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October 2023 Books By Black Authors I Can’t Wait to Read
With gripping memoirs from Sly Stone and Jada Pinkett Smith and new graphic nonfiction from Chuck D, October has lots of great reads.
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Toni Braxton’s Life-Saving Advice for People Living With Lupus
The Root caught up with the R&B diva about her campaign to encourage people living with lupus to be advocates for their health.
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Gen Xers, Rejoice! The New Baby Phat Collection is a Nod to Y2K
Get ready to go streetwear glam with a fresh new Fall/Winter 2023 drop from Baby Phat
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Simone Biles’ Husband Jonathan Owens Comes For Her Critics
“I don’t play bout my baby,” the Green Bay Packers safety said in a September 28 post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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Canadian Mayor Calls Signs Advertising Whites-Only Playgroup “Vile Garbage”
The mayor of a Vancouver, BC-area town says the racist messaging is not welcome in their community.
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Nick Cannon Credits Mariah Carey With Saving His Life
The actor and host says his ex-wife “went hard” for him as he coped with his 2012 lupus diagnosis
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Black Musician Blasts American Airlines for Assuming He Was Trafficking His Own Kids
David Ryan Harris shared his frustration with the airlines for their awful assumption in an Instagram post
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Tired of Corporate Code-Switching? A New Game Mocks All of That Annoying Work Babble
Trust me, you’re going to want to take a deep dive into “Per My Last Email.”
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Brooklyn Video Artist’s Work Takes Unique Look at Surveillance in the City
The Root spoke with Kameron Neal about his film installation Down The Barrel (Of A Lens) on display at Lincoln Center September 29 – October 3.
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Washington National Cathedral Unveils New Racial Justice-Themed Stained Glass Windows
The new windows, “lift up the values of justice and fairness and the ongoing struggle for equality among all God’s great children,” said the cathedral’s dean.