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  • Harvard Law Review Elects 1st Black Female President in Its 130-Year History

    The Harvard Law Review has elected the first black woman to serve as president in the legal journal’s 130-year history. ImeIme A. Umana, a native of Harrisburg, Pa., will serve as the 131st leader of the organization. The Harvard Crimson reports that as an undergraduate at Harvard, she double-majored in government and African-American studies. She…

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    Monique Judge

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  • Mark Lilla's "The End Of Identity Liberalism" Is The Whitest Thing I've Ever Read

    A predictable but still fascinating byproduct of the election is the emergence of a new sub-genre of discourse and literature solely comprised of White people attempting to explain Trump’s win without saying the words “race” or “racism.” Its almost as if they’re engaged in some sort of devolved, pre-racial game of Taboo. “Quick, explain what happened…

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    Damon Young

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  • Does Sage Steele Think All Lives Matter?

    ESPN commentator Sage Steele has found herself in the middle of a Twitter fray since Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans took a knee to protest Donald Trump’s presidential victory. Steele posted this: And all hell broke loose. Steele was accused of being everything but a child of god. Many saw her stance as…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • Join The Root as We #RiseUpAsOne Through Music

    The Root is heading to San Diego on Oct. 15 for Univision and Fusion Media Group’s “RiseUp AS ONE” concert. This show is a celebration of music, diversity and unity. All of this awesomeness will be staged along the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego and will feature a talented lineup of artists, musicians and performers.…

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    Danielle Young

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  • Study: African-American Tourism in SC on the Rise Since Removal of Confederate Flag

    A recent study from the University of South Carolina’s Richardson Family SmartState Center of Economic Excellence in Tourism and Economic Development has found that South Carolina’s tourism industry has been booming since the removal of the Confederate battle flag from Statehouse grounds in Columbia, according to the Columbia Regional Business Report. African-American tourists generate $2.4…

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    The Root Staff

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  • Apple's Focus on Diversity

    As Apple’s new, updated Inclusion & Diversity page shows, the company’s numbers regarding the hiring of, and pay equity for, minorities and women have improved significantly over time. The company states, “We strive to better represent the communities we’re part of. We believe this will help to break down historical barriers in tech.” The data shows…

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    The Root Staff

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  • Hillary Clinton to Address 2016 NABJ-NAHJ Convention

    Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton will go to Washington, D.C., to address the National Association of Black Journalists and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists at the largest joint convention of black and Latino journalists since 2008, as reported by BuzzFeed News. The convention will be held at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park. “It is notable that Democratic presidential nominee…

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    The Root Staff

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  • Kerry Washington: Not Only Are #OscarsSoWhite, but So Is Every Industry

    Actors Kerry Washington and Aziz Ansari had a candid (well, as candid as one can be in front of an audience) conversation Friday for the fourth season of Variety and PBS’ 0Actors on Actors series Friday. The two actors of color discussed diversity in television and the possible reasons that the medium is more diverse…

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    The Root Staff

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  • Zoe Saldana As Nina Simone Is What Happens When Diversity Doesn't

    When news first broke a few years ago that Zoe Saldana would be cast in Nina — the yet-to-be-released biopic about the iconic artist and activist — I wasn’t as put off about the aesthetic dissimilarity between Saldana and Simone as many of us seemed to be. Mainly because I generally don’t believe an actor needs to…

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    Damon Young

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  • Someone Please Tell Deadline.com That White Folks Gonna Be Alright

    Yesterday, Deadline.com published Nellie Andreeva’s “Pilots 2015: The Year Of Ethnic Castings – About Time Or Too Much Of Good Thing?” — a piece with so many layers of wrong that calling it a wrong lasagna (ht to Kara Brown) doesn’t quite do it justice. It was a wrong lasagna dipped in wrong Progresso Italian bread crumbs,…

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    Damon Young

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