Lissen...that was an assault, and I’m sorry you had to experience that.

Yes, because hiding behind avatars to insult people on the internet is definitely the mark of a considerate, well-balanced, relationship-ready individual. Sorry you didn’t get the inherent humor here (he did), but nevertheless, Happy Valentine’s Day...bless your bitter heart.

Big agreement on this. That’s a lovely take.

Interesting, because in the past few days, I’ve definitely been on the receiving end of more abuse from those outraged that I don’t vindicate Kobe than those who think I should condemn him outright. But there’s really no “winning” when issues like these are at stake, so thankfully, winning was never my goal. This is a…

First, please Google, because this ground has been covered:

Real talk? I can’t even judge the song, because I keep listening to Erivo’s performance and weeping.

Thanks for defending my honor, but I actually loved Damon’s take (and edited this piece). VSB, while part of The Root, speaks in its own voice, as I at The Glow Up speak in mine, and as a news writer, Anne writes in hers. Interestingly enough, I think that’s what we’re encouraging people to do: to create space for…

Listen...even if you hate the player (which I don’t), her vocal game is incredible.

I’ve never sought to defend Gayle’s journalistic choice here, because while the line of questioning is central to journalism (and she has decades more experience in the arena than me), I likely wouldn’t have approached it the same way. There is a reason I filed this as an op-ed, and not under “news.”

1. I admittedly cringed when I initially watched the clip, and you may notice my article was not a defense of King’s interviewing style or choices, because frankly, my feelings remain somewhat mixed and likely always will.

I’m sorry you’ve had that experience, and empathize; imagine how it is writing here daily. Trust, I’m here for the content, not the comments.

I can’t believe I’m even deigning to acknowledge this, but I also can’t help but find it very interesting and telling that an article that was explicitly not about Kobe Bryant and only mentioned him (once) in a factual, yet passing manner, purely for context, has not only devolved into a discussion about Kobe and his…

I’m not at war with black men; I love them very much. I’m at war with misogynists. If you think the two are automatically synonymous, that’s on you, but that’s not a belief I hold, nor is it a generalization I’ll accept having projected upon me.

I literally start to dry-heave when I hear his voice, at this point.

In a separate source, Deandre’s mother complained that female students weren’t held to the same standards, so this is a gender-based issue, as well. As for the schools/institutions involved, it has been a mix of public/private entities.

It helps to have a cane, but as the late Mama Cax taught us, it’s possible to do a lot with (and without) a prothesis.

Mattel did that, too: https://theglowup.theroot.com/i-dream-a-world-mattel-offers-its-1st-nonbinary-fashio-1838466778

As noted in this and our previous article as a source of our disappointment. 

To clarify: Suggested stories are from The Root at large. VSB, being part of The Root, automatically populates recommended stories that aren’t only exclusive to VSB, but part of the parent platform (as all of the above are). This is the first time VSB has written about this issue.

“..she takes on leading roles in the upcoming social thriller Antebellum and Amazon Original series Homecoming...”