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‘A Microcosm of America’: Rebecca Carroll on Trauma, Amy Coney Barrett and the Tangled Web of Transracial Adoption
The acclaimed writer’s memoir, Surviving the White Gaze is a rare and nuanced account from a transracial adoptee. So why do so many insist on missing the point?
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‘You Kept Me Going’: Alyssa Scott Pens Tribute to Son Zen as Nick Cannon Defends Returning to Work
The 5-month-old the model shared with Nick Cannon died Sunday of a brain tumor; Cannon addressed his immediate return to his talk show, saying ‘this is love.’
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Wendy Williams Won’t Start the New Year in Her Purple Chair
The talk show host will reportedly continue to sit out Season 13 of the Wendy show until at least February as she continues to recover from a health crisis.
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Greg Tate Canonized Black Culture. He Deserves the Same
Tributes pour in for the man and mentor many consider the ‘blueprint’ for Black cultural criticism, who unexpected death at 64 was confirmed Tuesday.
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From the Bahamas to Broadway: Sidney Poitier’s Life Will Inspire a New Play
The 94-year-old actor-director’s life story will be brought to Broadway in a play co-produced by his daughter and directed by Tony winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson.
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Attorneys Seek to Combine Hundreds of Astroworld Suits as Travis Scott Denies Culpability
The rapper requested dismissal from 11 of the nearly 300 lawsuits naming him as partly responsible for the crowd surge that injured hundreds and killed 10.
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‘Gorilla Glue’-Famous Tessica Brown Now Says Her Hair Is Falling Out
Two weeks after releasing the rap single ‘Ma Hair,’ Brown returned to social media to announce new troubles with her tresses.
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‘We Black as Hell!’: The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Digs Into Black Nerd Problems
William Evans and Omar Holmon’s popular site and podcast hits the page in a series of essays both hilarious and heartfelt.
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‘They Are a Daily Fail’: Meghan Declares Victory in Her Privacy Suit After the Daily Mail’s Appeal Is Denied
The U.K.’s Court of Appeal upheld a February ruling that the publication of a private letter from the Duchess of Sussex to her father was unlawful.
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In Another Possible Black Pageant Queen Streak, Breanna Myles Is Crowned Miss Teen USA
The Floridian captured the crown on Saturday night, and was soon after joined in Black excellence by Miss USA Elle Smith.
