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Art often imitates life and social justice is a huge part of our lives right now...in fact, at this very moment.…
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Aug 24
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Broadway went dark (i.e. shut down) this spring due to coronavirus concerns, but that doesn’t mean the biggest show…
Aug 21
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Blerds! Are y’all ready for DC FanDome?
Aug 10
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‘Tis the season for a summit! As you hopefully know by now, this week marks the second week of The Root’s monthlong…
Jul 29
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The Root Institute, a virtual convening around the future of Black America in 2020 and beyond, features some pretty…
Jul 22
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Jun 26
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I am totally one of those people who believe the movie theater experience is special. Other than the primary fear…
May 19
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The Class of 2020 may not have gotten the graduation celebrations they anticipated (or deserved), but they will…
May 14
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With all that’s going on in the world, it can be challenging to remember to sit down, take the load off and just…
Apr 15 2020
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In a year in which the outbreak of COVID-19 has not only threatened the lives of millions but life as we’ve known it…
Feb 10 2020
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Real talk? No shade—okay, maybe just a little—but if we had a choice between being invited to the Oscars and being…
Feb 10 2020
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Did you watch the 2020 Academy Awards? No? Was it because the #OscarsSoWhite? I mean, they were (and accordingly,…
Feb 3 2020
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Oh, Awards Season 2020. You have been, for the most part, a sadly predictable parade of white talent celebrating…
Nov 25 2019
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Honestly, we don’t understand a world in which Lizzo—who indisputably had one of the biggest years imaginable in…
Nov 19 2019
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Each year, the American Black Film Festival Honors recognize black creatives for their invaluable contributions to…
Nov 19 2019
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The first time I saw Prince perform live, it was Christmas Eve, 1984 at the St. Paul Civic Center in St. Paul, Minn.…
Nov 18 2019
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You can always count on the Soul Train Awards—now known as the BET Soul Train Awards—to stir up nostalgia, and this…
Nov 16 2019
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As a kid coming of age in the suburbs of Minneapolis, Minn. in the ‘80s and ‘90s, there were certain things I took…
Nov 12 2019
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Oct 28 2019
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All Bets on Pink: With Its 2019 Gala, Susan G. Komen Chicago Put the Focus on Black Women’s Survival
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It was a gamble for good at Chicago’s historic Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel on Saturday night, where local…