Oct 15
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Every other month, I go to the Books for International Goodwill sale in Annapolis, Md. It starts at 8 am and I’m an…
Oct 1
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Beauty emporium Sephora just took another step in fulfilling the promise it made this June when it agreed to…
Sep 25
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It’s National Comic Book Day and what better way to celebrate than to get into these groundbreaking comics by Black…
Sep 4
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Most people usually enjoy receiving gifts on their birthdays, but on the eve of Beyoncé’s 39th trip around the sun,…
Jul 30
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A Swift Solution? Taylor Swiftly Rebrands Her Folklore Merch After a Black Business Owner Calls Foul
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Does nobody Google anymore? Is a basic trademark or incorporation search too tedious to endure? Or do big stars’…
Jul 23
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At this point, we have no shame in admitting we’d purchase pretty much anything Beau-Tuber Jackie Aina puts her…
Jul 22
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When we talk about white privilege and systemic racism, one thing that always comes up is generational wealth. It’s…
Jul 6
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With a primary focus on Black-owned businesses since our founding here at The Glow Up, admittedly, we occasionally…
Jun 11
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The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted American life in an unprecedented way. While a vaccine and antiviral treatment…
May 18
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The federal government’s response to COVID-19 has been a mess from the top to the bottom, including the “you’re on…
Apr 22
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We’ve now lost count of the days that we’ve been sheltering-in-place, but as the blooms emerge and the days grow…
Apr 1
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Shea Moisture’s business model was built on the concept of “Community Commerce.” Now, in the wake of the economic…
Mar 27
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If you’re anything like me (or the majority of The Root crew), the stresses of self-isolating are already taking…
Dec 29
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Even us anti-capitalists recognize that economic freedom is power in the good ole US of A. And as it relates to…
Dec 19
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“A lot of the neighborhoods in West Oakland had 20 to 30 liquor stores and an assortment of fast-food restaurants…
Dec 4
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By now, we’ve made it through Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and even Giving Tuesday; now, it’s “WTF Are We Gifting…
Dec 2
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If you’re like most of us, you’re back at work this Monday—perhaps a few pounds heavier, but hopefully also happy…
Nov 29
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By now, your stomach has hopefully settled from that third plate you insisted on having on Thanksgiving—and if you…
Nov 21
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Hip hop mogul and entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs released a statement Thursday in support of Entertainment Studios…
Nov 1
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The black dollar is big business.