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Queen to Queen: Cicely Tyson’s Tribute to Aretha Franklin Was a Master Class in Black Excellence

She could’ve simply stopped the show with that magnificent hat , but living legend, activist and still incredible actress Cicely Tyson’s fi...

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Out of the Box: Logan Browning Talks Identity, Colorism and the Problem of Privilege

Ansar Raza7 years ago

Identity is no small issue for Dear White People ’s Logan Browning. Aside from her leading role as the oft-confused but always outspoken bi...

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Judge of Characters: Confronting Racism Does Not Make You Racist

Ansar Raza7 years ago

The Root is a platform that unapologetically confronts racism and it seems that racists we call out often attempt to flip the script on us,...

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Cicely Tyson and This Unnamed Fan Had the Best Hats at Aretha Franklin's Funeral

Ansar Raza7 years ago

Without question, the Queen of Soul, Ms. Aretha Franklin, loved her headwear—so much so that her hats are often burned into our collective ...

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8 Best responses to Ariana Grande’s unfortunate dress and performance at the #ArethaHomegoing

Ansar Raza7 years ago

Bless her heart. Ariana Grande tried her best to belt out an Aretha Franklin standard at the Queen of Soul’s homegoing in short black dre...

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Grandchildren honor Aretha Franklin in moving reflections

Ansar Raza7 years ago

Aretha Franklin’s family members have paid tribute to a woman who cooked for them, gossiped with them and passed on her gifts to them. Vict...

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Al Sharpton calls out Trump in Aretha Franklin tribute ‘Aretha never took orders from nobody but God’

Ansar Raza7 years ago

From an A-list roster of attendees and performers to multiple outfit changes, Aretha Franklin was laid to rest today in grand style today. ...

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Outrage after Black woman sentenced to 10 months in prison for voting illegally

Ansar Raza7 years ago

Crystal Mason was sentenced to 10 months in prison on Thursday for voting in the 2016 Presidential election which violated the terms of her...

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Are They Big Enough? Kanye Confronts 'Slidegate'

Ansar Raza7 years ago

If you think Kanye West has been trolling us all along, you may be right in at least one respect: when it comes to those too-small Yeezy sl...

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Michael Jackson’s 60th Birthday Celebration Was an Incredible Tribute to the King of Pop and His Fans

Ansar Raza7 years ago

Anyone who knows me can tell you that I am a huge Michael Jackson fan. I would go so far as to say I stan harder for Michael Jackson than I...

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The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace Pays Its Respect to Queen Aretha

Ansar Raza7 years ago

For whatever issues they have (and there are many: colonialism, imperialism, Brexit, etc.) one thing that I will always love about the Brit...

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Dallas police group applauds ‘bad cop’ Roy Oliver being held accountable for Jordan Edwards death

Ansar Raza7 years ago

DALLAS (AP) — The head of Dallas’ oldest and largest police employee organization said Thursday that good officers want bad ones off the str...

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Graphic bodycam video shows Chicago police shooting Terrell Eason

Ansar Raza7 years ago

TheGrio has launched a special series called #BlackonBlue to examine the relationship between law enforcement and African-Americans. Our rep...

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Pretty, Funny: Comedian Janelle James Ain't No Joke

Ansar Raza7 years ago

Fun fact: The first time I saw comedian Janelle James perform, while sitting in the audience of a late-2015 taping of Wyatt Cenac’s comedy ...

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Judge allows Syracuse fraternity members suspended over racist video to re-enroll

Ansar Raza7 years ago

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Two Syracuse University students suspended for a video showing members of their fraternity using racist slurs and simu...

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Meek Mill gives away 6,000 backpacks filled with school supplies in Philadelphia

Ansar Raza7 years ago

It was all love from Meek Mill in the “City of Brotherly Love” as he gave more than 6,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to students...

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Harlem restaurant owner says police targeted him after he tried to help drunk woman

Ansar Raza7 years ago

Clyde Pemberton, who owns a popular brunch spot in Harlem, tried to stop a customer from dragging their drunk friend out but instead he was...

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Arbitrator sends Kaepernick’s grievance against NFL to trial

Ansar Raza7 years ago

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Chadwick Bosemans wants Oscar voters to know ‘Black Panther’ shouldn’t settle for most popular film award

Ansar Raza7 years ago

As the Motion Picture Academy prepares to introduce a new “popular film” category next year at the 91st Academy Awards, many question what t...

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Chicago officer’s interview before trial sparks legal fight

Ansar Raza7 years ago

CHICAGO (AP) — Attorneys prosecuting a white Chicago police officer in the 2014 shooting death of a black teenager asked a judge Thursday to...

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Aretha Franklin’s epic funeral to fuse spirit with star power

Ansar Raza7 years ago

DETROIT (AP) — Organizers of Aretha Franklin’s funeral insist it will be a service, not a show. Yet the Queen of Soul’s final send-off on Fr...

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Dallas DA hopes Roy Oliver’s conviction for killing Jordan Edwards sends a message to ‘bad cops’

Ansar Raza7 years ago

Officials in Dallas are hopeful that tuesday’s conviction of the white former police officer who killed 15-year-old Jordan Edwards last yea...

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Omarosa book sales take a big drop but she’s got more to say heading into midterms

Ansar Raza7 years ago

Omarosa Manigault-Newman’s 15 minutes of fame is fading fast as her book sales fall off and dip more than 40 percent this week. Wait until...

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Eminem drops surprise album and faces criticism over homophobic lyrics

Ansar Raza7 years ago

Eminem, where have you been? Slim Shady is back after dropping a surprise album at midnight called “Kamikaze” with a simple tweet: “Tried...

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Detroit school officials cite toxic metals in water supply

Ansar Raza7 years ago

Detroit city school officials are so concerned that there are high levels of toxic heavy metals in its water system that they shut the water...

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EXCLUSIVE: Toya Bush-Harris on conquering her huge debt and advice for Quad Webb

Ansar Raza7 years ago

Toya Bush-Harris has a lot to celebrate and viewers will get to see her doing just that when Married To Medicine returns to Bravo this wee...

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Cardi B’s Price Just Went Up: Report

Ansar Raza7 years ago

If you want Cardi B to show up on stage at a concert or tour you are promoting, be prepared to pony up some big bucks. Read more... fro...

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Making Miss Black America: As the Pageant Turns 50, an Early Contestant Looks Back

Ansar Raza7 years ago

When Oprah Winfrey represented her home state of Tennessee in the Miss Black America pageant in 1971, she was part of a pioneering group of...

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Loc'ed Out: In Jamaica, a Battle for Equality Rests on a 5-Year-Old Girl's Head

Ansar Raza7 years ago

Come January, Jamaica’s highest court will hear the case of “Z,” a little girl with dreadlocks who was told she couldn’t attend a prestigio...

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San Francisco waives $32 million in administrative court fees for 21,000 people

Ansar Raza7 years ago

San Francisco’s new mayor London Breed is starting off her term on a progressive note—she just announced that San Fransisco is waiving $32...

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Georgia officer accused of sexually assaulting teen girl, has history of similar allegations

Ansar Raza7 years ago

An East Point, Georgia police officer is under investigation after allegedly sexual assaulting a teenager. And now it is has been discovered...

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Is Andrew Gillum the ‘Woke Obama’ we’ve all been waiting for?

Ansar Raza7 years ago

Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum is probably having one of the best week’s of his life, and has managed to make a lot of new fans in the pro...

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