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  • The Family Business: Russell and Ciara's Newest Delivery Is a Philanthropic Lifestyle Brand

    It’s been a busy year for the Wilsons—as if having their third child amid a pandemic and after what Ciara has since admitted was her “slowest” and most uncomfortable pregnancy wasn’t challenging enough, the duo made the most of the downtime allotted by Russell’s amended season to open the Why Not You charter school, stand…

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  • In Love and War: This Couple's 1st Year of Marriage in Lockdown Reveals an Unconditional Love Story

    Editor’s note: The following article contains a reference to suicide. With a new year, a new administration, and (bless it) a COVID vaccine now on the horizon, it seems we can end this terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year with something tangible to look forward to—I believe Barack Obama would call it “hope.” But…

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  • Rihanna Already Told You She Was a Savage. Does It Really Matter Who She's Dating?

    Rihanna Already Told You She Was a Savage. Does It Really Matter Who She's Dating?

    Somewhere out there in social media today, there is a hearty debate going on over whether Rihanna’s current beau is her longtime friend and sometime collaborator A$AP Rocky, a rumor fueled by a Monday afternoon report by People. To catch you up, the two have publicly been in each other’s orbit since the rapper opened for…

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  • Wrapping Paper Roll Call: Wishing You a Season of Wellness

    So…did you get some R&R over the holiday weekend? If you’re like most of us here at The Root, you may need more than a long holiday to get yourself back to center, especially after the collective trauma of 2020. If this year has taught us anything, it’s that paying attention to our personal wellness—whether…

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  • For the Culture: Spend This Long Weekend With Some of Our Greatest Authors and Artists

    Right about now, you’re hopefully on your third (or fourth) round of leftovers, giving new meaning to the term “comfort food”—and no judgments, since we can use all the comfort we can get as this tortured year comes to a long-awaited close. But as you’re feeding your body, don’t forget to nurture your mind and…

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  • The Root Presents It's Lit! Goes Black to the Future With Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham

    The Root Presents It's Lit! Goes Black to the Future With Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham

    Remember zines? Okay, maybe we’re dating ourselves, but younger versions of The Root’s Editor-in-Chief Danielle Belton and I (Managing Editor of The Glow Up, Maiysha Kai) were early fans of the format, maybe even producing a few zines of our own. (Okay, that definitely happened). Historically, zines organize various creators and mediums around a single…

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  • Wrapping Paper Roll Call: Make This the Blackest Friday (to Cyber Monday) Ever

    There have been few bright spots to celebrate in 2020—and even those have often been bittersweet. Take, for instance, the unprecedented uptick in interest in Black-owned businesses and creators (something we’ve always been invested in, but we digress) since non-Black America suddenly seemed to wake up to the centuries-old realities of racial inequality this spring—and…

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  • Wrapping Paper Roll Call: The Deliciousness We All Deserve

    Okay, okay, okay…we know this is a loaded topic this year, trust. Too many of us will not be partaking in the home cooking of our nearest and dearest this Thanksgiving (and arguably, too many are risking it all by doing exactly that, but that’s another post), and in an already incredibly difficult year, yes,…

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  • President Barack Obama to Receive the 2020 PEN America Voice of Influence Award

    President Barack Obama to Receive the 2020 PEN America Voice of Influence Award

    When it comes to living American presidents, it’s indisputable (and infuriating, if you’re Donald Trump), that President Obama remains the leader who retains the most influence and goodwill in the global sphere. On Wednesday, PEN America recognized the indelible impact of our favorite president to date, announcing Obama as the recipient of this year’s PEN…

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  • 'Are We OK?': Meghan Markle Pens NYT Op-Ed Reflecting on Recent Miscarriage and Collective Grief

    In the crush of a year that began with “Megxit” (which now feels a million years ago) and has since devastated us in myriad ways, there has barely been a moment to catch our breaths between fresh onslaughts of grief (ironic, since so many of us have found ourselves with unprecedented time to reflect). But…

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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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