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Oprah Winfrey to Receive Honorary Literary Award

The multi-hyphenate legend will receive the inaugural Literary Champion award from the PEN/Faulkner Foundation.

Stephanie Holland

3/30/22 7:30PM

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A New Book on Prince Includes a Timeline of His Pain Pill Addiction, as Told by Friends and Colleagues

Nothing Compares 2 U: An Oral History of Prince posits that the icon's pill addiction began with an accident while…

Maiysha Kai

8/23/21 6:00PM

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New Book Claims Aaliyah Was Given Sleeping Pills and Carried Onto Plane Unconscious Prior to Fatal Crash

Baby Girl: Better Known as Aaliyah author Kathy Iandoli told the Daily Beast she believes the late songstress did…

Tonja Renée Stidhum

8/03/21 12:20PM

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Take a Look, It's in a MasterClass Book—LeVar Burton's Storytelling Rainbow!

LeVar Burton joins MasterClass to teach 'The Power of Storytelling,' referencing his own career journey.

Tonja Renée Stidhum

6/22/21 6:30PM

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Will Smith Is Releasing a Memoir, and He Sat at the Red Table to Talk <i>Fatherhood</i> With Kevin Hart

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Will Smith Is Releasing a Memoir, and He Sat at the Red Table to Talk Fatherhood With Kevin Hart

Will Smith's memoir, aptly titled 'Will,' releases on Nov. 9. Plus, he and Kevin Hart got vulnerable on 'Red Table…

Tonja Renée Stidhum

6/21/21 1:00PM

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Things to Read and Watch to Celebrate and Honor Juneteenth

A collection of books and media giving us intersectional insight into the experiences of those once enslaved.

Bella Morais

6/18/21 9:30AM

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'I Love the Way Voices Play With Each Other': <i>The Root Presents: It's Lit!</i> Trips Through Rock History With Dawnie Walton and <i>The Final Revival of Opal and Nev</i>

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'I Love the Way Voices Play With Each Other': The Root Presents: It's Lit! Trips Through Rock History With Dawnie Walton and The Final Revival of Opal and Nev

The author's highly acclaimed debut novel evokes several of rock music's unsung Black divas.

Maiysha Kai

6/17/21 1:30PM

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<i>On Juneteenth</i>: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian Annette Gordon-Reed Explores the Origin of an American Holiday

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On Juneteenth: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian Annette Gordon-Reed Explores the Origin of an American Holiday

Gordon-Reed's book of essays put a personal lens on the day commemorating the emancipation of Texas' enslaved…

Annette Gordon-Reed

6/16/21 12:00PM

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<i>'</i>I Grew a Sense of Wonder': <i>The Root Presents: It's Lit!</i> Mines the Miracle of <i>A Little Devil in America</i> With Hanif Abdurraqib

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'I Grew a Sense of Wonder': The Root Presents: It's Lit! Mines the Miracle of A Little Devil in America With Hanif Abdurraqib

The author's latest book celebrates the rich and nuanced history of Black performance in America.

Maiysha Kai

6/10/21 1:30PM

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PageTurners: Loving, Losing and Learning in Literature

This week's releases center around a common theme: growth. But where that growth is found comes from within the…

Bella Morais

6/09/21 6:30PM

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VSB Co-Founder Damon Young Wins the Thurber Prize for American Humor

Once you’ve been a part of The Root family, we will forever claim you (because Black excellence deserves Black…

Maiysha Kai

5/22/21 1:15PM

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'We Need to Be Listening to Black Girls': <em>The Root Presents: It’s Lit!</em> Talks Black Girl Boundaries and Raising a <i>Shady Baby</i> With Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade

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'We Need to Be Listening to Black Girls': The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Talks Black Girl Boundaries and Raising a Shady Baby With Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade

Of the handful of celebrity families who continue to capture our imagination —including the Carters, the Wilsons,…

Maiysha Kai

5/21/21 1:30PM

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John Ridley to Write the Next Volume of <i>Black Panther</i> Comics

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John Ridley to Write the Next Volume of Black Panther Comics

To say Ta-Nehisi Coates went off on the Black Panther comics for the last five years would be an understatement. In…

Joe Jurado

5/19/21 8:30PM

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PageTurners: How We Translate the Reality of the Black Experience in America

It’s no secret that there is a disparity between the Black and white experiences in America. While the protests of…

Bella Morais

5/19/21 4:30PM

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'The Truth Often Gives Fiction a Run for Its Money': <i>The Root Presents: It’s Lit</i> Talks Justice and Romance Novels With Stacey Abrams

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'The Truth Often Gives Fiction a Run for Its Money': The Root Presents: It’s Lit Talks Justice and Romance Novels With Stacey Abrams

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…

Maiysha Kai

5/14/21 1:30PM

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PageTurners: You Know What They Say About History...

… It has a way of repeating itself, or that’s how the saying goes. Within that repetition comes new ways in which…

Bella Morais

5/12/21 4:30PM

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Stacey Abrams’ New Novel<i> While Justice Sleeps</i> to Be Adapted for Television

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Stacey Abrams’ New Novel While Justice Sleeps to Be Adapted for Television

A brand new book from Stacey Thee Abrams will be headed to a small screen near us soon, The Root has learned.

Shanelle Genai

5/12/21 11:00AM

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'There Is a Space Where Activism and Art Collide': <i>The Root Presents: It's Lit!</i> Talks Narrating a Black Experience<i> </i>With Jasmine Mans

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'There Is a Space Where Activism and Art Collide': The Root Presents: It's Lit! Talks Narrating a Black Experience With Jasmine Mans

Jasmine Mans may be best known for her viral poem, Footnotes for Kanye, but her latest volume of poetry, Black Girl,…

Maiysha Kai

5/07/21 1:30PM

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PageTurners: May I Interest You in Some New Releases?

The more things seem to change, the more they stay the same. Walter Dean Myers first published Monster in 1999; over…

Bella Morais

5/06/21 11:30AM

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'Shame Stifles You': <i>The Root Presents: It's Lit!</i> Rejects Shame With Tarana Burke and Tanya Fields

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'Shame Stifles You': The Root Presents: It's Lit! Rejects Shame With Tarana Burke and Tanya Fields

Shame is a universal condition—no one is immune. In fact, it might be argued that shame is also one of the strongest…

Maiysha Kai

4/30/21 1:30PM

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