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‘Her Life Is a Model for All of Us’: The Root Presents It’s Lit! and Dr. Keisha Blain on the Enduring Truth of Fannie Lou Hamer
The historian and best-selling author brings the story of the sharecropper-turned-activist to the fore for a new generation.
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‘I Wanted to Be a World Builder’: The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Gets Into The Gilded Ones With Namina Forna
The screenwriter’s first novel in a forthcoming YA fantasy trilogy was an instant bestseller already being adapted for the screen.
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We Have Twitter at Home! Trump to Make His Own Social Media Site Because He’s Banned on All Platforms
The president of people who put racist bumper stickers on their cars told media on Wednesday that he’s starting ‘Truth Social’ app since he’s banned on Twitter.
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Thanks to a Hornet Attack, J.R. Smith’s 1st Golf Tournament as a Collegiate Athlete Didn’t Exactly Go As Planned
The first tournament of the former NBA star’s golfing career was definitely memorable.
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‘It Speaks to Your Inner Child’: The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Explores the Literary Frontier of Fantasy With Ayana Gray
The author’s bestselling debut, Beast of Prey, puts a promising and Pan-Africanist spin on the fantasy genre.
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‘I Feel Safe With Books’: The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Talks Tiny Reparations With Phoebe Robinson
The comic and bestselling author’s third book of essays is the first on her new imprint with Penguin Random House, Tiny Reparations Books.
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Black Google Product Manager Says He Was Stopped by Security Because They Didn’t Believe He Worked There
This isn’t the first time the tech giant has made news over its issues with Black employees.
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‘This Isn’t About Good People or Bad People’: The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Explores The Purpose of Power With Alicia Garza
The Black Lives Matter co-founder and Black Futures Lab founder puts our present moment in context with a riveting retracing of her own path to activism.
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‘It Is a Call, Not a Closing’: Why The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Can’t Seem to Unfollow Jill Louise Busby
The social media savant turned author dismantles online ‘micro-fame’—including her own—in her debut collection of essays, Unfollow Me.
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