A Texas 16-year-old was reportedly killed on Monday (October 26) in a shooting that police say involved a “social media beef.” Houston police officers responded to a shooting and found teenager Mareja Pratt dead on the scene. Two other adult victims, Dekambrie Pratt, 20, and Anthony Thornabar, 32, were taken …
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Meek Mill is shooting his shot at LisaRaye McCoy and apparently it’s going in. After the actress announced she was starting an OnlyFans account, the Philly rapper joked he’s willing to pay for her “VIP package.” This then prompted McCoy to tell her Cocktails with Queens co-hosts that he’s welcome …
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The financial sector has long been accused of not promoting diversity within its corporate ranking, specifically within executive leadership. In light of the recent Black Lives Matter protests starting in June, many companies have been forced to have conversations around diversifying their workforce. Earlier this month, Canadian multinational insurance and …
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“The food is a big part of my family in the way we kind of put these big, huge spreads together. It just bring everyone together, like one big melting pot,” Jordan says, also mentioning that his signature dish is cornbread dressing. The Black Panther actor says that the most …
Read More »Photo: Brad Barket/Invision (AP) It’s Lit!It’s Lit!Where all things literary live at The Root There’s been this wild theory going around that now that all of us non-essential workers have been working from home (shout out to the essential workers keeping us all afloat), we have ample free time to …
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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend suffered a painful miscarraige last month. Teigen is now speaking out in a powerful and emotional essay. The model and TV host wrote for Medium, “We had tried bags and bags of blood transfusions, every single one going right through me like we hadn’t done …
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Lately, Sunshine Hillygus has been hearing the same question from some of her politically active friends. They’ve been writing postcards to voters in swing states and knocking on potential voters’ doors, but they want to know if they’re channeling their energy toward the right things: What should they be doing, …
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During the Tamron Hall Show on Wednesday (Oct. 28) Tamar Braxton opened up about contemplating suicide more than once. The 43-year-old is speaking out following her attempted suicide in July after she was found unresponsive in a Los Angeles hotel room. “There’s been a time when I wanted to. But …
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This year has undisputedly been the start of a new era for women in hip hop, where industry-influenced beefs were cast aside for camaraderie and collaboration. From Meg and Cardi’s epic summer anthem “WAP” to Monica and Brandy’s VERZUZ reunion, femcees are finally getting the flowers they deserve. Speaking of …
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By Hollie Harper Although I was 26 when I first got into stand-up, the idea of making people laugh had been brewing inside of me for as far back as I can remember. Growing up, Joan Rivers was my idol, and I would watch her performances every chance I got. …
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