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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

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“Die-In” At Iggy Azalea Concert Wakes Students Up To Race Privilege

Comments (1) | black culture, board, cultural appropriation, die-in, Eric Garner, ferguson, grand jury, Iggy Azalea, Los Angeles, michael brown, Mike Brown, no indictment, NYPD, police killing, race privilege, social injustice, Staten Island, unarmed black man, university of southern california, USC

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Ashley Yang
Associate News Editor

What do police violence and a white rapper have to do with each other, anyway?

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Miley Cyrus Exploits Black Culture In New Song '23'

Comments (228) | 23, actress, America, black culture, celebrity, Entertainment News, exploitation, hip-hop, history, hollywood, hood, Jordans, Juicy J, Michael Jordan, Mike Will Made It, Miley Cyrus, Music, Nicki Minaj, pop, race, rap, shock factor, Singer, society, swag, twerking, urban, VMAs, white appropriation, Wiz Khalifa

Miley in the "23" music video

Jillian Baker
Staff Reporter

The singer raps in the hip-hop song, "23." But has the singer gone too far?

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Nappily Ever After? Hairstories Take Center Stage

Comments (10) | beauty, black culture, Columnists, dreadlocks, hair, hot comb, Madam C.J. Walker, natural, One Tenth's Take, perms, theroot.com, weave

Amber Mobley
Columnist
For a lot of black women, deciding how to express themselves through their hair began once upon a time with a hot comb. Read more...
 
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