/Mo3uZi0UIw
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Almost 10 years ago, #OscarGrant, a 22-year-old black man, was fatally shot by a Bay Area Rapid Transit officer.
Now his family is asking for BART & the city of Oakland to recognize him by renaming the station where he was killed: trib.al/exMSaIh pic.twitter.com/whGiluLdde
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Several white supremacists tried to take over a DJ’s equipment, then proceeded to beat him and stomped him while shouting racial slurs: trib.al/64jdoko pic.twitter.com/AdsaXqndqy
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A new exhibit of an abridged version of the Bible sheds light on how Christian missionaries converted enslaved Africans to Christianity by teaching them the gospel... except the parts about freedom, equality and resistance: trib.al/l08sJYh pic.twitter.com/SccPaI9ARs
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This shouldn’t have happened.
But it will continue happening until the NYPD is held accountable for treating low-income black New Yorkers as threats.
The CCRB should immediately investigate the dehumanizing arrest of Jazmine Headley. twitter.com/theroot/status…
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The African American Film Critics Association (@TheAAFCA) has chosen #BlackPanther as the 2018 movie of the year: trib.al/TDjAadb
🗣 #WAKANDAFOREVER pic.twitter.com/Y6ZeHJ8e29
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Another vicious NYC subway attack leaves a woman with a fractured spine. trib.al/QRd4mKh pic.twitter.com/pWI9priVyW
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First she rapped with one. Now she's dating one. Anyone notice a pattern? trib.al/Yk5hUnx pic.twitter.com/tQCtzOBnu1
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It's pretty hard to spice up your life with a severed right hand. When two parts of her hand become one, Mel B will be back for her fans. All that she wants from you, is the promise you, will be there.
trib.al/WW92x9T pic.twitter.com/5lhiq5oTGi
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Dylann Roof's penpal might need a few penpals of her own after her arrest for planning an 'upscale mass murder." trib.al/0Y4w45o pic.twitter.com/NSPoRwVUPv
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Get your coins in order because a first plot synopsis of @JordanPeele's "Us," starring @Lupita_Nyongo and @Winston_Duke, has been released: trib.al/YIoWYL6 pic.twitter.com/ExFNPTRTjM
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Cynthia Nixon
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#JazmineHeadley should not have been arrested, should not have had her child torn from her, should not be sitting in Rikers now twitter.com/theroot/status…
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2018 shall now be known as the year diversity in magazine covers increased by a record double-digit percentage! trib.al/HJPMu7l pic.twitter.com/zpvTWZKtll
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A crew member from the hit drama @Power_STARZ was fatally struck by an SUV while setting up parking cones for a shoot in Brooklyn: trib.al/8HePGUq pic.twitter.com/baxxhV1dTP
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#FyreFestival, the post-apocalyptic event where a group of people got swindled out of $12,000 for a slice of un-toasted bread, two slices prepackaged cheese, and a side salad, is scheduled to make its way to Netflix: trib.al/w5icd4K pic.twitter.com/jsqkq0f0oX
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Jazmine Headley was minding her business, sitting on the floor at a social service office because of lack of available seats and NYPD officers were captured on video violently tugging at her 1-year-old child, while she laid on the floor during the arrest. pic.twitter.com/xy68YPXeal
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A new rating system called the "Bottomless Pinocchio” has been placed into effect since Donald Trump delights in telling lies: trib.al/ZeSuLrn pic.twitter.com/d5hrEC3cMS
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“They’re hurting my son! They’re hurting my son!”
Four NYPD officers were captured on video violently tugging at a 1-year-old child, while his mother laid on the floor, trying to protect him: trib.al/lqQDIg8 pic.twitter.com/uLb8LVJDrY
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