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  • Sorry Kids, You Ain’t Doing Nothing Your Mama Didn’t Do Before

    I did a lot of dirt in my younger days. And now, I get to sit back and watch my kids do it all over again.

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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    October 8, 2023
  • Amazon Prime Day Picks That’ll be Worth Your Coins

    The Prime Big Deal Days Sale event happens October 10 and 11. But you don’t have to wait, check out a few of our favorite early deals now!

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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    October 7, 2023
  • Kerry Washington Opens Up About The Source of Her Struggles With Body Image

    Kerry Washington Opens Up About The Source of Her Struggles With Body Image

    In a conversation with Gabrielle Union, the Scandal actress gets real about the standards of beauty she saw growing up.

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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    October 5, 2023
  • James Baldwin’s Home in France Should be a Black Artist’s Mecca. Instead, It’s an Apartment Complex

    James Baldwin’s Home in France Should be a Black Artist’s Mecca. Instead, It’s an Apartment Complex

    The home where the writer spent the last years of his life is no more.

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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    October 4, 2023
  • Beloved Black Banned Books You Must Read Now

    Beloved Black Banned Books You Must Read Now

    In honor of Banned Books Week, check out one of these amazing reads that stays in conservative crosshairs

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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    October 3, 2023
  • October 2023 Books By Black Authors I Can’t Wait to Read

    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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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    September 30, 2023
  • Toni Braxton’s Life-Saving Advice for People Living With Lupus

    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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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    September 30, 2023
  • 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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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    September 29, 2023
  • Simone Biles’ Husband Jonathan Owens Comes For Her Critics

    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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    Angela Johnson






    Published

    September 29, 2023
  • 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.

    By





    Angela Johnson






    Published

    September 28, 2023
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