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Nike Bids 2020 Adieu With Inspirational 'You Can't Be Stopped' Film Featuring Naomi Osaka, Kevin Durant
Throughout an unprecedented year rife with loss and turmoil, Nike has made it its mission to elevate our spirits by encouraging us to remain active. It’s also demonstrated how the power of sports can help move the world forward despite these turbulent times. In March, Nike provided us all with tools and resources to stay…
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Collective Work and Responsibility–7 Gifts for Wellness on the Third Night of Kwanzaa
For Ujima, the celebration of the third night of Kwanzaa, we look towards how we can incorporate collective work and responsibility into our lives. It is imperative that we continue to take care of ourselves and others as this year comes to a close and find a way to do it as an individual and…
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Alvin Kamara Is Not Human, the Jaguars Know What They're Doing and Other Takeaways From Week 16 of the NFL
Thanks to the Christmas holiday, we were treated to three days of NFL football, so if you were too preoccupied with opening gifts or squandering your life away on Clubhouse, here’s what you missed While the standings will have you believe otherwise, it’s been a tumultuous season for the New Orleans Saints (11-4). All-Pro receiver…
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Indiana University Health Responds to Black Doctor's Video of COVID Treatment: Nursing Team 'May Have Been Intimidated'
Dr. Susan Moore died days before Christmas at 52, after a protracted battle to get racially equitable treatment at Indiana University Health North Hospital (IU), according to videos she posted on social media about her experience. The head of that hospital system, Dennis Murphy, has since issued a statement in response to Dr. Moore’s video…
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Habari Gani? This Kwanzaa, We’re Celebrating All the Beautiful and Resilient Blackness We Saw in 2020
Kwanzaa is a Black holiday that takes place between December 26 and January 1 each year, during which Black people are encouraged to celebrate their community, culture, and kinship including by reflecting on the Seven Principles, or Nguzo Saba, that characterize some of our shared values as a people. In keeping with The Root tradition…
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Where The Money Reside: Beyoncé to Offer $5k Grants to Folks Affected By the Housing Crisis
As if I needed any more reasons to stan Beyoncé, this latest effort by the “Black Parade” singer and her charity foundation BeyGOOD definitely just gave me one. According to Harper’s Bazaar, the foundation has announced plans to offer $5,000 in grant money to 100 people facing turmoil due to the eviction crisis. With the…
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The Second Night Of Kwanzaa Brings Us Kujichagulia. Here Are 7 Gifts For Self-Determination
We all know that it takes a whole lot more than a New Year’s resolution to get yourself back in shape after overindulging on seasonal treats and the insanity that was 2020. Good thing the second night of Kwanzaa, Kujichagulia, represents self-determination. In order to nurture this determination, gifting yourself or others one of these…
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Ready for the First Night of Kwanzaa? Here Are 7 Gifts Perfect For Umoja
The first night of Kwanzaa marks the beginning of a celebration of Blackness and the power of coming together. After having spent the majority of 2020 stuck inside with my family, I can safely say that we are all closer than ever. Umoja (unity) is about creating and fostering strength between parents and children, within…
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This Holiday Season, Try These 13 Festive Feasts and Drinks from Black Chefs
As we settle in to spend another holiday at home, it’s hard to imagine what in the world we’re supposed to cook. Are we expected to go big and bold because it’s Christmas, which should be cause for celebration? Or are we finding a place that delivers in hope that it lives up to any…
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Paul Pierce, Michael Cooper Headline 2021 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Nominees
Paul Pierce is a lot of things; a lover of revisionist history, a board-certified hater of all things LeBron James, a thespian who requires a wheelchair to use the bathroom, but for the bulk of his 19 seasons in the NBA, he was also one of the greatest players in the history of the league.…