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Massachusetts Elementary School Teacher Fired After Being Exposed as White Supremacist Writer Who Hid Behind Pseudonyms
This week, a Massachusetts elementary school teacher was fired after he was exposed as an unabashed white supremacist writer who routinely published his work on white nationalist websites under multiple pseudonyms. He’s a self-described “race realist,” which, as far as I can tell, only means that he’s a Critical Race Theory-bashing, leftist-hating, garden-variety conservative who…
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We Stand in Solidarity With Nikole Hannah-Jones
We, the undersigned, believe this country stands at a crucial moment that will define the democratic expression and exchange of ideas for our own and future generations. State institutions across the country are attempting to ban frank and rigorous conversation about our history in the classroom. Few single works have been threatened with more restrictions…
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The Root 100: It's Nomination Time for Our Annual List of Black Excellence
If the current debate over teaching American history and who gets credit for building this country is any indication, the celebration of Black excellence remains a vital and necessary endeavor. The Root 100—our annual list of the best African-American innovators, thought leaders and trailblazers ages 25 to 45—serves as a reminder that we have always…
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Are You 'Excessively Black'? A Medical Self-Examination
Do you feel an unshakeable urge to put hot sauce on your watermelon? When reminded of the great Cash Money Records takeover of nine-nine and the two thousands, can you resist backing dat azz up? Have you ever wished a motherfucker would? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you may be suffering…
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2021 Webby Awards: We Did It, Y'all! Plus, NAACP Presents Yara Shahidi With 1st-Ever Advocate of the Year Award
You were rooting for us! You were all rooting for us! And…it paid off! The winners of the 25th Annual Webby Awards have been announced! Yes, I’m about to present all of this Leo energy and make us at The Root the lede award announcement here. The votes are in—The Root’s “Unpack That” series won…
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Naomi Campbell Announces a 'Beautiful Little Blessing' as the Supermodel Starts Her Journey Into Motherhood
Naomi Campbell’s career has spanned over three decades and brought the supermodel, activist and philanthropist worldwide acclaim, starring on countless magazine covers and counting world leaders like Mandela among her personal mentors. But just days before her 51st birthday on May 22, Campbell announced what is undoubtedly her greatest achievement yet, posting on Tuesday morning…
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If You're Still Holding Out for the Tubman $20, You Can Soon Make Change With Some Angelous
She’s been immortalized on a stamp (albeit amid some controversy), as a Barbie, as the subject of a Broadway-bound script, and even a Google Doodle. And of course, writer-activist Maya Angelou lives eternally in our literary imagination. Now, the renaissance woman will be one of the first American women to appear on a series of…
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William Tate IV Becomes 1st Black President in the History of the SEC: 'We Set About to Find a Great Leader, and We Found One'
The SEC might boast some of the most powerful programs in all of collegiate sports, but until Thursday, not a single school in the conference had ever had a Black president. That’s until William Tate IV changed the game. Tate, who currently serves as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University…
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Apparently, Some People Are Using the Pandemic as an Excuse to Take Fewer Showers…and I Think That's Qu-White Interesting
See, y’all think I just be talking shit. Y’all think that when I make jokes about the dis-melanated not using washcloths or bothering to wash their legs in the shower, I’m just pulling white stereotypes out of my ass much like the bars of soap wypipo pull straight out of their asses BECAUSE THEY DON’T…