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Jasmyn Lawson has done a lot during these socially-distant times, including successfully announcing an incredible…
Jessica Moulite
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Jessica Moulite is an award-winning Video Producer at The Root passionate about dismantling unjust societal power structures and all things Black culture. She's also probably watching “Living Single.”
Oct 21
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If you don’t know who Heidi N Closet, Jaida Essence Hall, and Shea Couleé are, you are sadly missing out on “Black…
Oct 20
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Ibram X. Kendi, Ph.D. doesn’t necessarily know of the single Blackest moment so far in 2020. This year’s The Root…
Oct 19
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Yamiche Alcindor holds the late civil rights titan John Lewis in high regard.
Oct 16
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Aisha Nyandoro was midway through her morning routine when she first saw the news.
Oct 14
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From NASCAR to social media and beyond, Black folks have once again proven to be the nation’s ultimate game changers…
Oct 14
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Jasmyn Lawson is Black Twitter’s best friend.
Oct 13
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Raquel Willis is proud to sit “in such amazing company” alongside the members of her The Root 100 class.
Oct 12
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Calling Ibram X. Kendi, Ph.D., “accomplished” is quite the understatement.
Oct 9
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As I write this Kinja post, my Haitian mother walks over and sees the thumbnail of Yamiche Alcindor’s face.
Sep 10
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Jasmin Pierre isn’t shy when it comes to discussing her mental health journey with others.
Aug 27
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Karl Turner has loved seafood for a long time.
Aug 24
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It’s been 15 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans, but resident Shannon Rainey lived in…
Aug 24
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‘It’s Almost Like a Bullseye’: How the Pandemic Mirrors the Injustices We Saw With Hurricane Katrina
Natural disasters have a very unfortunate way of revealing who are the most vulnerable people in a society.
Aug 21
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The Black experience in America is rooted in trauma.
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Police unions are some of the most powerful entities in America. Just to name a few ways how and why that’s the case,…