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America's Got Talent Host, Terry Crews, Shows Full Gratitude For Writers On Strike

America's Got Talent Host, Terry Crews, Addresses Writers Strike

Terry Crews Talks AGT, Hidden Talents, & Falling For A White Chick

American Ninja Warrior: Season 15 Is Our TV Pick of The Week

Small Town Horror Story: Juneteenth & The Aftermath of Slavery

Caleb McLaughlin on Lebron James' Biopic, Stranger Things, & His First Big Paycheck

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Best Deals of the Day: Dewalt, MLS Apple Watch Bands, Whall Toaster,...

Check out the best deals of the day for Thursday, June 8, 2023.

The Inventory Staff

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Target - 50% Off Select Outdoor Furniture

Seating sets! Outdoor storage! Hammocks?! Yeah, I'm thinking it's a good deal.

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Use LYMA Supplements for Anxiety, Sleep, Health, & Beauty

Sharpen your focus, get better sleep, and feel less anxiety with the help of cognizin and saffron in these supplements.

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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Is Don Lemon Considering a Return to CNN? Maybe.

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A Supersized List of Juneteenth Books for the Entire Family

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Keke Palmer Joked That Claire Huxtable From The Cosby Show Was 'Uppity.' So Why Is Everybody Mad?

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Notorious Gangsta Rappers Who Became Stars

Race Matters

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Slave Descendants in Minnesota and Dakotas to Receive $50M in Grants

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Racist Leaves Disturbing "Package" at Oregon City Mayor's Office

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Here's Why NYC Looks Post-Apocalyptic and Why Black Folks Should Stay Clear

Jessica Washington

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Turns Out "Stand Your Ground" Didn't Stand for Ajike Owens' Shooter

Very Smart Brothas

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Very Smart Brothas

NBA Players and the Video Games They Can't Stop Playing

Sterling McGarvey

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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

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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Another Florida Horror Story: 2 Kids Trapped in a Flame-Engulfed Car

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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

News

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Slave Descendants in Minnesota and Dakotas to Receive $50M in Grants

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A Must Read: Supreme Court Protects BlackVoting Rights In Alabama

Jessica Washington

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Racist Leaves Disturbing "Package" at Oregon City Mayor's Office

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Here's Why NYC Looks Post-Apocalyptic and Why Black Folks Should Stay Clear

Jessica Washington

National Politics

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Cornel West Will Face These Characters In The 2024 Presidential Race

Candace McDuffie

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Cornel West Has Announced He's Running for President

Candace McDuffie

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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