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  • Carlos Santana Says Beyoncé Is Not a Singer; That’s Why She Lost Album of the Year

    I love Carlos Santana, especially his shoe line, but he may need a second or third listen to Beyoncé’s music before saying that she’s not a singer. On the heels of Beyoncé losing Album of the Year at the Grammys, Santana weighed in on why Adele won and Beyoncé didn’t. And it had to do…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • 12-Year-Old Marley Dias Wants to Teach Kids Activism With New Book

    Last year, when she was just 11 years old, Philadelphia native Marley Dias made it her mission to hold a book drive featuring books in which black girls were the main characters. Marley launched #1000BlackGirlBooks with the help of the Philadelphia-based GrassROOTS Community Foundation Super Camp, which was founded by Marley’s mother, Janice, along with…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Jeremy ‘Prison Bae’ Meeks Makes NYFW Runway Debut

    Momma, he’s made it! Jeremy Meeks, the man dubbed #PrisonBae after his mug shot went viral, made his New York Fashion Week runway debut in Phillipp Plein’s show Monday. In 2014, Meeks caught the world’s attention after he was arrested in Stockton, Calif., and taken into custody and booked on five felony weapons charges and…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Watch: James Baldwin, in Our Words and His

    James Baldwin is unequivocally one of the most prolific writers of his time. A queer black man, he brought life to the African-American experience through his novels, essays, debates and public lectures. And now a new generation is getting to experience the power of those words in the Oscar-nominated documentary I Am Not Your Negro.…

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    Felice León

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  • David Duke Doesn’t Like Chris Evans Posing in Photos With Black Women

    Jesus Christ, David Duke is still a thing. And, apparently, he’s not too pleased with Captain America’s dating habits. It seems as though Duke was being a total fan boy of Chris Evans and perusing Google Images when he came across—gasp!—photos of Evans with women in various shades of brown! So next obvious step? Duke…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Black Travel: A Tradition and Rite of Passage

    I was 14 years old when my parents took me to Costa Rica, and I was kicking and screaming the entire way. It was my first time abroad, and America Online had just established a monthly flat rate for unlimited usage. But instead of starting conversations online with the requisite “age, sex, location,” I ended…

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    Jennifer Neal

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  • Dear White People Creator Responds to Netflix ‘Boycott’

    Justin Simien, the creator of Dear White People, has a few words for the special snowflakes who are boycotting Netflix because the upcoming series’ title and subject matter have them shedding white tears. Shortly after Netflix announced the premiere date of the 10-episode series, some white people got all butt-hurt because: “Dear White People” sounds…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • ABC Has Its 1st Black Bachelorette … Yay?

    For years, many people have wondered when there would be a black bachelor or bachelorette on ABC’s popular dating show. Well, probably not many people. But just in case you’re one of those who were wondering, meet 31-year-old attorney Rachel Lindsay, the first black woman to be cast as the next bachelorette. “I’m happy to…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • The Greatest Black Romances of All Time (and What We Can Learn From Them)

    Valentine’s Day is almost here, which means you are sure to see endless articles, social media posts and greeting cards with trite quotes about love and romance and beautiful pictures of Caucasians. But what about black love? Why are there no stock photos of a brother lovingly greasing his woman’s scalp? I searched the greeting…

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    Michael Harriot

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  • Watch: I Love My Black Skin

    For Black History Month, The Root is celebrating blackness in a new series called I Love My Blackness. In the series, we will celebrate black skin, black style, black friendship and black love. The first video in this melanin-rich celebration features our readers explaining why they love their black skin. One of the men featured…

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    Danielle Young

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