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In society, we have this thing called “pretty privilege.” How it works is that if you’re conventionally attractive, your life tends to be a bit easier than the rest of us who resemble a half-eaten breakfast burrito. Your social interactions are much more fruitful, you appear to be more confident and trustworthy, you get the pick of the litter in the dating pool—unless you’ve just got a thing for ugly niggas—and your professional aspirations tend to be far more rewarding. Advertisement And before you call bullshit, this is all backed by extensiveresearch. In sports, teams could giv...

Advertisement At a press briefing on Tuesday, Police Chief Rodney Harrison said they are considering assault and robbery charges against the unnamed assailant. “Our perpetrator initially started a verbal argument of this accusation and then tried to attack our teenager by grabbing for his phone, grabbing his leg and trying to tackle him. Our victim didn’t suffer any injuries. But his father, who he was with, received slight injuries.” Harrison said the case was initially classified as harassment after police were called to the hotel, but that has since changed. “After we were able to...

Last week The Root reported that the president of pardoning despicable white people has been spending his last weeks in office doling out absolution to allies, white-collar criminals and war criminals like he’s the Grinch that stole clemency and now he’s giving it all back. Advertisement What do war criminals, Trump allies, embezzlers and other white-collar criminals have in common?…Read more Well, it turns out we can add police brutality aficionado to the list, as it’s been reported that among Trump’s recent pardon recipients is a former Prince George’s County, Md., police offi...

Photo: Will Newton (Getty Images) If there’s one thing football fans are short of—besides proper decorum—it’s sympathy. And on April 25, 2019, for better or worse, promising Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins was picked 15th overall in the 2019 NFL Draft. Advertisement In the year and change since, he’s been expected to develop within a corrosive environment that isn’t exactly conducive to productivity—to put it lightly. As I’ve previously written here at The Root: For those out the loop, Haskins has never had the opportunity to thrive. Outside of being banished to the ar...

Wine that cost more than $6,500. and the associated press has details about a fund-raiser in boston last summer writing this. for top donors, those who could contribute or raise $5,400 per couple or $2,700 a person, there was a vip photo reception and premium seating. for them and others who gave at least $1,000, there was also a gift -- wait for it -- a souvenir wine bottle. there are now just 42 days to go before the iowa caucuses, so we probably have not heard the end of this. so let's talk about it some more at least. for that we bring in jason johnson, politics editor at the root. jason, ...