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Calling All Men in NYC to Attend The Root’s manCODE Event
We’re calling on the men of the New York City metropolitan area to join The Root for an empowering evening of brotherhood, dialogue and learning. The Root’s annual manCODE series will kick off 2015 in New York City on March 25 with a dynamic men-only conversation. For those who are unfamiliar with manCODE, sponsored by…
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Scandal Recap: No Justice, No Peace
This week’s timely Ferguson, Mo.-inspired Scandal episode has been deemed by many as the best and most important episode to date, and by others the most divisive. Olivia has been back in Washington, D.C., for only two days since being rescued from kidnappers, and instead of resting, seeking therapy or catching up on the How…
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American Crime Recap: Murder, Junkie Love and Family Dysfunction
On Thursday night, American Crime premiered on ABC and delivered every bit of drama that was promised in the previews. The show opens up with a 911 call from an unknown man telling the dispatcher that his neighbors “pretty much look like they’re dead.” Russ Skokie (Timothy Hutton) is woken up in the middle of…
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Are You More NeNe Than Beyoncé? Take Our Quiz and Find Out!
In honor of Women’s History Month, The Root helps you determine which female star best represents you. Take our quiz and find out!
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Empire Recap: Miss Kitty Makes a Boo-Boo
A wedding planner dreams of retiring on the chunk of change she’ll make from Lucious and Boo Boo Kitty’s ostentatious nuptials. While they select sports teams to hand out as wedding favors, Cookie sweeps in with Porsha lumbering behind. As she passes Lola, Cookie gets a “Hi, Grandma!” That seems presumptuous of Little Miss Lola.…
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Why Malcolm X Should Be Recognized in Selma, Ala., This Weekend
The 50th anniversary of the assassination of el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz (Malcolm X) came and went on Feb. 21 of this year. And just as in other years when the date of Malcolm’s assassination came around, his name trended for a few hours and then the stifling silence rolled back in, erasing his name from the…
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Since Obama Marched in Selma 8 Years Ago, We’ve Made Progress—but We’ve Got More Work to Do
As the eyes of the nation turn to Alabama this week to mark the 50th anniversary of the historic civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, it gives us a moment to reflect on the progress we’ve made since that time, including the election of the nation’s first African-American president, and the work that remains…
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Being Mary Jane Recap: Bye-Bye, Baby
Let’s just take a moment to admit that Mama Patterson was right about Mary Jane telling all her business on TV. M.J. finds out on the air at the end of the egg-freezing procedure that she only has four 6 mm follicles. In layman’s terms: The chances of her getting pregnant are looking grim, although…
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American Crime Creator John Ridley Brings the Pain
John Ridley is at the top of his game. The Academy Award-winning screenwriter of 2013’s critically acclaimed film 12 Years a Slave is helming the highly anticipated ABC drama American Crime, which premieres March 5. Featuring an all-star cast including Timothy Hutton, Felicity Huffman, Benito Martinez and Regina King, American Crime explores the complexities of…
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We Can’t Ignore the Link Between Ferguson and Those Attica Prison Guards’ Brutality
On Monday President Barack Obama, surrounded by members of his President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing—created in the wake of last year’s grand jury decisions in the police killings of Michael Brown and Eric Garner—announced policy recommendations to local law enforcement as a response to the outrage generated by a nationwide epidemic of police…