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Ellie Kemper Responds to Backlash Over Debutante Past in Historically Racist Ball: 'I Unequivocally Deplore, Denounce, and Reject White Supremacy' [Updated]
The actress came under fire last week for her 1999 association with St. Louis’ controversial Veiled Prophet Ball.
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How We Do: Panama and Simona's Very Smart Marriage
To celebrate the start of wedding season, The Root has launched ‘How We Do,’ a two-week series centering Black love stories, commitment and nuptial style.
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She's Arrived! Meghan and Harry Welcome Daughter Lilibet Diana
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have a new little royal to love! People reports that on Friday, the couple’s second child arrived, a daughter they have named Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor. “Lili was born on Friday, June 4 at 11:40 a.m. in the trusted care of the doctors and staff at Santa Barbara Cottage…
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'I Want to Make Readers Think Twice': The Root Presents It's Lit! Does a Double Take With Zakiya Dalila Harris and The Other Black Girl
In the minefield of microaggressions, marginalization and outright racism that can plague the modern office environment, it’s often a relief to see another Black face amid a predominantly white world of cubicles. But as editor-turned-author Zakiya Dalila Harris deftly reminds us in her much-buzzed-about debut, The Other Black Girl: A Novel, all skinfolk ain’t kinfolk.…
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How We Do: Malcolm and Matt's Instagram-to-Engagement Story
To celebrate the start of wedding season, The Root has launched ‘How We Do,’ a two-week series centering Black love stories, commitment and nuptial style.
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How We Do: Dawnie and Anthony's Love Story Is Better Than Fiction
To celebrate the start of wedding season, The Root has launched ‘How We Do,’ a two-week series centering Black love stories, commitment and nuptial style.
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Surprising No One Black, Resurfaced Documents Confirm 'Coloured Immigrants or Foreigners' Were Once Banned From Clerical Roles in Buckingham Palace
Remember that time that “palace aides” went on the offensive against Meghan Markle, alleging that the Duchess of Sussex had bullied them just ahead of her and Prince Harry’s televised sit-down with Oprah? While the race of said aides has never been disclosed (or doubted, to be honest), one can’t help but raise an eyebrow…
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How We Do: Laini and Reese's Pandemic Love TKO
To celebrate the start of wedding season, The Root has launched ‘How We Do,’ a two-week series centering Black love stories, commitment and nuptial style.
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Ulta Is the Latest Retailer to Join the Fifteen Percent Pledge, Promising a Bigger Assortment of Black-Owned Brands
Ulta Beauty has joined Sephora, Macy’s, Gap, and American Vogue in creating a retail and media landscape more representative of America’s racial demographics.
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Why Andrea Pitter Has Us Saying Yes to Pantora Bridal’s Dresses
Enter Andrea Pitter, creator of Pantora Bridal, the of-the-moment, inclusive line that has earned its reputation as a go-to for Black-owned bridal glamour.
