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The other, perhaps greater, reason for the EU’s inaction is that it doesn’t have much of a choice. Contrary to the belief of some European politicians, the bloc cannot unilaterally expel a member state. It can suspend certain rights of a country under Article 7 of the Treaty of Lisbon …

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Photo: Monica Schipper (Getty Images for National CARES Mentoring Movement) With churches and pastors coming under fire for defying shelter-in-place mandates for holding religious services—two pastors were arrested in the last week—civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton called on the heads of the country’s largest historically black religious institutions and …

Tricia Neuman, a senior vice president at the Kaiser Family Foundation, says this analysis points to the underlying issues that might complicate or worsen the pandemic in the South. “Due to high rates of conditions like lung disease and heart disease and obesity, the people living in these states are …

NeNe Leakes can always be relied upon to speak her mind, and she did just that during a recent appearance on Entertainment Tonight. The Real Housewives Of Atlanta star didn’t miss a beat when asked to share which cast member should have her peach revoked. “We have a great cast …

Photo: Paras Griffin (Getty Images) It’s Lit!It’s Lit!Where all things literary live on The Root Black lives matter and so do black stories. Author Angie Thomas embodies that statement, and if you thought she was done giving us raw and brutally honest depictions of black reality with her novel-turned-film The …

When in doubt, turn to the Barefoot Contessa. Ina Garten’s Instagram account is becoming “one of the most soothing and wholesome places on the internet.” KATIE MARTIN / THE ATLANTIC Today’s coronavirus update, in two sentences: Private labs are fueling a new testing crisis. And we may never know how …

Written by Wendy L. Wilson Thomas Hudson’s story went viral a few weeks ago, back when everyday activities like getting coffee before work, going to the gym and shopping for groceries were ordinary events.  On February 25, Hudson, who identifies as non-binary, stood up to a disrespectful customer at a …

Image: Instagram There has been a huge movement in the black community to turn their buying power toward black-owned business. One entrepreneur based in St. Louis has found a way to bring those companies right to your doorstep. In 2016, Oran Taylor founded TransTaylor Logistics, a distribution company offering free, …

The Player’s Club (1998)Screenshot: New Line Cinema (YouTube ) It may be April Fools’ Day—even though we’ve all collectively decided that ain’t shit funny in terms of pranks during this unprecedented time—but Netflix certainly isn’t joking about this month’s new lineup! Yes, that’s right, it’s time for yet another black-ass …