The Tragic and Inspiring Story of WNBA Coach Dawn Staley
Everything You Need To Know About Fredi Washington, The Black Hollywood Star Who Refused To Pass As White
Why Black People Dress up On Easter
The African Pope Behind Easter That You Never Heard of
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Judge of Characters: Is Being Fat Worse Than Spreading Herpes?
This week, we get all up in Usher’s sexual health with the revelation that he paid someone $1.1 million after she claimed that the singer allegedly knowingly passed along herpes. Since that suit became public knowledge, more alleged victims have surfaced. One victim, Quantasia Sharpton, has been fat-shamed since her press conference with high-profile attorney…
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Watch: Is Double Dutch a Traditionally Black Sport?
In 1974 and over the next 10 years after that, the American Double Dutch League hosted citywide competitions at New York City’s esteemed Lincoln Center. Two New York City police detectives—double Dutch founder David A. Walker and Ulysses Williams—helped to create the competition for purposes bigger than winning golden trophies; it was a space for…
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Queen Sugar’s Dawn-Lyen Gardner Loves That Black People Are Always Worth Celebrating
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, while some talk about our undeniable talents, and others mention our dance skills, dopeness and more.…
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Watch: 13-Year-Old AileyCamp Student Is Moved by the Love of Dance
Christian Herrera started dancing when he was 4 years old. He said he knew that he would be a dancer when he did his first split at his grandmother’s house. Now, at age 13, Christian is a second-year student at AileyCamp, a summer enrichment program for dancers that focuses on personal development, with 10 national…
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Google Engineer Fired Over Diversity Screed
Writer Wants Attention to Ideology, Not Gender Kent Johnson Dies, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Visuals Editor Police Forced to Reinstate 450+ Fired Officers Susan Leath Resigns as Gannett Publisher in Del. LaSharah Bunting Joins Knight Foundation Kimberley Martin Named Buffalo Sports Columnist Trump Administration Challenges Value of Diversity ‘Detroit’ Movie Not Impressive at Box Office Israel Seen…
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Join The Root for Young, Fabulous and Female in Dallas to Break Some Rules and Take Some Cards
We love parties at The Root. Celebrating us as black people has become a feel-good embrace of self-love that stands up against the issues we face today. And when said party serves a greater purpose than clinking glasses and shaking (you knew where I was going), it becomes mandatory to attend. The Root’s Young, Fabulous…
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7 Journalists of Color Leaving Houston Chronicle
Paper’s Staffing Out of Step With Diverse Region ‘Diversity’ Said to Miss Point of Affirmative Action Media See Threat to Freedoms in Leak Crackdown Immigration Plan: ‘Make America White Again’ Overlooked: Trump Appointments to Federal Courts Alternative-Media Group to Take Diversity Census After 9 Years, U.S. Refuses Mexican Ex-Journalist Maria Elena Salinas to Leave Univision…
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Watch: Idris Elba Loves His Heritage as Much as We Love Looking at Him
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, while some talk about our undeniable talents, and others mention our dance skills, dopeness and more.…
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Judge of Characters: Reclaiming My Time … and Energy
This week, I am confident the only thing that mattered was that we all gained a new mantra: “Reclaiming my time.” Once again, thanks to the amazing Queen Auntie Maxine, not only do we have our new mantra and viral sensation, but we also have a whole new level of love and admiration for her.…
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Watch: The White House Human Resources Be Like …
The Be Like series on The Root focuses on the commonalities we all share when it comes to various topics. Thus far we’ve tackled subjects like dating, voting and dieting. The latest episode focuses on the revolving door in the White House. Everybody and their mama has either resigned or been fired from their post…