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Brown Girl Surf Wants to Change Surf Culture
Images of black and brown women are not the first thing that come to mind when one thinks of surf culture. The Oakland, Calif.-based organization called Brown Girl Surf challenges that by simply inviting women of color to dive into the water. “The goal of Brown Girl Surf is to change surf culture,” says Marlim…
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Was the Starbucks Anti-Bias Training a Fail or Nah?
On Tuesday, Starbucks closed 8,000 of its locations for anti-bias training. The training is a response to the nationwide uproar following an incident at a Philadelphia Starbucks, in which an employee called the police on two black men for allegedly loitering. But was the training a fail or nah? “You can’t fix racial inequality, 400-plus…
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Black People Created Memorial Day—Literally
Memorial Day is here. Think barbecues, lemonade. A precious three-day weekend full of sun, sales and slacking off. But this is The Root, and you know there’s another part of this story. Little-known fact: African Americans created Memorial Day. Rewind to the end of the Civil War. In 1865, Charleston, S.C., was in ruins, and…
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NFL No-Knee Rule Blasted as Slap at Blacks
Opinion Writers Ask Whether Protest Isn’t Patriotic Debra Lee Departs BET After Three Decades Detained Mexican Journalist Wins New Hearing Reporter’s Experience With Freeman Led to Exposé What It’s Like to Win a Lawsuit Against Trump Why We Still Need a Month for Asian Americans Shaun King Says He Was Duped by Woman’s Story Short…
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Artist Hank Willis Thomas Shines Spotlight on the Power of Protest
America’s No. 1 protest artist? Forget Banksy—meet Hank Willis Thomas. The African-American conceptual artist challenges ideas and oppression through themes of pop culture. He’s gained a huge following in the art and celebrity community, among them art lover Swizz Beats. Whether it’s photography, sculptures, installations or video, the messages are deeper than they appear on…
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Judge of Characters: Wypipo Want Everything We Have, Even Our Oppression
Why are we still talking about who can and cannot say the n-word? White people, please hear me out. There will never be any occasion when you will need to use the n-word, ever. Even if Kendrick Lamar invites you onstage and the only word in the song is “nigga,” don’t say it. Censor yourself…
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Fox & Friends Pans NABJ’s ‘Journalist of the Year’
Black Conservative Gets Facts Wrong on Jemele Hill A Penalty for Nondisclosure of Diversity Info? Patricia Thompson to Direct Accrediting Group Obamas to Produce Shows, Films for Netflix 9-Year St. Louis Reporter Agrees to Drug Program Ticketing Disparities Linked to Class as Well as Race Wedding Drew Big Audience, but It’s All Relative He Wisely…
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Are You Seeking Perfection or Just a Good Fit?
In the dating world, we all start out with some idea of what we want and are looking for in a prospective partner or love interest. As we meet people who we think have potential, we tally up and score them based on our set of criteria. We’ve spoken about preferences before, and we’ve established…