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Malachi Love-Robinson, the teenage scammer imprisoned for impersonating a doctor and defrauding an elderly patient, is now a free man.

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Not sure if y’all noticed, but last week this training diary took a week off. But it was for good reason.

“I never told this story before”⁠—six words every journalist loves to hear. Exclusive tea!Read more...

Black-on-black-on-black....that’s the color scheme on one of the two covers of the Hollywood Reporter’s “Glam Squads” issue, featuring its seventh annual list of the Top 15 most influential hairstylists and makeup artists. And black-on-black-on-black is also the composition of Zendaya’s team, which includes…Read more...

The brand Barbie made world-famous is branching out beyond the binary, offering a new world full of options for a society increasingly living beyond labels. On Wednesday, Mattel unveiled Creatable World™, a customizable line of dolls that come with “extensive wardrobe options, accessories and wigs [which] allow kids…Read more...

“More perfect.”

Oh, Daniel.Read more...

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A J.Crew Factory sale, Philips Hue Starter Kit, Dyson Vacuum, and an AmazonBasics spinner carry-on lead off Thursday’s best deals from around the web.Read more...

It be your own people; that’s what Haitian-Japanese-American tennis champion Naomi Osaka—who proudly plays for Japan, her country of birth—found out yet again while winning her first Pan Pacific Open title on Sunday in her hometown, the aptly named Osaka.

Donald Trump’s apparent attempt to persuade a foreign government to sic the Ukrainian Sherlock Holmes on Joe Biden has created a maelstrom of constantly breaking news stories. Democrats are impeaching, Republicans are obstructing, the president is whining, whistles are blowing, reporters are reporting and I’m pretty…Read more...

Washing the dishes may take two hours, but there are serious benefits to training your kids to help in the kitchen as soon as they’re fairly steady on their feet (as early as 18 months old).

And the category is…leadership!Read more...

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Two white girls, ages 10 and 11, are facing assault charges, including one who’s also facing a hate crime charge, after a vicious beating of a 10-year-old black girl on the school bus.Read more...

A former youth and college director for the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP is casting a harsh spotlight on the national organization over its handling of her claim of sexual harassment against her former supervisor.Read more...

Lawmakers on the House and Senate intelligence committee got a look Wednesday evening at the Trump whistleblower complaint that’s caused all this conversation about impeaching the current occupant of the Oval Office.Read more...

We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.Read more...

Now, this is a story all about how Will Smith’s do-gooder roles got flipped-turned upside down. And I’d like to take a minute, just sit right there; I’ll tell you how he became a Netflix drug dealer, in this new movie that will air!Read more...

She’s been a supermodel, a beauty industry entrepreneur and pioneer, a fashion designer, activist, mother, and wife and partner to a rock star. But the fashion industry icon known simply as Iman wants to remind us that she is also a refugee.Read more...

Remember when I said Kevin Hart was taking all of the jobs? Well, scratch that, because I think Nick Cannon is actually the reigning champion of that, especially when you add his stealth moves.Read more...

There’s no longer any doubt that Trump did it.Read more...

The Department of Homeland Security has a very specific mission: to ensure the safety of the United States. That means implementing cybersecurity measures, protecting our borders from unlawful entry, and eliminating domestic threats like Arby’s. OK, maybe not eliminating Arby’s, but for the first time since its…Read more...

This is it—the last preview before we reveal the full list and who is No. 1 for the 10th anniversary of The Root 100!

If you have finally taken the dive from “casual cat lover” to “I can’t quite remember how many cats I own but I think it’s somewhere north of four,” welcome, you’re among friends. Anyone who lives with multiple cats knows that it requires a lot to keep things running smoothly. Cats need a ton of attention, even though…Read more...

Prosecutors shared video of Botham Jean’s final breaths with jurors Tuesday, during the second day of former Dallas Police officer Amber Guyger’s trial. Guyger stands accused of murdering Jean, her upstairs neighbor, when she entered his apartment last year and fatally shot him. Off-duty at the time, Guyger claimed…Read more...

Gotham City may be doing the Wright thing.Read more...

If there’s been one major takeaway from the riveting drama surrounding the recent trial testimony of Tekashi 6ix9ine—aside from “stay away from gangs, kids”—it’s this: Don’t tattoo your face, because one day, you might need a clean slate for Witness Protection.Read more...

There are lots of ways to cut down on the impact a cleaning product has on the environment, from using less water in formulations, to cutting back on packaging and, of course, by using biodegradable chemicals rather than the ones that hang around in our waterways for eons. As a consumer, if you’re looking for a…Read more...

Blood is the jet fuel of the body. It helps you jump, run, breathe and move with ease through the world. So imagine what happens if that fuel isn’t running smoothly through your body. It’s clogging your system, straining every valve, organ and extremity as you’re slowly starved for air. That sounds excruciatingly…Read more...

Thirty-thousand is a lot of damn people.Read more...

Actor Malik Yoba stormed off the set during an on-camera interview with The Root Friday after being asked about allegations that he solicited sex from a minor who engaged in survival sex work in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The walkout was also seemingly triggered by questions about his motives for publishing an…Read more...

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It was the last year of the old millennium and the children of Destiny were pleading with the world to say their names as they engaged in pose-choreography atop colorful living room furniture.Read more...

It’s been a long year for Gucci, as it has both sought to stay on the cutting edge of fashion and convince the world it’s made some major positive changes since the “blackface sweater” controversy that rocked the legendary fashion house this January.Read more...

Saidiyah Hartman was sitting in a bar in Durban, South Africa when she got the news: she had just been awarded a $625,000 MacArthur Fellowship. Accompanied by one of her best friends, Hartman—a literary scholar and cultural historian—was in town to help plan a meeting for a black studies mobile academy.

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Does Donald Trump want California to battle air pollution, or not? That’s a question lawmakers there likely have on their minds with the Trump administration’s latest salvo against the politically liberal state.

If you grew up during the ’80s when The Dukes of Hazzard ruled the TV airwaves, then you’re probably familiar with the opening lines from its Waylon Jennings-penned theme song: “Just’a good ol’ boys, Never meaning no harm ...”

Just in time for summer’s end, “Hot Girl” Megan Thee Stallion got her wish and was awarded a trademark for the song title and phrase she made go viral, “Hot Girl Summer.”

Two Muslim men are asking the Department of Transportation to investigate American Airlines and regional carrier Mesa Airlines after crew members on a Dallas-bound flight called the FBI on them.Read more...

We’ve got something major to celebrate this Big Beauty Tuesday (soon to be relaunched as “The Glow Up Gets...”)!Read more...

Elizabeth Warren gets it.Read more...

We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.Read more...

Metia hates the grits pot.Read more...

As we live in the era of Impeachable Imps in Office, sometimes we just want some good-natured fun. Escapism has never been more necessary as it has under the reign of Tangerine Tyrant, so we’re here to give you a smile.Read more...

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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is currently making her first visit to South Africa, as part of a royal tour of Africa with husband Prince Harry and son Archie. But as the duchess acknowledged during a speech at the Justice Desk initiative, which focuses on child protection and female empowerment, her bonds to the…Read more...