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Should I Propose to My Man?
Dear Demetria: A friend is considering proposing to her boyfriend. I am against it, not because of gender roles but because a man will commit to you when he is good and ready. How do you feel about women proposing to men? —Anonymous In theory, I’m not against women proposing to their boyfriends. I was once a…
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Kerry Washington Is Turning Away From ‘Post-Baby Weight’ Talk
Kerry Washington is not concerned about getting her body back to the state it was in before she had her daughter. She told Self magazine that she certainly wants to be healthy and feel good, but she’s aware that her body is the site of a baby-making miracle, and she’s honoring all of the new…
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The Most Influential African Americans Tweet Their Excitement at Appearing on This Year’s The Root 100 List
It’s becoming such a prestigious and exciting honor to hear that one’s name is on The Root 100 list. The list is The Root’s annual ranking of the 100 most influential African Americans who have gone above and beyond the call of duty (in fields such as politics, entertainment, philanthropy, technology, sports, education and social justice) to…
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Turn Your Passion Into a Product
Harriette Cole is the author of the book of meditations 108 Stitches: Words We Live By and a contributing editor at The Root. Follow her on Twitter.
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The GOP Attempt to Deny Birthright Citizenship to People of Color
Donald Trump offered a bold, new idea to curb the arrival of undocumented immigrants to the United States: Strike down part of the 14th Amendment. The only problem is that the idea is not new, and it is only bold in how racially insensitive it is. This is just the latest attempt in an ongoing…
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What if Black Lives Really Mattered?
On the first anniversary of the controversial death of Michael Brown last week, protesters in Ferguson, Mo., took to the street with the urgent message that “Black lives matter.” The phrase has come to symbolize a movement largely focused around instances of alleged police abuse against black citizens, a problem that many in the movement have…
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Nick Gordon Tweets Through His Pain and Says Looking at Bobbi Kristina’s Pictures Makes Him Cry
Nick Gordon’s tweets are now private, but a few screenshots circulating online reveal how he’s been coping with Bobbi Kristina Brown’s death. He’s going through it. “I look at our pics sometimes it makes me smile sometime I cry @REALbkBrown #happymemories,” Gordon tweeted. “I’m so happy/blessed that I had @REALbkBrown in my life. i will always…
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Jason Derulo and His Entourage Got Kicked Off a Flight After He Voiced Concerns About Being Treated Unfairly
On Saturday, Jason Derulo and his entourage got kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight departing from Reno, Nev., and headed to Los Angeles. As is often the case with these kinds of disputes, there are two versions circulating that describe what caused the altercation. A source told People magazine that Derulo and his crew were upset…
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Eazy-E’s Daughter Tweets Her Thoughts About Straight Outta Compton: Here’s What Was Missing
Straight Outta Compton was a box-office hit over the weekend, but there may be a few gems involving Eazy-E about which many people may not be familiar. Eazy-E—the mastermind behind N.W.A—was instrumental in putting together the rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. Here’s another gem: The financial deal Eazy-E orchestrated that pissed off his N.W.A group members…
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Rihanna Puts NBA Player Matt Barnes in His Place After He Suggests They Have Something Going On
Rihanna was befuddled (purely befuddled, it seems) to find that NBA player Matt Barnes thinks the two of them have something romantic going on, or are headed in that direction. It all started when Barnes was interviewed by a TMZ cameraman and said that he thinks his and Rihanna’s relationship has “passed the crush stage.” …
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