3 Things Black People Can Do During Trump Rule, Faith leaders on How to Survive the Next Four Years, Plot Twists That Rocked America in 2024, How Black People Can Still Live Their Best Life and More Survival Tips

The Root collected advice from experts on how Black Americans Can Thrive Under Another Trump Presidency

Warning! 5 Things Black People Need to Really Pay Attention To When Trump Says Them

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It’s Christmas and that can only mean one thing: The inauguration of Donald Trump we prayed would never happen again is just a few weeks away. To add insult to injury, it’s on the MLK holiday. — Madison J. Gray

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Samuel L. Jackson, John David and Malcolm Washington on ‘The Piano Lesson,’ Family and Legacy

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The Biggest Plot Twists That Rocked 2024

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If The Root could sum up 2024 in just two words, they would be “plot twist!” This year kept us all on our toes, and after all of the political mess and unexpected pop culture twists, it might be too much to keep up with. — Phenix S Halley

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Faith Leaders: Black Americas Can Survive, Thrive During the Next Four Years if They Do This…

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When Pastor Patrick Purcell woke up the morning Donald J. Trump was projected to win the presidential election, he said he kept hearing one word, “Peace.” Not everyone experienced that. However, Purcell and other church leaders say the next four years may not be as damning as we expect. — Kalyn Womack

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Everyone Who Messed Around And Found Out In 2024

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In 2024, there were numerous celebrities, politicians and Karens who decided to mess around and find out. Here is a list of folks who ultimately had to deal with the consequences of their chaotic behavior. — Candace McDuffie

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Now that Trump Has Won, Here Are Three Things Black Folks Can Do

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To frame the very reality that Donald Trump just beat Vice President Kamala Harris in the election last night: In a 2015 conversation with astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson, former president Bill Clinton described his use of a rock brought back from the moon landing in 1969 to keep perspective. — Madison J. Gray

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The Election ShowedThey Really Don’t Like Us (You Knew), But Here’s Tips for Black Folks to Get Back to Living Our Best Life

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Just about every Black person you and I know voted for Kamala, and at least half as many took to a cocoon after the Trump Triumph. No CNN. MSNBC, which imbibed and spun the tale that the election might actually be close, now on par with Pravda. The New York Times and The Washington Post avoided like a vampire hides from the sun. I get it. — Wayne Washington

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