The Root Interview
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Jada Pinkett Smith On Why She Included Tupac’s Prison Proposal In Worthy
The actress tells The Root the importance of having that shocking detail in her new memoir.
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Jada Pinkett Smith Addresses The Backlash
In an exclusive interview with The Root, Jada talks about being cast as the villain in her own marriage.
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Tulsa Race Massacre Descendant Talks Death Of Hughes Van Ellis, One Of Its Last Remaining Survivors
Anneliese M. Bruner, great-granddaughter of a Tulsa survivor, spoke to the The Root in order to place the loss of Van Ellis in a historical context.
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Al Roker Will “Be Back Up and Moving Very Soon,” Says Deborah Roberts
Award-winning journalist Deborah Roberts opened-up about her husband's health in new interview promoting her book, Lessons Learned and Cherished.
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Did Eric Adams And Other New York Leaders Fail Jordan Neely?
"Fear mongering from a lot of our elected leaders and law enforcement leaders" helped lead to Neely's death, says Vera Institute's Jullian Harris-Calvin.
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Here’s What Vivek Ramaswamy Got Wrong About The Civil War Debate With Don Lemon
Black historian Dr. Walter Greason spoke to The Root to refute the GOP presidential candidate's revisionist history during a heated exchange with Don Lemon.
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T.D. Jakes: Not All Black Churches Embraced Martin Luther King
T.D. Jakes discusses the church's role in the fight for civil rights.
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T.D. Jakes Wanted More Black Folks to Be Home Owners, So He Bought 95 Acres in Atlanta
T.D. Jakes Real Estate Ventures LLC. will build on land that just happens to be beside the Tyler Perry Studios.