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Mark Hamill, the actor best known for playing Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy, thinks the force will be with Michelle Obama if she’s on the Democratic ticket this fall. The actor tweeted on Wednesday, “I hope whoever becomes the Democratic presidential nominee will consider ‪@MichelleObama‬ as their …

Screenshot: The Sneaker Addict (YouTube) Of the numerous reasons we’re looking forward to the long-awaited follow-up to the late-’80s classic Coming to America, the cutely-named Coming 2 America, how the iconic style of the original will be reimagined for a new generation. Award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter will no …

Read: The real power of Bloomberg’s money People who care about meme culture tend to think of making and sharing memes as amoral but somehow pure: A meme can be a package for vulgar or stupid ideas, but it almost always moves through a network because of some desire on …

Nathaniel Woods, 44, is set to be executed in Alabama next week for the murder of three police officers by gunfire in 2004. The case is raising alarm amongst activists and citizens because Woods didn’t actually pull the trigger on the cops, and the case against him is full of …

Illustration: Oscar Bustamante (Facebook) The Root hates Bernie Sanders. The Root loves Bernie Sanders. Neither one of those things is true but, depending on which candidate you support, you either think The Root is actively trying to sabotage your candidate by painting them as a racist or we are selling …

South Carolina has long been a turning point for Democratic candidates. In 2016, Bernie Sanders put up an unexpectedly strong challenge to Hillary Clinton, but his blowout loss in the Palmetto State was the beginning of the end. In 2008, when the post-Iowa polls shifted towards Barack Obama, South Carolina …

There have been no arrests made in Pop Smoke‘s murder as police continue to try to decipher if the incident was a random robbery or a targeted crime. Originally, TMZ reported that police thought the 20-year-old died from a “targeted hit.” Now, Capt. Jonathan L. Tippet, the head of LAPD’s …

(Image: Instagram) Yoga is a popular fitness trend these days but oftentimes, there is a specific type of person used for many companies’ marketing campaigns. For Julia and Cornelia Gibson, it was an opportunity to create something of their own to reflect other black yoga enthusiasts like themselves. After raising …

(Image: Instagram) It’s no secret that black and Hispanic youth face discrimination in education but a new report shows that the problem is even worse than we think. A new research report published on Tuesday from EdBuild, a New Jersey-based research and advocacy group, showed damaging information on the Board …

Introducing the New 2020 Ford Escape: On Set Screenshot: Ford (YouTube ) For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to be a creator. Whether it was making mini-movies with the cast of my Barbie dolls or writing down short stories that often danced around in my head, I’ve …