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Put On Blast: Angie Stone Says R&B Diva Nicci Gilbert Lied About Designing Her Fashion Line

Nicci you know you didn’t design those clothes. Angie Stone Exposes Nicci Gilbert We just hope Nicci isn’t violating child labor laws. You know how those foreign countries do. According to Funky Dineva Last week on R&B Divas Angie S...

In Crazy White Folks News Amanda “Attention Slorin’” Bynes Lunges At Man Who Tried To Take A Picture Of Her

Amanda should be glad anybody wants to take a pic of her fugly azz. Amanda Bynes Lunges At Man What needs to happen is somebody needs to slap this hoe’s phucked up weave right off her head. Beyotch you’re not

Educated Black Women Do Find Husbands

(The Root) -- Early last week I breathed a sigh of relief when I stumbled across several black sites offering commentary on the findings of a report from the United Negro College Fund stating that black women were enrolling in college...Show More Summary

Da Vinci's Patron -- as a Black Man?

(The Root) -- This image is part of a weekly series that The Root is presenting in conjunction with the Image of the Black in Western Art Archive at Harvard University's W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research. The art of the Italian Renaissance embraced a wondrously varied range of imagery and subjects. Show More Summary

The Grio.com's David Love Gives Us A "History Lesson Filibuster" On Federal Government Surveillance - Telling Us That Black People Have Always Been Watched But Never Registering Any Repudiation For The Current Snooping

DO YOU ALL ACTUALLY READ FOR UNDERSTANDING Of What Is Presented To You?TheGrio.com David Love: History of black surveillance influences African-American attitudes on spying If you spend enough time around "Black Revolutionaries" (hey...Show More Summary

Alabama County May Change Voting Rights

(The Root) -- Drive beyond the tall iron gates of Highland Lakes in Shelby County, Ala., where homes range from $350,000 to a couple of million, and you'll see that change has come to the South. Children of different races play together...Show More Summary

SMH: Crooked Azz Correction Officers Popped For Selling That Sticky Icky To Inmates

There will be no piff-puffin in jail. Correction Officers Arrested For Dealing Drugs To Inmates According to The NY Post Two city correction officers were charged today with dealing pot to inmates on Rikers Island. Austin Romain and Khalif

On The Party Scene: Video Director And Fashion Designer Va$htie, Melanie Fiona And Others Party It Up At Team Epiphany’s Summer Fridays Event

Celebrities like Melanie Fiona turned up for Team Epiphany’s Summer Fridays. Friday, June 14th marked the second installment of Team Epiphany’s highly anticipated event series, #SummerFridays. Video director and fashion designer Va$htie, and Oscar Sanchez hosted the house party-themed event,

You're Grown. Why Can I See Your Underwear?

Writer Jamilah Lemieux would prefer not to see your pants sagging off your behind. Writing at Clutch magazine, Lemieux complains about grown men who do not seem to have wardrobes that correspond with their age. There's no universal standard of style that all men or women can be held to, nor do I advocate for one. Show More Summary

Bill Cosby's Argument Needs Tweaking

Shaun Ossei-Owusu at the Huffington Post parses Bill Cosby's tough love toward the black community and finds areas of his argument that need improvement. Ossei-Owusu urges Cosby and others to distinguish between structural racism (prison industrial complex, underfunded public school schools, etc.) and the "cultural explanations" of inequality. Read full article...

Black and Brown Folks: The Government Is Watching

Imara Jones wants black and Latino people to pay close attention to reports about the government's surveillance activities as of late. Writing at Colorlines, Jones describes a program called Prism that targets social media, which is used disproportionately by people of color. Read full article...

Can’t Get Right: 10 Celebrities Who Are Known For Their Trouble With The Law

Some ninjas just love having three square meals a day and being told when to pee because they stay getting in trouble with the law. Here are 10 celebrities known for their legal trouble.

Quote of the Day: Hank Aaron

Read the full quote here and check out more of The Root's coverage of Hank Aaron here. Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and the director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African-American Research at Harvard University. He is also the editor-in-chief of The Root. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook. Read full article...

Video Comes to Instagram

(The Root) -- The folks at Facebook must be feeling some pressure from Twitter's latest hole-in-one. Rumors are swirling that on June 20, Facebook will announce that users of Instagram (which Facebook owns) will be able to share video with the app. Show More Summary

People Aint Isht: Florida Man Beaten, Robbed And Forced To Strip Naked On The First Date, “Are You Serious?”

This is a first date he will never forget. Florida Man Robbed And Beaten On First Date Men, ya’ll need to screen these females before going out on dates. Damn homie. Protect yourself at all times. According to NBC News

Bridal Rachetness: The Most Notorious Black Bridezillas

The women on Bridezillas take the idea of the disgruntled bride-to-be to a whole new level…

'Tweet' Gets Redefined

(The Root) -- Social media continue to have an impact on the way we do things. They're even changing the way we speak. The Oxford English Dictionary has expanded the definition of the word "tweet" to include the action of posting an update on Twitter. Show More Summary

Day 17: The Criminal Defense Attorney Assaults The Judge In Atlanta And Is Placed In Leg Restraints Despite The Objections Of The Defendant Who Demands Social Justice For His Legal Council

Sumner Redstone, The OWNER Of VH1 And "Black-Wing Grievance Talk Radio" WAOK Atlanta Sends The Cast Of "Love & Hip Hop In Atlanta" To Attract Black People To Pay Admission To His "Car & Bike Show"

"The People's Station" is owned By Sumner Redstone "The Voice Of The (Black) Community" is owned by Sumner Redstone The "V-103 Car And Bike Show" is owned by Sumner Redstone VH1 - The Cable Channel that shows "Love & Hip Hop In Atlanta"...Show More Summary

Free Man Walking: Chad “Azz Slappin’ ” Johnson Released From Jail And Praises Judge, “I Love Her To Death”

Chad knows he wanted to bust that white judge upside her head. Chad Johnson Released From Jail Chad is a sorry azz ninja. He may be getting released now, but five months later he'll be back behind bars for either