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The author's highly acclaimed debut novel evokes several of rock music's unsung Black divas.
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Gordon-Reed's book of essays put a personal lens on the day commemorating the emancipation of Texas' enslaved…
6/10/21 1:30PM
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The author's latest book celebrates the rich and nuanced history of Black performance in America.
6/09/21 6:30PM
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This week's releases center around a common theme: growth. But where that growth is found comes from within the…
5/22/21 1:15PM
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Once you’ve been a part of The Root family, we will forever claim you (because Black excellence deserves Black…
5/21/21 1:30PM
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Of the handful of celebrity families who continue to capture our imagination —including the Carters, the Wilsons,…
5/19/21 8:30PM
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To say Ta-Nehisi Coates went off on the Black Panther comics for the last five years would be an understatement. In…
5/19/21 4:30PM
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It’s no secret that there is a disparity between the Black and white experiences in America. While the protests of…
5/14/21 1:30PM
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Spring is in full swing and a mask-free life is on the horizon—are you feeling that new energy yet? Here at The Root…
5/12/21 4:30PM
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… It has a way of repeating itself, or that’s how the saying goes. Within that repetition comes new ways in which…
5/12/21 11:00AM
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A brand new book from Stacey Thee Abrams will be headed to a small screen near us soon, The Root has learned.
5/07/21 1:30PM
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Jasmine Mans may be best known for her viral poem, Footnotes for Kanye, but her latest volume of poetry, Black Girl,…
5/06/21 11:30AM
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The more things seem to change, the more they stay the same. Walter Dean Myers first published Monster in 1999; over…
4/30/21 1:30PM
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Shame is a universal condition—no one is immune. In fact, it might be argued that shame is also one of the strongest…
4/28/21 4:00PM
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Bzzzzz—you hear that? That’s the sound of Lil’ Kim reclaiming her time!
4/23/21 1:30PM
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In a country where Black lives are consistently under threat, it is in some ways understandable that many of us are…
4/16/21 1:30PM
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How’s your money these days? It’s a loaded question ask, but given the impact of the ongoing global pandemic upon…
4/14/21 7:00PM
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How does trauma affect the way we live our day-to-day lives? Is inherited or intergenerational trauma more…
4/09/21 1:30PM
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On-screen, on the air, and now, on the page, Zerlina Maxwell is a force. Having held positions on both Barack Obama…
4/07/21 1:30PM
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Magic. What is it exactly? Some will debate wholeheartedly that the confines of magic exist in fantasy novels and…