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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: You Might Be a White Supremacist If…
Some people believe that white supremacists spew the n-word, burn crosses on lawns and spend their spare time practicing their Nazi salute. I wish. I wish all white supremacists were all scraggly white men who could be identified by their Nazi armbands or their evil mustaches. If only they wore name tags or had a…
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Women Are Prospering: Megan Thee Stallion Is in Wonderland and Cardi B Is Tickled Blackpink
TGIF—and the ‘F’ stands for female…or maybe femme…due to that pesky misogyny, I can barely read the word “female” without thinking of “feeeeemale” (aka the trying-to-be-slick sexist replacement for ‘bitch’). Anyway! The queens of WAP have both released some big deal projects so we figured it would be best to keep up the pattern of…
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With Help From Ayanna Pressley and Anita Hill, Me Too Launches Its First Survivors’ Agenda Summit
In the three years since the Me Too movement entered mainstream discourse, much progress has been made—namely, belated focus upon long-alleged, and in some cases, now-convicted predators, and the beginning of a reframing of the way in which we acknowledge and speak about the spectrum of sexual abuse, from harassment to assault. For Tarana Burke,…
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Roy C. Hammond, Soul Singer Best Known for Often-Sampled 'Impeach the President', Dead at 81
Roy “Roy C” Hammond, the soul singer best known for writing and producing the Honey Drippers’ song “Impeach the President” has died at the age of 81. The New York Times confirmed Hammond died in his home on Sept. 16 in Allendale, S.C. due to liver cancer. Born Roy Charles Hammond on August 3, 1939,…
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The Root 100 – 2020’s Most Influential African Americans
Nikole Hannah-Jones Tops Our List of Most Influential African Americans in 2020.
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Caravan of Trump Supporters Shouted Slurs and Other Obscenities at Bystanders During NC Parade
I imagine it must be inconvenient for Trumpsters who swear to Has-a-Black-Friend-Jesus that not all Trump supporters are racist, that nearly every loud and proud bigot who ends up getting widespread attention for one reason or another turns out to be a raging MAGA enthusiast. I, for one, can not imagine what it is about…
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Don't @ Me
I’ve been waiting for this. Four years ago, I stumbled across a story about Judge Ralph D. Gants. Gants was known as a “fearless advocate for racial justice” and used his position to challenge every part of the criminal justice system. Shortly after Gants was appointed as Massachusetts’ chief justice, an attorney insisted that the…
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Medical Algorithms Have a Race Problem
Editor’s Note: This story was produced by Consumer Reports, an independent, nonprofit member organization that works to create a fair and just marketplace. Sign up for CR’s free newsletters. When Vanessa Grubbs first met Eli about a decade ago, he was a muscular man in his 50s. Grubbs, a doctor at Zuckerberg San Francisco General…
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Chadwick Boseman Laid to Rest Near Birthplace in South Carolina
Chadwick Boseman has finally and truly gone home. His body has been laid to rest at the place of his origin. According to Boseman’s death certificate obtained by the Associated Press, the late actor was buried at Welfare Baptist Church Cemetery in Belton, S.C. on Sept. 3. Boseman was born in Anderson, S. C., which…
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Simone Oliver Named New Editor-in-Chief of Refinery29
It’s no secret that amid the racial uprisings that began in earnest this spring were parallel reckonings happening across industries, including entertainment, retail, tech and media. In fact, in June, we reported on the complaints raised against several well-known media imprints as current and former employees bravely called out incidences of discrimination, sidelining, pay inequity,…