A Detroit police officer has sparked outrage for ruthlessly shooting a dog in the face, despite the pet being fenced in on private property. The horrific incident occured when the cop, whose identity is not known, lost control of his own K9. Video of the encounter has gone viral, prompting …
Read More »This Is Not A Drill: Brandy and Monica Confirmed for Next Verzuz
Photo: Roy Rochlin (Getty Images), Jason Merritt (Getty Images) Dreams do come true, and we very likely will get to see a 2020 version of “The Boy Is Mine” duet, because it is now official: Brandy and Monica will be facing-off in the next Verzuz on August 31. The two …
Read More »The Pandemic Recession Is Starting to Hit Families Even Harder
This much-needed support was working. “By and large, the CARES Act, between the [$1,200] economic-impact payments and the unemployment [supplement], in particular at the family level, did a lot of heavy lifting toward keeping material hardship and poverty at bay,” Beth Mattingly, an assistant vice president in regional and community …
Read More »LAPD Arrest Two Men For Attack Against Three Trans Women
The Los Angeles Police Department are announcing the arrest of two men suspected of a robbery and hate crime against three transgender women. Willie Walker, 42, and Carlton Callway, 29, are both in police custody and face charges of extortion and robbery with a hate crime enhancement. Authorities say they’re …
Read More »The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Fire and Light
Illustration: Oscar Bustamante I heard he sang a good song, I heard he had a styleAnd so I came to see him to listen for a whileAnd there he was this young boy, a stranger to my eyes I felt all flushed with fever, embarrassed by the crowdI felt he …
Read More »It's Time to Decide
The road to glory was long and challenging, and now it’s time for either Jada Spight or Stephanie Summers to be named Sunday Best on the season finale, tonight at 8/7c. Source link
Read More »Saturday's Best Deals: $59 Pressure Cookers, Woot's Video Game Blowout, 2 For $40 JACHS NY Shirts, and More
Graphic: Elizabeth Henges Best Deals of the DayBest Deals of the DayThe best deals from around the web, updated daily. A huge retro gaming sale at Woot!, 2 for $40 JACHS NY shirts, a great deal on a pressure cooker, Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath Kollection, and more are some of …
Read More »Radio Host Fired For Calling Sen. Kamala Harris ‘Colored’
A Cleveland radio host has lost his job after referring to vice presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris as “colored.” During an August 19 news promo, WTAM’s Kyle Cornell said, “The U.S. officially has its first colored vice presidential candidate. More coming up after the game on Newsradio WTAM 1100 Cleveland.” …
Read More »Trump Bragged About Low Black Voter Turnout, Disparaged John Lewis in Meeting With Black 'Leaders' in 2017
Martin Luther King III shakes hands with President Donald Trump after meeting with him on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2017.Photo: Drew Angerer (Getty Images) New details have emerged from a meeting of so-called leaders in the Black community and then President-elect Donald Trump ahead of his inauguration on …
Read More »Trayvon Martin’s Mother Loses Election By 331 Votes
Sybrina Fulton, social justice activist and mother of slain teenager Trayvon Martin, ran for office in Miami-Dade County, Florida and lost by just a small handful of votes. According to The Miami Herald, Fulton lost the seat to Mayor Oliver Gilbert by 331 votes out of a total 34,000 votes …
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