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  • So You Suddenly Need a #BlizzardBae? Here Are 14 People We’d Like to Be Snowed in With During the Blizzard of 2015

    It’s miserable across the Northeast, and while some of us may very well be confined indoors, that doesn’t mean our imaginations are confined to the four walls. So without further ado, here’s The Root’s #BlizzardBae 2015 list—aka 14 people with whom we’d love to be snowbound. 1. Beyoncé Obvs. You knew a bae list without…

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  • White Celebrities Who Have Adopted Black Children

    In the new film Black or White, opening Friday and starring Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer, the two Oscar-winning stars play grandparents who end up in a custody battle for their biracial granddaughter, played by Jillian Estell. The film’s take on race and identity couldn’t come at a more perfect time, especially with transracial adoption…

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  • Roxbury Artist Shines in Google Doodle for MLK Day

    Ekua Holmes is a painter and collagist who mixes brilliant and vibrant color sense with a keen observation of personal interactions and urban life. And today the Roxbury, Mass., artist is having a day like no other: She was selected to create the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Google Doodle, which greets millions of Web…

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  • Martin Luther King Jr. on Revolution and Justice

    Editor’s note: We’ll be featuring a quote from the iconic civil rights leader every day until Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday. Read more about Martin Luther King Jr.’s revolutionary spirit here.

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  • Martin Luther King Jr. on Racial Injustice

    Editor’s note: We’ll be featuring a quote from the iconic civil rights leader every day until Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday. Read about an effort to portray Martin Luther King Jr. authentically on-screen here.

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  • Martin Luther King Jr. on Police Brutality

    Editor’s note: We’ll be featuring a quote from the iconic civil rights leader every day until Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday. Read more of The Root’s coverage of police brutality here.

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  • Martin Luther King Jr. on Black People in America

    Editor’s note: We’ll be featuring a quote from the iconic civil rights leader every day until Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday. Read the entire “I Have a Dream” speech here.

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  • Martin Luther King Jr. on Black Influence

    Editor’s note: We’ll be featuring a quote from the iconic civil rights leader every day until Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday. Read more about Martin Luther King Jr. here.

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  • Martin Luther King Jr. on What America Owes Black People

    Editor’s note: We’ll be featuring a quote from the iconic civil rights leader every day until Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday. Read the entire “I Have a Dream” speech here.

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  • Glitz and Glam on the Red Carpet at the Golden Globes

    If you missed the red-carpet preshows for the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards Sunday night, here is a recap of some of the stars and fashion that graced the red carpet at the Beverly Hilton. David Oyelowo was nominated in the category Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture for Selma. Quvenzhané Wallis…

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