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2/3/20

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It's Lit!2/3/20

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VSB's Damon Young Wins Barnes & Noble's Discover Great New Writers Award for What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker

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1/9/20

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Entertainment1/9/20

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Just in Case You Want to See Some Black Folks Actually Recognized This Awards Season, the NAACP Image Awards Announced Their 2020 Noms

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7/1/19

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7/1/19

The Case for Washcloths: Why White People Need to Wash Their Damn Legs

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3/29/19

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Book Review3/29/19

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10 Unbiased, Impartial and Very Good Reasons Why You Should Buy Damon's Memoir, What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker

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3/26/19

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Race Matters3/26/19

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A Word: How We Fight White Supremacy Reminds Us That ‘We’ Have the Power

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3/19/19

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Culture3/19/19

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Everything You Need to Know About What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker, Explained

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2/28/19

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28 Days of Literary Blackness with VSB, Day 28: What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker by Damon Young

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9/17/18

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Television9/17/18

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Terence Nance and Damon Young on Random Acts of Flyness, Intentional Acts of Blackness, and the Beauty of Lotion

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7/25/18

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Black Excellence7/25/18

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What It Looks Like When the Whole Team's Winning

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7/24/18

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10 Quick Things About What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker, an Upcoming Memoir in Essays From Damon Young

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7/24/18

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Events7/24/18

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The Root Packs the House for Very Smart Brothas' and The Glow Up's Boss Moves Event in Washington, D.C.

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7/11/18

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10 Personal Reflections a Year After Becoming Part of The Root

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2/6/18

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Watch: Ever Wonder What Was in a Hotep Starter Kit?

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1/2/18

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1/2/18

If You’re Reading This, Thank You for Everything (and Also for Reading This)

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9/25/17

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9/25/17

It’s Funny How 1 Title Can Fuck Up the Game: Thoughts on the Response to Damon’s Piece About Black Men

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8/3/17

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8/3/17

Procter & Gamble Release an Ad About ‘the Talk,’ and White People Respond With the Wettest, Saltiest, Stupidest White Tears Ever

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7/7/17

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7/7/17

The Root Is Gaining 2 Very Smart Brothas

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2/3/17

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2/3/17

Watch: A ‘Very Smart Brotha’ Breaks Down Darth Becky and Being the Blackest Thing on the Internet Since Marvin Gaye’s ‘Thigh Meats’

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1/3/17

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1/3/17

2016 Sucked For A Lot Of People. Damon Young Is Not One Of Them.

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11/17/16

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11/17/16

Watch: Melanin on Fleek at The Root 100

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VSB's Damon Young Wins Barnes & Noble's Discover Great New Writers Award for What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker

Just in Case You Want to See Some Black Folks Actually Recognized This Awards Season, the NAACP Image Awards Announced Their 2020 Noms

The Case for Washcloths: Why White People Need to Wash Their Damn Legs

10 Unbiased, Impartial and Very Good Reasons Why You Should Buy Damon's Memoir, What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker

A Word: How We Fight White Supremacy Reminds Us That ‘We’ Have the Power

Everything You Need to Know About What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker, Explained

28 Days of Literary Blackness with VSB, Day 28: What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker by Damon Young

Terence Nance and Damon Young on Random Acts of Flyness, Intentional Acts of Blackness, and the Beauty of Lotion

What It Looks Like When the Whole Team's Winning

10 Quick Things About What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker, an Upcoming Memoir in Essays From Damon Young

The Root Packs the House for Very Smart Brothas' and The Glow Up's Boss Moves Event in Washington, D.C.

10 Personal Reflections a Year After Becoming Part of The Root

Watch: Ever Wonder What Was in a Hotep Starter Kit?

If You’re Reading This, Thank You for Everything (and Also for Reading This)

It’s Funny How 1 Title Can Fuck Up the Game: Thoughts on the Response to Damon’s Piece About Black Men

Procter & Gamble Release an Ad About ‘the Talk,’ and White People Respond With the Wettest, Saltiest, Stupidest White Tears Ever

The Root Is Gaining 2 Very Smart Brothas

Watch: A ‘Very Smart Brotha’ Breaks Down Darth Becky and Being the Blackest Thing on the Internet Since Marvin Gaye’s ‘Thigh Meats’

2016 Sucked For A Lot Of People. Damon Young Is Not One Of Them.

Watch: Melanin on Fleek at The Root 100

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VSB's Damon Young Wins Barnes & Noble's Discover Great New Writers Award for What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker

Just in Case You Want to See Some Black Folks Actually Recognized This Awards Season, the NAACP Image Awards Announced Their 2020 Noms

The Case for Washcloths: Why White People Need to Wash Their Damn Legs

10 Unbiased, Impartial and Very Good Reasons Why You Should Buy Damon's Memoir, What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker

A Word: How We Fight White Supremacy Reminds Us That ‘We’ Have the Power

Everything You Need to Know About What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker, Explained

28 Days of Literary Blackness with VSB, Day 28: What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker by Damon Young

Terence Nance and Damon Young on Random Acts of Flyness, Intentional Acts of Blackness, and the Beauty of Lotion

What It Looks Like When the Whole Team's Winning

10 Quick Things About What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker, an Upcoming Memoir in Essays From Damon Young

The Root Packs the House for Very Smart Brothas' and The Glow Up's Boss Moves Event in Washington, D.C.

10 Personal Reflections a Year After Becoming Part of The Root

Watch: Ever Wonder What Was in a Hotep Starter Kit?

If You’re Reading This, Thank You for Everything (and Also for Reading This)

It’s Funny How 1 Title Can Fuck Up the Game: Thoughts on the Response to Damon’s Piece About Black Men

Procter & Gamble Release an Ad About ‘the Talk,’ and White People Respond With the Wettest, Saltiest, Stupidest White Tears Ever

The Root Is Gaining 2 Very Smart Brothas

Watch: A ‘Very Smart Brotha’ Breaks Down Darth Becky and Being the Blackest Thing on the Internet Since Marvin Gaye’s ‘Thigh Meats’

2016 Sucked For A Lot Of People. Damon Young Is Not One Of Them.

Watch: Melanin on Fleek at The Root 100