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National Network of Abortion Funds Leader Breaks Down Reproductive Justice
Root 100 honoree and NNAF Executive Director Oriaku Njoku explains what reproductive justice means, and why Black women came up with it in the first place.
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The Black Census Project Needs Your Input, Like Right Now
Before 2022 winds down, veteran activist Alicia Garza hopes to gather intel from 250,00 Black folks in the U.S. on the issues we care about most.
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Philadelphia Man Exonerated After Decades in Prison, Gunned Down At Funeral
On Wednesday, authorities confirmed that Christopher Williams, 62, had been fatally shot.
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Reverend William Barber Says: Leaders Need To Offer More Than Partisanship
"The language of left versus right, Democrat versus Republican was too puny, too small, and it automatically creates adversaries," Rev. Barber told the Root.
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Meet Diane Da Costa, CEO and Founder of SimpleeBEAUTIFUL
Diane Da Costa is one of the winners of the first 2022 Minority Women-Owned Business Pitch Competition in Harlem.
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The Best Man: The Final Chapters‘ Taye Diggs, Morris Chestnut, Terence Howard Share the Best Friendship Advice They’ve Ever Received
The trio spoke to The Root ahead of the premiere of their new series, which drops Dec. 22 only on Peacock.
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Rev. William Barber To Lead Yale’s New Center for Theology and Public Policy
“I’m excited to move from...pastoral work with the congregation, to, in a sense, pastoring the movement with this center,” Rev. Barber tells The Root.
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Meet Princess Jenkins, Owner of Harlem’s The Brownstone
The entrepreneur was one of the winners of Harlem's first 2022 Minority Women-Owned Business Pitch Competition.