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It's a Very Scary Big Boo-uty Tuesday!
So…are you scared yet? Has this year of interminable terrors thrown enough your way for you to grasp the profound gravity of the situation we’re in? Or are you more the type to slip into zombie-like zen in moments of crisis? Maybe comfort eating is your coping strategy—in which case, you’re likely already high on…
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'Why Are Women Mean to Each Other?': Jemele Hill and Cari Champion Join a Red Table Talk on Black Female Rivalry
“Frenemies.” We’ve all had them—those not-quite friendships that seem to thrive on competition rather than compassion. Sadly, in a world where we are frequently told “there can only be one,” Black women often come to know this dynamic better than most. While we have become well aware of the dangers of toxic masculinity, female rivalry…
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'I Had No Idea It Existed': Prince Harry Admits He Was Unaware of Unconscious Bias Before Meghan Markle
When one considers the scope of white privilege, it’s difficult to imagine any contemporary entity—or historical, for that matter—that encompasses it more broadly than the British monarchy. Throughout history, the family now known as the Windsors has symbolized not only the bastion of whiteness known as the British Empire but its colonization of Black and Brown…
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Under the Cover: Will Condé Nast's Reckoning With Race Leave an Indelible Imprint on Anna Wintour's Legacy?
One of the buzziest stories of the past weekend was no doubt old news to many Black journalists, particularly those who’ve spent time at Condé Nast—or, “Condé Nasty,” the moniker repeated in a Saturday New York Times article titled “The White Issue: Has Anna Wintour’s Diversity Push Come Too Late?” As the media world experienced…
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'Art and Protest Will Forever Be Bound Together': Kimberly Drew on the Fine Art of Activism
When it comes to handing out our annual accolades, we consider ourselves a pretty discerning bunch here at The Root; with so much Black excellence in the ether, we have to be. So, the fact that Kimberly Drew—also known to hundreds of thousands of her online followers by her “Museum Mammy” tag—has been honored as…
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Op-Ed: Alicia Garza on the Insidious Silencing of Black Women Sexual Assault Survivors: 'We Are Told to Be Quiet'
I was in high school when I was assaulted by someone I knew. I grew up believing rape happened to people who didn’t know better—or should have known better. My stories of sexual violence, the ones I believed, were those in which a woman had agency and didn’t use it. When I was assaulted, I…
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More Than 'the New Black': These Fashion Industry Veterans Are Building Coalitions to Sustain Black Talent
If you thought the recent surge in support for Black talent in the fashion industry was a result of the black boxes that peppered our timelines as part of #BlackoutTuesday in June, you haven’t been paying attention. The hashtag may have been trending, but the tidal wave of social responsibility and largely performative proclamations presented…
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Feels Like Spring: Ivy Park's New Palette Takes Us From Lemonade to Emerald City
If, like me, you are currently gazing out of the window listlessly, trying to soak up whatever gray, rainy daylight you can as it gets a minute shorter every day, never fear. Beyoncé is here, ready to put our love back on top with an Ivy Park palette that is subversively spring-like—just what we need,…
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A Black Girl Who Is Magical: Lovie Simone Talks Self-Healing, Combating Colorism and The Craft: Legacy
“I choose to play like power roles for girls that don’t really usually have power because they look like me.”—Lovie Simone, Actor text Lovie Simone first watched the 1996 film The Craft when she was preparing for an audition. “I remember just being like, wow, like these girls are so cool!” Simone loved the idea…
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Mogul-in-the-Making Marsai Martin Graces the First Cover of Essence Girls United
A bonafide star since she first appeared on the hit ABC sitcom Black-ish at the age of 10, watching Marsai Martin come into her own as become its own joy. The 16-year-old actress, who most recently executive produced and starred in Little alongside Issa Rae and Regina Hall, has racked up a number of industry…