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What Black Celebs Are Up To This Summer
From Lori Harvey to Wanda Sykes and Spike Lee, these celebs are soaking up the summer sun!
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How SCOTUS’ Affirmative Action and Debt Forgiveness Rulings Could Erase Families Like Mine
Author writes that you can be gifted, Black and still need a boost. And that’s exactly what conservatives want to do away with.
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The Best Dressed Performers From Essence Fest 2023
From Megan Thee Stallion to Lauryn Hill, the stars definitely dressed to the nines.
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Black Students Weigh-in on Affirmative Action Decision
The Root spoke to students at one of the most selective schools in the country about the Supreme Court’s decision to gut affirmative action.
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Jerry Lawson Brought Black Excellence to Video Games—and Revolutionized the Entire Industry
You can’t discuss the history of video games without discussing the “Father of the Video Game Cartridge.”
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Robin S Was Asked Who Sampled “Show Me Love” Best, Her Answer May Surprise You
The singer’s 1993 hit has been sampled by Janet Jackson and Beyoncé, but she says she has another favorite
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Let’s Take the Word “Freedom” Back From The Far Right
The author says, “Attacking public school teachers whose lesson plans contain actual American history instead of whitewashed fiction isn’t freedom.”
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July Fourth: The Slavery Loophole Today
This Independence Day we must ask, “Freedom for who?” We talk to historian Dr. Walter D. Greason on this episode of The Callout.
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Oh Snap! That Tiny Handheld Vac Just Went on Sale
Amazon’s exclusive Early Prime Day Deal deal gives shoppers 23 percent off a powerful but compact Shark handheld vacuum
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Coco Gauff, Venus Williams Suffer Shocking 1st Round Exits at Wimbledon
The first day of Wimbledon yielded stunning upsets for American tennis stars.