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Introducing The Glow Up 50's 10 Honorees From the World of Beauty

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Snag Apple's AirPods Pro for $49 off at Amazon

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Red Table Talk Exclusive Clip: Bobby Brown Is Emotionally Honest With His 11-Year-Old About Bobby Jr.'s Death

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The Talk’s Sheryl Underwood and Elaine Welteroth Reflect on Exchange With Sharon Osbourne After Monthlong Hiatus

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DMX's Family Makes Statement on Late Artist's Memorial Service, Masters and Funeral Fundraising

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Oscars 2021: Don Cheadle, Angela Bassett, Regina King, Halle Berry Among Award Presenters

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The Glow Up 50 2021: Meet the Phenoms of Fashion

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PBS NOVA's Picture a Scientist Exclusive Clip: Being a Black Woman in STEM Sometimes Means Being Mistaken As a Janitor

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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2 Black Women Made History at Wrestlemania 37, But Only Bianca Belair Could Emerge Victorious

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The Glow Up 50 2021: Meet the Visionaries of Beauty

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I Think I've Started to Use Avoidance As Self-Care

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There's a 'Black Movie Test' Floating Around That's Too Easy. Here's a 'Black Movie Test' to See If You're Really Dedicated to the Cause

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Hubert Davis Was So Close to Having a Forgettable Press Conference

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Is 'Return of the Mack' the Greatest Song Ever? A Debate With The Root's Shanelle Genai, Who Disagrees (She's Wrong), on Pass the Peas With Panama Jackson

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‘Police Officers Don’t Have to Fight Fair’: Defense Attempts to Frame Derek Chauvin’s Actions as ‘Reasonable’ During Day 12 of Trial

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Students at North Texas School Disciplined After Holding Slave Auction on Snapchat

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Kim Potter, the Officer Who Fatally Shot Daunte Wright, and the Brooklyn Center Police Chief Have Both Resigned

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White America’s Favorite Honey Baked Ham Is in Twitter Jail After Coming for BLM Co-Founder for Buying House in White Neighborhood

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Barack Obama Calls for Full and Transparent Investigation Into Daunte Wright Shooting, While Biden Talks Tough to Looters

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CDC, FDA to Stop Using Johnson & Johnson Vaccine at Federal Sites After 6 People Suffer Blood Clots

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Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley's Crazy Fundraising Proves That Idiots Love Giving Their Money to Idiots

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Brooklyn Center Mayor Granted Authority Over Police Department; Cop Who Killed Daunte Wright Once Served as Police Union President

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