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Does Brett Kavanaugh Have a Race Issue?
Brett Kavanaugh is well on his way to joining the highest court of the land. While we know Kavanaugh is accused of sexual assault, how about his relationship with race? In 2002, Brian Hundley was in his car when a D.C. police officer tapped on his window. The 41-year-old was asked to get out of…
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Janelle Monáe and Angela Rye Have One Message: Go Vote
The midterm elections are coming in November, and this vote comes at a critical point in our nation’s history. After all, we as Americans have the power to decide who will lead our country out of the despair of this Trumpian regime (barring no interference from Russia—let’s be real). Regardless, we must do our part…
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Tiffany Haddish and Kevin Hart Play 'Black Ass Game'
Spades or dominoes? Drums or flats? Jheri curl or S-Curl? For black folks, these topics are among the debates of ages. But, how about we get some of these musings on camera—there’s a thought! So the video folks at The Root decided to turn this ‘black-off’ into a game, because we love games. And we…
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Jussie Smollett: Actor, Activist, Singer, Director and Man Who Leads With His Blackness
Jussie Smollett ended his day at 1 a.m. on Saturday morning, got on a plane and flew from Chicago (where his hit series Empire is filmed) to New York City. Hours later, the actor had an afternoon call time at the Tribeca TV Festival. Smollett made it on time; he was neatly put together and…
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John Legend: Brett Kavanaugh Doesn’t Have the Integrity
John Legend is not here for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The EGOT recipient is the face of a recent anti-Kavanaugh advertisement by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. In a recent interview at the Palisades Village opening, in Palisades, Calif., Legend made his feelings on the Supreme Court nominee crystal clear: Kavanaugh is…
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Watch: Amara La Negra Shares Her Natural Hair Journey
Amara La Negra is a proud Afro-Latina who “embraces her truth.” For La Negra this means that rocking her hair in its natural form—an afro. But the pop star’s striking hairstyle hasn’t always been so well received. “I’ve had so many stones, and so many rocks thrown at me that eventually it just stopped hurting,”…
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Tennis Is a White Man's Sport. Here's Why.
Tennis is a white man’s sport. Serena Williams’ loss at the the U.S. Open, and her subsequent fine of $17,000 —$10,000 for verbal abuse, which was the largest individual fine the US Open has ever seen—proves it. The fact that the athlete’s catsuit was banned from the French Open proves it. That Williams has won…
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Celebrating the Natural Hair Journey: Behind the Scenes at Texture on the Runway
New York Fashion Week is well under way, and models with various textures of hair sashayed down the runway to represent. Why have a show dedicated to showcasing coils, curls and kinks, you say? Because natural hair matters. Texture on the Runway—founded by Naturally Curly—featured braids, afros, up-dos, and locs as styled by some of…
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When Black Women Rock the Vote
Let’s be clear, the black vote is crucial in each and every election. And as history has shown, when it comes time to vote, black women get the job done. “The black woman’s voice is, in fact, the black vote,” said political commentator Symone Sanders. “I know the political apparatus or many folks in the…
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Can You Guess the Black Icons Who Wore These Hairstyles?
From Michael Jackson’s Jheri curl from the Thriller era to Colin Kaepernick’s iconic ’fro, one thing’s for sure: Black folks know hair, and our hair often makes a statement. But be clear, we are more than our hair; black people are supremely dynamic with a myriad of interests. Our strengths and scope of knowledge go…
