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Watch: Jessica Williams Says Being Black Is Fascinating
Black and Proud is a video series on The Root that focuses on the pride that our favorite black celebrities, tastemakers and thought leaders feel about being black. Many of them talk about our resilience and strength throughout history, some talk about our undeniable talents, while others mention our dance skills, dopeness and more. Whatever…
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Watch: Is Power Better TV Than Game of Thrones?
There’s just something about the Starz TV drama Power that sticks to your ribs. It could be the beautiful cast (minus Angela—we hate her). Or the talented cameo stars (rest in peace, Charlie Murphy). Or our collective love of hate-watching little Tariq, who could be the worst son in the history of TV sons. Whatever…
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Watch: John Boyega Says Police Brutality Isn’t Just an American Problem
John Boyega is one of the stars of Kathryn Bigelow’s latest film, Detroit, which focuses on the real-life tragic torturing of young black men in the Algiers Motel in Detroit in 1967. Boyega plays a young security guard who protects a grocery store from looters, and his character walks the thin and flimsy line between…
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Watch: Jay Ellis Says Black Resilience Is Beautiful
Black and Proud is a video series on The Root that focuses on the pride that our favorite black celebrities, tastemakers and thought leaders feel about being black. Many of them talk about our resilience and strength throughout history, some talk about our undeniable talents, while others mention our dance skills, dopeness and more. Whatever…
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Watch: Color Complex: Questioning Beauty Standards as a Biracial Woman
Skin color both unites and divides us. Whether you live in India, East Africa or Japan, the color of your skin shapes your identity and opportunities. Color Complex is a narrative series that explores how people of color around the world struggle for visibility and learn to navigate the prejudices and social hierarchies associated with…
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Watch: The Natural-Hair Movement Keeps on Growing
For centuries, black women have been measured by a white standard of beauty. Lighter skin was preferred to dark skin, willowy figures preferred to curves, straight hair preferred to curly hair; and the list goes on. “I was born in Senegal, and relaxing your hair is, like, as normal as waking up and brushing your…
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Time Inc. Looks to Sell Essence
CEO: New Investor Might Expand Events Business Jim Vance, Inveterate Smoker, Died of Lung Cancer Trump News Saps Attention From World Disasters Somali Americans, Media in Fraught Relationship Glen Nishimura Dies, Editor of USA Today Columns Short Takes Twelve years after Time Inc, assumed control of Essence Communications Partners, ending Essence magazine’s status as a…
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Watch: James Monroe Iglehart Says the World Takes Notice of Black People
We get the chance to chat with a lot of our favorite black celebrities, tastemakers and thought leaders, so we decided to start asking them about their pride in being black. Many of them talked about our resilience and strength throughout history, some talked about our undeniable talents, while others mentioned our dance skills, dopeness…
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Watch: Growing Pains: Nicole Paultre Bell Learns How to Move Forward After Sean Bell’s Death
Nicole Paultre Bell became a household name—but not from success or fame but because of the infamy of her fiance Sean Bell’s death on Nov. 25, 2006, the night before their wedding. Fifty shots rang out that night, claiming Sean’s life and severely wounding his two friends Trent Benefield and Joseph Guzman. Each officer involved…
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US Army’s Toxic Smoke Billows Over Black Town
Every Day, Hazardous Waste Is Burned in Open Air Jim Vance, Longtime D.C. Anchor, Dies at 75 O.J. ‘Not Looking to Be Involved With the Media’ Rights, Media Groups to Help Citizens Record Police Writer Alarmed by A&E’s Live Version of ‘Cops’ Artist Shows That News Is a Matter of Perspective Spicer Should Have Expected…