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  • The Glow Up 50 2021: Meet the Arbiters of Influence

    The category is: Influence. Who got the juice? When it comes to this year’s TGU 50 Influence honorees, their impact is overflowing. These 10 luminaries aren’t just doing it for the ‘gram; they’re doing it for us—holding companies, cultural institution and entire industries accountable and ensuring inclusion isn’t just a trend. Whether it’s convincing some…

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  • The Glow Up 50 2021: Meet the Innovators of Image

    The category is: Image. We hear it over and over again: “Representation matters.” But an ongoing racial reckoning and inventory of the fashion, media and beauty industries (among others) has confirmed what we’ve long known: representation is more than just the image of inclusion. True inclusion means representation at every level—and when it’s there, the…

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  • The Glow Up 50 2021: Meet the Maestros of Hair

    The category is: Hair. They tease. They twist. They tame, tint, trim and artfully tangle our tresses. They are our TGU 50 Hair honorees, ten innovators who have elevated textured hair to new heights. Whether drawing from the diaspora to showcase Black hair as the ultimate creative medium, building empires from a legacy of kitchen…

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  • The Glow Up 50 2021: Meet the Phenoms of Fashion

    The category is: Fashion. They are influencers, editors, creators and decision-makers—and they always do it in style. This year’s 10 TGU 50 Fashion honorees are designing a more equitable, colorful fashion industry for us all to see ourselves reflected in. Tellingly, this year’s honorees include several long-overdue “firsts,” some of whom have been doing revelatory…

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  • The Glow Up 50 2021: Meet the Visionaries of Beauty

    The category is: Beauty. Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but the influence of Black aesthetics upon the beauty industry is unquestionable. Also indisputable is the impact of this year’s TGU 50 Beauty honorees, ten incredible artists, entrepreneurs, advocates and activists (or all of the above) who have changed the face of…

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  • 'Hey, Democrats, Pay Attention!' The Root Presents: It's Lit! Talks The End of White Politics With Zerlina Maxwell

    'Hey, Democrats, Pay Attention!' The Root Presents: It's Lit! Talks The End of White Politics With Zerlina Maxwell

    On-screen, on the air, and now, on the page, Zerlina Maxwell is a force. Having held positions on both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton’s campaigns, an activist on issues of race, gender and sexual violence, as well as years in the game as a commentator for the likes of CNN, MSNBC, and now as host…

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  • Nike and MSCHF Agree to Recall Lil Nas X's 'Satan Shoes,' Which MSCHF Says 'Already Achieved Its Artistic Purpose'

    Nike and MSCHF Agree to Recall Lil Nas X's 'Satan Shoes,' Which MSCHF Says 'Already Achieved Its Artistic Purpose'

    The battle over Lil Nas X’s “Satan Shoes” has reportedly been settled. Following a temporary restraining order granted against MSCHF for its much talked about collaboration with rapper Lil Nas X, on Thursday evening, USA Today received a statement from Nike stating that the streetwear brand has agreed to a recall of the controversial kicks…

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  • 'Cosmology Is Black—It’s Blackity-Black': The Root Presents: It's Lit! Explores The Disordered Cosmos With Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

    'Cosmology Is Black—It’s Blackity-Black': The Root Presents: It's Lit! Explores The Disordered Cosmos With Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

    Real talk? The Root’s Editor-in-Chief Danielle Belton and I consider ourselves to be pretty smart people—but scientifically minded, we are not. So when we received a pitch to review and speak with cosmologist Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein on her first book, The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred, we were both…

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  • Nike Won Its Motion Against Lil Nas X's 'Satan Shoes.' They Can Thank Trump [Updated]

    Nike Won Its Motion Against Lil Nas X's 'Satan Shoes.' They Can Thank Trump [Updated]

    The saga of Nike and Lil Nas X’s “Satan Shoes” continued on Thursday, with Nike scoring a legal win against streetwear firebrand MSCHF. Three days after Nike filed suit over the brand’s collaboration with the rapper—a customized Nike Air Max 97 featuring a pentagram pendant, reference to a Bible verse about Satan’s fall from Heaven,…

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  • Meghan's Childhood Boyfriend Defends Her Against Bullying Claims, Noting How Black Women 'Are Expected to Know Their Place'

    Meghan's Childhood Boyfriend Defends Her Against Bullying Claims, Noting How Black Women 'Are Expected to Know Their Place'

    Meghan Markle may currently be under “investigation” by the royal family, but her day-ones remain loyal to the duchess, against whom accusations of bullying made in 2018 by members of the royal staff were revived just ahead of her and husband Prince Harry’s televised sit-down with Oprah. Earlier this week, award-winning performing artist and professional…

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Maiysha Kai is former managing editor of The Glow Up and host of The Root Presents: It’s Lit!, and your average Grammy-nominated goddess next door. May I borrow some sugar?


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