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Feeling Restless? Why Insomnia Is Nothing to Sleep On
How did you sleep last night? Did you sleep? Were you able to stay asleep? If not, you may have insomnia. According to the American Psychiatric Association, insomnia is the most common sleep disorder. The dictionary loosely defines insomnia as a prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep, especially due to trouble falling…
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My Mama Gives the Best Hugs—I Haven’t Had One of Hers in Two Years
I’ll never forget the moment I told my mama I was moving to L.A. “I’m not happy here, Mama,” I told the woman I affectionately call “Dalai Mama,” as I explained to her that it was time to leave my beloved hometown of Chicago to finally chase my dreams. I felt her bristle with the…
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ESPN's The Undefeated Promotes Raina Kelley to Editor-in-Chief
On Monday, news began to circulate that media OG-triple-OG Kevin Merida was stepping down from his position as the editor-in-chief at ESPN’s blackstravaganza, The Undefeated, in order to pursue greener pastures. More specifically (since you’re so damn nosey), he accepted a role as the brand spanking new executive editor at the L.A. Times, which sounds…
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Trevor Noah, H.E.R., Big Sean, Oprah and More Come Together to Recognize Mental Health Awareness Month
If we’ve learned anything this past year, it’s that life is too short and unpredictable to continue to put our sanity and safety on the back burner. Whether that realization manifested itself in a positive or negative way, it’s pretty safe to say that the events of 2020 (and its third cousin, twice removed, 2021)…
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Exclusive: Olympian Raven Saunders Comes Out of the Dark to Raise Awareness, Destigmatize Mental Health
Content warning: The following article discusses mental illness and SI. With Mental Health Awareness Month officially underway, Well Beings, a major media campaign that works to demystify and de-stigmatize our physical and mental health through storytelling, has partnered with The Root to premiere its new web series, Out of the Dark. This three-part web series…
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For the D: How to Get More of the 'Sunshine Vitamin' Into Your System
Raise your hand if you have been told that you are vitamin D deficient! Never before have we heard so much talk about vitamin D, how important it is, and how many of us walk around with much less of it than we should have—seems like something we should’ve known a long time ago! But…
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What Were Some of My Favorite Moments From the 2021 NFL Draft? I'm Glad You Asked
On the eve of America’s new favorite holiday and the release of a new DJ Khaled album, football connoisseurs far and wide were treated to a beautiful evening of tears and triumph as the 2021 NFL Draft gave us all everything we needed and more—unless you’re The Root Senior Editor Stephen Crockett Jr., who was…
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The Sacramento Kings Just Made History for All the Wrong Reasons
You ever had that friend that just can’t get right? They meet the perfect girl and fuck it all up? Or get fired from their job for the stupidest reason? That’s the Sacramento Kings. In a past life, they were the creme of the crop. But with Chris Webber, Peja Stojaković, and Mike Bibby no…