holiday
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You’ll Never Guess Who Wrote Donny Hathaway’s Black Holiday Anthem: ‘This Christmas’
"This Christmas," you know the song we play every year about this time. Here's more intriguing details about the creation of the iconic song.
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Mariah Carey Ushers In the Christmas Spirit With a Little Help From Her Daughter During NYC Holiday Special
The festive event featured several celeb cameos, dance numbers, and the first-ever duet with her daughter.
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A Black Holiday Trivia Card Game Is Our Swag Of The Week
A game created to celebrate everything we love about Black holiday music, movies and more.
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The NBA Isn’t Going to Do This to Chris Paul and 4 Other Wild Conspiracy Theories for the NBA Playoffs
The Phoenix Suns are one game away from going fishing, and the NBA isn't going to let that happen to their Point God.
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Lil Nas X Reveals Trailer for Montero Cinematic Universe, aka His Debut Album, and Wow, This Kid Is Really Iconic
The ‘Panini’ artist set the internet further ablaze Tuesday afternoon with his announcement, following Sunday’s seductive performance at the BET Awards.
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Explore Virginia Through A Black Perspective
Virginia has a major reputation as a history hub, but as people of color know, society’s definition of history doesn’t always acknowledge our perspectives and our stories. So it might be a surprise to learn that the state that was once the seat of the Confederacy is also home to the longest Black experience in…
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Wrapping Paper Roll Call: Wishing You a Season of Wellness
So…did you get some R&R over the holiday weekend? If you’re like most of us here at The Root, you may need more than a long holiday to get yourself back to center, especially after the collective trauma of 2020. If this year has taught us anything, it’s that paying attention to our personal wellness—whether…
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Wrapping Paper Roll Call: Make This the Blackest Friday (to Cyber Monday) Ever
There have been few bright spots to celebrate in 2020—and even those have often been bittersweet. Take, for instance, the unprecedented uptick in interest in Black-owned businesses and creators (something we’ve always been invested in, but we digress) since non-Black America suddenly seemed to wake up to the centuries-old realities of racial inequality this spring—and…
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Wrapping Paper Roll Call: To Market, to Market
OK, kids—we’re now officially five weeks out from Christmas—and only a week from Black Friday (or, as we’ll be calling it here at The Glow Up, the Blackest Friday). But the pre-deals are already out there and in full effect as TGU rolls out our Wrapping Roll Call—our running list of our favorite Black vendors…
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Wrapping Paper Roll Call: This Year, There's No Place [but] Home for the Holidays
It may not feel much like it this year, but in case the hanging of wreaths and Christmas lights didn’t tip you off, it’s once again the holiday season—in fact, we’re almost a week away from Thanksgiving, which means we’re just over five from Christmas. We know without the promise of family and friends, it’s…