Halloween, Celebrity Style: Beyoncé Goes Braxton, Al Roker Claps Back and More
Ansar RazaOctober 31, 2018
Who doesn’t love Halloween? Okay, plenty of people—including The Root’s beloved editor-in-chief, Danielle Belton (she doesn’t like being sc...
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Ferguson activist Melissa McKinnies’ son dies from alleged lynching
Ansar RazaOctober 31, 2018
Ferguson activist Melissa McKinnies believes her son was killed as a result of a hate crime. Earlier his month, McKinnies took to Faceboo...
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Outkast’s Stankonia Is Still a Banger With No Skips 18 Years Later
Ansar RazaOctober 31, 2018
While everyone is dressing up, passing out candy, and taking their children out trick-or-treating in celebration of Halloween, there is ano...
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Too close to call? Stacey Abrams leads Brian Kemp by just 1 point in Georgia governor’s race
Ansar RazaOctober 31, 2018
According to a new poll , with the Georgia gubernatorial election only a week away, Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp are ...
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The Crossover Queen: Cardi B Is Named 'Star of the Year' by People en Español
Ansar RazaOctober 31, 2018
They like it like that! Continuing her world domination, Cardi B has gotten the nod from People en Español, who named her 2018's St...
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VIDEO: Michael B. Jordan surprising Georgia voters at home is best thing online today
Ansar RazaOctober 31, 2018
Imagine being at home, minding your business when the doorbell rings – and there stands Michael B. Jordan and his bright, pearly whites smi...
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Bar owner bans customer for KKK halloween costume
Ansar RazaOctober 31, 2018
A bar owner in Picayune, Miss., banned a party-goer who wore a KKK robe and hood to a Halloween party at his place of business. — White wom...
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Serena Williams reunites with ex-boyfriend Common for panel on activism
Ansar RazaOctober 31, 2018
Earlier this week, Serena Williams walked the red carpet with ex-boyfriend, Common , for a great cause . Monday, Williams took to the arm ...
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'Charge It to the Game': WNBA Star Skylar Diggins-Smith Addresses the Gender Pay Gap with Wealthsimple
Ansar RazaOctober 31, 2018
“Don’t act like you don’t see the discrepancy,” Skylar Diggins-Smith says during a confessional new spot for millennially-focused investmen...
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The Download | October 31st: President Donald Trump targets birthright citizenship + New Poll on millennial voter turnout
Ansar RazaOctober 31, 2018
President Donald Trump is targeting birthright citizenship and the 14th United States Amendment. In a recent interview with Axios on HBO...
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VIDEO: Heartless daycare workers forced toddlers to fight until they cry
Ansar RazaOctober 31, 2018
Toddlers at a St. Louis daycare were learning more than their ABC’s when video surfaced showing that they were forced to fight their fellow ...
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White students find it’s not a good idea to post racist videos screaming n-word
Ansar RazaOctober 31, 2018
A group of students at a North Texas school have been punished for posting a racist video repeatedly saying the n-word. — White woman leave...
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Miami’s top prosecutor says ‘Stand Your Ground’ law is unconstitutional
Ansar RazaOctober 31, 2018
Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle wants the Florida Supreme Court to know that she believes the latest version of the st...
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Parents outraged after 150 Black youth football players disqualified from playing
Ansar RazaOctober 31, 2018
Parents in one Maryland town are outraged after six youth football teams were disqualified from playing and they believe it’s because the ki...
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'We're Not Swingers': Will and Jada Admit the 3rd Partner in Their Marriage Has Been His Ego
Ansar RazaOctober 31, 2018
In its first 10-episode season, Jada Pinkett Smith’s highly successful web series, Red Table Talk , was a lot of things. It was a place of ...
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Actress-writer Lena Waithe: Films fall short of ethnic equality
Ansar RazaOctober 31, 2018
By LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood is falling short of ethnic equality despite black-led films including “Bla...
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Hillary Clinton joke saying that Black folks ‘all look alike’ falls flat
Ansar RazaOctober 31, 2018
Oh, Hillary. We were all rooting for you, but after a bad joke saying all Blacks ‘look alike’ the Former Secretary of State drew criticism a...
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Michelle Obama book tour announces celebrity lineup
Ansar RazaOctober 31, 2018
You know the Becoming book tour with First Lady Michelle Obama with the hard-to-get tickets that rival a Beyonce concert? Well, our For...
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NYPD Commissioner apologizes 24 years after department dismissed Black woman’s rape claim
Ansar RazaOctober 31, 2018
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Police Department Commissioner James O’Neill on Sunday apologized to a woman who came forward with a rape allegatio...
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White woman leaves racist note for Black family and child who moved into new neighborhood
Ansar RazaOctober 31, 2018
A white woman in Greentown, Indiana who tried to scare a family out of moving in next to her by leaving racist notes, says that she was just...
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GOOD NEWS: Single mom of five who went viral in law school graduation photo passes the bar
Ansar RazaOctober 31, 2018
Remember the single mom of five who posed proudly with her children in a picture that went viral after graduating from law school? — Salon ...
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Kanye West breaks from Trump in Twitter rant: “My eyes are now wide open”
Ansar RazaOctober 30, 2018
Kanye West may be coming to his senses if his most recent Twitter rant is any indication. Yeezy took to social media on Tuesday to announc...
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Kanye Claims He Is Back From the Sunken Place...Again
Ansar RazaOctober 30, 2018
Kanye West (or someone tweeting from Kanye West’s account) took to Twitter this afternoon to announce that he is stepping back from talking...
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We’re Tired of Her Too: Tyler Perry Says He’s Bidding Madea Farewell in 2019
Ansar RazaOctober 30, 2018
There’s something that happens when a person creates a character that they become well-known for, especially when that character shows up i...
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Own a Piece of Music History: Items from Aretha Franklin’s Stage Wardrobe Are Going to Auction
Ansar RazaOctober 30, 2018
A portion of music legend Aretha Franklin’s extensive wardrobe will be up for auction on Saturday, Nov. 10, at New York City’s Hard Rock Ca...
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Mother Mae I? Lynn Whitfield on Being the Mother You Love to Hate
Ansar RazaOctober 30, 2018
There are currently two versions of the same meme floating around Twitter, and they both involve Lynn Whitfield and the way she is always p...
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Umm ... Did North West Just Inspire Us to Try a Beauty Trend?
Ansar RazaOctober 30, 2018
Maybe it’s the falling leaves, or the onslaught of Halloween and its attendant pumpkins and color scheme, but we’ve had orange on the brain...
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Bank exec slammed for dressing as Kanye in blackface with MAGA hat
Ansar RazaOctober 30, 2018
It’s the most ridiculous time of the year, mainly because an influx of white folks never fail to dress up in blackface during Halloween and ...
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Georgia police used faulty drug testing tool that sent people to jail
Ansar RazaOctober 30, 2018
TheGrio has launched a special series called #BlackonBlue to examine the relationship between law enforcement and African-Americans. Our rep...
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Reaching Millennials and Young Voters with Education, Entertainment
Ansar RazaOctober 30, 2018
From social media takeovers to day parties and videos, innovative voter mobilization efforts are aimed at getting Millennials and Generation...
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