theroot--2020-10-05--Tamar Braxton Says She Is ‘Ready to Pour Some Pain’ Into Her Music Following Mental Health Struggles

Tamar Braxton Says She Is ‘Ready to Pour Some Pain’ Into Her Music Following Mental Health Struggles, Domestic Violence Allegations

Tamar Braxton is getting back on her feet and says she is ready to channel the tumult of the last few months into her music .
After a harrowing suicide attempt in July , the singer and reality star sharing a photo of herself smiling on Instagram Friday alongside the caption “ I ’ m ready to pour some pain into my music ... ” The last several months have been challenging for Braxton , who was found unresponsive in her Los Angeles hotel room earlier this year .
The 43-year-old confirmed in a later statement that more than a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a toll on her mental health , and led to her attempting to take her own life .
“ Over the past 11 years there were promises made to protect and portray my story , with the authenticity and honesty I gave , ” she wrote in a lengthy Instagram post on July 30 .
“ I was betrayed , taken advantage of , overworked , and underpaid .
I wrote a letter over 2 months ago asking to be freed from what I believed was excessive and unfair .
I explained in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
My cry for help went totally ignored .
However the demands persisted .
It was my spirit , and my soul that was tainted the most.
” “ It was witnessing the slow death of the woman I became , that discouraged my will to fight , ” she continued .
“ I felt like I was no longer living , I was existing for the purpose of a corporations gain and ratings , and that killed me ...
It was only God ’ s grace and his mercy on my attempt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that I am here to utilize my voice.
” But autumn brought another troubling development : Braxton ’ s ex-boyfriend David Adefeso filed for a restraining order against the singer last month , claiming that she struck and threatened to kill him .
Previously , Braxton , who was dating Adefeso when she attempted suicide , credited him with saving her life .
The Nigerian-born wealth manager was the one who called 911 after finding Braxton unresponsive in their hotel room .
“ You were here for me when NOBODY was and still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Braxton wrote in a now-deleted Instagram post , which referenced her 7-year-old son Logan .
“ Thank you for being my Rock and now , my Angel on earth .
I love you.
” Braxton has yet to address the allegations directly but wrote in a Sept. 25 tweet , “ All I know is these dudes will manipulate you when they do some bullshit then act like it ’ s your job to protect them when they shit all over you.
” The youngest of the Braxton siblings , Tamar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Tamar Braxton : Get Ya Life !
, which follows the singer and her family as she records her new album .
As People reports , the show was scheduled to premiere on July 30 but was put on hold after Braxton was hospitalized .
If you or someone you know is considering suicide , please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK ( 8255 ) , text “ STRENGTH ” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 or go to suicidepreventionlifeline.org .

Anne Branigin on The Grapevine, shared by Anne Branigin to The Root

Tamar Braxton is getting back on her feet and says she is ready to channel the tumult of the last few months into her music.
After a harrowing suicide attempt in July, the singer and reality star sharing a photo of herself smiling on Instagram Friday alongside the caption “I’m ready to pour some pain into my music...”
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The last several months have been challenging for Braxton, who was found unresponsive in her Los Angeles hotel room earlier this year. The 43-year-old confirmed in a later statement that more than a decade in the entertainment industry had taken a toll on her mental health, and led to her attempting to take her own life.
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“Over the past 11 years there were promises made to protect and portray my story, with the authenticity and honesty I gave,” she wrote in a lengthy Instagram post on July 30. “I was betrayed, taken advantage of, overworked, and underpaid. I wrote a letter over 2 months ago asking to be freed from what I believed was excessive and unfair. I explained in personal detail the demise I was experiencing. My cry for help went totally ignored. However the demands persisted. It was my spirit, and my soul that was tainted the most.”
“It was witnessing the slow death of the woman I became, that discouraged my will to fight,” she continued. “I felt like I was no longer living, I was existing for the purpose of a corporations gain and ratings, and that killed me...It was only God’s grace and his mercy on my attempt to end my pain and my life that I am here to utilize my voice.”
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But autumn brought another troubling development: Braxton’s ex-boyfriend David Adefeso filed for a restraining order against the singer last month, claiming that she struck and threatened to kill him. Previously, Braxton, who was dating Adefeso when she attempted suicide, credited him with saving her life. The Nigerian-born wealth manager was the one who called 911 after finding Braxton unresponsive in their hotel room.
“You were here for me when NOBODY was and still is. YOU and Logan are priority,” Braxton wrote in a now-deleted Instagram post, which referenced her 7-year-old son Logan. “Thank you for being my Rock and now, my Angel on earth. I love you.”
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Braxton has yet to address the allegations directly but wrote in a Sept. 25 tweet, “All I know is these dudes will manipulate you when they do some bullshit then act like it’s your job to protect them when they shit all over you.”
The youngest of the Braxton siblings, Tamar is currently starring in the limited docuseries, Tamar Braxton: Get Ya Life!, which follows the singer and her family as she records her new album. As People reports, the show was scheduled to premiere on July 30 but was put on hold after Braxton was hospitalized.
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If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 or go to suicidepreventionlifeline.org.


theroot--2020-10-05--Grab Sweese Dishes for 30% off Their Orginal List Price, Today Only

If you ’ re searching for some new kitchenware , check out Sweese porcelain bowls and plates , which are @ @ @ @ @ only !
They ’ re colorful and can bring some personality to your space .
@ @ @ @ @ these for my apartment , be right back .

Ignacia on Kinja Deals, shared by Ignacia to The Root

Up to 39 % off Sweese Plate and Bowl Sets | Amazon
If you’re searching for some new kitchenware, check out Sweese porcelain bowls and plates, which are up to 39 % off for today only! They’re colorful and can bring some personality to your space. Actually, I might buy these for my apartment, be right back.


theroot--2020-10-05--Cops Is Back in Production After Being Canceled Amid Police Violence Protests...and I Just Want to K

Cops Is Back in Production After Being Canceled Amid Police Violence Protests...and I Just Want to Know Who Asked for This?

I ’ ve always hated Cops .
( The TV show , not actual police officers .
Although , actually ... never mind . )
Shows like Cops and Live PD have never done anything but make entertainers out of officers and paint them as heroes while exploiting civilians—often poor Black people—by filming them at the some of the lowest points in their lives .
So when Paramount Network announced back in June that the Blue-Lives-Matter-before-Blue-Lives-Matter-was-even-a-thing show had been canceled amid nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd , I was overjoyed .
Unfortunately , production on Cops has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Whoever Asked for This , Turn on Your Location NOW , Fox 8 reports that just four months after we were told by the network that “ Cops is not on the Paramount Network and we don ’ t have any current or future plans for it to return , ” officials at Paramount are now saying that the show is back in production and has already resumed filming in Spokane County , Wash. Of course , there are cops who are thrilled their propaganda-so-deep-they-named-a-Will-Smith-movie-after-its-theme-song show is making a comeback .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cops ’ and Langley productions , and we are pleased they have decided to return , highlighting the outstanding work our Deputies provide to all of you , ” the Spokane County Sheriff ’ s Office said in a statement .
Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich was quoted in the statement saying , the following : “ Shows like Cops highlight the work of law enforcement .
They show , even for a few minutes , what the men and women out protecting our communities deal with day in and day out .
People need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the decisions that need to be made quickly , and how well Deputies and Officers adjust and respond appropriately .
They show the hard work and professionalism of law enforcement , despite what some anti-law enforcement activists and those in the media want you to believe.
” OK , I ’ m going to stop you right there Sheriff Damn-it ’ s-sexy-when-you-lick-my-boots , because you sound ridiculous .
Imagine believing that the media has joined hands with anti-police violence activists in crafting a false , anti-cop narrative , while also believing that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only portrays police perspective is the pinnacle of truth .
According to Fox 8 , producers for the show said the new episodes will not air in the U.S. and that they are being filmed to fulfill international television contract agreements .
While it ’ s a relief to know that my American channel surfing won ’ t be infiltrated by “ back the blue ” porn , it ’ s still disheartening to know that programming in other countries will include a bullshit spin on policing in the U.S. All I can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get any bright ideas , America .
First , there ’ s the fact that people are still grappling with the news that Breonna Taylor will likely never receive any semblance of real justice .
Then , there ’ s the fact that anti-police violence demonstrations are still all the rage in the U.S. and don ’ t appear to be stopping any time soon .
Finally , there ’ s the fact that Live PD—a canceled show that was basically Cops under a different name—is currently under fire for destroying footage linked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Black man who was fatally shot by police in Austin , Texas , last year .
So while I don ’ t believe cop-based reality TV shows should exist anywhere on Janelle Monáe ’ s green Earth , there ’ s a reason these shows got the ax so quick in the states .
It ’ s just a bear you don ’ t want to poke right now—or ever again , as far as I ’ m concerned .

I’ve always hated Cops. (The TV show, not actual police officers. Although, actually...never mind.) Shows like Cops and Live PD have never done anything but make entertainers out of officers and paint them as heroes while exploiting civilians—often poor Black people—by filming them at the some of the lowest points in their lives. So when Paramount Network announced back in June that the Blue-Lives-Matter-before-Blue-Lives-Matter-was-even-a-thing show had been canceled amid nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd, I was overjoyed. Unfortunately, production on Cops has resumed.
In today’s episode of Whoever Asked for This, Turn on Your Location NOW, Fox 8 reports that just four months after we were told by the network that “Cops is not on the Paramount Network and we don’t have any current or future plans for it to return,” officials at Paramount are now saying that the show is back in production and has already resumed filming in Spokane County, Wash.
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Of course, there are cops who are thrilled their propaganda-so-deep-they-named-a-Will-Smith-movie-after-its-theme-song show is making a comeback.
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“We have a longstanding relationship with ‘Cops’ and Langley productions, and we are pleased they have decided to return, highlighting the outstanding work our Deputies provide to all of you,” the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich was quoted in the statement saying, the following:
“Shows like Cops highlight the work of law enforcement. They show, even for a few minutes, what the men and women out protecting our communities deal with day in and day out. People need to see how quickly things can turn, the decisions that need to be made quickly, and how well Deputies and Officers adjust and respond appropriately. They show the hard work and professionalism of law enforcement, despite what some anti-law enforcement activists and those in the media want you to believe.”
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OK, I’m going to stop you right there Sheriff Damn-it’s-sexy-when-you-lick-my-boots, because you sound ridiculous. Imagine believing that the media has joined hands with anti-police violence activists in crafting a false, anti-cop narrative, while also believing that a prerecorded and edited TV show that only portrays police perspective is the pinnacle of truth.
According to Fox 8, producers for the show said the new episodes will not air in the U.S. and that they are being filmed to fulfill international television contract agreements. While it’s a relief to know that my American channel surfing won’t be infiltrated by “back the blue” porn, it’s still disheartening to know that programming in other countries will include a bullshit spin on policing in the U.S.
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All I can say is this: Don’t get any bright ideas, America.
First, there’s the fact that people are still grappling with the news that Breonna Taylor will likely never receive any semblance of real justice. Then, there’s the fact that anti-police violence demonstrations are still all the rage in the U.S. and don’t appear to be stopping any time soon. Finally, there’s the fact that Live PD—a canceled show that was basically Cops under a different name—is currently under fire for destroying footage linked to the death of Javier Ambler, a Black man who was fatally shot by police in Austin, Texas, last year.
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So while I don’t believe cop-based reality TV shows should exist anywhere on Janelle Monáe’s green Earth, there’s a reason these shows got the ax so quick in the states. It’s just a bear you don’t want to poke right now—or ever again, as far as I’m concerned.


theroot--2020-10-05--Breonna Taylor’s Family Calls for Kentucky Governor to Dump AG Daniel Cameron, Assign New Special Pr

Breonna Taylor’s Family Calls for Kentucky Governor to Dump AG Daniel Cameron, Assign New Special Prosecutor to Case

Days after Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron released 15 hours of audio from grand jury proceedings related to the killing of Breonna Taylor , attorneys for Taylor ’ s family are calling for Gov .
Andy Beshear to appoint a new special prosecutor .
As ABC News reports , Taylor ’ s family wants the case against the Louisville Metro Police who fatally shot her to be reopened , criticizing Cameron for not presenting homicide charges for the grand jury to consider .
“ Cameron did not serve as an unbiased prosecutor in this case and intentionally did not present @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have pursued justice for Ms. Taylor , ” read the open letter , which was shared by attorney Ben Crump .
“ It ’ s an affront to justice that after Louisville police officers unlawfully broke into Breonna Taylor ’ s apartment and fatally shot her five times , only one officer faces minor charges , and for the bullets that didn ’ t hit Ms. Taylor , ” the letter continued , referring to the three charges of wanton endangerment facing former LMPD detective Brett Hankison .
Hankison , who has previously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evidence , was indicted for shooting recklessly at Taylor ’ s home , potentially causing danger to her neighbors .
The letter requested 10,000 signatures to support the petition .
As of Monday afternoon , 8,000 people had signed on to the letter .
“ Together , we demand a new grand jury to reopen Breonna Taylor ’ s case , immediately , ” wrote Taylor ’ s attorneys .
Less than two weeks have passed since the grand jury announced its indictments in the Taylor case , but the aftermath of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ substantial twists and turns .
Last week , an anonymous member of the grand jury asked for Cameron to release audio from the proceedings , as well as permission to speak freely about the process .
Following a judge ’ s ruling that the audio be released to the court as part of Hankison ’ s case file , Cameron turned over 15 hours out of a reported 20+ hours of audio detailing what prosecutors presented to the jury .
The audio included witness testimony and helped shed light on concerns voiced by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ include Cameron ’ s recommendations to the grand jury on what charges to bring forward .
Taylor ’ s family has taken issue with how state prosecutors handled the case , suggesting that Cameron ’ s office was not thorough in their presentation of the evidence .
Cameron admitted last week that he only recommended one charge in the Taylor case—wanton endangerment against Hankison .
In his earlier comments , Cameron had implied the jury agreed with him in deciding not to press harsher charges against the LMPD officers .
The anonymous grand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying they were not aware they could press charges against Sgt .
Jonathan Mattingly and Detective Myles Cosgrove , who fatally shot Taylor that night .
“ When the grand jurors asked about seeing more body camera video and they actually wanted to see all the body camera video the prosecutor said , ‘ we don ’ t have time , ’ ” family attorney Lonita Baker told WHAS11 News .
“ That ’ s also overstepping their role as an adviser to the grand jury.
” Also at issue is whether LMPD @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home on March 13 .
Attorneys for Taylor ’ s family say 11 witnesses told them they hadn ’ t heard officers announce themselves .
The one witness who told grand jurors he did hear police announce their presence had previously told investigators he hadn ’ t heard them do so .
Detectives seeking the “ no-knock warrant ” at the 26-year-old emergency medical technician ’ s home on March 13 testified they ’ d announced their presence , saying they were explicitly told to do so because Taylor ’ s goddaughter could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also admitted to jurors that the actual target of the drug raid performed at Taylor ’ s home—her ex-boyfriend—was already in police custody by the time officers arrived at her apartment .

Days after Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron released 15 hours of audio from grand jury proceedings related to the killing of Breonna Taylor, attorneys for Taylor’s family are calling for Gov. Andy Beshear to appoint a new special prosecutor.
As ABC News reports, Taylor’s family wants the case against the Louisville Metro Police who fatally shot her to be reopened, criticizing Cameron for not presenting homicide charges for the grand jury to consider.
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“Cameron did not serve as an unbiased prosecutor in this case and intentionally did not present charges to the grand jury that would have pursued justice for Ms. Taylor,” read the open letter, which was shared by attorney Ben Crump.
“It’s an affront to justice that after Louisville police officers unlawfully broke into Breonna Taylor’s apartment and fatally shot her five times, only one officer faces minor charges, and for the bullets that didn’t hit Ms. Taylor,” the letter continued, referring to the three charges of wanton endangerment facing former LMPD detective Brett Hankison.
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Hankison, who has previously faced accusations of sexual assault and planting evidence, was indicted for shooting recklessly at Taylor’s home, potentially causing danger to her neighbors.
The letter requested 10,000 signatures to support the petition. As of Monday afternoon, 8,000 people had signed on to the letter.
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“Together, we demand a new grand jury to reopen Breonna Taylor’s case, immediately,” wrote Taylor’s attorneys.
Less than two weeks have passed since the grand jury announced its indictments in the Taylor case, but the aftermath of the announcement has brought about a number of substantial twists and turns. Last week, an anonymous member of the grand jury asked for Cameron to release audio from the proceedings, as well as permission to speak freely about the process. Following a judge’s ruling that the audio be released to the court as part of Hankison’s case file, Cameron turned over 15 hours out of a reported 20+ hours of audio detailing what prosecutors presented to the jury.
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The audio included witness testimony and helped shed light on concerns voiced by jurors. But the recordings did not include Cameron’s recommendations to the grand jury on what charges to bring forward.
Taylor’s family has taken issue with how state prosecutors handled the case, suggesting that Cameron’s office was not thorough in their presentation of the evidence.
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Cameron admitted last week that he only recommended one charge in the Taylor case—wanton endangerment against Hankison. In his earlier comments, Cameron had implied the jury agreed with him in deciding not to press harsher charges against the LMPD officers. The anonymous grand juror took issue with this claim, saying they were not aware they could press charges against Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly and Detective Myles Cosgrove, who fatally shot Taylor that night.
“When the grand jurors asked about seeing more body camera video and they actually wanted to see all the body camera video the prosecutor said, ‘we don’t have time,’” family attorney Lonita Baker told WHAS11 News. “That’s also overstepping their role as an adviser to the grand jury.”
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Also at issue is whether LMPD announced their presence at Taylor’s home on March 13. Attorneys for Taylor’s family say 11 witnesses told them they hadn’t heard officers announce themselves. The one witness who told grand jurors he did hear police announce their presence had previously told investigators he hadn’t heard them do so.
Detectives seeking the “no-knock warrant” at the 26-year-old emergency medical technician’s home on March 13 testified they’d announced their presence, saying they were explicitly told to do so because Taylor’s goddaughter could be in the apartment.
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The detectives also admitted to jurors that the actual target of the drug raid performed at Taylor’s home—her ex-boyfriend—was already in police custody by the time officers arrived at her apartment.


theroot--2020-10-05--There's No Place Like Home to Watch Keke Palmer, Wanda Sykes, Loretta Devine and Jackée Harry in a L

There's No Place Like Home to Watch Keke Palmer, Wanda Sykes, Loretta Devine and Jackée Harry in a Live Virtual Table Read of 227

Hey Black Twitter , you ’ ll be thrilled to know that the “ Zoom Where It Happens ” series will finally be featuring a Black-led show !
Episode 3 of the popular “ Zoom Where It Happens ” series will be a live table reading of the beloved ‘ 80s sitcom 227 !
Actors Keke Palmer , Wanda Sykes , Loretta Devine , LaTanya Richardson-Jackson , and Blair Underwood will be reenacting an episode of the iconic sitcom .
The reading will be hosted by OG 227 co-star Jackée Harry , directed by Christine Swanson and produced by Emmy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the press release sent to The Root : For the third installment of “ Zoom Where It Happens , ” Palmer will play Sandra , Sykes will portray Pearl , Richardson will portray Mary , Devine will assume the role of Rose Lee , and Underwood will appear as multiple male characters .
The production team of this series also includes Richardson-Jackson , Ryan Bathe , Aisha Hinds , Cynthia Erivo , Tessa Thompson , Kerry Washington , Rashida Jones , Stefanie and Quentin James , Channing Dungey , Karen Richardson , Issa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I find it hilarious that Underwood will be portraying multiple male characters because it just reiterates the fact that he was the quintessential handsome Black actor of his era .
He was “ Morris Chestnut Fine ” before Morris Chestnut .
He still is !
This series , spearheaded by Black women artists , has been a hit since premiering on Sept. 8—the virtual “ reimagining ” of Golden Girls starring Tracee Ellis Ross , Regina King , Alfre Woodard and Sanaa Lathan racked in 100,000 viewers .
The series followed that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Friends with Gabrielle Union , Uzo Aduba , Sterling K. Brown and Jeremy Pope along with Ryan Bathe , Aisha Hinds and Kendrick Sampson ( and organizers had to set up a livestream YouTube to supplement the Zoom broadcast since it had reached the maximum capacity ) .
While this series does provide a nice moment of nostalgic entertainment , it was designed to “ raise awareness , intention and activation around voting rights.
” This upcoming episode will specifically connect viewers to PushBlack , the nation ’ s largest nonprofit media group @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of “ Zoom Where It Happens ” will debut Oct. 6 at 9 p.m .
ET / 6 p.m. PT .
You can RSVP for the virtual show here .

Tonja Renée Stidhum on The Grapevine, shared by Tonja Renée Stidhum to The Root

Hey Black Twitter, you’ll be thrilled to know that the “Zoom Where It Happens” series will finally be featuring a Black-led show!
Episode 3 of the popular “Zoom Where It Happens” series will be a live table reading of the beloved ‘ 80s sitcom 227! Actors Keke Palmer, Wanda Sykes, Loretta Devine, LaTanya Richardson-Jackson, and Blair Underwood will be reenacting an episode of the iconic sitcom. The reading will be hosted by OG 227 co-star Jackée Harry, directed by Christine Swanson and produced by Emmy nominee Stephanie Allen.
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More info via the press release sent to The Root:
For the third installment of “Zoom Where It Happens,” Palmer will play Sandra, Sykes will portray Pearl, Richardson will portray Mary, Devine will assume the role of Rose Lee, and Underwood will appear as multiple male characters. The production team of this series also includes Richardson-Jackson, Ryan Bathe, Aisha Hinds, Cynthia Erivo, Tessa Thompson, Kerry Washington, Rashida Jones, Stefanie and Quentin James, Channing Dungey, Karen Richardson, Issa Rae and Ava DuVernay.
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First off, I find it hilarious that Underwood will be portraying multiple male characters because it just reiterates the fact that he was the quintessential handsome Black actor of his era. He was “Morris Chestnut Fine” before Morris Chestnut. He still is!
This series, spearheaded by Black women artists, has been a hit since premiering on Sept. 8—the virtual “reimagining” of Golden Girls starring Tracee Ellis Ross, Regina King, Alfre Woodard and Sanaa Lathan racked in 100,000 viewers. The series followed that one with a live table reading of Friends with Gabrielle Union, Uzo Aduba, Sterling K. Brown and Jeremy Pope along with Ryan Bathe, Aisha Hinds and Kendrick Sampson (and organizers had to set up a livestream YouTube to supplement the Zoom broadcast since it had reached the maximum capacity).
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While this series does provide a nice moment of nostalgic entertainment, it was designed to “raise awareness, intention and activation around voting rights.” This upcoming episode will specifically connect viewers to PushBlack, the nation’s largest nonprofit media group for Black Americans.
The 227 episode of “Zoom Where It Happens” will debut Oct. 6 at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. You can RSVP for the virtual show here.


theroot--2020-10-05--Turn Your Haunted House Into a Haunted Home With an Array of Pumpkin Decorations From Wayfair

This past weekend it was so fun to see people still decorating for Halloween wherever or not little monsters will be out looking for candy on the day .
My neighborhood has several houses that really go above and beyond for a holiday spooktacular .
Pumpkins are the autumn signifier and to see them pop up on porches and stoops has been really nice over the last few weeks too .
Grab everything you need from Wayfair for a lot less today to decorate your home with the ultimate fall symbol .
The first thing I buy as fall approaches @ @ @ @ @ @ @ basic ?
Yes , but I just love to have my home filled with sweet smells of the most famous winter squash .
Grabbing two perfect pumpkin spice candles for just $ 19 is not only a great deal but the ideal way to conjure all the good vibes that come with all the calm of changing leaves and cooler nights .
And because there ’ s two you can share and spread the delightful scents of the season .
One of the easiest ways to show some creepy cheer is with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Scary Pumpkins one from Taunya .
It ’ s really pretty adorable if you ask me .
This doormat is durable for all weather , is 29 inches by 17 inches , and is no n-s lip .
The darker colors help with the illusion that it ’ s cleaner so it won ’ t show as much dirt if you do wipe your shoes in it .
But if you do mess it up it ’ s easy to clean by just hosing it off in the yard or running water over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ m such a sucker of kooky decorations and this Cat and Rat Jack-O-Lantern prop set definitely fits the bill .
It ’ s a fun and easy way to turn a simple pumpkin into a supernatural centerpiece for the bewitching hour .
In the set , you get a rat and cat head and tail that you just stick into any pumpkin you purchase .
I jokingly suggested these for a friend ’ s wedding since she wants pumpkin decor .
She didn ’ t find it funny .
If this is your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and bring come eerie cheer into your abode .
Enjoy free two- day shipping on these items .

Sheilah Villari on Kinja Deals, shared by Quentyn Kennemer to The Root

Pumpkin Decor Sale | Wayfair
This past weekend it was so fun to see people still decorating for Halloween wherever or not little monsters will be out looking for candy on the day. My neighborhood has several houses that really go above and beyond for a holiday spooktacular. Pumpkins are the autumn signifier and to see them pop up on porches and stoops has been really nice over the last few weeks too. Grab everything you need from Wayfair for a lot less today to decorate your home with the ultimate fall symbol.
The first thing I buy as fall approaches is a pumpkin candle. Is it basic? Yes, but I just love to have my home filled with sweet smells of the most famous winter squash. Grabbing two perfect pumpkin spice candles for just $19 is not only a great deal but the ideal way to conjure all the good vibes that come with all the calm of changing leaves and cooler nights. And because there’s two you can share and spread the delightful scents of the season.
One of the easiest ways to show some creepy cheer is with a doormat. Take $5 off this Scary Pumpkins one from Taunya. It’s really pretty adorable if you ask me. This doormat is durable for all weather, is 29 inches by 17 inches, and is non-slip. The darker colors help with the illusion that it’s cleaner so it won’t show as much dirt if you do wipe your shoes in it. But if you do mess it up it’s easy to clean by just hosing it off in the yard or running water over it in the tub.
I’m such a sucker of kooky decorations and this Cat and Rat Jack-O-Lantern prop set definitely fits the bill. It’s a fun and easy way to turn a simple pumpkin into a supernatural centerpiece for the bewitching hour. In the set, you get a rat and cat head and tail that you just stick into any pumpkin you purchase. I jokingly suggested these for a friend’s wedding since she wants pumpkin decor. She didn’t find it funny. If this is your sense of humor grab these today and bring come eerie cheer into your abode.
Enjoy free two-day shipping on these items.


theroot--2020-10-05--President Trump's Health Is Reportedly Much Worse Than the White House Indicated. Here's Some Sneake

President Trump's Health Is Reportedly Much Worse Than the White House Indicated. Here's Some Sneakers I Own.

These are really comfortable .

Damon Young on Very Smart Brothas, shared by Damon Young to The Root

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theroot--2020-10-05--Misty Copeland’s Bunheads Is for Children, but There’s a Message for Everyone at the Barre

Last Tuesday , there were several ways you could have spent your 7 pm hour in the Eastern Standard Time Zone—including , but not limited to , witnessing an embattled president categorically lower a standard he ’ d set in public tantrum-throwing .
But in a kinder , gentler section of the internet that evening , positivity and light abounded as Misty Copeland chatted about her new children ’ s book , Bunheads , with Ramunda Young , co-owner of Mahogany Books in Washington , D.C. For the entire hour , little Black girls blitzed the real-time comments to declare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the best parts of the virtual discussion .
“ You are who I think I should be when I grow up , ” gushed one fan .
“ I want to be a dancer .
What advice do you have for me ?
” asked a ballet student .
“ I love you , Misty !
” another girl wrote with about 10 exclamation points and five heart emojis .
Copeland beamed , answering each question posed by Young and her audience with characteristic grace and enthusiasm .
That ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ push back against disparaging stereotypes about the cutthroat , competitive dance world with her own story about the beauty and diversity that so many children are exposed to when they participate in the art of movement .
The book and its characters are based on her own personal experiences as a young girl in ballet .
“ Black girls come out of the womb singing and stretching our bodies dancing , so that ’ s what we should be doing .
It ’ s important to own your individuality and accept your beautiful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Copeland , the first Black principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre .
“ I ’ ve developed such incredible relationships throughout my journey , people I grew up with like Catalina , who was a young Mexican-American girl .
She ’ s in the book .
We had a shared admiration for dance , and I really wanted to celebrate that and showcase actual people in my life.
” Bunheads is the New York Times-bestselling ballet icon ’ s fourth published book and second children ’ s book following Firebird , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Award .
Writing has always been another artistic expression for Copeland but in the volatility of the pandemic , it ’ s provided a creative outlet while dance performances have been indefinitely on hold .
Her husband , attorney Olu Evans , co-conceptualized the idea of a story about a group of very different young dancers united by their love of ballet .
They commissioned Ghanaian artist Setor Fiadzigbey to create the visuals .
“ Whenever my publisher would send his illustrations to me to give my feedback , I wouldn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be like ‘ crickets.
’ But I was like , ‘ they ’ re perfect .
I don ’ t have anything to say , ’ ” she laughed .
“ It ’ s so rare that you find someone to collaborate with who gets it .
Setor worked from the words I was sharing with him and brought them to life in illustrations—and he ’ d never even drawn a dancer before .
He had this entire package of comic book superheroes that were geared towards boys and I said , ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because ballet dancers are superheroes to me .
There ’ s so much strength and character and power in them.
” Copeland is planning to build on Bunheads ’ storytelling about her very first day of her very first dance class and her audition for Coppélia to kick off more picture books in a series about her early adventures in ballet .
She was also intentional about creating an opportunity to teach readers technical terms .
“ I love that you incorporated the names of the dances throughout the book , so there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who aren ’ t dancers , ” Young told her .
Although Copeland ’ s target audience is children between the ages of 5–8 years old , her message stretches beyond the babies : “ find the courage to try something new ” is a call to action for parents , teachers , students , aunties , uncles , cousins and ‘ em trying to live out the creative fullness of their best Black selves .

Janelle Harris Dixon on The Glow Up, shared by Janelle Harris Dixon to The Root

Last Tuesday, there were several ways you could have spent your 7 pm hour in the Eastern Standard Time Zone—including, but not limited to, witnessing an embattled president categorically lower a standard he’d set in public tantrum-throwing. But in a kinder, gentler section of the internet that evening, positivity and light abounded as Misty Copeland chatted about her new children’s book, Bunheads, with Ramunda Young, co-owner of Mahogany Books in Washington, D.C. For the entire hour, little Black girls blitzed the real-time comments to declare love for their dance hero; easily one of the best parts of the virtual discussion.
“You are who I think I should be when I grow up,” gushed one fan.
“I want to be a dancer. What advice do you have for me?” asked a ballet student.
“I love you, Misty!” another girl wrote with about 10 exclamation points and five heart emojis.
Copeland beamed, answering each question posed by Young and her audience with characteristic grace and enthusiasm. That’s why she wrote Bunheads, she says—to push back against disparaging stereotypes about the cutthroat, competitive dance world with her own story about the beauty and diversity that so many children are exposed to when they participate in the art of movement. The book and its characters are based on her own personal experiences as a young girl in ballet.
“Black girls come out of the womb singing and stretching our bodies dancing, so that’s what we should be doing. It’s important to own your individuality and accept your beautiful differences as your strengths,” said Copeland, the first Black principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre. “I’ve developed such incredible relationships throughout my journey, people I grew up with like Catalina, who was a young Mexican-American girl. She’s in the book. We had a shared admiration for dance, and I really wanted to celebrate that and showcase actual people in my life.”
Bunheads is the New York Times-bestselling ballet icon’s fourth published book and second children’s book following Firebird, which earned the 2015 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. Writing has always been another artistic expression for Copeland but in the volatility of the pandemic, it’s provided a creative outlet while dance performances have been indefinitely on hold. Her husband, attorney Olu Evans, co-conceptualized the idea of a story about a group of very different young dancers united by their love of ballet. They commissioned Ghanaian artist Setor Fiadzigbey to create the visuals.
“Whenever my publisher would send his illustrations to me to give my feedback, I wouldn’t have anything to say and they would be like ‘crickets.’ But I was like, ‘they’re perfect. I don’t have anything to say,’” she laughed. “It’s so rare that you find someone to collaborate with who gets it. Setor worked from the words I was sharing with him and brought them to life in illustrations—and he’d never even drawn a dancer before. He had this entire package of comic book superheroes that were geared towards boys and I said, ‘that’s what I want’ because ballet dancers are superheroes to me. There’s so much strength and character and power in them.”
Copeland is planning to build on Bunheads’ storytelling about her very first day of her very first dance class and her audition for Coppélia to kick off more picture books in a series about her early adventures in ballet. She was also intentional about creating an opportunity to teach readers technical terms. “I love that you incorporated the names of the dances throughout the book, so there’s an educational component for people who aren’t dancers,” Young told her. Although Copeland’s target audience is children between the ages of 5–8 years old, her message stretches beyond the babies: “find the courage to try something new” is a call to action for parents, teachers, students, aunties, uncles, cousins and ‘em trying to live out the creative fullness of their best Black selves.


theroot--2020-10-05--'I Refuse to Be Complicit in My Silence': Gabrielle Union Brings It On in Marie Claire's October Dig

'I Refuse to Be Complicit in My Silence': Gabrielle Union Brings It On in Marie Claire's October Digital Issue

“ The more you are transparent and the more you speak truth to power , it creates more space for other people to claim their reality , to claim their pain , to claim their healing , and , if you want , to claim your justice.
” So says Gabrielle Union in her cover story for Marie Claire ’ s October digital issue , which went live Monday morning .
Photographed by Djeneba Aduayom with makeup by Sir John and hair by stylist Larry Sims ( also Union ’ s partner on her relaunched Flawless haircare line ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But her interview with veteran journalist Lola Ogunnaike reveals a multitasking mogul and mother as incisive as ever .
Like many of us , Union has been experiencing her share of stir-craziness and “ [ a ] nxiety on top of anxiety on top of anxiety ” this year , explaining to Ogunnaike : “ I haven ’ t been in this particular space probably since shortly after I was raped at 19 ... Terror just feels very present in my body , more than it has been in more than 25 years.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ ve found real joy in my family ... and I ’ ve found a lot of peace.
” If there was one stressor Union was able to release this year , it was her discrimination complaint against NBC Entertainment , Fremantle and Simon Cowell ’ s Syco Entertainment , which was waged after her abrupt dismissal from America ’ s Got Talent and recently “ amicably ” settled for an undisclosed amount after months of bad publicity for the network .
Marie Claire provides a recap of the controversy : She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thinking it would be fun .
It wasn ’ t .
The show ’ s producers gave her “ excessive notes ” about her appearance , she says , and allegedly called her hairstyles “ too wild , ” which Union believes was code for “ too Black.
” She maintains that her ability to rock an assortment of looks should ’ ve been viewed as a bonus and not a liability .
“ That is the beauty of being a Black woman , ” she declares .
“ I should be able @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I want to exist , because if you ’ re hiring Gabrielle Union for my talent , then my talent is going to come out of my body in every way , shape , and incarnation that I can imagine .
You ’ re getting more bang for your buck the more you allow me to exist as I see fit.
” After Union spoke out about the alleged mistreatment , she was left without public support by Black men employed by NBC , including Al Roker and , most memorably , AGT @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Union was surprisingly gracious , blaming an industry that perpetuates racism rather than her colleagues directly .
“ These racist institutions and systems have done an amazing job at keeping us very fearful of speaking up , asking for equality , and asking for accountability , because they have shown us time and time again that we are disposable , ” she says .
“ They will discredit and malign you , and you will never work again .
...
Being blackballed in this industry is very real.
” Nevertheless , Union @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be silenced by a settlement , asking aloud : “ How much do you need to have in the bank before you feel comfortable speaking truth to power ?
What ’ s the magic number ?
” “ You are not going to gaslight me into minimizing my trauma , which is exactly what allows this to continue on for the next person , ” she tells Ogunnaike , later adding , “ They want you to feel like ‘ It ’ s not me , it ’ s you , you ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ something that ’ s causing this , you are complicit in your own oppression , your own trauma , your own abuse.
’ ” According to the 47-year-old Union , it ’ s wisdom gleaned from not only two-plus decades spent in the industry , but being fully grown and in full possession of herself .
It ’ s a milestone she says came with turning 40—one that once was the harbinger of doom for Hollywood actresses , but has also found Union thriving as a producer , beauty entrepreneur , designer , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and outspoken advocate for parents experiencing infertility , the LGBTQ community , and her own transgender child in her fifth decade .
“ I emptied out my basket of [ fucks ] , ” she says of her life now .
“ I can not center fear in my life .
I can ’ t center functioning from a fear of scarcity .
They say silence is violence , and I refuse to be complicit in my silence .
I have to be fully present in my body and fully free.
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ starring Gabrielle Union , is online now .

Maiysha Kai on The Glow Up, shared by Maiysha Kai to The Root

“The more you are transparent and the more you speak truth to power, it creates more space for other people to claim their reality, to claim their pain, to claim their healing, and, if you want, to claim your justice.” So says Gabrielle Union in her cover story for Marie Claire’s October digital issue, which went live Monday morning.
Photographed by Djeneba Aduayom with makeup by Sir John and hair by stylist Larry Sims (also Union’s partner on her relaunched Flawless haircare line), Union’s images are ethereal. But her interview with veteran journalist Lola Ogunnaike reveals a multitasking mogul and mother as incisive as ever. Like many of us, Union has been experiencing her share of stir-craziness and “[a]nxiety on top of anxiety on top of anxiety” this year, explaining to Ogunnaike:
“I haven’t been in this particular space probably since shortly after I was raped at 19...Terror just feels very present in my body, more than it has been in more than 25 years.” Nevertheless, she adds, “I’ve found real joy in my family...and I’ve found a lot of peace.”
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If there was one stressor Union was able to release this year, it was her discrimination complaint against NBC Entertainment, Fremantle and Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment, which was waged after her abrupt dismissal from America’s Got Talent and recently “amicably” settled for an undisclosed amount after months of bad publicity for the network. Marie Claire provides a recap of the controversy:
She signed on to the series last year thinking it would be fun. It wasn’t. The show’s producers gave her “excessive notes” about her appearance, she says, and allegedly called her hairstyles “too wild,” which Union believes was code for “too Black.” She maintains that her ability to rock an assortment of looks should’ve been viewed as a bonus and not a liability. “That is the beauty of being a Black woman,” she declares. “I should be able to exist however the [fuck] I want to exist, because if you’re hiring Gabrielle Union for my talent, then my talent is going to come out of my body in every way, shape, and incarnation that I can imagine. You’re getting more bang for your buck the more you allow me to exist as I see fit.”
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After Union spoke out about the alleged mistreatment, she was left without public support by Black men employed by NBC, including Al Roker and, most memorably, AGT host Terry Crews. Addressing the impasse, Union was surprisingly gracious, blaming an industry that perpetuates racism rather than her colleagues directly.
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“These racist institutions and systems have done an amazing job at keeping us very fearful of speaking up, asking for equality, and asking for accountability, because they have shown us time and time again that we are disposable,” she says. “They will discredit and malign you, and you will never work again. ... Being blackballed in this industry is very real.”
Nevertheless, Union will never apologize for speaking her truth—or be silenced by a settlement, asking aloud: “How much do you need to have in the bank before you feel comfortable speaking truth to power? What’s the magic number?”
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“You are not going to gaslight me into minimizing my trauma, which is exactly what allows this to continue on for the next person,” she tells Ogunnaike, later adding, “They want you to feel like ‘It’s not me, it’s you, you’re crazy, you’re doing something that’s causing this, you are complicit in your own oppression, your own trauma, your own abuse.’”
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According to the 47-year-old Union, it’s wisdom gleaned from not only two-plus decades spent in the industry, but being fully grown and in full possession of herself. It’s a milestone she says came with turning 40—one that once was the harbinger of doom for Hollywood actresses, but has also found Union thriving as a producer, beauty entrepreneur, designer, bestselling author, wife and mother, and outspoken advocate for parents experiencing infertility, the LGBTQ community, and her own transgender child in her fifth decade.
“I emptied out my basket of [fucks],” she says of her life now. “I cannot center fear in my life. I can’t center functioning from a fear of scarcity. They say silence is violence, and I refuse to be complicit in my silence. I have to be fully present in my body and fully free.”
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The October digital issue of Marie Claire, starring Gabrielle Union, is online now.


theroot--2020-10-05--A Coronavirus Cotillion: White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany Tests Positive for COVID-19

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany , affectionately called McEnemyOfTheState , has tested positive for COVID-19 , bringing the most recent White House positives to at least 16 , and all of whom have either been at the White House—which is now looking a lot like a Coronavirus Cotillion—or circled Trump ’ s orbit .
“ After testing negative consistently , including every day since Thursday , I tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday morning while experiencing no symptoms .
No reporters , producers or members of the press are listed as close contacts by the White House Medical Unit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ posted to Twitter .
“ As an essential worker , I have worked diligently to provide needed information to the American people at this time , ” she continued .
“ With my recent positive test , I will begin the quarantine process and will continue working on behalf of the American people remotely.
” Thankfully , McEnemyOfTheState can continue to lie from home so there should be no gap in service .
Others who ’ ve been around Trump and have tested positive include : Three unnamed journalists and one unidentified White @ @

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, affectionately called McEnemyOfTheState, has tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the most recent White House positives to at least 16, and all of whom have either been at the White House—which is now looking a lot like a Coronavirus Cotillion—or circled Trump’s orbit.
“After testing negative consistently, including every day since Thursday, I tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday morning while experiencing no symptoms. No reporters, producers or members of the press are listed as close contacts by the White House Medical Unit,” she said in a statement posted to Twitter.
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“As an essential worker, I have worked diligently to provide needed information to the American people at this time,” she continued. “With my recent positive test, I will begin the quarantine process and will continue working on behalf of the American people remotely.”
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Thankfully, McEnemyOfTheState can continue to lie from home so there should be no gap in service.
Others who’ve been around Trump and have tested positive include:
First L ady Melania Trump
Presidential adviser Hope Hicks
White House aide Nick Luna
Campaign manager Bill Stepien
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel
Kellyanne Conway
Chris Christie
Utah Sen. Mike Lee (R)
North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis (R)
Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson (R)
Notre Dame president Father John Jenkins
Three unnamed journalists and one unidentified White House staffer


theroot--2020-10-05--The Walter Reed Coronavirus Parade: Trump’s Lying and Recklessness Has Turned Us All Into Conspiracy

The Walter Reed Coronavirus Parade: Trump’s Lying and Recklessness Has Turned Us All Into Conspiracy Theorists

Everyone in his administration aids in his lying .
Because of this , America has no idea when the president of people who found his coronavirus diagnosis to be a sad moment was actually diagnosed , nor do we have any idea whether the president even has COVID-19 .
We don ’ t know if he ’ s actually sick or if anything that has happened since his reported diagnosis is even remotely believable .
The biggest problem with liars , especially those who lie about everything , is that everyone else has a hard time figuring out when the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president lies so much , he ’ s turned reasonable-thinking people like myself into a full-on conspiracy theorist .
Let ’ s breakdown all of the fuckery that occurred since the president ’ s diagnosis : First , Trump found out that he was COVID-19 positive on Friday , or so he claims , but I ’ m starting to think that was bullshit and I ’ m not the only one .
According to the Wall Street Journal , Trump knew that he had tested positive for the coronavirus on a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Fox News talking head ( and one of Trump ’ s favorite prostitutes ) Sean Hannity , on Thursday evening .
Trump didn ’ t disclose his positive results of the rapid test during the interview and only noted that trusted aide Hope Hicks had tested positive .
He claimed that he wouldn ’ t know the results of his second , more thorough COVID test until later that evening .
The Journal claims that Trump already knew that he was positive from the rapid test and the results he revealed early @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the second test he ’ d taken .
Trump may or may not have known that he was positive when he hosted a big-dollar fundraiser at his New Jersey golf club Thursday night , but he did know that he had been exposed to the virus as Hicks had tested positive CNN notes .
Three attendees told CNN that many attending the indoor event weren ’ t wearing masks and that high-dollar donors even participated in a roundtable discussion with President Patient Zero .
Then o n Friday , when the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Medical Center , there were conflicting reports from the White House as to what was actually happening .
Many television pundits wondered why the president was being flown to the hospital as opposed to making the less than 20-minute drive .
Many wondered if the president was , in fact , sick , considering how he became ill so fast after testing positive .
It also didn ’ t help matters that White House doctor Sean Conley briefed the press Saturday and made several conflicting statements that he later walked back and refused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had received oxygen claiming that he wanted to “ ... reflect the upbeat attitude of the team.
” Conley added : “ I didn ’ t want to give any information that might steer the course of illness in another direction , and in doing so it came off that we were trying to hide something.
” It wasn ’ t until Sunday that we learned that the president “ had a fever and an oxygen saturation level below 94 percent on Friday morning , ” which is what prompted the trip to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the president was definitely at Walter Reed , but how do we know this for sure ?
Well , I guess the president got bored because he kept dropping TikTok videos from his hospital room .
Seriously , the president was giving Claudia Conway ( Skellyanne Conway ’ s daughter ) a run for her money dropping videos of him doing the Savage challenge in his unbuttoned shirt .
Can we talk about the unbuttoned shirt ?
If there was a photo I want scrubbed from my brain , it would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bottles during long drives in their 18-wheeler with the top button of his shirt undone .
We didn ’ t need to see that .
We aren ’ t a better America because of it .
There was a video of the president claiming that he was fine .
Then there were photos of him singing what appeared to be a blank piece of paper like a third-grader practicing their signature for when they get older and have to sign things .
But the finale , the piece de resistance to this whole @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Sunday and having a fucking motorcade , including members of his Secret Service detail , who were forced to be in close quarters with his outbreak-monkey-ass , while he took a drive outside the hospital to wave at the unteethed who were gathered to show their support for the undead .
He literally went on a coronavirus victory lap in front of the hospital .
“ That should never have happened , ” one current Secret Service agent , who works on the presidential and first family detail , told CNN after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agent added that those forced to be in a car with the president now have to be quarantined .
“ I mean , I wouldn ’ t want to be around them , ” the agent said .
“ The frustration with how we ’ re treated when it comes to decisions on this illness goes back before this though .
We ’ re not disposable.
” It also speaks to the compromised position that the agents are in guarding one of the dumbest presidents to ever place his Diet Cokes on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is what happens when 53 percent of white women vote against their own self-interest and vote for Trump .
Trump is the byproduct of “ I don ’ t care about voting because they are all the same ” apathy .
And now we have this Weekend at Bernie ’ s ass president being wheeled around to try and look human when we all know exactly who he is .
Doctors have suggested that Trump may be released as early as Monday ; he ’ s totally going to be released as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this morning and despite not knowing what parts of his COVID-19 positive diagnosis is true , I do know that he ’ s tweeting because there are several misspellings , random exclamation points and everything is written in all caps .

President Trump is a liar.
Everyone in his administration aids in his lying.
Because of this, America has no idea when the president of people who found his coronavirus diagnosis to be a sad moment was actually diagnosed, nor do we have any idea whether the president even has COVID-19. We don’t know if he’s actually sick or if anything that has happened since his reported diagnosis is even remotely believable.
The biggest problem with liars, especially those who lie about everything, is that everyone else has a hard time figuring out when the liar is telling the truth.
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Because the president lies so much, he’s turned reasonable-thinking people like myself into a full-on conspiracy theorist.
Let’s breakdown all of the fuckery that occurred since the president’s diagnosis:
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First, Trump found out that he was COVID-19 positive on Friday, or so he claims, but I’m starting to think that was bullshit and I’m not the only one. According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump knew that he had tested positive for the coronavirus on a rapid test when he did an interview with Fox News talking head (and one of Trump’s favorite prostitutes) Sean Hannity, on Thursday evening. Trump didn’t disclose his positive results of the rapid test during the interview and only noted that trusted aide Hope Hicks had tested positive. He claimed that he wouldn’t know the results of his second, more thorough COVID test until later that evening. The Journal claims that Trump already knew that he was positive from the rapid test and the results he revealed early Friday morning on Twitter were the results of the second test he’d taken.
Trump may or may not have known that he was positive when he hosted a big-dollar fundraiser at his New Jersey golf club Thursday night, but he did know that he had been exposed to the virus as Hicks had tested positive CNN notes. Three attendees told CNN that many attending the indoor event weren’t wearing masks and that high-dollar donors even participated in a roundtable discussion with President Patient Zero.
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Then o n Friday, when the president was taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, there were conflicting reports from the White House as to what was actually happening. Many television pundits wondered why the president was being flown to the hospital as opposed to making the less than 20-minute drive. Many wondered if the president was, in fact, sick, considering how he became ill so fast after testing positive. It also didn’t help matters that White House doctor Sean Conley briefed the press Saturday and made several conflicting statements that he later walked back and refused to say whether or not the president had received oxygen claiming that he wanted to “...reflect the upbeat attitude of the team.”
Conley added: “I didn’t want to give any information that might steer the course of illness in another direction, and in doing so it came off that we were trying to hide something.”
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It wasn’t until Sunday that we learned that the president “had a fever and an oxygen saturation level below 94 percent on Friday morning,” which is what prompted the trip to Walter Reed.
But we do know that the president was definitely at Walter Reed, but how do we know this for sure? Well, I guess the president got bored because he kept dropping TikTok videos from his hospital room. Seriously, the president was giving Claudia Conway (Skellyanne Conway’s daughter) a run for her money dropping videos of him doing the Savage challenge in his unbuttoned shirt. Can we talk about the unbuttoned shirt? If there was a photo I want scrubbed from my brain, it would be the president of people who piss in bottles during long drives in their 18-wheeler with the top button of his shirt undone. We didn’t need to see that. We aren’t a better America because of it. There was a video of the president claiming that he was fine. Then there were photos of him singing what appeared to be a blank piece of paper like a third-grader practicing their signature for when they get older and have to sign things.
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But the finale, the piece de resistance to this whole coronavirus circus was the president getting dressed on Sunday and having a fucking motorcade, including members of his Secret Service detail, who were forced to be in close quarters with his outbreak-monkey-ass, while he took a drive outside the hospital to wave at the unteethed who were gathered to show their support for the undead. He literally went on a coronavirus victory lap in front of the hospital.
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“That should never have happened,” one current Secret Service agent, who works on the presidential and first family detail, told CNN after Trump’s driveby. The unnamed agent added that those forced to be in a car with the president now have to be quarantined.
“I mean, I wouldn’t want to be around them,” the agent said. “The frustration with how we’re treated when it comes to decisions on this illness goes back before this though. We’re not disposable.”
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It also speaks to the compromised position that the agents are in guarding one of the dumbest presidents to ever place his Diet Cokes on the Resolute desk without a coaster.
But this is what happens when 53 percent of white women vote against their own self-interest and vote for Trump. Trump is the byproduct of “I don’t care about voting because they are all the same” apathy. And now we have this Weekend at Bernie’s ass president being wheeled around to try and look human when we all know exactly who he is.
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Doctors have suggested that Trump may be released as early as Monday; he’s totally going to be released as he’s been up tweeting early this morning and despite not knowing what parts of his COVID-19 positive diagnosis is true, I do know that he’s tweeting because there are several misspellings, random exclamation points and everything is written in all caps.


theroot--2020-10-05--NC City Council to Vote on Formal Apology for Police Complicity, White Supremacist Violence During '

NC City Council to Vote on Formal Apology for Police Complicity, White Supremacist Violence During 'Greensboro Massacre'

There is little marking the violence that broke out in Greensboro , N.C. , that fall day in 1979 , just a simple highway marker sitting at an intersection : “ Ku Klux Klan members and American Nazis , on Nov. 3 , 1979 , shot and killed five Communist Workers Party members one-tenth mile north.
” More than 40 years after the killing , known as the “ Greensboro massacre , ” city officials in the N.C. town will vote on whether to issue an apology for the role police played in the deadly clash between pro-union protesters , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Klan , reports the Greensboro News & Record .
Five protesters , including 28-year-old Sandi Smith , a young Black activist attending Bennett College , were killed by white supremacists , and 10 more were injured .
The “ Death to the Klan ” protest organized by the CWP was aimed at pushing back at the KKK and neo-Nazis , who were hampering their efforts of unionizing racially diverse workforces in the state .
But before the rally even began , vehicles packed with Klansmen arrived early to the march , set to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ majority Black neighborhood .
With cameras from local news outlets rolling , the white supremacists fired upon the CWP members , killing five of them .
Police were nowhere to be found .
Years later , two all-white juries would acquit the KKK members and the Nazis at two different trials .
The effort to acknowledge what happened in Morningside has been years in the making , gaining new momentum last year when local clergy renewed their demands for an apology in anticipation of the 40th anniversary of the massacre , reported CBS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an informal apology in 2017 , according to the Greensboro News & Record , but councilwoman Sharon Hightower said the latest resolution takes that apology “ a step further.
” “ It really is intentional and focused on the areas of hurt that really will speak to the concerns that the participants had from 1979 , ” she told the paper .
“ It will be good for the city.
” According to a press release from Reverends W. Steven Allen and Nelson Johnson , the resolution would point out the complicity of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , admitting that the force failed to act on the knowledge it had about the violence white supremacists were planning in the neighborhood .
Johnson was among those injured during the shootout .
The resolution , released last Thursday ahead of a special meeting scheduled for Tuesday night , includes an apology from the city to the victims and families of the massacre , as well as to the Morningside Homes community .
The city would acknowledge “ the failure of any government action to effectively overcome the hate that precipitated the violence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the violence and to reconcile all the vestiges of those heinous events in the years subsequent to 1979.
” On top of the apology , the resolution also calls for five annual “ Morningside Homes Memorial Scholarships ” named for the five victims of the massacre and awarded to five graduates from Dudley High School .
Scholarship recipients would each receive $ 1,979 and be recognized at Greensboro ’ s annual Human Rights Celebration .
A 2006 report from the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission , an in-depth report on the massacre @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the single most important element that contributed to the violent outcome of the confrontation was the absence of police.
” Although there was evidence to suggest police knew about the Klansmen and Nazi ’ s plan to provoke violence , the department did not attempt to intervene or give demonstrators or residents warnings .
“ After more than two decades , the two criminal trials , and a civil trial that found members of the Greensboro Police Department jointly liable with Klan and Nazi members for the wrongful death of one victim , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not feel that justice had been served , ” the report said , according to the Charlotte Observer .
The commission called for a number of steps aimed at reconciliation , including a formal acknowledgment of the massacre from city officials and an apology from the Greensboro police department .
It also called for a monument to be constructed at the site of the shootings .
Councilwoman Hightower told the News & Record that the long-delayed formal apology was coming at the right time , particularly with so many American cities re-examining the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

There is little marking the violence that broke out in Greensboro, N.C., that fall day in 1979, just a simple highway marker sitting at an intersection: “Ku Klux Klan members and American Nazis, on Nov. 3, 1979, shot and killed five Communist Workers Party members one-tenth mile north.”
More than 40 years after the killing, known as the “Greensboro massacre,” city officials in the N.C. town will vote on whether to issue an apology for the role police played in the deadly clash between pro-union protesters, neo-Nazis and members of the Ku Klux Klan, reports the Greensboro News & Record.
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Five protesters, including 28-year-old Sandi Smith, a young Black activist attending Bennett College, were killed by white supremacists, and 10 more were injured. The “Death to the Klan” protest organized by the CWP was aimed at pushing back at the KKK and neo-Nazis, who were hampering their efforts of unionizing racially diverse workforces in the state.
But before the rally even began, vehicles packed with Klansmen arrived early to the march, set to begin in Morningside, a low-income, majority Black neighborhood. With cameras from local news outlets rolling, the white supremacists fired upon the CWP members, killing five of them.
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Police were nowhere to be found.
Years later, two all-white juries would acquit the KKK members and the Nazis at two different trials.
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The effort to acknowledge what happened in Morningside has been years in the making, gaining new momentum last year when local clergy renewed their demands for an apology in anticipation of the 40th anniversary of the massacre, reported CBS affiliate WFMY News.
The council issued an informal apology in 2017, according to the Greensboro News & Record, but councilwoman Sharon Hightower said the latest resolution takes that apology “a step further.”
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“It really is intentional and focused on the areas of hurt that really will speak to the concerns that the participants had from 1979,” she told the paper. “It will be good for the city.”
According to a press release from Reverends W. Steven Allen and Nelson Johnson, the resolution would point out the complicity of the Greensboro police department at the time, admitting that the force failed to act on the knowledge it had about the violence white supremacists were planning in the neighborhood. Johnson was among those injured during the shootout.
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The resolution, released last Thursday ahead of a special meeting scheduled for Tuesday night, includes an apology from the city to the victims and families of the massacre, as well as to the Morningside Homes community. The city would acknowledge “the failure of any government action to effectively overcome the hate that precipitated the violence, to embrace the sorrow that resulted from the violence and to reconcile all the vestiges of those heinous events in the years subsequent to 1979.”
On top of the apology, the resolution also calls for five annual “Morningside Homes Memorial Scholarships” named for the five victims of the massacre and awarded to five graduates from Dudley High School.
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Scholarship recipients would each receive $1,979 and be recognized at Greensboro’s annual Human Rights Celebration.
A 2006 report from the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission, an in-depth report on the massacre and its circumstances, concluded that “the single most important element that contributed to the violent outcome of the confrontation was the absence of police.”
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Although there was evidence to suggest police knew about the Klansmen and Nazi’s plan to provoke violence, the department did not attempt to intervene or give demonstrators or residents warnings.
“After more than two decades, the two criminal trials, and a civil trial that found members of the Greensboro Police Department jointly liable with Klan and Nazi members for the wrongful death of one victim, many in the Greensboro community still did not feel that justice had been served,” the report said, according to the Charlotte Observer.
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The commission called for a number of steps aimed at reconciliation, including a formal acknowledgment of the massacre from city officials and an apology from the Greensboro police department. It also called for a monument to be constructed at the site of the shootings.
Councilwoman Hightower told the News & Record that the long-delayed formal apology was coming at the right time, particularly with so many American cities re-examining the role policing has played in racial violence.
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“If not now,” she asked, “when?”


theroot--2020-10-07--University of New Hampshire Professor Accused of Posing as a 'Woman of Color' While Being Very White

University of New Hampshire Professor Accused of Posing as a 'Woman of Color' While Being Very White and Very Racist

By now everyone has heard of the menacing virus that crossed oceans and created a global pandemic .
Oh nah , I ’ m not talking about COVID .
This globe-spanning infection predates the coronavirus by a good 400 years or so .
This apparently incurable disease is called “ caucasity.
” ( In the U.S. they wanted to call it COVID-1619 but they figured there ’ d be trademark issues or whatever . )
Well , a new strain of caucasity was recently discovered by scientists , and after it was studied and reverse engineered ( I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ term that can be applied to viruses but stay with me ) , experts dubbed this new strain the “ Dolezalavirus.
” White progressives are said to be most vulnerable to Dolezalavirus infection as the disease causes them to feel they just aren ’ t oppressed enough to be popular in their social circles so they just up and decide to be entire Black people .
( See Jessica Krug and CV Vitolo-Haddad . )
But recently , this very special strain of white hubris mixed with full spice cabinet-envy appears to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of chemistry at the University of New Hampshire , who happens to be a white man despite allegedly telling people online that he ’ s an immigrant woman of color who goes by “ The Science Femme.
” Chapman—who everyone keeps telling me is not Mitchell Pritchett from Modern Family , but he looks just like him—is being accused of using a non-white identity to ... well ... be white as fuck .
Susanna Harris , a microbiology Ph.D. holder who currently works in science communications , first noticed the @ piney_the Twitter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out this huge long thread about how they , as a woman of color in science , a professor , made a big change in their university by shutting down diversity , equity , and inclusion work , ” Harris , who is white , told The Daily Beast .
Harris wasn ’ t the only person to make note of the thread , in which @ piney_the claimed to have been “ successful in killing my dept ’ s woke statement on recent social unrest.
” The viral thread earned write-ups in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the efforts to derail an anti-racism statement .
Some academics were suspicious of the claims , coming from an anonymous professor at an unnamed university .
“ I did a little bit of poking around to see if there was any chance this was a real person , ” Harris recalled .
“ I ’ ve been on Twitter for a while and nothing about their account said anything to make me think this is a genuine account.
” Other Twitter users had raised similar concerns earlier this year .
@ piney_the was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ frequently tangled with the left online .
The account described a female opponent in explicit anatomical terms on at least one occasion , repeatedly railed against transgender people , and posted censored nude pictures of former Rep. Katie Hill .
Hill , a former California politician , resigned last year after those pictures were made public in an alleged revenge-pornography campaign .
After “ The Science Femme ” was accused of racism and “ attacking POC , ” the account user clapped back at his accusers by tweeting , “ You know I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right ?
Racist.
” Screenshots of posts from the account also show that the same user claimed to be “ an immigrant woman of color who grew up in poverty , sleeping on a dirt floor.
” ( Yeah , a white man definitely wrote that .
Hollywood has shown us for a century white writers ’ penchant for creating stereotypical origin stories for non-white characters . )
Eventually , people figured out that “ The Science Femme ” is probably a white guy posing as a woman of color for “ see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racist ” clout .
More from The Daily Beast : Other academics soon seized on the similarities between @ piney_the ’ s account and Craig Chapman ’ s , shortly before both accounts were deleted last week .
An internal email ( shared by department members and previously reported by local media ) from UNH chemistry chair Glen Miller suggests those fears were well-founded .
“ The fake twitter account was in fact set up and run by Craig , ” read the email , obtained by The Daily Beast .
“ There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Craig that ranged from unfortunate to hurtful to deeply offensive .
These statements do not represent me , nor the collegial , collaborative , accepting department in which I have had the privilege to work for the past 25 years .
Everyone is entitled to their opinion , of course , but when those opinions are dismissive or hurtful or harmful to others , it is not ok with me .
I reject those statements and their intent , wholeheartedly .
But even so , I do not reject Craig .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The letter went on to describe Chapman as “ embarrassed and overwhelmed and shell shocked .
He fears that this could be the end of his academic career .
I hope it is not and I told him so.
” Chapman would “ come clean ” and express remorse to colleagues soon , Miller wrote .
So Chapman—who may not be Mitchell Pritchett but definitely tells women at bars that he ’ s Ed Sheeran—has a lot of explaining to do .
The university released a statement to the Daily Beast saying the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was recently made aware of allegations on social media about a member of its faculty , ” a UNH spokesperson said .
“ We are deeply troubled by what we ’ ve learned so far and immediately launched an investigation .
The employee at the center of allegations on social media is on leave and not in the classroom .
In order to protect the integrity of the ongoing investigation , the university is unable to comment further.
” Caucasity : Even if there was a vaccine , they ’ d never take @ @

By now everyone has heard of the menacing virus that crossed oceans and created a global pandemic.
Oh nah, I’m not talking about COVID. This globe-spanning infection predates the coronavirus by a good 400 years or so. This apparently incurable disease is called “caucasity.” (In the U.S. they wanted to call it COVID-1619 but they figured there’d be trademark issues or whatever.)
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Well, a new strain of caucasity was recently discovered by scientists, and after it was studied and reverse engineered (I’m not sure if that’s a term that can be applied to viruses but stay with me), experts dubbed this new strain the “Dolezalavirus.”
White progressives are said to be most vulnerable to Dolezalavirus infection as the disease causes them to feel they just aren’t oppressed enough to be popular in their social circles so they just up and decide to be entire Black people. (See Jessica Krug and CV Vitolo-Haddad.) But recently, this very special strain of white hubris mixed with full spice cabinet-envy appears to have infected Craig Chapman, an assistant professor of chemistry at the University of New Hampshire, who happens to be a white man despite allegedly telling people online that he’s an immigrant woman of color who goes by “The Science Femme.”
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Chapman—who everyone keeps telling me is not Mitchell Pritchett from Modern Family, but he looks just like him—is being accused of using a non-white identity to...well...be white as fuck.
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From the Daily Beast:
Susanna Harris, a microbiology Ph.D. holder who currently works in science communications, first noticed the @piney_the Twitter account in July. “They put out this huge long thread about how they, as a woman of color in science, a professor, made a big change in their university by shutting down diversity, equity, and inclusion work,” Harris, who is white, told The Daily Beast. Harris wasn’t the only person to make note of the thread, in which @piney_the claimed to have been “successful in killing my dept’s woke statement on recent social unrest.” The viral thread earned write-ups in conservative publications like RedState, which lauded the efforts to derail an anti-racism statement. Some academics were suspicious of the claims, coming from an anonymous professor at an unnamed university. “I did a little bit of poking around to see if there was any chance this was a real person,” Harris recalled. “I’ve been on Twitter for a while and nothing about their account said anything to make me think this is a genuine account.” Other Twitter users had raised similar concerns earlier this year. @piney_the was an especially combative Twitter personality, who frequently tangled with the left online. The account described a female opponent in explicit anatomical terms on at least one occasion, repeatedly railed against transgender people, and posted censored nude pictures of former Rep. Katie Hill. Hill, a former California politician, resigned last year after those pictures were made public in an alleged revenge-pornography campaign.
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After “The Science Femme” was accused of racism and “attacking POC,” the account user clapped back at his accusers by tweeting, “You know I’m a woman of color, right? Racist.”
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Screenshots of posts from the account also show that the same user claimed to be “an immigrant woman of color who grew up in poverty, sleeping on a dirt floor.” (Yeah, a white man definitely wrote that. Hollywood has shown us for a century white writers’ penchant for creating stereotypical origin stories for non-white characters.)
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Eventually, people figured out that “The Science Femme” is probably a white guy posing as a woman of color for “see, I can’t possibly be racist” clout.
More from The Daily Beast:
Other academics soon seized on the similarities between @piney_the’s account and Craig Chapman’s, shortly before both accounts were deleted last week. An internal email (shared by department members and previously reported by local media) from UNH chemistry chair Glen Miller suggests those fears were well-founded. “The fake twitter account was in fact set up and run by Craig,” read the email, obtained by The Daily Beast. “There were a large number of things written by Craig that ranged from unfortunate to hurtful to deeply offensive. These statements do not represent me, nor the collegial, collaborative, accepting department in which I have had the privilege to work for the past 25 years. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, of course, but when those opinions are dismissive or hurtful or harmful to others, it is not ok with me. I reject those statements and their intent, wholeheartedly. But even so, I do not reject Craig. I am not giving up on Craig.” The letter went on to describe Chapman as “embarrassed and overwhelmed and shell shocked. He fears that this could be the end of his academic career. I hope it is not and I told him so.” Chapman would “come clean” and express remorse to colleagues soon, Miller wrote.
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So Chapman—who may not be Mitchell Pritchett but definitely tells women at bars that he’s Ed Sheeran—has a lot of explaining to do. The university released a statement to the Daily Beast saying the incident is under investigation.
“UNH was recently made aware of allegations on social media about a member of its faculty,” a UNH spokesperson said. “We are deeply troubled by what we’ve learned so far and immediately launched an investigation. The employee at the center of allegations on social media is on leave and not in the classroom. In order to protect the integrity of the ongoing investigation, the university is unable to comment further.”
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Caucasity: Even if there was a vaccine, they’d never take it.


theroot--2020-10-06--Keep Patio Dining Alive Through the Winter, and Feast Your Eyes on the Best Outdoor Heaters

With the pandemic still raging on in much of the United States , it stands to reason that we ’ ll continue socializing outdoors for much of the foreseeable future .
The NYT ’ s Wirecutter review team put the struggles currently facing reviewers as outdoor patio heater models sell out faster than we can write about them into perspective .
“ At this point , if you ’ re looking to make an immediate purchase for something to use in the coming months , you ’ re better off buying whatever ’ s available that fits your circumstances.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the best outdoor patio heaters that , at the time of publication , are still available for purchase , complete with the best information I could find about them compiled for easy reading and shopping alike .
Best for Restaurants Overall : This outdoor heater from Member ’ s Mark is designed for restaurants , so it ’ s sturdy and durable .
“ It puts off a good amount of heat and warms a good area around the heater .
You ’ ll be perfectly comfortable in your sweater while hanging out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one Sam ’ s Club reviewer .
She continues , “ I love the lighted drink table around it !
It ’ s very conducive to conversation during an outdoor party .
I would highly recommend this patio heater to anyone who enjoys being outside , even in the winter !
” Another promising review makes one thing clear : The “ lighted table is VIP club cool.
” This budget-friendly space heater is rated BestReview.Guides ’ top choice for outdoor heaters .
It ’ s budget-friendly , due to its low $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It can be used indoors and out , even in a greenhouse !
Featuring an extra-long cord , it heats quickly and is perfect for adding a little warmth into your outdoor socializing life .
This romantic backyard patio fire pit is perfect for romantic dates and hot chocolate moments with friends .
With a 4.5 amazon rating , reviewers are raving .
“ It took me approximately 30 minutes to put it together by myself and was pretty easy since the directions were straight forward to follow , ” one Amazon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used this fire pit table approximately 8-10 times and have been very happy with it.
” While most expensive , this pyramid outdoor heater is by far my favorite .
It ’ s the preferred style for restaurants sporting a classy sophisticated look .
It ’ s also safer than the mushroom top version of heaters .
The heat spreads across the entire length , rather than emitting from the highest point alone .
Most sought-after models are sold out , but this Oakmont is still available .
If you want a wall-mounted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like it will do the trick .
Electric with a carbon fiber tube as a heating element it saves energy by being efficient .
It works rapidly , boasting a 3 seconds warm-up period .
The Patio Boss heater is also more affordable then standing heaters , perfect for small spaces .

Chaya M Milchtein on Roundups, shared by Gabe Carey to The Root

After nearly two years of this thing, we’re still not nearing the end of the pandemic. Things might be better or worse, but they’re not over. It means that a lot of people are still keen to look after themselves and others, but the isolation is hard to deal with. It means that looking at making a nice outside space is more important than ever, but in the colder months, that’s a big ask.
Thankfully, there are a few ways to take the chill out of the air, and getting a decent outdoor heater is probably the most efficient way to make your outside space more comfortable. They can be a bit expensive though, so it always helps to know what you’re looking for, and also where to pick one up. So, we’ve gone through the options out there and picked out the best outdoor heaters for you.
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While not an ideal choice for home use, Frontgate’s commercial patio heater is an excellent choice for those with small businesses and outdoor dining areas. It kicks out an impressive 46,000 BTUs of heat thanks to a Piezo igniter system, and it manages it with stainless steel burners and a double mantle heating grid. Better yet, it’s currently on sale for $25 off, which isn’t the biggest saving in the world, but every little helps.
Here’s a great option for restaurants and other socially-distanced commercial spaces, if you need something sizable and seriously powerful. Frontgate’s commercial patio heater pumps out 46,000 BTUs of heat via a Piezo igniter system and uses stainless steel burners and a double mantle heating grid. It’s pricier than the Member’s Mark model but could be better suited for your space and needs.
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Providing a safe and warm bonfire experience, the Tacklife 28-inch outdoor fire table uses propane fuel to provide a stable and green burning fire. This product is also fashionable enough that when you cover the lid it can be converted into a casual outdoor dining table or coffee table. The bottom steel panels have a wicker look that is guaranteed to fit seamlessly with the rest of your outdoor furniture. It also comes with an automatic ignition device to control the fire while maintaining its satisfying temperature.
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If you’re after something smaller and easier to bring with you, then the Buyplus Portable Patio Heater is a surprisingly effective way to warm up. It comes with an 89" cord, it’s light, and it has multiple modes to allow you to get the right heating for the setting. It’s also easy to adjust, so you can have it aimed at whoever is feeling the cold most. Plus, you can currently save 10% on it by clipping the coupon before you add it to your cart.
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Nothing beats a rustic flair to our outdoor heating needs! This portable, small Terra Flame fireplace is great if you’re looking to soak in the ambience of a sunset on your patio deck. It’s 11" in diameter and over 5" in height. This product is hand-cast with organic concrete, and the bowl has a natural finish to look super southwest. It’s the perfect showstopper for when you invite friends for a socially distanced meal outdoors.
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The Briza Infrared Patio Heater - Electric Patio Heater is a great investment for your outdoor heating needs. This product can be easily mounted to the ceiling or wall of your patio just as well as it could be to its tripod stand. With carbon infrared technology, this heater produces infrared rays that are easily absorbed by surface areas, thus raising the ambient temperature. The tripod stands’ adjustable legs extend far out, providing a stable base that eliminates the need for sandbags. It also has three options for heat settings, including 900W, 1200W, and 1500W.
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Standing at 7'6" tall, this stylish propane gas heater is of commercial quality, radiating warmth from a ceramic-glass heating column with a 38,000 BTU output. This heater also comes with a built-in safety valve that will automatically shut off the fuel supply if the unit is tilted or tipped. Crafted with convenience in mind, this product includes wheels for easy transport and storage. While all required accessories are included in the box, be sure to purchase your own 20-pound propane tank and fuel in order for the item to be fully operational.
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It’s not just people that get cold when the weather drops, your pets are probably feeling it too. If you like to let your furry friends run around outside on their own as they please, then it’s a good idea to make sure they’ll stay toasty by grabbing this Akoma Dog House Heater. The heat output can be adjusted between 30°F and 1o0°F, and it’s got a smooth design and a heat shield to make sure they don’t hurt themselves.