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Foolish Black TikTokers Claim Harriet Tubman Wasn't Real, But Here's The Truth

Foolish Black TikTokers Claim Harriet Tubman Wasn’t Real, But Here’s The Truth

The strange phenomenon has become an alarming trend on social media, but thankfully other users are combating the nonsense.
Black Sex In The City Characters We Loved

Black Sex In The City Characters We Loved

From love interests to reoccurring roles, these Black characters made viewers fall deeper in love
Anne Abel, the Rich, White Manhattan Grandma Who Captivates and Scares Black TikTok

Anne Abel, the Rich, White Manhattan Grandma Who Captivates and Scares Black TikTok

The author and influencer has nearly 200,000 followers on TikTok, including plenty of Black people
  • How Lincoln Tamed His Rivals

    In this clip from the PBS series ‘Looking for Lincoln,’ The Root’s Editor-in-Chief Henry Louis Gates Jr. talks to “Team of Rivals” author Doris Kearns Goodwin about how Lincoln used his political instincts and powerful oratory to co-opt his rivals.

  • Walking in the Front Door

    Many of us today can remember when it was a huge deal for a black person to enter the White House through the front door, and not through the servants’ entrance. As the Obama family takes up residence at the White House, Henry Louis Gates Jr. gives the history of this remarkable journey.

  • Tour of Echoes

    From the slaves who built the Capitol to King’s dream and the Million Man March, watch as Henry Louis Gates Jr. recalls the myriad voices ringing out from history along Barack Obama’s inaugural path. READ THE ‘TOUR OF ECHOES’ TRANSCRIPT HERE. Back to MSN.com

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  • India Arie: The Root of My Success

    WATCH a Mother’s Day video exchange between India.Arie and her mom, Simpson, on tradition, independence and fabulousness.