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Black Chicago Girl Who Went to College at 10 Just Earned Another Amazing Feat
The Chicago teen is the youngest student to earn a doctoral degree in integrated behavioral health from ASU.
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Angel Reese Gave the Slickest Response to Critics Mad She Attended Met Gala Before a Game
The Chicago Sky rookie isn’t worried about critics, plans ‘to keep being me.’
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Daughter Posts Mom Yelling on TikTok, And the Internet Quickly Chooses Sides
The Tiktoker who posted the viral clip has since deleted the video, but the internet is forever, and we sure hope they made up in time for Mother’s Day.
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Oprah Wants Your Forgiveness For Helping to Start a Dangerous Habit in America. Will You Forgive Her?
The mogul acknowledges that her role in diet culture was irresponsible — and at times dangerous.
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Shaq Responds to Ex-wife Shaunie Henderson’s Diss, Law Roach’s Gorgeous New Muse Shook the Met Gala, Black Twitter Reacts to Keith Lee’s Crazy Response To Tart Collard Greens and More
A collection of The Root’s best posts of the week in culture
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Songs for Mama: The Root’s Ultimate Mother’s Day Playlist
We’ve rounded up some of our favorite songs about our favorite lady
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A Look Inside Russell Wilson and Ciara’s $31 Million Washington Mansion
The power couple recently sold the massive property for $31 million.
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All-White Virginia School Board Tried to Be Slick, Bringing Back Proslavery Names to Piss Black Folks Off
After changing the Confederate names of two schools in the wake of Black Lives Matter, the school board has had a change of heart, and Black people are mad.
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Shaq Responds to Shaunie Henderson’s Marriage Comments With Class, But Does She Actually Owe Him an Apology?
An excerpt from Shaunie’s new book has been making the rounds, but she is not backing down from her truth.
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How One HBCU is Empowering Undergrads to Forge a Path to Prosperity
A decades-long partnership between Hampton University and Prudential is a blueprint for Black wealth.