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Lost-Found ‘Negro’: Never-Before-Seen Chapter From Autobiography of Malcolm X Open to the Public
When I was growing up, The Autobiography of Malcolm X was like manna; it was part of my introduction to “black consciousness,” at least from a proto-nationalist, the-black-man-is-god perspective. Malcolm was larger than life, especially for us inner-city girls who were as well versed on Surahs as Psalms; his words our Sunday sermon, his persona…
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Post-Trumpgate, Jemele Hill Continues to Raise Her Voice With LeBron James' Docuseries, Shut Up and Dribble, and The Atlantic
Jemele Hill knows about the intersection of politics and sports up close. As one of the faces of SC6, last year’s revamp of ESPN flagship SportsCenter with friend and colleague Michael A. Smith, Hill came under fire last September when she replied to a tweet from trolls that “Donald Trump is a white supremacist who…
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Misty Copeland Is Our Favorite New Disney Princess
Misty Copeland just keeps making history. This time, she made it to Disney! We caught up with Copeland to chat about how the Ballerina Princess is helping to make black ballerinas the norm. Watch above. Catch Misty Copeland in Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms in theaters Friday.
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Andrew Gillum Says Florida Is Not Safe for All While 'Stand Your Ground' Law Exists
“You can’t have a conversation about ‘stand your ground’ without understanding what the racial elements are.” text Andrew Gillum called on Florida Gov. Rick Scott to declare a “state of emergency” after Markeis McGlockton was killed by gunfire this July. His killer, Michael Drejka, claimed he fired in self-defense after a parking lot dispute and…
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Tiffany Haddish and Tika Sumpter Play 'Never Have I Ever'
Have you ever slid in anyone’s DMs? Done online dating? Gotten back at an ex? Better question: Are you willing to reveal that you have done those things on camera, in front of millions of adoring fans? Tiffany Haddish and Tika Sumpter’s response: Yup! They’re ready! Ahead of Nobody’s Fool, The Root sat with Tiffany…
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NFL Cheerleader Takes Knee During National Anthem
A San Francisco 49ers cheerleader took a knee during the national anthem before Colin Kaepernick’s former team took on the Oakland Raiders Thursday night. We must identify this woman before it’s too late. NFL cheerleaders are not a coddled bunch like the men they cheer for. Many of those women have their weight constantly monitored,…
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Crooked Lines: Ahead of the Midterms, 3 Women of Color Highlight Racial Gerrymandering in North Carolina
For filmmaker Yoruba Richen, the germ for Crooked Lines, a documentary about the fight against racial gerrymandering in North Carolina, was born of the tragedy that was Donald Trump’s election in November 2016. Richen, along with co-directors Monica Berra and Jackie Olive, came together to make the 11-minute short about how the Republican legislature in…
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Review: Dael Orlandersmith's Lady in Denmark Bears the Strange Fruit of Billie Holiday's Legacy
When Dael Orlandersmith said she wanted to write a play about a Danish white woman who loved Billie Holiday, people balked. Why would a black female playwright who has been a Pulitzer Prize finalist for her meditations on race, colorism and culture want to … well, write outside of her race? “I said, ‘Why can’t…
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What Black Voters Want in the 2018 Midterm Elections
The Root’s Video Producer Felice Leon and I went to Harlem to ask black voters what issues they want to see addressed. We found people who were more than ready to get to the polls but, as important as these upcoming elections are, we still found some folks were not motivated to vote. Are the…
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Insecure's Kendrick Sampson Wants to Make Sure You Don't Ghost the Midterms
Insecure’s Kendrick Sampson doesn’t shy away from discussing politics or its impact on people’s daily lives. In fact, the actor and activist has been pretty outspoken about social issues such as police brutality and institutional racism. Recently, Sampson stopped by The Root and we asked him about why midterms matter, the importance of voting, plus…