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Lupita Nyong’o Embraces Dark Beauty in Black Women in Hollywood Acceptance Speech
Hollywood’s favorite newcomer, Lupita Nyong’o, accepted the Best Breakthrough Performance Award at Essence magazine’s seventh annual Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Thursday for her heart-wrenching performance in 12 Years a Slave. In her acceptance speech, she touched a deeply sensitive subject in the black community: black beauty, specifically dark-skinned beauty.…
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The Root Presents manCODE
In our first six years, The Root presented an unparalleled series of successful “Young, Fabulous and Female” networking and educational events for our readers and extended family. And now, in addition to our continued focus on today’s black woman, The Root is highlighting the achievements and the challenges of black men in America with our newest forum: manCODE. Throughout this…
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The 2014 Young Futurists
They are high achievers in science, business, social justice, the arts and environment.
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10 Powerful Passages From MLK’s ‘Letter’
Martin Luther King Jr. made a conscious decision to get arrested in Birmingham, Ala., on April 12, 1963. After lawmakers issued an injunction against protests in an attempt to quell King’s campaign against segregation, King and his fellow civil rights activists continued to challenge the status quo, knowing that they would end up in jail.…
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Can We Get Kordale and Kaleb a Reality Show?
Everyone is swooning over Kordale and Kaleb, the black gay fathers whose family photos are making the rounds on the Web. Their Instagram page is littered with some of the cutest family pics on the damn Internet. Also, they’re a ridiculously good looking couple. And, they’re so in love. Huffington Post and Queerty.com reported that…
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