The Root Jams Weekly (8/28/2020): 'Walkout'

Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) It’s been a week in America. After another shooting of a Black person at the hands of police—7 times in the back, no less—everybody reached a new level of over it. Athletes in several of the major sports either postponed, cancelled or walked out of games or …

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Bill and Ted’s Excellent Midlife Crisis

If you hopped inside a telephone booth and traveled back through the space-time continuum to your first encounter with Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, you might be surprised to discover that its early scenes were, to paraphrase our heroes, totally bogus. In Bill & Ted vernacular, bogus doesn’t mean “counterfeit,” …

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National Action Network’s Commitment March

Friday, August 28, 2020: Join BET.com as we follow the live coverage of the National Action Network ’s (NAN) Commitment March: “Get Your Knee Off Our Necks” commemorated on the same day 57 years ago when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made his historic “I Have A Dream Speech” during the …

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Porsha Williams’ Activism Will Be Featured On ‘RHOA’

Porsha Williams has been making news beyond Real Housewives of Atlanta, and her new pursuits will reportedly make it into the upcoming season. The 39-year-old has been protesting against police violence and has even landed her behind bars. Thankfully, Real Housewives of Atlanta will not shy away from this storyline. …

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Halle Berry Will Represent Herself In Divorce

Halle Berry filed for divorce from her third husband, Oliver Martinez, in October of 2015. However, the divorce has not been finalized. Now it’s being reported that the Oscar-winning actress will represent herself in court. Entertainment Tonight reports, “Her former attorney, Marina Zakiyan Beck, signed off on the change on …

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Tennis Star Naomi Osaka Joins Athlete Boycott

Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka is joining a flood of athletes who have decided to stand firm in the name of social justice. Osaka announced today that she will not compete in the semi final match at the Western & Southern Open scheduled on Thursday, August 27 in Ohio. Osaka posted …

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