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Small Town Horror Story: Juneteenth & The Aftermath of Slavery

Small Town Horror Story: Juneteenth & The Aftermath of Slavery

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Cheat Sheet: What is Juneteenth?

SZA Strikes The Heart With Songwriting Prowess on "Kill Bill"

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Dyson’s Hot + Cool Fan Is $330 Down From $450

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It's Lit

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The Root's Top 14 Books of the Year Selected by You

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The Georgia School District That Removed Books With Black And LGBTQ Characters Could Be In Trouble

Candace McDuffie

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Book Bans are Increasing, and Writers of Color are the Target

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A Supersized List of June 2023 Books By Black Authors We Can't Wait to Read

Entertainment

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Here Are the TV Shows You Need to Binge This Summer

Stephanie Holland

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There's No Beef Bigger Than the Family: The Rock Makes Peace With Vin Diesel

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Damson Idris Looked To Satan For Snowfall Inspiration And Then This Happened...

Candace McDuffie

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Now That She’s Tackled the Spider-Verse, Is Issa Rae Ready for Her Live-Action Superhero Debut?

Stephanie Holland

Race Matters

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Not a Lick of Prison Time for Racist Gunman Who Targeted Black Teens

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Black Woman Calls Out Racist Plane Passenger and 15 Million TikTokers Watched

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'Citi Bike Karen's' GoFundMe Explodes With Cash

Candace McDuffie

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DEI Uber Executive Centers White Women's Feelings With 'Don't Call Me Karen' Events, Gets Placed On Leave

Candace McDuffie

Very Smart Brothas

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Very Smart Brothas

What Did Our Vote For Biden Get Us?

Antjuan Seawright

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Very Smart Brothas

How Climate Change and 'Heat Islands' are Killing Black People

Derrick Z. Jackson

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Very Smart Brothas

Tim Scott Is Running For President, But Will Black People Vote For Him?

Wayne Washington

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Very Smart Brothas

The TN Expulsions Underscored Where Black Political Representation Is Most Troubling!

Wayne Washington

Small Business Spotlight

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Small Business Spotlight

Need A Side Hustle? These Two NOLA-based Sisters Got You

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Small Business Spotlight

These Black Entrepreneurs Took Their Sweet Treat to Shark Tank and This Happened

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Small Business Spotlight

This is What Happened When a Black Orthodontist Took Her Toothbrush Into the Shark Tank

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Small Business Spotlight

Meet Two Black Men Changing the Flavor of the Whiskey Game

Criminal Justice

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NJ Councilwoman’s Killer May Have Been a Fellow Churchgoer

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The Tale of 2 Racist Road Ragers

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Criminal Justice

Will Louisianans Convicted Under Jim Crow Juries Finally Get Justice?

Jessica Washington

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Criminal Justice

Louisiana House Passes Bill Outing Juvenile Records In Black Communities

Jessica Washington

News

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Students at Amanda Gorman's Alma Mater Fight For Her Banned Poem

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What Year is this? In Mississippi The Fight For School Desegregation Continues

Jessica Washington

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Law Enforcement

The Sad Story of Elijah McClain, Who Was Fatally Injected with Ketamine, Continues

Jessica Washington

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Dr. Drew Airs Wildly Irresponsible Jamie Foxx Health Claims

Jessica Washington

National Politics

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Progressives Warn of Harm To Black Communities As a Result of Debt Ceiling Deal

Jessica Washington

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Debt Ceiling 101. Everything You Need To Know About It, And How We Got Here

Jessica Washington

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Oh, Hell Nah: Mike Pence Set To Announce 2024 Presidential Run

Candace McDuffie

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Here's How Black Women Could Break Records In The Senate Next Year.

Jessica Washington