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Auntie Unfiltered With Uncle Michael Harriot
The Root’s resident auntie and uncle sat down together to discuss Critical Race Theory and the new COINTELPRO operation surrounding it.
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Auntie Unfiltered Has a Fangirl Moment With Stephanie Mills
The legendary singer and her soul-stirring vocals have been a part of my life since I was a child.
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Auntie Unfiltered Discusses the 'Panic After the Panny'
We have been waiting more than a year for the world to open back up. Now that it’s here, are we truly ready?
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Auntie Unfiltered, Bevy Smith, and the Joys of Finding Yourself After 40
I had a ball during my 20s and 30s. I did all the shit you are “supposed” to do as a young adult during the 90s and early 2000s. I went to Freaknik, Myrtle Beach Bike Week, Vegas, Palm Springs, the Bahamas, Mexico and various other destinations; I got drunk and high with my friends…
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Dr. Anthony Fauci Speaks to The Root About the COVID-19 Vaccines
For Black people, medical care in this country has been fraught with a tangled history of lack of access and an inherent mistrust in a system that has both experimented on Black bodies and at times ignored the pleas and complaints of Black people who have had varying experiences with medical professionals who either don’t…
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Auntie Unfiltered Chats With Holly Robinson Peete About Parenting a Neurodivergent Child
I am not a parent; I am simply an auntie. I decided very early in adulthood that parenthood was not the ministry for me. It is a job that takes a lot of hard work, and I did not believe I had the stamina for it, so I opted out. I have watched my baby…
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Auntie Unfiltered and Toccara Jones Celebrate the Big-Bodied Girls
“Titties are supposed to hang.” So sayeth the queen, Toccara Jones, the buxom beauty who wowed us in the third season of the popular America’s Next Top Model reality show. Toccara did not let being outside of the idealized “norm” when it comes to the world of fashion models stop her. Although she didn’t win…
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Danielle Young Tells Auntie Unfiltered Her Best Tips for Making Big Career Moves on Your Own
“You are an individual. You are you because you are you,” The Root alum Danielle Young told Auntie Unfiltered. You should never want to try to recreate or emulate what someone has done.” It’s OK to be inspired by others and to see through them the possibilities of what you can do, but ultimately, “Your…
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Auntie Unfiltered Discusses Securing the Bag With Kandi Burruss
Kandi Burruss has been in the game a long time. She has had success as a member of the group Xscape; as a songwriter who has penned such eternal classics as “Bills, Bills, Bills” for Destiny’s Child and the girl anthem “No Scrubs” for TLC; as a member of the fan-favorite Real Housewives of Atlanta…
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Auntie Unfiltered Chats With Iyanla Vanzant
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with the Queen of fixing lives, Iyanla Vanzant. For the last seven seasons, Iyanla has dug in deep with all of her guests, getting them to self-reflect and look deep within to resolve various issues they have in their lives. On April 10, the eighth and final…