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The Root Institute 2021: Tarana Burke’s New Memoir Unbound Retraces the Birth of a Movement
The founder and leader of the Me Too movement retraces her steps in a deeply vulnerable and moving memoir under Oprah’s imprint.
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Sarah Dash, Co-Founder of Labelle, Dead at 76
The singer, songwriter and actress died unexpectedly, only days after making a surprise onstage appearance with former bandmate Patti LaBelle.
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The Prosecution Rests Its Case in R. Kelly Trial; Defense Begins to Present Witnesses
The prosecution called 45 witnesses—including 11 accusers—over the course of five weeks of testimony thus far in Brooklyn, N.Y., federal court.
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Michigan Father Files $1M Lawsuit Over Biracial Child’s Unsanctioned Haircut by School Employee
Jimmy Hoffmeyer’s suit alleges Mount Pleasant Public School District ‘failed to properly train, monitor, direct, discipline, and supervise their employees.’
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T.I. and Tiny Evade Sexual Abuse Charges in Los Angeles Due to Expired Statute of Limitations
To date, the couple has been accused by more than 30 women of sexual assault, drugging and, in some cases trafficking.
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The Remake Sweepstakes Continue, but Weeeee…Will Always Love Whitney’s Version of The Bodyguard the Most
Warner Bros. moves forward with a long-rumored reboot of the 1992 hit starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, to be penned by playwright Matthew López.
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‘It Is a Call, Not a Closing’: Why The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Can’t Seem to Unfollow Jill Louise Busby
The social media savant turned author dismantles online ‘micro-fame’—including her own—in her debut collection of essays, Unfollow Me.
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‘You Have to Take Care of Yourself’: Yara Shahidi Talks Mental Health and Making Change as Marie Claire’s October Cover Star
The Grown-ish star and 7th Sun producer is all grown up and the new face of Christian Dior, one of several brands she’s inked a ‘reverse morality clause’ with.
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The Tale of the Testicles Continues: Trinidad and Tobago’s Health Minister Refutes Nicki Minaj’s COVID Vaccine Claims
After the rapper claimed to know someone with swollen testicles and impotence post-vaccination, Trinidad and Tobago’s Health Dept. says there is no such case.
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We Just Learned the Deeper Meaning Behind Jeremy Pope’s Met Gala ‘Fit, and—Whew
The theme was ‘In America: A Lexicon of Fashion’. Pope and his designers opted to reference America’s lexicon of enslavement and exploitation.
