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For About $200K, You Can Grab This Virgil Abloh-Designed Benz

But you better have a plug if you want to buy this Benz because they'll be in short supply

Keith Reed

PublishedApril 6, 2022

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Psychotherapist Chamin Ajjan Recommends These Dos and Don'ts for Navigating Post-Pandemic Life

It’s no surprise that psychotherapist Chamin Ajjan spent countless hours over the last year talking about mental…

PublishedMay 25, 2021

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'The Most Positively Challenging Rollercoaster You'll Ever Be On': Here's How These Three Women Are Experiencing First-Time Motherhood

Keara James and her husband were long distance for three years when she got pregnant in October 2019.

PublishedMay 7, 2021

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'There's No Limit': Mom Blogger Shina Sanabria Is All About Using Her Platform to Help Women Learn to Heal and Be Whole

This Sunday will be Shina Sanabria’s first Mother’s Day with her third and youngest child.

PublishedMay 7, 2021

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Self-Care, Sleep and Sisterhood: Mommy Advocate Cynthia Simpson Shares Practical Takeaways About Motherhood

When Cynthia Simpson noticed that none of her friends were going through pregnancy around the same time she was, the…

PublishedMay 6, 2021

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'Motherhood Is Activism': How One Black Mom Is Using Her Platform to Normalize Conversations About Social Justice Issues With Children

Traci Baxley, Ed.D. is a proud mother of five.

PublishedMay 5, 2021

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You're Not Hallucinating: Black People Are Being Left Out of the Psychedelic Renaissance

Psychedelic drugs are becoming much more widely accepted as a safer alternative to common pharmaceutical drugs for…

PublishedApril 19, 2021

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'You've Left an Indelible Mark on The Root': Giving Danielle Belton Her Flowers

The first time Danielle Belton and I chatted by phone was in 2017. At the time, I was still working in Miami at…

PublishedApril 6, 2021

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'You Will Find a Little Bit of Yourself There:' How <i>The Real World </i>Maintains Its Relevance Nearly 30 Years Later

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'You Will Find a Little Bit of Yourself There:' How The Real World Maintains Its Relevance Nearly 30 Years Later

In the years since the season one cast members of The Real World moved out of their SoHo loft, roommates Heather B.…

PublishedApril 1, 2021

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Why <i>The Real World Homecoming: New York</i> Is Must-See TV In the Age of Black Lives Matter

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Why The Real World Homecoming: New York Is Must-See TV In the Age of Black Lives Matter

Even 29 years after its first season, The Real World is still keeping it 100% real.

PublishedMarch 25, 2021

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'Kinder, Gentler Cages Are Still Cages': How Prison Abolitionists Are Working Towards a Less Carceral Future

Last summer’s racial reckoning was the first time many people in the United States ever heard of concepts like prison…

PublishedMarch 19, 2021

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'Rearranging the Deck Chairs on the Titanic': Why This Abolitionist Believes Biden's Executive Order on Private Prisons Isn't the Progressive Measure He Thinks It Is

Kim Wilson, Ph.D., is the living embodiment of “I’m not new to this, I’m true to this.” The co-host and producer of…

PublishedMarch 18, 2021

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Racial Segregation and Concentrated Poverty: The History of Housing in Black America

On Jan. 26, 2021, President Joe Biden signed four executive orders designed to address racial equity in the United…

PublishedMarch 4, 2021

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Black Dog Lovers? The Complex Relationship Between Black folks and Man’s Best Friend

You know those videos where the dad, who didn’t want the dog at first, slowly becomes his friend? Yeah, that’s me…

PublishedFebruary 27, 2021

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Black BTS Fans Share Why They 'Purple' This K-Pop Group

Sabrena Khadija realized just how much of a BTS fan she was one freezing morning in Times Square back in 2017. A…

PublishedFebruary 11, 2021

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Black Female Artists Are Taking Over in 2021: The Art Exhibitions You Need to See

This year, many shows will focus on work by Black female artists. The video above features six solo exhibitions…

PublishedFebruary 1, 2021

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From the Uninsured to the Unhoused: Rep. Cori Bush Advocates COVID-19 Vaccine Education for Our Most Vulnerable

Cori Bush is a renaissance woman. Not only is the Missouri congresswoman the first Black woman to represent the…

PublishedJanuary 22, 2021

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Kamala Harris May Reshape How People View the Vice Presidency Forever

The day many thought would never arrive is finally here: Donald Trump’s presidency is coming to an end.

PublishedJanuary 20, 2021

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Living in 'Reel' Time: Ryan Michelle Bathé on the Craft of Acting and Her Foray Into Production

Ryan Michelle Bathé is a true multihyphenate.

PublishedJanuary 15, 2021

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Cautious, But Optimistic: How <i>The Root</i> Staff Is Approaching the New Year

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Cautious, But Optimistic: How The Root Staff Is Approaching the New Year

The year 2020 was... a lot, largely in part to a global pandemic, the beginning of a long-awaited and necessary…

PublishedJanuary 5, 2021

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