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It's All Over but the Humping: Cardi B's Birthday Included an Offset Reunion, a Reebok Launch and a Regrettable Lack of Masks
Cardi and Offset, y’all won—we’re once again reporting on your shenanigans, despite your supposedly impending divorce. (What can we say? It’s the 70th month of this pandemic, and we are starved for entertainment and excitement.) Depending on who you ask, Cardi turned 28 on Sunday (or “About 28,” if you’re asking shady-ass Google), and never…
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Veiled, but Not Mandatorily Masked? Despite Strict Protocol Plans, Cynthia Bailey's Weekend Wedding Raised Concerns
Ahh, we love Black love…and white weddings, come to think of it. We’ve also come to stan a thorough safety plan for gathering in the midst of an ongoing pandemic, which is why we’ve heartily applauded the protocol-friendly pivots some betrothed celebs have taken in recent months, whether they be outdoor ceremonies with enforced distancing…
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The Best Black Celebrity Fashion We’ve Seen All Week
Quinta Brunson, Dwyane Wade and Rihanna are some of the stars who gave us life with their stunning looks
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Wish You Could Snatch Mike Pence's Wig? Well, You Can!
If there’s one thing that really gets under the Trump administration’s craw, it’s humiliation—which might explain the perverse pleasure so many of us derived by seeing a housefly make itself comfortable atop Mike Pence’s otherwise pristine, supremacist-white hair for several minutes during Wednesday night’s vice-presidential debate. The fly, indisputably the real winner of the debate,…
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A Sustainable Star: Zendaya to Be Honored as a 'Visionary' at the Green Carpet Fashion Awards
She’s the youngest actress to win an Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Emmy—and as it turns out, she’s an ecological winner, too! Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) reports that actress and fashion icon Zendaya will be awarded the 2020 Visionary Award at the Green Carpet Fashion Awards (GCFAs), an Italian-based awards ceremony that will…
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Exclusive: New Performance Project VOICES to Replace Vagina Monologues and Focus on Experiences of Black Women [Updated]
The year 2020 has served as an opportunity for many people to pivot in their careers—and the same can be said for programming in the arts. The Root has exclusively learned that V-Day (a global activist movement organization with a mission to end violence against women) is replacing the highly popular episodic play The Vagina…
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TransGriot Blogger and Advocate Monica Roberts, 'a Pioneer and an Essential North Star' Has Died
A pioneering advocate for the trans community who was instrumental in changing the way much of the media regards and reports on trans lives has died. Houston-based journalist-activist Monica Roberts, founder of the TransGriot blog and host of the TransGriot with Monica Roberts YouTube series, “was called home to glory on Monday,” according to a…
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The Significance of 'I'm Speaking'
Now that we have your attention. We can talk about the fly, the facts (or lack thereof), the facial expressions, or the ineffectualness of yet another debate moderator, but what should never be forgotten in the midst of the many eyebrow-raising moments in Wednesday night’s vice-presidential debates is that no matter what you think of…
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Could Barbie Be the White Ally Capable of Helping Kids Better Understand Racism?
One of the more unfortunate but often obligatory aspects of raising Black children is “The Talk”—that painful yet often inevitable moment when Black parents and caregivers feel compelled to kill a little of their children’s innocence for the sake of their own protection. But how do well-meaning white parents prepare their children to recognize racism…