Sep 11 2017SaveWhere Are They Now?9/11/17Where Are They Now?9/11/17The Root 100 No. 1s: Beyoncé Will Forever Be Bey-ond. She’s So Fly, They Named a Fly After HerAngela Helm10SaveWhat can be said about Queen Bey that hasn’t already been said, done, sung, texted, tweeted, explicated, unpacked,…
Sep 5 2017SaveWhere Are They Now?9/5/17Where Are They Now?9/5/17The Root 100 No. 1s: Shonda Rhimes Changes the Face of Television ForeverAngela Helm3SaveThe pop-cultural impact of Shonda Rhimes cannot be overstated, although at this point, it’s hard to imagine TV…
Aug 28 2017SaveWhere Are They Now?8/28/17Where Are They Now?8/28/17The Root 100 No. 1s: Ta-Nehisi Coates Wanted to Be ‘the Baddest Motherfucking Writer on the Planet’Angela Helm17SaveIt is a rare piece of long-form journalism that breaks the internet. But that’s exactly what happened when Ta-Nehisi…
Aug 21 2017SaveWhere Are They Now?8/21/17Where Are They Now?8/21/17The Root 100 No. 1s: Ben Jealous, a Supreme Builder of Bridges Over Left and RightAngela Helm9SaveBenjamin Todd Jealous first made a national name for himself in 2008 when, at age 35, he became the youngest leader…
Aug 14 2017SaveWhere Are They Now?8/14/17Where Are They Now?8/14/17The Root 100 No. 1s: Melissa Harris-Perry Lets the World Know She Is Not Your MammyAngela Helm16SaveThe indomitable Melissa Harris-Perry, once the voice of the weekends through her two-hour show on MSNBC—at once…