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The Root 100: The Best Moments of the Night, Honoring Lost Legends, Honorees Close Out 2024 and Get Ready for the New Year, the ‘4 Women’ Quartet Remains the Best Performance Ever, Celebrating Honoree and Performer Ledisi, Andra Day’s ‘Rise Up’ as a Timeless Anthem, What to Know About Sabrina Greenlee, Everything About Whoopi Goldberg, Where Are They Now?, 2024’s Most Influential Black Celebs, and More
If you missed out on a one-of-a-kind night at the annual Root 100 Awards, here’s a recap of it all!
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Roy Wood Jr.’s Funniest Moments, See Where Previous Root 100 Honorees Are Now, Get Tips On How to Dress for the Gala, Listen to Great Music From Top Black Artists on the Root 100 list
As we count down to The Root 100 Gala on December 5 at the Apollo Theater, we’re talking about the honorees, what to wear, what to listen to
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Let’s Celebrate the 2023 Root 100 Honorees!
Take a look at our annual list of the country’s top Black artists, influencers, and change-makers.
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The Root 100 2022
The Root’s annual list of the most influential African Americans in the fields of arts, community, business, entertainment, media, politics, science and sports.
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The Root 100: It's Nomination Time for Our Annual List of Black Excellence
If the current debate over teaching American history and who gets credit for building this country is any indication, the celebration of Black excellence remains a vital and necessary endeavor. The Root 100—our annual list of the best African-American innovators, thought leaders and trailblazers ages 25 to 45—serves as a reminder that we have always…
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Exclusive: Danielle Belton to Star in Tyler Perry’s The HuffPost That Preys
Danielle Belton (The Black Snob, The Root) has been tapped to star in Tyler Perry’s The HuffPostThat Preys, The Root has learned exclusively. Belton will be portraying the role of Editor-In-Chief. Plot details are scarce, but sources close to the matter say the synopsis will revolve around a bougie Black woman editorial dynamo who embarks…
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Introducing Pass The Peas With Panama Jackson, a New Podcast Brought to You by Very Smart Brothas and The Root
Hey, Young World! I’d like to introduce you to a new(ish) podcast brought to you by Very Smart Brothas and The Root, Pass The Peas, hosted by VSB co-founder, Panama Jackson. That’s me. Enough of the third person. Check back in here every Friday for a brand new episode about something or other but always…
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Watch: The 2nd Annual Blackest Awards Winners!
We’re so happy to bring you the winners for our 2nd Annual Blackest Awards. Around here, we call them The Skippies because we get down like that. Well, as with most awards shows, some awards are televised—unlike the revolution—while others are awarded before the show. Since we don’t have a show, so to speak, but…