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Read More »Which One of Y’all Called Heidi Klum a ‘White Woman’?
Allegedly Heidi KlumPhoto: Jerod Harris (Heidi Klum) I don’t know who you are. I don’t know what you want. I can tell you that I don’t have money. But what I do have is a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills …
Read More »The Books Briefing: The Act of Writing Is an Oscar-Worthy Performance
📚 The UnAmericans, by Molly Antopol 📚 “Wants,” by Grace Paley A new way of looking at To Kill a Mockingbird “I realized that Atticus, as the protagonist [of the stage version of the] story, has to … have a flaw … It turned out that Harper Lee had [already] …
Read More »Kobe Bryant’s Public Memorial At The Staples Center Has
The City of Los Angeles will host a public memorial for Kobe Bryant’s passing on February 24 at the Staples Center. Two sources familiar with the event told the Los Angeles Times on Thursday (February 6) that Bryant, along with his daughter Gianna and seven other people, will be memorialized. …
Read More »Washington Wizards’ Bradley Beal Takes 50 Students on Howard University Tour
As part of his efforts to give back to the community, Washington Wizards’ Bradley Beal took some neighborhood children on a tour of popular HBCU Howard University, according to NBA.com. The Washington Wizards shooting guard took students from Ron Brown College Preparatory High School (RBHS) to a visit on the campus …
Read More »The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: The State of the Clapback Is Strong
Illustration: Oscar Bustamante (The Root/G-O) My fellow Americans, I come before you today with good news. For nearly three years, we have addressed our readers’ emails, DMs, tweets, and comments in the weekly Mailbag. And in all those times, I have never shied away from an opportunity to clap back …
Read More »The Movie That<em> </em>Pulls Harley Quinn Out From Behind the Joker’s Shadow
Harley, however, hasn’t been able to embark on such a narrative journey in film. A dedicated Margot Robbie played her to scene-stealing perfection in the 2016 DC Extended Universe entry Suicide Squad, but her arc focused on her devotion to the Joker (played by Jared Leto). Indeed, the Joker looms …
Read More »Kodak Black Claims He’s Been Kept ‘Locked In A Bathroom
Kodak Black has already been very vocal since being locked up in prison. He’s claimed people have tried to poison and kill him. Now, he’s saying the abuse is extending further. About two weeks ago, while filing to appeal his two-and-a-half-year prison sentence, he was reportedly transferred to a Kentucky …
Read More »FBI Elevates Racial Extremists to 'National Threat Priority'
Photo: Alex Wong (Getty Images) It’s crazy, y’all. I feel like four years ago we warned that if ol’ boy got elected it would embolden the worst of our society to do some heinous things. According to the FBI, unfortunately, we were right. FBI director, Christopher Wray, has said that …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics Daily: How It All Went Wrong for Biden
—Christian Paz * « SNAPSHOT » (Mark Peckmezian) On the heels of his Iowa troubles, at a televised town hall last night, Biden opened up about his own struggle with stuttering—a stunning move for a politician who’s thus far had a more complicated, cagey view toward his stutter. John Hendrickson, …
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