Jan 7
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Apparently, white people around the country just felt like being their truest, most racist selves on Wednesday. A…
Jan 4
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Makeup mogul Pat McGrath, fondly known as “The Mother of Makeup” by fashion and beauty insiders, received a…
Dec 31
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Black-owned businesses breathe creativity. The sixth day of Kwanzaa, Kuumba, represents creativity and is a time for…
Dec 29
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The fourth day of Kwanzaa represents Cooperative Economics and how we can come together to support Black businesses…
Dec 28
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It looks like the owner of an Exxon gas station in Atlanta is finding out the hard way that being racist while…
Dec 25
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We all know that it takes a whole lot more than a New Year’s resolution to get yourself back in shape after…
Dec 18
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Can you believe it’s nearly the end of 2020—and amid everything else, in most states in America we’re still asking…
Dec 18
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You may have been pleasantly surprised to see Gabrielle Union urging you to make it a #BuyBlack Friday on Facebook…
Dec 11
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You may have first become familiar with Zerina Akers through her long and very successful working relationship with…
Dec 10
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Dec 2
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If you’re shopping for a man this holiday season, chances are, you have no idea what he really wants. Whether it’s…
Nov 30
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So...did you get some R&R over the holiday weekend? If you’re like most of us here at The Root, you may need more…
Nov 30
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We have BREAKING NEWS via Associated Press-N-Curl.
Nov 30
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Over the weekend, Democratic Senate runoff candidate Jon Ossoff visited Black-owned vegan restaurant Slutty Vegan in…
Nov 27
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There have been few bright spots to celebrate in 2020—and even those have often been bittersweet. Take, for…
Nov 9
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Please excuse us if we were a little distracted by other goings-on as last week ended, and therefore missed the drop…
Oct 27
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Buying Black may be more on-trend than ever, but how do we celebrate and sustain Black businesses to ensure they’re…
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…