theroot--2020-11-06--LeBron James, Isiah Thomas Among NBA Greats With Plenty to Say About the Presidential Election

Prior to the presidential election , NBA players were extremely vocal in stressing the importance of American citizens exercising their right to vote .
But of all the players in the league , there ’ s probably no one who ’ s been more committed to that goal than Lakers superstar LeBron James .
Not only did he launch More Than a Vote in June , a non profit organization that combats voter suppression and fights to preserve the voting rights of Black folks in America , but he was instrumental in eliminating $ 27 million in court fees so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to vote in the presidential election .
So if there ’ s anybody who ’ s gon na have plenty to say about how the presidential election is going , as we wait for Joe Biden to be named the 46th president of the United States , it ’ s King James .
And if you ’ ve been following him on Twitter , he hasn ’ t disappointed .
On Election Day , he called out voter suppression efforts in New York City : And as the battleground states of Georgia and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and turned blue , the four-time NBA champ has joined the rest of us in dancing on Trump ’ s bright orange corpse .
“ Let ’ s go !
!
!
!
!
” he tweeted on Friday .
“ Black voters came through ... again .
Be proud as hell but do not stop !
We must stay organized and keep working .
We just tipping off .
I promise you I ’ m here for y ’ all throughout !
” Out in Georgia , much has been said about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in order to register roughly 800,000 voters in time for the presidential election ( feel free to make her the new head of the DNC , Mr. Biden ; so she can do the same thing across the rest of the country ) , and NBA great Isiah Thomas is one of countless social media users who ’ ve made it a point to give Queen Abrams her flowers while she can still smell them .
“ Thank you @ staceyabrams for educating and inspiring all to participate and vote !
” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s victory becomes official—knock on wood—expect NBA Twitter to deliver plenty of memorable tweets and memes until Trump is officially booted out the front door on January 20 .

Prior to the presidential election, NBA players were extremely vocal in stressing the importance of American citizens exercising their right to vote. But of all the players in the league, there’s probably no one who’s been more committed to that goal than Lakers superstar LeBron James.
Not only did he launch More Than a Vote in June, a non profit organization that combats voter suppression and fights to preserve the voting rights of Black folks in America, but he was instrumental in eliminating $27 million in court fees so that felons in Florida would be eligible to vote in the presidential election.
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So if there’s anybody who’s gonna have plenty to say about how the presidential election is going, as we wait for Joe Biden to be named the 46th president of the United States, it’s King James. And if you’ve been following him on Twitter, he hasn’t disappointed.
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On Election Day, he called out voter suppression efforts in New York City:
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And as the battleground states of Georgia and Pennsylvania have apparently come to their senses and turned blue, the four-time NBA champ has joined the rest of us in dancing on Trump’s bright orange corpse.
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“Let’s go!!!!!” he tweeted on Friday. “Black voters came through...again. Be proud as hell but do not stop! We must stay organized and keep working. We just tipping off. I promise you I’m here for y’all throughout!”
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Out in Georgia, much has been said about the Herculean efforts that Stacey Abrams oversaw in order to register roughly 800,000 voters in time for the presidential election (feel free to make her the new head of the DNC, Mr. Biden; so she can do the same thing across the rest of the country), and NBA great Isiah Thomas is one of countless social media users who’ve made it a point to give Queen Abrams her flowers while she can still smell them.
“Thank you @staceyabrams for educating and inspiring all to participate and vote!” he tweeted on Friday.
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Once Biden’s victory becomes official—knock on wood—expect NBA Twitter to deliver plenty of memorable tweets and memes until Trump is officially booted out the front door on January 20.


theroot--2020-11-06--The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Things That Never Happened

Did anything interesting happen this week ?
This weekly column doesn ’ t focus on sports , so I ignored the letters about Black people doing something incredible in Wisconsin , Arizona , Pennsylvania and Georgia .
No one cares about the Packers , Falcons , Cardinals and the Steelers winning football games .
We don ’ t cover amateur sports , so I also disregarded all of those emails about the Electoral College .
I don ’ t even know which conference they ’ re in .
Yep , this week was pretty unremarkable .
But The Root pays @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , emails , tweets and DMs so I ’ ll try to find something .
I can ’ t promise anything , though .
Oh yeah , there was that election thing : Which , of course , made people mention the article that almost got me fired : I don ’ t know if this is the same person , or someone different but I also received a DM on the same subject : I then sent this person a link to the article and the Clapback Mailbag from that week with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : While I have definitely written and said some things on The Root that were controversial , I ’ ve never been “ suspended ” or “ took a break ” because of them .
In fact , I think I ’ ve taken one consecutive seven-day period off in the entire four-year span I ’ ve been at The Root .
But there ’ s something else I ’ d like to address : Stephen ?
How is Stephen your favorite writer ?
First of all , it ’ s a well-known @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spelled with a V. How is ph pronounced like that ?
It ’ s not even a thing !
Stephens who spell their names with “ pee-aytches ” are just showing off .
It ’ s bougie and presumptuous .
It ’ s light-skinned .
Secondly , how can you get mad at me about Hillary when Steve ( That ’ s right .
I called him a “ Steve ” ) bags on everybody all the time ?
Is it hilarious ?
Yes .
Is it informative ?
Yes .
But Steve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if you want to drag me , I suggest you get in line behind Stephen .
I suspect he is the one who wrote that DM because he ’ s just plain old mean .
I promised I would never reveal this but—fuck that , this is war—Stephen also hated Hillary .
He despises her .
He once told me that he bought a kitten , named it Hillary and then fed it to a pit bull just for laughs .
Then he strangled the pit bull .
But not before naming it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said it .
Write it down .
Stephen Crockett murders kittens and he killed MLK .
And you know what else he hates ?
Jesus .
And the flag .
And babies .
And when he goes to cookouts , he doesn ’ t bring anything—even ice .
Actually , that ’ s not true .
He secretly brings a family-size pack of raisins to barbecues and fish fries and dumps them in the potato salad and then refuses to fix a plate for the oldest woman there and reneges during the spades @ @ @ @ @ @ @ underbids a lot and will even steal your books if you ’ re not watching him .
I love the way he writes but do you know what else “ Stephen with a pee-aytch ” told me ?
“ I just love the comment section , ” he said .
“ Except for that The Dark One 508 .
They have shitty comments and they make me so mad.
” “ I think they makes some valid points , ” I told him .
“ But then again , I ’ m rarely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wouldn ’ t know .
How do you know they ’ re so terrible at commenting on things ?
” Because , ” he said .
“ I ’ ve read everything The Dark One writes .
And if I can ’ t find anything to hate on them about , I will search for something that never existed so I can shit on them.
” I told you he was a terrible person .
I received quite a few emails about this : You should read it again .
Aside from writing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden or the Democratic Party .
We don ’ t hate them ... ” the article did not characterize what Black people ( or white people ) think .
It talked about the things Black people do .
I understand how this can be confusing to a white person , so perhaps I could explain it with a story about my friend Tron and our military training .
When I was in high school , every child in South Carolina had to take physical education or sign up for the Junior Reserve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I didn ’ t mind PE , but Tron convinced me to sign up for JROTC with him during our freshman year .
The reason why I hated JROTC was because of Brian , a high school senior who had earned the rank of Lieutenant , putting him in charge of all ROTC .
Brian was also a dick .
He was unreasonably cruel and wielded his power like a baton .
He was so proud of his ROTC rank that he wore his uniform all the time .
I once saw him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me and Tron bagged on him hard , which made Brian hate me and Tron even more .
When Brian graduated , he became a cop .
He started lifting weights and most people thought he was on steroids because he blew up and became big and muscular .
Of course , people in our neighborhood started calling Brian “ Kindergarten Cop , ” because walked around like he was Arnold Schwarzenegger .
He actually embraced the name .
And , of course , he was still mean and cruel .
Even the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mostly Black , were scared of him .
Everyone was afraid of Brian—especially the dope boys—because he was known for making them “ give it up.
” Fresh-white-sneakered schoolboys gave it up to him .
Weathered Timberlanded thugs gave it up to Kindergarten Cop .
He instinctively knew who would tell where the nearby hiding spot for the crack was , who was holding it in their pockets and what to do to make them tell .
Violence and fumbling pat-down searches weren ’ t always needed .
Sometimes his reputation preceded him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would run up on a spot ( not necessarily a drug spot—anywhere Black people congregated ) and handcuff whoever they found while Kindergarten Cop sat watching from inside the car .
When everyone was on the ground , Kindergarten would exit the cruiser , inspect his “ lineup ” like a drill sergeant and just ask questions .
If someone didn ’ t comply , he would put his foot on the person ’ s face so that their head wouldn ’ t move , open the person ’ s jaws and shoot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the victim ’ s mouth .
Everyone knew he did this .
It was his thing .
Four years after our freshman year , Tron received the same rank as Brian , the first Black kid at our school to earn that rank .
He told me Brian would still come to the school and act like he was a JROTC god .
Tron graduated , earned a college ROTC scholarship went into the Army .
He was even in the 82nd Airborne Division , the motherfuckers who drop out of the sky @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t muscular or tall .
He was short , soft-spoken and shaped like a fire hydrant .
But he was a certified bad-ass .
One day , when I was home from college , Kindergarten Cop ’ s crew pulled up on my crew .
There were about four of us , sitting in the yard at Tron ’ s dad ’ s house , drinking beer .
Now , because this was a small town , everyone knew there wasn ’ t any kind of drug activity going on there .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so ... you know .
They handcuffed us .
They laid us on the dirt .
One of the cops opened the door for Kindergarten as if he was the president and the cop was the Secret Service .
I was glad to see Kindergarten because he knew all of us .
Even though we had beef , he knew we weren ’ t dope boys .
But he just stood there .
“ Fuck you , Brian , ” Tron yelled .
“ Yo punk ass knows all of us.
” It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slow motion .
I looked up at him as he put his foot on my jaw .
He didn ’ t press down but , as I type this , I can still feel that gritty dirt against my face .
“ Come on Brian , ” I pleaded , trying to humanize our connection and make him remember me .
I don ’ t know how it happened .
Maybe they teach it in Special Forces training .
Everyone claims Tron broke a pair of handcuffs with nothing but his strength .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ has grown , we were , in fact , bound with zip t ies .
In any case , I could only see Tron ’ s feet coming toward me .
Then I felt Kindergarten ’ s foot leave my face .
I mean , he whipped him bad .
Like he stole something .
Tron whipped that white boy like he was channeling the ancestors .
And you know what those Black cops did ?
Nothing .
They didn ’ t stop it .
They didn ’ t arrest us .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For weeks after that happened , I didn ’ t talk to my friends but we all assumed the cops would show up at our homes and arrest us .
One cop showed up at my house and asked me about it and I just recounted the story .
But in my story , there was an extra guy named Tom whom I had never met .
And , according to my story , Kindergarten Cop whipped that anonymous guy ’ s ass .
I would later find out that everyone there , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even Kindergarten Cop himself all told the same story of this unknown sixth guy who Kindergarten had beaten to a pulp with his bare hands .
That ’ s why the cops showed up again .
They were worried about a police brutality lawsuit so they never bothered us again .
But they never found the guy .
Kindergarten is still a cop .
But , to this day , if you ask any of the young people in my hometown about Kindergarten Cop , they will swear he is the nicest cop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he stopped being a dick .
How did we know to tell the same story ?
It wasn ’ t luck .
We didn ’ t collude with each other .
It wasn ’ t a collective mind meld nor was it because we all think alike .
It was because we know white people .
Chris , Tron ’ s beating didn ’ t change Kindergarten .
He is still the same , cruel , sadistic person he always was .
And I am not a maniac .
I can not speak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t have meetings and decide what to think or do .
We are neither “ koo koo for Cocoa Puffs ” or “ clinical egomaniacs.
” But every Black person understands white people .
We understand why they hail Confederate traitors as heroes .
We know why they say they loved Martin Luther King Jr. even though they hated him when he was alive .
It ’ s why white people hate Obama , why most white women organized a protest march after voting for Trump .
It ’ s why Trump won @ @ @ @ @ @ @ square .
It ’ s why Kindergarten Cop tiptoes around hoping no one will ever mention that story .
It ’ s why you would rather diagnose me as mentally ill instead of admitting that whiteness is a fragile , delicate veil that will eventually be destroyed .
Chris , I even understand why you felt compelled to write me .
You ’ d rather pretend it didn ’ t happen than admit that you got your ass kicked .
And finally , two other things happened this week that received similar replies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Daily Show .
Can any of you point to the sentence where I called Pete Buttigieg or all white people racist in the article or the interview ?
I ’ ll make you an offer you can ’ t refuse .
I will stop writing and talking about racism if you help Black people achieve equality .
I know it seems like a lopsided offer , but instead of providing Black Americans with a yearlong mindset change , funding a work ethic-otomy or providing “ role models , ” as Pete Buttigieg insists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ create equality .
Give us the shit you have .
Provide us access to the same privilege and opportunity that white America has and I ’ ll stop bellyaching about white supremacy .
In fact , you don ’ t have to give us anything .
Just hand back all our tax dollars you stole and funded whites-only schools , universities and public projects from 1860-1955 .
Make up the gap in pay between Black workers who have the same education and experience as higher-paid white workers .
Let us take advantage of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that get mediocre white kids into Ivy League institutions .
Repay the wealth you stole from slaves , the mortgages you stole from Black veterans and the land you took from Black farmers .
Equalize housing values and rewind redlining .
Decrease our prison sentences by 20 percent and refund the bail money , the lawyers ’ fees and the lost wages mass incarceration is responsible for .
Hire us at the jobs you gave to less-qualified white people .
Undead the sons and daughters you killed .
Resurrect the uncles and grandfathers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the women you raped .
We also want you to reverse the auto loan payments you gave us at higher interest rates .
Now do it for mortgages .
Now car insurance .
Now life insurance .
Now health insurance .
Five seconds after you do all that , I promise I will shut the fuck up .
And , even though Chris may object , I promise you : on this one , I ’ m speaking for all Black people .

Did anything interesting happen this week?
This weekly column doesn’t focus on sports, so I ignored the letters about Black people doing something incredible in Wisconsin, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Georgia. No one cares about the Packers, Falcons, Cardinals and the Steelers winning football games. We don’t cover amateur sports, so I also disregarded all of those emails about the Electoral College. I don’t even know which conference they’re in.
Yep, this week was pretty unremarkable. But The Root pays me to reply to readers’ comments, emails, tweets and DMs so I’ll try to find something.
I can’t promise anything, though.
Oh yeah, there was that election thing:
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Which, of course, made people mention the article that almost got me fired:
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I’m Not With Her Because I’m Petty Most of my friends who grew up in the South have a story about the time their mothers sent them out Read more
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I don’t know if this is the same person, or someone different but I also received a DM on the same subject:
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I then sent this person a link to the article and the Clapback Mailbag from that week with my response. They DMed me back:
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Dear Dark One and D1:
While I have definitely written and said some things on The Root that were controversial, I’ve never been “suspended” or “took a break” because of them. In fact, I think I’ve taken one consecutive seven-day period off in the entire four-year span I’ve been at The Root.
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But there’s something else I’d like to address:
Stephen? How is Stephen your favorite writer?
First of all, it’s a well-known fact that Stephen is supposed to be spelled with a V. How is ph pronounced like that? It’s not even a thing! Stephens who spell their names with “pee-aytches” are just showing off. It’s bougie and presumptuous. It’s light-skinned.
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Secondly, how can you get mad at me about Hillary when Steve (That’s right. I called him a “Steve”) bags on everybody all the time? Is it hilarious? Yes. Is it informative? Yes. But Steve will roast anybody. In fact, if you want to drag me, I suggest you get in line behind Stephen. I suspect he is the one who wrote that DM because he’s just plain old mean.
I promised I would never reveal this but—fuck that, this is war—Stephen also hated Hillary. He despises her. He once told me that he bought a kitten, named it Hillary and then fed it to a pit bull just for laughs. Then he strangled the pit bull. But not before naming it Martin Luther King Jr.
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Yep, I said it. Write it down. Stephen Crockett murders kittens and he killed MLK.
And you know what else he hates? Jesus. And the flag. And babies. And when he goes to cookouts, he doesn’t bring anything—even ice. Actually, that’s not true. He secretly brings a family-size pack of raisins to barbecues and fish fries and dumps them in the potato salad and then refuses to fix a plate for the oldest woman there and reneges during the spades game but no one cares because he underbids a lot and will even steal your books if you’re not watching him.
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But he’s your favorite, huh?
It figures.
He’s mine, too.
I love the way he writes but do you know what else “Stephen with a pee-aytch” told me?
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“I just love the comment section,” he said. “Except for that The Dark One 508. They have shitty comments and they make me so mad.”
“I think they makes some valid points,” I told him. “But then again, I’m rarely in the comment section, so I wouldn’t know. How do you know they’re so terrible at commenting on things?”
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Because,” he said. “I’ve read everything The Dark One writes. And if I can’t find anything to hate on them about, I will search for something that never existed so I can shit on them.”
I told you he was a terrible person.
I received quite a few emails about this:
From: Chris
To: Michael Harriot Your entire schtick is just strange and egomaniacal. It’s really vain and arrogant to feel as if you can speak for an entire census group of people. “We think this,” “We think that.” When anyone on social media – me you or whoever – posts something, we speak for ourselves and only ourselves. Not for our family. Not for the place where we live. Not for. people who have the same skin color. To think otherwise, someone (you) would have to be really koo koo for Cocoa Puffs and a clinical egomaniac.
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Dear Chris,
You should read it again.
Aside from writing: “Black people do not love Joe Biden or the Democratic Party. We don’t hate them...” the article did not characterize what Black people (or white people) think. It talked about the things Black people do. I understand how this can be confusing to a white person, so perhaps I could explain it with a story about my friend Tron and our military training.
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When I was in high school, every child in South Carolina had to take physical education or sign up for the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC). I didn’t mind PE, but Tron convinced me to sign up for JROTC with him during our freshman year.
I only lasted a semester.
The reason why I hated JROTC was because of Brian, a high school senior who had earned the rank of Lieutenant, putting him in charge of all ROTC. Brian was also a dick. He was unreasonably cruel and wielded his power like a baton. He was so proud of his ROTC rank that he wore his uniform all the time. I once saw him at the mall with it on and me and Tron bagged on him hard, which made Brian hate me and Tron even more.
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When Brian graduated, he became a cop. He started lifting weights and most people thought he was on steroids because he blew up and became big and muscular. Of course, people in our neighborhood started calling Brian “Kindergarten Cop,” because walked around like he was Arnold Schwarzenegger. He actually embraced the name.
And, of course, he was still mean and cruel. Even the officers on the force, which were mostly Black, were scared of him. Everyone was afraid of Brian—especially the dope boys—because he was known for making them “give it up.”
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Fresh-white-sneakered schoolboys gave it up to him. Weathered Timberlanded thugs gave it up to Kindergarten Cop. He instinctively knew who would tell where the nearby hiding spot for the crack was, who was holding it in their pockets and what to do to make them tell. Violence and fumbling pat-down searches weren’t always needed. Sometimes his reputation preceded him, and other times, the cops would run up on a spot (not necessarily a drug spot—anywhere Black people congregated) and handcuff whoever they found while Kindergarten Cop sat watching from inside the car.
When everyone was on the ground, Kindergarten would exit the cruiser, inspect his “lineup” like a drill sergeant and just ask questions. If someone didn’t comply, he would put his foot on the person’s face so that their head wouldn’t move, open the person’s jaws and shoot a shot of pepper spray directly in the victim’s mouth.
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Everyone knew he did this. It was his thing.
Four years after our freshman year, Tron received the same rank as Brian, the first Black kid at our school to earn that rank. He told me Brian would still come to the school and act like he was a JROTC god. Tron graduated, earned a college ROTC scholarship went into the Army. He was even in the 82nd Airborne Division, the motherfuckers who drop out of the sky and kill people. Tron wasn’t muscular or tall. He was short, soft-spoken and shaped like a fire hydrant. But he was a certified bad-ass.
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One day, when I was home from college, Kindergarten Cop’s crew pulled up on my crew. There were about four of us, sitting in the yard at Tron’s dad’s house, drinking beer. Now, because this was a small town, everyone knew there wasn’t any kind of drug activity going on there. But there were five niggas sitting outside, so...you know.
They handcuffed us. They laid us on the dirt. One of the cops opened the door for Kindergarten as if he was the president and the cop was the Secret Service. I was glad to see Kindergarten because he knew all of us. Even though we had beef, he knew we weren’t dope boys. But he just stood there.
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“Fuck you, Brian,” Tron yelled. “Yo punk ass knows all of us.”
It seems like he walked toward me in slow motion. I looked up at him as he put his foot on my jaw. He didn’t press down but, as I type this, I can still feel that gritty dirt against my face.
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“Come on Brian,” I pleaded, trying to humanize our connection and make him remember me.
I don’t know how it happened. Maybe they teach it in Special Forces training. Everyone claims Tron broke a pair of handcuffs with nothing but his strength. But, contrary to the legend that has grown, we were, in fact, bound with zip t ies. In any case, I could only see Tron’s feet coming toward me. Then I felt Kindergarten’s foot leave my face.
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Y’all...Tron whipped Kindergarten’s ass in that yard.
I mean, he whipped him bad. Like he stole something. Tron whipped that white boy like he was channeling the ancestors. And you know what those Black cops did?
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Nothing. They didn’t stop it. They didn’t arrest us. They got in a car and left.
For weeks after that happened, I didn’t talk to my friends but we all assumed the cops would show up at our homes and arrest us. One cop showed up at my house and asked me about it and I just recounted the story. But in my story, there was an extra guy named Tom whom I had never met. And, according to my story, Kindergarten Cop whipped that anonymous guy’s ass.
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I would later find out that everyone there, the Black cops, my friends and even Kindergarten Cop himself all told the same story of this unknown sixth guy who Kindergarten had beaten to a pulp with his bare hands. That’s why the cops showed up again. They were worried about a police brutality lawsuit so they never bothered us again. But they never found the guy.
Kindergarten is still a cop. But, to this day, if you ask any of the young people in my hometown about Kindergarten Cop, they will swear he is the nicest cop in town. After that beating, he stopped being a dick.
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How did we know to tell the same story?
It wasn’t luck. We didn’t collude with each other. It wasn’t a collective mind meld nor was it because we all think alike. It was because we know white people.
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Chris, Tron’s beating didn’t change Kindergarten. He is still the same, cruel, sadistic person he always was. And I am not a maniac. I cannot speak for Black people. We don’t have meetings and decide what to think or do. We are neither “koo koo for Cocoa Puffs” or “clinical egomaniacs.” But every Black person understands white people.
We understand why they hail Confederate traitors as heroes. We know why they say they loved Martin Luther King Jr. even though they hated him when he was alive. It’s why white people hate Obama, why most white women organized a protest march after voting for Trump. It’s why Trump won’t admit he lost fair and square. It’s why Kindergarten Cop tiptoes around hoping no one will ever mention that story. It’s why you would rather diagnose me as mentally ill instead of admitting that whiteness is a fragile, delicate veil that will eventually be destroyed.
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Chris, I even understand why you felt compelled to write me.
You’d rather pretend it didn’t happen than admit that you got your ass kicked.
And finally, two other things happened this week that received similar replies.
I was a guest on the Daily Show.
And wrote this article:
From: Sabrina
To: Michael Harriot Wah, wah wah. America hates black people. Instead of whining, and calling everyone a racist, you should be trying to change blacks mindset. If you could get them to care about education making a honest living and tking care of their families instead of whos racist, you wouldn’t have to worry about whether we hate you or not. Pete Buttigeg tried to say this but you called him racist because that’s your only move. If all white people are racist but are all black people whiners?
From: Aaron
To: Michael Harriot Meh, america doesn’t really gaf about anything but money.
From: James
To: Michael Harriot I saw you on the Daily Show talking about white people whiteing. Was that supposed to be a joke? Maybe niggas would be further if black people stopped blacking insted of blaming all the white people. Its tiresom and holds you from true equality instead of victimhood
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Dear Brian, Sabrina, and James:
Can any of you point to the sentence where I called Pete Buttigieg or all white people racist in the article or the interview?
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I’ll make you an offer you can’t refuse.
I will stop writing and talking about racism if you help Black people achieve equality. I know it seems like a lopsided offer, but instead of providing Black Americans with a yearlong mindset change, funding a work ethic-otomy or providing “role models,” as Pete Buttigieg insists, I have an easier way to create equality.
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Give us the shit you have.
Provide us access to the same privilege and opportunity that white America has and I’ll stop bellyaching about white supremacy.
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In fact, you don’t have to give us anything. Just hand back all our tax dollars you stole and funded whites-only schools, universities and public projects from 1860-1955. Make up the gap in pay between Black workers who have the same education and experience as higher-paid white workers. Let us take advantage of the “family and friends” loopholes that get mediocre white kids into Ivy League institutions.
Repay the wealth you stole from slaves, the mortgages you stole from Black veterans and the land you took from Black farmers. Equalize housing values and rewind redlining. Decrease our prison sentences by 20 percent and refund the bail money, the lawyers’ fees and the lost wages mass incarceration is responsible for. Hire us at the jobs you gave to less-qualified white people.
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Undead the sons and daughters you killed. Resurrect the uncles and grandfathers you lynched. Give back the dignity of the women you raped. We also want you to reverse the auto loan payments you gave us at higher interest rates. Now do it for mortgages. Now car insurance. Now life insurance. Now health insurance.
Five seconds after you do all that, I promise I will shut the fuck up.
And, even though Chris may object, I promise you: on this one, I’m speaking for all Black people.


theroot--2020-11-06--It's Been the Longest Week Ever...So Let's Spend Time With Our Favorite Beyoncé-Clad Boomers

To say this week has been both anxiety-ridden and anticlimactic would be an understatement .
After weeks of bracing ourselves for exactly the protracted outcome we have been painfully enduring since Tuesday , even with triumph likely in sight , what ’ s still painful is the confirmation that , in spite of all its well-meaning platitudes , promises , and performative black boxes , America is exactly what we thought it was .
Nevertheless , we showed up .
We participated .
We rallied .
We voted .
We waited .
We ’ re praying .
And we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if we take a break for a little levity to close this very heavy week , as well giving a nod of much due respect to our elders—and to Georgia , which is clearly the gift that keeps on giving .
Like Georgia ( fingers crossed ) , Beyoncé ’ s Ivy Park changed colors this season , and with it came a new round of portraits from photographer Eric Hart Jr. , of his grandparents , Vickie and Junior .
We first encountered Hart and his grandparents in early May , when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tisch School of the Arts dressed Vickie and Junior in some of his favorite Ivy Park swag and photographed them at home in his native Macon , Ga. while quarantining .
“ It really wasn ’ t planned out that much , ” he told us at the time .
“ I knew I wanted them to match and I just happened to have the Ivy Park gear , so I thought it would be incredibly dope of them to wear it.
” The photographs rightfully went viral—and apparently made their way back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Park , since Drip 2 , one of the coveted Ivy Park garment trunks arrived on Hart ’ s doorstep .
( Excuse us while we gag with envy . )
Even though Beyoncé ’ s newest drop came boxed with its own scenic backdrop , for the Hart family , another at-home photoshoot ensued .
What ’ s more ?
In the months since we first reported on his ingenuity , Hart ’ s career has blossomed , though he ’ s not due to graduate until 2022 .
Emailing with an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that in the months since , he ’ s shot Flo Milli for Rolling Stone , was commissioned to shoot for Samsung , and has had work displayed in a Sprite commercial .
In September , he was named one of Men ’ s Health ’ s “ 20-year-old Mavericks Changing America ” in 2020 , so honored for his creative exploration of the evolution of Black masculinity .
Since we know Bey has also been in the business of boosting up-and-coming photographers , it ’ s exciting that she ’ s taking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as well ( and both the photographer and his grandparents made Ivy Park ’ s social media feed ) .
Of course , we were harboring distant hopes of our own Drip delivery ( as if ) , but Hart ’ s family is in grand company ; Kerry Washington , Janet Mock , Marsai Martin , Lala Milan , Kehlani , and , of course protégés Chloe x Halle were all among those showing off their Ivy Park swag this week—as were several of the Hive ’ s most devoted members , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would ’ ve loved the happy distraction of a new pandemic-friendly athleisure wardrobe , you know what gift would really mean the most , right about now ?

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

To say this week has been both anxiety-ridden and anticlimactic would be an understatement. After weeks of bracing ourselves for exactly the protracted outcome we have been painfully enduring since Tuesday, even with triumph likely in sight, what’s still painful is the confirmation that, in spite of all its well-meaning platitudes, promises, and performative black boxes, America is exactly what we thought it was. Nevertheless, we showed up. We participated. We rallied. We voted. We waited. We’re praying. And we’re ready.
So, excuse us if we take a break for a little levity to close this very heavy week, as well giving a nod of much due respect to our elders—and to Georgia, which is clearly the gift that keeps on giving. Like Georgia (fingers crossed), Beyoncé’s Ivy Park changed colors this season, and with it came a new round of portraits from photographer Eric Hart Jr., of his grandparents, Vickie and Junior.
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We first encountered Hart and his grandparents in early May, when the 20-year-old student of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts dressed Vickie and Junior in some of his favorite Ivy Park swag and photographed them at home in his native Macon, Ga. while quarantining.
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“It really wasn’t planned out that much,” he told us at the time. “I knew I wanted them to match and I just happened to have the Ivy Park gear, so I thought it would be incredibly dope of them to wear it.”
The photographs rightfully went viral—and apparently made their way back to Beyoncé and the team at Ivy Park, since Drip 2, one of the coveted Ivy Park garment trunks arrived on Hart’s doorstep. (Excuse us while we gag with envy.) Even though Beyoncé’s newest drop came boxed with its own scenic backdrop, for the Hart family, another at-home photoshoot ensued.
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What’s more? In the months since we first reported on his ingenuity, Hart’s career has blossomed, though he’s not due to graduate until 2022. Emailing with an update on his progress, he revealed that in the months since, he’s shot Flo Milli for Rolling Stone, was commissioned to shoot for Samsung, and has had work displayed in a Sprite commercial. In September, he was named one of Men’s Health’s “20-year-old Mavericks Changing America” in 2020, so honored for his creative exploration of the evolution of Black masculinity. Since we know Bey has also been in the business of boosting up-and-coming photographers, it’s exciting that she’s taking notice of Hart’s rising career as well (and both the photographer and his grandparents made Ivy Park’s social media feed).
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Of course, we were harboring distant hopes of our own Drip delivery (as if), but Hart’s family is in grand company; Kerry Washington, Janet Mock, Marsai Martin, Lala Milan, Kehlani, and, of course protégés Chloe x Halle were all among those showing off their Ivy Park swag this week—as were several of the Hive’s most devoted members, according to PopSugar. But while we would’ve loved the happy distraction of a new pandemic-friendly athleisure wardrobe, you know what gift would really mean the most, right about now?
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A new president.


theroot--2020-11-06--The 10 Best Deals of November 6, 2020

The 10 Best Deals of November 6, 2020

It ’ s November 6 , and we at Kinja Deals are bringing you the top 10 deals of the day .
Get started on that health kick and snack on a KIND Bar Mega-Pack .
Perfect your winter wardrobe with a virtual trip to JACHS NY , and save 65 % on layered clothing .
Then get ready for your next Zoom party with Philips Hue Lights .
If you ’ re still craving more deals , take a look at Friday ’ s best deals overall .
In our reader-sourced list of the best mattresses to buy earlier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sleep Pod was listed third for its “ ability to cool/heat the bed throughout the night.
” With the help of a free app for Android and iOS , the Pod is a smart mattress which brings two-zone temperature control straight to your bed so you and your partner can stay cozy all night long without fighting over the sheets .
Built-in sleep tracking lets you know the quality of your sleep and how long each stage lasted , as well as the total number of hours spent catching Z ’ s throughout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ step up from the Pod , and the more popular option , according to Eight Sleep , adds an adaptive room climate and weather response option , health and HRV monitoring , GentleRise wake-up technology , and a more comfortable integrated topper that makes it an inch thicker .
Lastly , the newer Pod Pro Max appends an additional layer of cushion .
All three Pod mattresses are $ 350 off on the Eight Sleep website using the promo code KINJA350 .
Additionally , Kinja Deals readers can save 20 % on all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and entering it while checking out with the Sleep Pod Cover we recently praised in your cart shaves $ 250 off your sum total .
Get ready to get comfy and treat yourself today .
This deal was originally published by Gabe Carey .
I only lived on the east coast for about six months , and none of it was in the winter , so I can ’ t really relate to needing layers in the winter , but I do know what it ’ s like to be in Boston @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ d never make that mistake again , and neither should you , so if you ’ re living somewhere chilly , it ’ s good to bundle up .
Right now , JACHS NY is giving Kinja readers 65 % off select layering essentials using the promo code KINJA65 .
If you ’ re in need of a solid jacket , the Khaki Stretch Corduroy Sherpa Jacket should keep you nice and cozy , and that code will bring the price down from $ 145 to about $ 50 .
You could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jacket for $ 70 if you ’ re leaning into the lumberjack look with your quarantine beard .
For something a little more snug , the Blue Cable Knit Crewneck Sweater is down to $ 45 .
If you really need to stay warm , the Blue and Grey Sherpa Lined Parka is down to a little over $ 60 .
I ’ m partial to this Cream Aztec Wool Blend Shirt , though , which is down to $ 70 .
I ’ m just one moderately stylish dude , though , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if there ’ s anything that catches your eye .
This deal was originally published by Jordan McMahon .
Although I suck majorly at it , Ticket to Ride is one of my favorite board games .
I can ’ t get enough of the backdrop of the American industry ’ s rail-fueled beginnings .
Players are tasked with commissioning new routes all across the land and securing lucrative lines before their opponents .
I still affirm the reason I can ’ t get better is because I have no one to actually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ll take that excuse to the grave .
But I won ’ t be able to keep that up much longer with this deal on the latest edition taking it down to $ 30 ( 45 % off ) .
This is the base board game as you ’ ve always known it , but a new Alexa integration teaches you to play .
She ’ ll even step to the table and put your new wits to the test , so grab yourself a copy and an Echo if you need to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is part of a larger one-day sale at Amazon where classic board games like Catan , Pandemic , and Carcassone—plus tons of Ticket To Ride expansions—are all up to 40 % off .
It ’ s the perfect opportunity to stock up for game night .
This deal was originally published by Quentyn Kennemer .
It took me over 40 hours playing Final Fantasy VII Remake—or Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 1 I should say—to finally reach the end credits .
That ’ s because , unlike the original , Final Fantasy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , extended cutscenes , dart throwing , and at one point even a dance-off .
For $ 25 , or 58 % off the list price , starting today you can embark on an old adventure in a fresh new coat of paint starring familiar faces including Cloud Strife , Tifa Lockhart , Barret Wallace , the mystical Aerith Gainsborough , and , of course , the brooding antagonist of the story , Sephiroth .
Let me tell you , to have extended the first five hours of a two-decade-old game into almost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
To have done it well is just short of a miracle .
No matter what the haters tell you , Final Fantasy VII Remake is good , actually .
Get to the end of chapter 9 and tell me I ’ m wrong .
While it ’ s fair to say those who never experienced the original won ’ t understand certain plot elements , neither will those who never played a PSP game from 2008 .
Go in with an open mind and you ’ ll enjoy it for what it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an influential JRPG that , while incomplete , is a hell of a lot of fun to play .
Now , Tifa > Aerith thank you very much .
This deal was originally published by Gabe Carey .
With news that we may not see many significant updates for the galactic dogfighting game Star Wars : Squadrons , we don ’ t blame you if you ’ ve been holding out for a discount .
With a fun multiplayer but short campaign , the game is already appropriately priced at $ 40 out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ falls another $ 25 on PS4 and Xbox One .
You ’ ll get a digital code redeemable on the PlayStation Store or Microsoft Store , respectively .
Like the PC version , PS4 and Xbox One players get the best immersion possible with support HOTAS flight sticks , though VR functionality is exclusive to PlayStation .
The entire game is playable from the perspective of an aerial cockpit .
Stap in and take off at your earliest convenience .
This deal was originally posted by Quentyn Kennemer .
If you like your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Philips .
You can easily pair them through Bluetooth with Google Assist or iOS so you can dim them , change the colors , and turn them on and off with a tap of your finger !
If you have a smart plug , you can pair these to Alexa to enable voice control .
Plus they ’ re only $ 99 .
We love to see it .
This deal was originally published by Ignacia Fulcher .
There ’ s a good chance you know someone who has a pair of AirPods @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a part of the group .
Thanks to Prime Day , there ’ s a good chance you can be .
At $ 99 , Apple ’ s AirPods with Wired Charging Case are the lowest they ’ ve ever been .
Especially if 2020 is the year you are upgrading to the newest iPhone 12 line , these will perfectly compliment the device , with its touch controls and sensors that pause tracks when you take an AirPod out .
This deal was originally published by Daryl Baxter .
When I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with The Body Shop .
Their perfume , lotions , body scrubs , all of it .
I was glad to see it make an appearance in American with a handful of stores .
When it hit Ulta I was ecstatic , this great brand was now easy to access for everyone in the States .
Until November 21 buy any 2 items from the brand and get one free .
If you don ’ t know where to start as there are 120 products to select from anything from the tea tree @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oil Blemish Fade Night Lotion ( $ 20 ) is absolutely wonderful if you ’ re prone to breakouts , irritation , or even redness .
This will soothe your face overnight and help control angry skin .
The Body Shop is known for its Body Butters , of which there are many .
There is absolutely a scent for everyone .
My go-to from day one has been the Mango Body Butter ( $ 21 ) .
This does wonders on dry patches and smells brilliant .
With winter well on its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Free shipping on all orders over $ 35 .
This deal was originally published by Sheilah Villari .
At Amazon , a Sony TV that debuted at $ 1,500 just months ago is now down to $ 948 .
Best Buy has it for another $ 2 if you prefer ordering there .
This 4K TV features all the usual Sony buzzwords to indicate it ’ s up to snuff , including HDR , MotionFlow for improved refresh rates to cut down on ghosting and blur in fast scenes , and the ever-capable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ picture across Sony ’ s range .
It has Android TV with Google Assistant support , too .
This deal was originally published by Quentyn Kennemer .
Granola bars or breakfast bars are fast and convenient ways to start your engines in the morning or give you that afternoon pick-me-up .
KIND is definitely one of the best brands in that definitely in quality and certainly in packaging .
Their boxes always stand out and there ’ s a flavor for everyone .
Today grab 60 , 72 , or 80 bars in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 29 pick which packs suit your taste buds and get up to 8 boxes of tasty treats .
The options are a 60-pack of Maple Glazed Pecan and Sea Salt Bars if a little sweet and a little salty is your vibe .
I really like these ones personally .
So you ’ ll receive 6 boxes to satisfy your sweet and savory cravings .
There ’ s a 72-pack of pressed Mango Apple Chia Bar if you ’ re looking to get your daily fruit intake in a very convenient way .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bars for those with a sweet tooth .
Actually , the 80-pack mini Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate and an 80-pack mini of Chewy Dark Chocolate Oat bars do that too .
No matter which you choose these bars are the perfect on-the-go booster .
Throw one in your gym bag , hiking pack , or even just your purse .
Each is individually wrapped so sharing is an option also .
If you ’ ve read a few of our pieces on MorningSave before and you like what you ’ ve seen they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get free shipping on all of your orders no matter how many .
Otherwise , it ’ s a flat rate of $ 8 .
This deal was originally published by Sheilah Villari .

Juliana Clark on Kinja Deals, shared by Gabe Carey to The Root

Friday’s Best Deals | Kinja Deals
It’s November 6, and we at Kinja Deals are bringing you the top 10 deals of the day. Get started on that health kick and snack on a KIND Bar Mega-Pack. Perfect your winter wardrobe with a virtual trip to JACHS NY, and save 65% on layered clothing. Then get ready for your next Zoom party with Philips Hue Lights.
If you’re still craving more deals, take a look at Friday’s best deals overall.
#1: eight sleep pod smart mattresses
In our reader-sourced list of the best mattresses to buy earlier this year, the 11-inch thick Eight Sleep Pod was listed third for its “ability to cool/heat the bed throughout the night.” With the help of a free app for Android and iOS, the Pod is a smart mattress which brings two-zone temperature control straight to your bed so you and your partner can stay cozy all night long without fighting over the sheets. Built-in sleep tracking lets you know the quality of your sleep and how long each stage lasted, as well as the total number of hours spent catching Z’s throughout the night.
Pod Pro, a step up from the Pod, and the more popular option, according to Eight Sleep, adds an adaptive room climate and weather response option, health and HRV monitoring, GentleRise wake-up technology, and a more comfortable integrated topper that makes it an inch thicker. Lastly, the newer Pod Pro Max appends an additional layer of cushion. All three Pod mattresses are $350 off on the Eight Sleep website using the promo code KINJA350. Additionally, Kinja Deals readers can save 20% on all Sleep Pod accessories with the same coupon, and entering it while checking out with the Sleep Pod Cover we recently praised in your cart shaves $250 off your sum total.
Get ready to get comfy and treat yourself today.
This deal was originally published by Gabe Carey.
#2: jachs ny layer clothing
I only lived on the east coast for about six months, and none of it was in the winter, so I can’t really relate to needing layers in the winter, but I do know what it’s like to be in Boston in February without any layers. I’d never make that mistake again, and neither should you, so if you’re living somewhere chilly, it’s good to bundle up. Right now, JACHS NY is giving Kinja readers 65% off select layering essentials using the promo code KINJA65.
If you’re in need of a solid jacket, the Khaki Stretch Corduroy Sherpa Jacket should keep you nice and cozy, and that code will bring the price down from $145 to about $50. You could also get the Red Buffalo Plaid Wool jacket for $70 if you’re leaning into the lumberjack look with your quarantine beard. For something a little more snug, the Blue Cable Knit Crewneck Sweater is down to $45. If you really need to stay warm, the Blue and Grey Sherpa Lined Parka is down to a little over $60. I’m partial to this Cream Aztec Wool Blend Shirt, though, which is down to $70.
I’m just one moderately stylish dude, though, so take a peek yourself and see if there’s anything that catches your eye.
This deal was originally published by Jordan McMahon.
#3: Board game gold box
Although I suck majorly at it, Ticket to Ride is one of my favorite board games. I can’t get enough of the backdrop of the American industry’s rail-fueled beginnings. Players are tasked with commissioning new routes all across the land and securing lucrative lines before their opponents.
I still affirm the reason I can’t get better is because I have no one to actually practice against, and dammit I’ll take that excuse to the grave. But I won’t be able to keep that up much longer with this deal on the latest edition taking it down to $30 (45% off). This is the base board game as you’ve always known it, but a new Alexa integration teaches you to play. She’ll even step to the table and put your new wits to the test, so grab yourself a copy and an Echo if you need to brush up.
By the way, this is part of a larger one-day sale at Amazon where classic board games like Catan, Pandemic, and Carcassone—plus tons of Ticket To Ride expansions—are all up to 40% off. It’s the perfect opportunity to stock up for game night.
This deal was originally published by Quentyn Kennemer.
#4: final fantasy vii remake
It took me over 40 hours playing Final Fantasy VII Remake—or Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 1 I should say—to finally reach the end credits. That’s because, unlike the original, Final Fantasy VII Remake is brimming with side quests, extended cutscenes, dart throwing, and at one point even a dance-off. For $25, or 58% off the list price, starting today you can embark on an old adventure in a fresh new coat of paint starring familiar faces including Cloud Strife, Tifa Lockhart, Barret Wallace, the mystical Aerith Gainsborough, and, of course, the brooding antagonist of the story, Sephiroth.
Let me tell you, to have extended the first five hours of a two-decade-old game into almost 30 at the minimum is a feat. To have done it well is just short of a miracle. No matter what the haters tell you, Final Fantasy VII Remake is good, actually. Get to the end of chapter 9 and tell me I’m wrong. While it’s fair to say those who never experienced the original won’t understand certain plot elements, neither will those who never played a PSP game from 2008.
Go in with an open mind and you’ll enjoy it for what it is: a gorgeous modern rendition of an influential JRPG that, while incomplete, is a hell of a lot of fun to play. Now, Tifa > Aerith thank you very much.
This deal was originally published by Gabe Carey.
#5: star wars: squadrons
With news that we may not see many significant updates for the galactic dogfighting game Star Wars: Squadrons, we don’t blame you if you’ve been holding out for a discount. With a fun multiplayer but short campaign, the game is already appropriately priced at $40 out of the lightyear gate, but it falls another $25 on PS4 and Xbox One. You’ll get a digital code redeemable on the PlayStation Store or Microsoft Store, respectively.
Like the PC version, PS4 and Xbox One players get the best immersion possible with support HOTAS flight sticks, though VR functionality is exclusive to PlayStation. The entire game is playable from the perspective of an aerial cockpit. Stap in and take off at your earliest convenience.
This deal was originally posted by Quentyn Kennemer.
#6: phillips Hue Smart Lights
If you like your lightbulbs smart, check out these from Philips. You can easily pair them through Bluetooth with Google Assist or iOS so you can dim them, change the colors, and turn them on and off with a tap of your finger! If you have a smart plug, you can pair these to Alexa to enable voice control. Plus they’re only $99. We love to see it.
This deal was originally published by Ignacia Fulcher.
#7: AIRPODS 2
There’s a good chance you know someone who has a pair of AirPods, and you have been wanting to be a part of the group. Thanks to Prime Day, there’s a good chance you can be.
At $99, Apple’s AirPods with Wired Charging Case are the lowest they’ve ever been. Especially if 2020 is the year you are upgrading to the newest iPhone 12 line, these will perfectly compliment the device, with its touch controls and sensors that pause tracks when you take an AirPod out.
This deal was originally published by Daryl Baxter.
#8: BODY SHOP BOGO
When I lived in London I fell in love with The Body Shop. Their perfume, lotions, body scrubs, all of it. I was glad to see it make an appearance in American with a handful of stores. When it hit Ulta I was ecstatic, this great brand was now easy to access for everyone in the States. Until November 21 buy any 2 items from the brand and get one free.
If you don’t know where to start as there are 120 products to select from anything from the tea tree line is stellar. The Tea Tree Oil Blemish Fade Night Lotion ($20) is absolutely wonderful if you’re prone to breakouts, irritation, or even redness. This will soothe your face overnight and help control angry skin.
The Body Shop is known for its Body Butters, of which there are many. There is absolutely a scent for everyone. My go-to from day one has been the Mango Body Butter ($21). This does wonders on dry patches and smells brilliant. With winter well on its way stock up on these now.
Free shipping on all orders over $35.
This deal was originally published by Sheilah Villari.
#9: Sony 75" 4k TV
At Amazon, a Sony TV that debuted at $1,500 just months ago is now down to $948. Best Buy has it for another $2 if you prefer ordering there. This 4K TV features all the usual Sony buzzwords to indicate it’s up to snuff, including HDR, MotionFlow for improved refresh rates to cut down on ghosting and blur in fast scenes, and the ever-capable X1 processor that consistently delivers an impressive picture across Sony’s range. It has Android TV with Google Assistant support, too.
This deal was originally published by Quentyn Kennemer.
#10: kind bar mega-pack
Granola bars or breakfast bars are fast and convenient ways to start your engines in the morning or give you that afternoon pick-me-up. KIND is definitely one of the best brands in that definitely in quality and certainly in packaging. Their boxes always stand out and there’s a flavor for everyone. Today grab 60, 72, or 80 bars in this mega-pack deal.
For just $29 pick which packs suit your taste buds and get up to 8 boxes of tasty treats. The options are a 60-pack of Maple Glazed Pecan and Sea Salt Bars if a little sweet and a little salty is your vibe. I really like these ones personally. So you’ll receive 6 boxes to satisfy your sweet and savory cravings. There’s a 72-pack of pressed Mango Apple Chia Bar if you’re looking to get your daily fruit intake in a very convenient way. The 72-pack of Pressed Dark Chocolate Banana Bars for those with a sweet tooth. Actually, the 80-pack mini Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate and an 80-pack mini of Chewy Dark Chocolate Oat bars do that too. No matter which you choose these bars are the perfect on-the-go booster. Throw one in your gym bag, hiking pack, or even just your purse. Each is individually wrapped so sharing is an option also.
If you’ve read a few of our pieces on MorningSave before and you like what you’ve seen they offer a $5 monthly fee to get free shipping on all of your orders no matter how many. Otherwise, it’s a flat rate of $8.
This deal was originally published by Sheilah Villari.


theroot--2020-11-06--This Black Woman Just Got a New Executive Role in Publishing—Here’s Why That Matters to the Industry

Before “ diversity and inclusion ” were buzzwords and hashtags , Monique Patterson had been actualizing them in the publishing industry for 20 years at St. Martin ’ s Press , one of the country ’ s largest publishing companies .
She wants people who ’ ve been underrepresented ; who desire to be authors ; who have a story in mind to have access to their dream ; and people who want to work on the side she ’ s on—the make-it-happen side—to live out their book-loving passions , too .
In September , Patterson marked her own diversity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the first African-American woman to be named vice president , editorial director , and executive editor at St. Martin ’ s Press .
In every role and title she ’ s ascended to , she ’ s invited Black and Brown people into a space that historically hasn ’ t been enthusiastic about them .
She ’ s the magic behind bestsellers and award-winners by Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors , journalists asha bandele and Denene Millner , and historian Jeff Chang .
Speaking with The Root , the publishing exec—who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fiction , young adult , fantasy , and narrative nonfiction—talked about her new gig , political over-correctness , and what diversity and inclusion in the industry should look like .
The Root : First and most important , how are you doing ?
How have you been processing the pandemic for the past eight months ?
Monique Patterson : You know , I ’ ve been working hard to establish what “ new normal ” looks like for me and learning to ask myself the question , what do I need ?
What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
What do I need to feel creative ?
What do I need to feel peaceful ?
Sometimes it changes from one day to the next , especially in this situation .
But I ’ m allowing myself to answer honestly so I can live this life successfully , happily , with some measure of peace and continue to pursue the things I want and feel excited about .
It feels like you shouldn ’ t be able to do that in the midst of all of this , but I think it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
TR : That ’ s wisdom right there .
So when you got into publishing , what did you expect to do with your career ?
What was your original 10-year plan ?
MP : I got my first job before I graduated from college and I started a week after I graduated , so I didn ’ t know anything about publishing .
The only thing that I knew was that I loved and wanted to work with books .
Six months after I started , I acquired my first book @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying to my boss , “ You know , we don ’ t have a lot of Black authors in our list.
” She ’ s like , “ All right , well go find them.
” And I was like , “ Okay.
” That was my first entry into publishing : hit the ground running , go after what you want .
There was never a cap put on me and I just operated the way I usually operate , which is , “ Okay , I want a thing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” So what I wanted to do was something I developed once I got in the business and saw the opportunities .
I developed my own personal tastes and loves .
Then I became obsessed with learning the business itself .
What works for readers ?
Why do they respond not just to the story , but to the packaging , the title and the copy ?
I was one of very few Black people in the business , so the opportunities to bring in more Black voices grew .
You also learn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that .
Navigating that , even now , is still interesting .
TR : You ’ ve been working in diversity and inclusion for years , and 2020 in particular has thrown a spotlight on those issues .
How have you been helping people in the publishing industry figure it out ?
MP : Five years ago , Macmillan [ St. Martin Press ’ parent company ] started their Diversity and Inclusion Council .
I was definitely going to be involved , but I hadn ’ t anticipated being asked to be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that I can see is the shift in not talking about race to talking about it .
Before , if I was talking about it , the conversation was happening almost exclusively outside of my office with friends , usually other women of color .
And now I ’ m talking about it in the office with my colleagues damn near almost as much as I do with friends and family .
It ’ s absolutely the thing that should be happening , but it ’ s not the thing that fixes the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ necessary difficulty .
I know a lot of white people are feeling incredibly nervous about having these conversations like , “ What do I do ?
What do I say ?
” But I also think a lot of people of color are like , “ Oh gosh , how is this going to go ?
” It ’ s nervewracking on both sides for very different reasons .
There ’ s a way you learn to operate , especially as a person of color .
There ’ s a certain amount of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your safety— “ safety ” can mean a lot of things—and success .
When you ’ re used to operating that way and then all of a sudden people are like , “ Alright , let ’ s talk about it openly , ” you ’ re like , “ Huh ?
” I mean , yes , this is what we should be doing , but how much talking do I need to do and still also protect myself ?
For a person of color , there ’ s also this pressure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you ’ re still one of the very few in the company and one of the few in the room .
There are things that people still don ’ t want to hear and that all depends on who you ’ re talking to .
It ’ s like navigating new territory .
TR : Can you give me an example ?
MP : You ’ re coming face to face with what they know and what they don ’ t know , and sometimes they lean on you as the person to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be like , “ I ’ m not here to do that , though.
” You have to explain that and help them understand that just because you know me and I ’ m a person of color does not mean that I should take on the burden of educating you .
TR : You ’ ve navigated more than 50 books to the New York Times bestsellers list , which is amazing .
Were most of them from people representative of what you call “ underrepresented groups ?
” MP : The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I would say somewhere between 3 to 5 percent of them were .
Which is—I mean , God , how do you even begin to unpack that ?
I do a lot of commercial fiction , and it ’ s not exclusively authors of color or authors from underrepresented communities .
I want it to be 50/50 , at the very least .
That ’ s the goal .
There ’ s a lot of work that needs to be done before that starts happening with some frequency .
I don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I think I ’ m being realistic .
TR : Can you tell me about a time when you thought you knew something about yourself , but your work taught you something different ?
MP : Oh , man .
That ’ s a great question .
When I have a goal in mind , I go for it .
I can try something and be like , “ Alright , let ’ s see where this goes.
” That ’ s how I became a powerlifter .
I wasn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s what happened .
Somebody was like , “ Hey , let ’ s try this.
” I have doubts just like everybody else but I ’ m very used to carving out a path of success for myself , looking at things realistically and saying , “ All right , this is how we get there.
” A few years ago , the market was starting to change .
Things that were working were no longer working .
The whole industry , including all editors , had to figure out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doing and that was the same for me when we lost all the Black bookstores .
There was just a lot of upheaval when that happened .
When you know the path , it ’ s not so much that the path is always predictable , but you ’ re like , “ I know exactly what I ’ m doing , no matter what ’ s going on.
” Then when things start changing enough , that calls that into question .
It requires something different from you .
You have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evidence is not in front of you .
Enough was changing that I had to kind of sit still in a way that I hadn ’ t had to do for my entire career .
The thing I learned from that was , first of all , being able to keep your feet underneath you in uncertainty is huge .
I did not enjoy it .
I mean , nobody does , but what it ended up giving me was this confidence on the other side of it .
I had to wrestle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but it led me to where I am now .
I think it was my biggest , most valuable lesson , even more than like the number of bestsellers .
Because the thing is , you can get used to racking up successes , but when you are in this moment where shit is just not working the way it used to and you have to figure it out , and you do ?
Nobody can teach you that .
You can take that with you and just know when things get rocky @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Done that .
I can figure it out .
”

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

Before “diversity and inclusion” were buzzwords and hashtags, Monique Patterson had been actualizing them in the publishing industry for 20 years at St. Martin’s Press, one of the country’s largest publishing companies. She wants people who’ve been underrepresented; who desire to be authors; who have a story in mind to have access to their dream; and people who want to work on the side she’s on—the make-it-happen side—to live out their book-loving passions, too.
In September, Patterson marked her own diversity milestone and a place in publishing history as the first African-American woman to be named vice president, editorial director, and executive editor at St. Martin’s Press. In every role and title she’s ascended to, she’s invited Black and Brown people into a space that historically hasn’t been enthusiastic about them. She’s the magic behind bestsellers and award-winners by Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors, journalists asha bandele and Denene Millner, and historian Jeff Chang.
Speaking with The Root, the publishing exec—who will continue to acquire titles in commercial fiction, young adult, fantasy, and narrative nonfiction—talked about her new gig, political over-correctness, and what diversity and inclusion in the industry should look like.
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The Root: First and most important, how are you doing? How have you been processing the pandemic for the past eight months?
Monique Patterson: You know, I’ve been working hard to establish what “new normal” looks like for me and learning to ask myself the question, what do I need? What do I need to do my work? What do I need to feel creative? What do I need to feel peaceful? Sometimes it changes from one day to the next, especially in this situation. But I’m allowing myself to answer honestly so I can live this life successfully, happily, with some measure of peace and continue to pursue the things I want and feel excited about. It feels like you shouldn’t be able to do that in the midst of all of this, but I think it’s actually more important than ever.
TR: That’s wisdom right there. So when you got into publishing, what did you expect to do with your career? What was your original 10-year plan?
MP: I got my first job before I graduated from college and I started a week after I graduated, so I didn’t know anything about publishing. The only thing that I knew was that I loved and wanted to work with books.
Six months after I started, I acquired my first book. At some point, I remember saying to my boss, “You know, we don’t have a lot of Black authors in our list.” She’s like, “All right, well go find them.” And I was like, “Okay.” That was my first entry into publishing: hit the ground running, go after what you want. There was never a cap put on me and I just operated the way I usually operate, which is, “Okay, I want a thing. Let’s go after the thing.”
So what I wanted to do was something I developed once I got in the business and saw the opportunities. I developed my own personal tastes and loves. Then I became obsessed with learning the business itself. What works for readers? Why do they respond not just to the story, but to the packaging, the title and the copy? I was one of very few Black people in the business, so the opportunities to bring in more Black voices grew. You also learn all the challenges that come along with that. Navigating that, even now, is still interesting.
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TR: You’ve been working in diversity and inclusion for years, and 2020 in particular has thrown a spotlight on those issues. How have you been helping people in the publishing industry figure it out?
MP: Five years ago, Macmillan [St. Martin Press’ parent company] started their Diversity and Inclusion Council. I was definitely going to be involved, but I hadn’t anticipated being asked to be a co-chair. But one of the things that I can see is the shift in not talking about race to talking about it. Before, if I was talking about it, the conversation was happening almost exclusively outside of my office with friends, usually other women of color. And now I’m talking about it in the office with my colleagues damn near almost as much as I do with friends and family.
It’s absolutely the thing that should be happening, but it’s not the thing that fixes the problem. It’s like a necessary difficulty. I know a lot of white people are feeling incredibly nervous about having these conversations like, “What do I do? What do I say?” But I also think a lot of people of color are like, “Oh gosh, how is this going to go?” It’s nervewracking on both sides for very different reasons.
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There’s a way you learn to operate, especially as a person of color. There’s a certain amount of armor that you put on to ensure your safety—“safety” can mean a lot of things—and success. When you’re used to operating that way and then all of a sudden people are like, “Alright, let’s talk about it openly,” you’re like, “Huh?” I mean, yes, this is what we should be doing, but how much talking do I need to do and still also protect myself? For a person of color, there’s also this pressure and a little bit of trepidation when you’re still one of the very few in the company and one of the few in the room. There are things that people still don’t want to hear and that all depends on who you’re talking to. It’s like navigating new territory.
TR: Can you give me an example?
MP: You’re coming face to face with what they know and what they don’t know, and sometimes they lean on you as the person to teach them, and you have to be like, “I’m not here to do that, though.” You have to explain that and help them understand that just because you know me and I’m a person of color does not mean that I should take on the burden of educating you.
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TR: You’ve navigated more than 50 books to the New York Times bestsellers list, which is amazing. Were most of them from people representative of what you call “underrepresented groups?”
MP: The majority of them were not, actually. I would say somewhere between 3 to 5 percent of them were. Which is—I mean, God, how do you even begin to unpack that? I do a lot of commercial fiction, and it’s not exclusively authors of color or authors from underrepresented communities. I want it to be 50/50, at the very least. That’s the goal. There’s a lot of work that needs to be done before that starts happening with some frequency. I don’t think I’m being cynical. I think I’m being realistic.
TR: Can you tell me about a time when you thought you knew something about yourself, but your work taught you something different?
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MP: Oh, man. That’s a great question. When I have a goal in mind, I go for it. I can try something and be like, “Alright, let’s see where this goes.” That’s how I became a powerlifter. I wasn’t intending to become a powerlifter, but that’s what happened. Somebody was like, “Hey, let’s try this.” I have doubts just like everybody else but I’m very used to carving out a path of success for myself, looking at things realistically and saying, “All right, this is how we get there.”
A few years ago, the market was starting to change. Things that were working were no longer working. The whole industry, including all editors, had to figure out how they were shifting what they were doing and that was the same for me when we lost all the Black bookstores. There was just a lot of upheaval when that happened. When you know the path, it’s not so much that the path is always predictable, but you’re like, “I know exactly what I’m doing, no matter what’s going on.” Then when things start changing enough, that calls that into question. It requires something different from you. You have to believe in yourself even more when the evidence is not in front of you. Enough was changing that I had to kind of sit still in a way that I hadn’t had to do for my entire career.
The thing I learned from that was, first of all, being able to keep your feet underneath you in uncertainty is huge. I did not enjoy it. I mean, nobody does, but what it ended up giving me was this confidence on the other side of it. I had to wrestle with that for a little bit, but it led me to where I am now. I think it was my biggest, most valuable lesson, even more than like the number of bestsellers. Because the thing is, you can get used to racking up successes, but when you are in this moment where shit is just not working the way it used to and you have to figure it out, and you do? Nobody can teach you that. You can take that with you and just know when things get rocky again, you’re like, “Done that. I can figure it out.”


theroot--2020-11-06--Buy Two Get One Free on Body Shop Products so Stock up on Those Winter Lotions

When I lived in London I fell in love with The Body Shop .
Their perfume , lotions , body scrubs , all of it .
I was glad to see it make an appearance in American with a handful of stores .
When it hit Ulta I was ecstatic , this great brand was now easy to access for everyone in the States .
Until November 21 buy any 2 items from the brand and get one free .
If you don ’ t know where to start as there are 120 products to select from anything from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tea Tree Oil Blemish Fade Night Lotion ( $ 20 ) is absolutely wonderful if you ’ re prone to breakouts , irritation , or even redness .
This will soothe your face overnight and help control angry skin .
The Body Shop is known for its Body Butters , of which there are many .
There is absolutely a scent for everyone .
My go-to from day one has been the Mango Body Butter ( $ 21 ) .
This does wonders on dry patches and smells brilliant .
With winter well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now .
Free shipping on all orders over $ 35 .

Sheilah Villari on Kinja Deals, shared by Gabe Carey to The Root

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When I lived in London I fell in love with The Body Shop. Their perfume, lotions, body scrubs, all of it. I was glad to see it make an appearance in America with a handful of stores. When it hit Ulta I was ecstatic, this great brand was now easy to access for everyone in the States. Until November 21 buy any 2 items from the brand and get one free.
If you don’t know where to start as there are 120 products to select from anything from the tea tree line is stellar. The Tea Tree Oil Blemish Fade Night Lotion ($20) is absolutely wonderfu l if you’re prone to breakouts, irritation, or even redness. This will soothe your face overnight and help control angry skin.
The Body Shop is known for its Body Butters, of which there are many. There is absolutely a scent for everyone. My go-to from day one has been the Mango Body Butter ($21). This does wonders on dry patches and smells brilliant. With winter well on its way stock up on these now.
Free shipping on all orders over $35.


theroot--2020-11-06--Days After Brother’s Death, DaBaby Urges People to Seek Therapy for Mental Health Issues: ‘I’m Bouta

Days After Brother’s Death, DaBaby Urges People to Seek Therapy for Mental Health Issues: ‘I’m Bouta Get a Therapist My Damn Self’

Content warning : This article discusses and refers to a potential suicide .
DaBaby is encouraging people to seek therapy after losing his brother earlier this week .
The 28-year-old rapper , born Jonathan Lyndale Kirk , reflected on his sibling ’ s death on his Twitter account Thursday .
TMZ reported earlier this week that Glenn Johnson , DaBaby ’ s older brother , died by suicide .
He was only 34 years old .
“ If you can ’ t get over depression GET HELP , ” DaBaby wrote , urging people who saw their loved ones struggling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ You suffer from PTSD take that shit serious & get help !
” He continued .
“ I ’ m bouta get a therapist my damn self !
” Charlotte-Mecklenburg police found Johnson fatally wounded in northeast Charlotte , N.C. on Tuesday .
The Mecklenburg Medical Examiner ’ s Office has not confirmed Johnson ’ s cause of death .
DaBaby has been mourning his brother publicly , changing his Instagram bio on Tuesday night to read , “ LONG LIVE MY BROTHER.
” He also referenced a line from his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he references his relationship to his older brother .
“ My brother be thinkin ’ that we don ’ t love him and let him struggle like we ain ’ t family , ” the song goes .
“ Like I won ’ t give up all I got to see you happy.
” According to TMZ , Johnson appeared distressed in a video recorded shortly before his death .
But while neither DaBaby nor local officials have confirmed that Johnson died by suicide , mental health issues in the Black community—particularly among @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the mental health wellness and advocacy group Therapy for Black Men , young Black men are particularly vulnerable to suicide .
Black men between the ages of 20 to 24 have the highest suicide rates in the Black community , and suicide is the third leading cause of death for all Black men between the ages of 15 and 24 .
But despite the fact that Black people , generally , are 20 percent more likely to experience serious psychological distress than their white peers , young Black and Latino men experiencing anxiety @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have used mental health treatments for their conditions .
Some of the factors that drive mental health issues , as well as prevent Black men from getting care , are systemic racism and discrimination , mistrust of healthcare providers , misdiagnoses and clinician bias , one study found .
Because of this , informal interventions are key in aiding Black men to get the care they need : Some studies have found that Black men are more likely to seek help from other men they can relate to .
Involvement from family members @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on improving mental health for Black people than for whites .
What certainly could help is if people with large platforms like DaBaby continue to call attention to mental health issues , lead by example and urge others to get the help they need .
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 visit suicidepreventionlifeline.org .

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

Content warning: This article discusses and refers to a potential suicide.
DaBaby is encouraging people to seek therapy after losing his brother earlier this week.
The 28-year-old rapper, born Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, reflected on his sibling’s death on his Twitter account Thursday. TMZ reported earlier this week that Glenn Johnson, DaBaby’s older brother, died by suicide. He was only 34 years old.
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“If you can’t get over depression GET HELP,” DaBaby wrote, urging people who saw their loved ones struggling to try to lead them toward treatment.
“You suffer from PTSD take that shit serious & get help!” He continued. “I’m bouta get a therapist my damn self!”
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg police found Johnson fatally wounded in northeast Charlotte, N.C. on Tuesday. The Mecklenburg Medical Examiner’s Office has not confirmed Johnson’s cause of death.
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DaBaby has been mourning his brother publicly, changing his Instagram bio on Tuesday night to read, “LONG LIVE MY BROTHER.” He also referenced a line from his song “Intro,” in which he references his relationship to his older brother.
“My brother be thinkin’ that we don’t love him and let him struggle like we ain’t family,” the song goes. “Like I won’t give up all I got to see you happy.”
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According to TMZ, Johnson appeared distressed in a video recorded shortly before his death. But while neither DaBaby nor local officials have confirmed that Johnson died by suicide, mental health issues in the Black community—particularly among Black men—are often underreported.
According to the mental health wellness and advocacy group Therapy for Black Men, young Black men are particularly vulnerable to suicide. Black men between the ages of 20 to 24 have the highest suicide rates in the Black community, and suicide is the third leading cause of death for all Black men between the ages of 15 and 24.
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But despite the fact that Black people, generally, are 20 percent more likely to experience serious psychological distress than their white peers, young Black and Latino men experiencing anxiety and depression were also less likely to have used mental health treatments for their conditions.
Some of the factors that drive mental health issues, as well as prevent Black men from getting care, are systemic racism and discrimination, mistrust of healthcare providers, misdiagnoses and clinician bias, one study found. Because of this, informal interventions are key in aiding Black men to get the care they need: Some studies have found that Black men are more likely to seek help from other men they can relate to. Involvement from family members also tends to have a greater effect on improving mental health for Black people than for whites.
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What certainly could help is if people with large platforms like DaBaby continue to call attention to mental health issues, lead by example and urge others to get the help they need.
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 visit suicidepreventionlifeline.org.


theroot--2020-11-06--Auntie Unfiltered: The Crunk Auntie Edition

Hey nieces and nephews !
Boy , do I have a treat for you today .
On this episode of Auntie Unfiltered , we are blessed with the appearance of none other than the fantabulous Vivica A .
Fox herself .
Vivica has been a long time favorite of mine ever since her days playing Maya on the “ Black ” soap opera Generations .
OK , maybe it wasn ’ t necessarily a Black soap opera , but it was definitely the first to feature a majority Black cast and to position a Black family prominently as a main @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of everything , chile .
She was in the movie Set It Off with Queen Latifah , Jada Pinkett Smith and Kimberly Elise , the television series Out All Night with Patti LaBelle and Morris Chestnut , Kill Bill with Uma Thurman , Two Can Play That Game with Morris Chestnut and Don ’ t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood , a Wayans family parody of all the hood movies from the early 90s in which she delivered this hilarious one-liner : Of course , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the movie Two Can Play That Game : The way she smiled in that girl ’ s face and threw that “ Bitch ” in the camera was just *chef ’ s kiss .
* No matter what your favorite Vivica role is , you have to admit she is a Black Hollywood icon .
She has been in some of everything .
She even did a turn on Beverly Hills , 90210 playing a love interest for Branden Walsh .
Can your fave say that ?
Vivica came through Auntie Unfiltered to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out today , True to the Game 2 : Gena ’ s Story .
We dished on that and a whole lot more in this episode , so give it a watch .
As always , I want to hear from y ’ all .
If you have questions , comments , or concerns , if you need advice , or if you have a topic you think I should discuss , please hit me up at AuntieSubmissions @ theroot.com , and I ’ ll see y ’ all next week .

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theroot--2020-11-06--Pittsburgh Steelers Treat Pennsylvania Poll Workers to Dinner: 'We're Just Trying to Look Out for th

Pittsburgh Steelers Treat Pennsylvania Poll Workers to Dinner: 'We're Just Trying to Look Out for the People Looking Out for Us'

Superheroes like Stacey Abrams are receiving their due for the incredible work they ’ ve done to register voters and flip states like Georgia to blue as soon-to-be president-elect Joe Biden inches closer and closer to becoming our 46th president .
But the unsung heroes in all of this chaos are the workers tasked with counting all of these damn ballots in one of the most important presidential elections in the history of our country—an election that ’ s seen the highest turnout since 1908 .
All of those long hours assuredly work up an appetite , s o at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ESPN reports that the Pittsburgh Steelers made it a point to provide all of those gracious souls doing the Lord ’ s work with a generous supply of “ chicken , rigatoni , veggies , rolls , pies and more , ” courtesy of local eatery The Goose Express .
“ We ’ re just trying to look out for the people that are looking out for us , ” Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick told ESPN on Thursday .
“ They have a very hard task .
They ’ re working crazy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a.m. , which isn ’ t an easy task .
We just wanted to look out for them .
Gratitude .
Not too many people are looking out for them , so we just wanted to take care of them and make sure they were looked after and taken care of .
Just looking out.
” Amanda Wood , an employee at The Goose Express who delivered the food for 65 people , told CNN : “ We figured it was a good opportunity to help them give back.
” As the second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Allegheny County has played a pivotal role as votes continue to be counted in Pennsylvania—one of the remaining battlegrounds where Biden currently leads .
In September , Steelers coach Mike Tomlin joined Hall of Fame running back Jerome Bettis and other Pennsyvania-based sports figures for a public service announcement that encouraged residents to participate in mail-in voting .
Tomlin also made it a point to mention the importance of remaining politically engaged during a press conference on Election Day .
“ We ’ re professionally focused , but we ’ ve been talking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political process and exercising our right to vote , ” Tomlin said on Tuesday .
“ It requires no special meeting or no point of emphasis today .
We all know what today is.
” Shoutout to all the elections workers putting in work throughout the country .
Now can somebody busy some pizzas or something for the ones out in Nevada ?

Superheroes like Stacey Abrams are receiving their due for the incredible work they’ve done to register voters and flip states like Georgia to blue as former Vice President soon-to-be president-elect Joe Biden inches closer and closer to becoming our 46th president. But the unsung heroes in all of this chaos are the workers tasked with counting all of these damn ballots in one of the most important presidential elections in the history of our country—an election that’s seen the highest turnout since 1908.
All of those long hours assuredly work up an appetite, s o at the Allegheny County ballot-counting site in Pittsburgh, ESPN reports that the Pittsburgh Steelers made it a point to provide all of those gracious souls doing the Lord’s work with a generous supply of “ chicken, rigatoni, veggies, rolls, pies and more,” courtesy of local eatery The Goose Express.
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“We’re just trying to look out for the people that are looking out for us,” Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick told ESPN on Thursday. “They have a very hard task. They’re working crazy hours, like 9 a.m. to 2 a.m., which isn’t an easy task. We just wanted to look out for them. Gratitude. Not too many people are looking out for them, so we just wanted to take care of them and make sure they were looked after and taken care of. Just looking out.”
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Amanda Wood, an employee at The Goose Express who delivered the food for 65 people, told CNN: “We figured it was a good opportunity to help them give back.” As the second most populated county in the state, Allegheny County has played a pivotal role as votes continue to be counted in Pennsylvania—one of the remaining battlegrounds where Biden currently leads.
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In September, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin joined Hall of Fame running back Jerome Bettis and other Pennsyvania-based sports figures for a public service announcement that encouraged residents to participate in mail-in voting. Tomlin also made it a point to mention the importance of remaining politically engaged during a press conference on Election Day.
“We’re professionally focused, but we’ve been talking continually about being active participants in the political process and exercising our right to vote,” Tomlin said on Tuesday. “It requires no special meeting or no point of emphasis today. We all know what today is.”
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Shoutout to all the elections workers putting in work throughout the country. Now can somebody busy some pizzas or something for the ones out in Nevada?


theroot--2020-11-06--Make Your Lips POP With Fenty Beauty's Holo Daze Mini Gloss Bomb Collection

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Ignacia on Kinja Deals, shared by Gabe Carey to The Root

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theroot--2020-11-06--Al Roker Reveals He Has Been Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer, Confirms He Will Undergo Surgery

Along with his long-tenured work as a journalist and television personality , Al Roker is mostly known for his exuberant energy .
The 66-year-old Today news anchor still managed to keep that patented smile and hopeful energy as he revealed that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer .
“ I ’ m going to be taking some time off to take care of this , ” Roker said in a Today show segment on Friday .
Describing it as a “ good news-bad news ” situation since it was detected early yet is nevertheless a “ little aggressive , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he found out about his diagnosis on Sept. 29 during a routine physical , will be undergoing surgery to have his prostate removed .
“ It ’ s a little more common than people I think realize , and so I just decided that I wanted to go public with this because 1 in 9 men are going to be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime , ” Roker added .
“ But for African-American men , that number is 1 in 7 and is more deadly.
” The National Cancer Institute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more likely to die from low-grade prostate cancer than other races , however , it maintains that the risk is small .
In 2018 , a study led by Duke University ’ s Susan Halabi concluded that Black men with advanced prostate cancer may fare better with the disease than their white male counterparts if they are provided with the same level of access to care .
“ If you detect it early , this is a really treatable disease , and it ’ s why I wanted to take you along my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , how to educate and protect the men in our lives , ” he continued .
Roker ’ s doctors also appeared in a segment on Today to discuss his treatment and what led to their decision to treat the news anchor with surgery .
Roker praised his wife , ABC News correspondent Deborah Roberts , who he says is his “ fiercest advocate.
” Overall , Roker appears to be in optimistic spirits .
“ I don ’ t want people thinking , ‘ Oh , poor Al , ’ because I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” he concluded , later taking to Twitter to thank everyone for their support .
We ’ ll keep Roker in our prayers and wish for his healing .

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

Along with his long-tenured work as a journalist and television personality, Al Roker is mostly known for his exuberant energy.
The 66-year-old Today news anchor still managed to keep that patented smile and hopeful energy as he revealed that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
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“I’m going to be taking some time off to take care of this,” Roker said in a Today show segment on Friday. Describing it as a “good news-bad news” situation since it was detected early yet is nevertheless a “little aggressive,” Roker, who also revealed that he found out about his diagnosis on Sept. 29 during a routine physical, will be undergoing surgery to have his prostate removed.
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“It’s a little more common than people I think realize, and so I just decided that I wanted to go public with this because 1 in 9 men are going to be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime,” Roker added. “But for African-American men, that number is 1 in 7 and is more deadly.”
The National Cancer Institute reported in 2019 that Black men were more likely to die from low-grade prostate cancer than other races, however, it maintains that the risk is small. In 2018, a study led by Duke University’s Susan Halabi concluded that Black men with advanced prostate cancer may fare better with the disease than their white male counterparts if they are provided with the same level of access to care.
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“If you detect it early, this is a really treatable disease, and it’s why I wanted to take you along my journey so we can all learn together, how to educate and protect the men in our lives,” he continued.
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Roker’s doctors also appeared in a segment on Today to discuss his treatment and what led to their decision to treat the news anchor with surgery.
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Roker praised his wife, ABC News correspondent Deborah Roberts, who he says is his “fiercest advocate.”
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Overall, Roker appears to be in optimistic spirits. “I don’t want people thinking, ‘Oh, poor Al,’ because I’m going to be OK,” he concluded, later taking to Twitter to thank everyone for their support.
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We’ll keep Roker in our prayers and wish for his healing.