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Valentine’s Day: Decades of Enduring Love
It seems like celebrities are always making up and breaking up. It may be hard to find long-lasting love in the limelight, but these adorable couples prove that partnerships can endure. Here are 14 celebrity duos who have been making our hearts melt for decades. 1. LL Cool J and Simone Smith LL Cool J and…
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Grammy Red Carpet: Stars Shine on Music’s Biggest Night
Nicole L. Cvetnic is The Root’s multimedia editor and producer. The music industry’s biggest stars gathered in Los Angeles at the Staples Center on Sunday for the 57th annual Grammy Awards, and the red-carpet fashion did not disappoint. Check out who wore it best. Singer Rita Ora Ciara Actress Kat Graham Herbie Hancock Chrissy Teigen and…
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Bow Down: In Praise of Beyoncé
We all love Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and will take any opportunity to bow down to Queen Bey. With the Grammy Awards coming up on Sunday at 8 p.m. EST on CBS, we thought it was as good a time as any to lay out some fun facts about one of the greatest performers of all time.…
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The Top 15 Videos of 2014
This was the year of the video: Cellphone recordings, surveillance videos and celebs caught on camera took up most of the spots on The Root TV’s most-watched-videos list. From the Jay Z-Solange elevator confrontation to the young woman desperate to be Nicki Minaj after dental surgery, here are the 15 most viewed videos of 2014: 1. The…
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The Signs of Protest From the Justice for All March
Thousands descended on Washington, D.C., on Saturday to participate in the Justice for All march. They wore masks and shirts with messages and carried rally signs down Pennsylvania Avenue from Freedom Plaza to the U.S. Capitol to protest police brutality and demand reform. Here are some of the more memorable signs and messages: “I’m here…
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Photos: Images From the Justice for All March
Thousands of demonstrators joined the families of Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice and Akai Gurley on Saturday in Washington, D.C., for the Justice for All march to end police brutality and increase police accountability. Participants made their way down Pennsylvania Avenue from Freedom Plaza to the U.S. Capitol. A coalition of several…
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Black Comic Book Characters on the Big Screen
Nicole L. Cvetnic is The Root’s multimedia editor and producer. When Marvel Studios announced that Chadwick Boseman would be playing the Black Panther—the movie studio’s first solo lead of color—the actor joined Michael B. Jordan, Dwayne Johnson and Ray Fisher on a list of black actors who are set to appear in upcoming comic book…
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Watch: Polls Aren’t the Only Numbers That Tell the Obama Story
To hear the pundits tell it, the reason Democrats took a big hit in Tuesday night’s midterm elections was the sinking popularity of President Barack Obama. And certainly, he’s not riding as high in the polls as he was a few years ago. But whatever the political challenges that Obama and Democrats faced in 2014—the…
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50 Years Ago Today, MLK Was Honored for His Dedication to Peace
Tuesday marks the 50th anniversary of the day Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his commitment to peace and achieving racial justice through nonviolent action. Recipients of the award, considered “the world’s most prestigious prize,” receive a medal, personal diploma and prize money. After being notified of his selection on Oct.…
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Remembering the Gifts of Geoffrey Holder
With his death at the age of 84, Geoffrey Holder leaves a legacy of creative genius, from the all-black Broadway production of The Wiz, which he costumed and directed, to his unforgettable “uncola man” of 7Up fame. A towering talent at 6 feet 6, he graced the Metropolitan Opera Ballet stage in New York City…
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