Lyne Pitts

@LynePitts

Above all, mom and Gigi. Unfulfilled world traveler. Former Managing Editor of The Root, former NBC News, CBS News. Opinions are mine.

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Joined October 2011
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    Jan 29

    Nooses never really disappeared as messages of a very specific kind of terror, but every time they’re used, my God, it’s chilling. Praying for Jussie’s full recovery. And for us all.

    Police: "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett was assaulted in Chicago on Tuesday by two men who hurled racial and homophobic slurs at him and wrapped a rope around his neck, the actor has told police; the incident is being investigated as a hate crime.
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    16 Jul 2018

    Obama dancing in Kenya is the perfect antidote to today

    Obama Dancing In Kenya Is What You Need To See Today
    Obama dancing in Kenya is the perfect antidote to today
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    22 Jun 2018

    In today's episode of "No Black Person Ever Actually Said That" ....

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    Fox News' Rachel Campos-Duffy: "I spoke to some African-Americans who say, 'Gosh, the conditions of the detention centers are better than some of the projects that I grew up in.'"
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    8 Jun 2018

    The pardon of Alice Marie Johnson is a reminder that authoritarians are capable of producing the arbitrary good outcome. But the good deed and esp the means by which they do it almost always serve a larger nefarious end. Like a payday loan — immediate relief, longterm damage.

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    25 May 2018

    Rest in Peace Kalief Browder. Today would have been his 25th birthday.

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    23 May 2018

    If the NFL thing was about the flag & anthem, you’d be outraged when Trump doesn’t hold a hand over his heart & botches the words. If it was about troops, you’d be as pissed about Niger as about Benghazi. It’s not principle. It’s about control of brown bodies. Stop the bullshit.

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    27 Mar 2018

    ALTON STERLING IS A VICTIM OF GUN VIOLENCE. TOO. Don’t you dare stay silent.

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  8. 24 Mar 2018

    11-year old NaomiWadler quotes Toni Morrison: ‘If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.’

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    22 Mar 2018

    "When I thought about the kind of person I’d like to see on the cover of Vanity Fair, I thought about Lena Waithe — a member of the new creative elite remaking entertainment for her generation."

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  10. 7 Feb 2018

    Good one.

    There's already been a Trump parade.
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  11. 4 Feb 2018

    Prince - Super Bowl XLI - Halftime Show - Full Set via

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    17 Jan 2018

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    11 Jan 2018

    Just got off the phone with a Haitian family member in Florida who was near tears talking about President Trump’s comments. Here’s the thing, not only are his comments wrong but they’re hurtful to a people who have already lived through so many insults.

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    27 Dec 2017

    Forget all the distracting talk abt wedding invitations, this is a really good &!substantive interview with our former President - worth 30 minutes of your time.

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    18 Dec 2017

    Welp! Looks like the cat is out of the bag. Yours truly will be pressing the Waterford crystal button to release the ball drop in Times Square on NYE. We are setting intentions for the new year.

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    11 Dec 2017

    10-year-old Ashawnty Davis died after hanging herself because she was being bullied at school. Her family is now raising money for her funeral expenses.

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    8 Dec 2017

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    7 Dec 2017

    MORE: Former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager sentenced to 19 to 24 years in prison for the deadly shooting of unarmed black man Walter Scott.

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    18 Nov 2017

    The entire presidential enterprise is a con.

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