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The Root's Black Bucket List
Years ago the late, great James Baldwin, the ultimate black expat, said this of his travels: “I met a lot of people in Europe. I even encountered myself.” He wasn’t being glib. Travel is the great expander, obliterating borders, changing perceptions, both of the outside world — and of the self. You don’t, of course,…
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Is It the End of Black Anger?
The Root took to the streets of D.C. to see if the premise of a new book is true: that younger blacks are more optimistic in the face of racism.
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Welcome to Our Roots Section
The Root’s editor-in-chief, Henry Louis Gates Jr., introduces our Roots section, where you can get advice on researching your family history.
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Hollywood Family Reunions: A Video Mashup
Remember when Tupac and Janet Jackson crashed that picnic in Poetic Justice? How about Martin and Gina’s wedding? Watch some of the best family-reunion moments Hollywood has to offer. Click here for more of The Root’s summer family-reunion content.
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Tina Turner's Ancestral Legacy
In an episode of African-American Lives that originally aired on PBS in 2009, Tina Turner learns about her family’s origins as sharecroppers.
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Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
