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  • Louisiana State University Student’s Reaction to Snow Is the Greatest Thing to Happen This Week

    It’s currently snowing in the Washington, D.C., area, and it’s put a damper on brunch plans. Snow is a common occurrence here in the pseudo-South, but in places like Louisiana, it definitely doesn’t happen often. So when it does, it’s time to celebrate. And that’s exactly what Da’Quan Bellard, a student-athlete at LSU and Opelousas,…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Watch Out Loud: What Is #BlackBoyJoy and Why Do We Need It?

    I was obsessed with Chance the Rapper after watching him live his unapologetic best life at the 2016 Video Music Awards on MTV. He stuck to my rib so much, I asked my managing editor, Danielle Belton, if I could write about him. She obliged my random request. Not only did I write about Chance…

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    Danielle Young

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  • Ohio Quadruplets All Earn Entry to Yale, Harvard

    On Tuesday we celebrated #BlackGirlMagic after high school senior Ifeoma White-Thrope from New Jersey made a clean sweep in her college applications and was accepted into all eight Ivy League schools and Stanford, for good measure. Well, today, I’m bringing you some #BlackBoyJoy, after a set of Ohio quadruplets were all accepted into Yale and…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Meet the Detroit Mentor Who Inspired That Emotional Father-Son Scene in This Is Us

    Like a lot of young men today, Jason Wilson, CEO of the Cave of Adullam Transformational Training Academy in Detroit, grew up without his father around. Struggling with his emotions and resentment toward his mother, Wilson turned to the martial arts. Today he’s turned his childhood struggles and his passion for martial arts into an…

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    Alana Walker

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  • R&B Singer Tank Schools Ja Rule on #BlackBoyJoy

    Last summer our social content producer, Danielle Young, was daydreaming at her desk about Chance the Rapper and rejoicing in his MTV Video Music Awards performance, and she wanted to use a hashtag to signify just how much joy exudes from his music. And, so, #BlackBoyJoy became a thing. Chance saw the tweet from The…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • At Least Someone Is Happy About 2017

    When our social producer, Danielle Young, came up with the term #BlackBoyJoy, I’m sure this is what she pictured: Jay Versace is a national treasure. And he also has on the same outfit my brother’s My Buddy doll wore in the ’80s. Cherish these happy moments. You’ll need them in the 48 months to come.

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • The Root’s Young Futurists, Where Are They Now: Chance the Rapper

    We. Love. Chance. Chancelor Bennett, also known as Chance the Rapper, is a 23-year-old who is soaring high within the music industry, even without a record deal. From his first mixtape, 10 Day, which was released in 2012, to his 2016 release, Coloring Book, the artist has defied the odds as a self-released superstar. The best…

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    The Root Staff

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  • On Reclaiming ‘Boy’ and Giving Young Black Men Something to Celebrate

    A few days ago I was so inspired by Chance the Rapper’s unfiltered and unwavering joy during MTV’s Video Music Awards that I had to write about it. And after chatting, my co-workers and I came up with the idea to hashtag #BlackBoyJoy. This tag already existed on social media, often used at the ends…

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    Danielle Young

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  • Thanks to Chance the Rapper, #BlackBoyJoy Is a Thing

    Chance the Rapper is awesome. Not only does he have the kind of music that makes hip-hop exciting again, with his horns, his elastic lyricism and his constant praise of the most high, but he’s also got the kind of personality that can’t be ignored. He’s lovable, humble and hilarious. All of the goodness of…

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    Danielle Young

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