damon young
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We Glossed, We Flossed, We Bossed…and We Glow On
Launching The Glow Up launched my my own glow up at The Root. But with a new year comes new growth.
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Thank You for the World, Very Smart Brothas
Cheers to VSB, a site that changed the game, the culture and my life
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8 Kinds of Karens
Despite the trend to label every entitled white woman as a Karen, research indicates these privileged princesses fall into a much wider range of categories.
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9 Thoughts About Kanye West’s DONDA
Kanye West is nothing if not provocative; he gets the people going.
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Tonja Renée Stidhum to Throw in the Tile as The Root‘s Staff Entertainment Writer
According to a source that is also Tonja, we heard through The Grapevine (heh) that this is the end of an era.
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Auntie Unfiltered, Bevy Smith, and the Joys of Finding Yourself After 40
I had a ball during my 20s and 30s. I did all the shit you are “supposed” to do as a young adult during the 90s and early 2000s. I went to Freaknik, Myrtle Beach Bike Week, Vegas, Palm Springs, the Bahamas, Mexico and various other destinations; I got drunk and high with my friends…
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VSB Co-Founder Damon Young Wins the Thurber Prize for American Humor
Once you’ve been a part of The Root family, we will forever claim you (because Black excellence deserves Black pride). So, despite his recent departure from the daily grind of our beloved news and opinion site, we are collectively overjoyed that one of our closest homies, Very Smart Brothas co-founder Damon Young was awarded the…