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Erika Alexander Wants to Know Where The Money Resides With New Podcast Reparations: The Big Payback
Here at The Root, we strongly endorse any and everything involving the iconic multihyphenate Erika Alexander. Why? Because outside of being a transcendent talent, she always keeps it a buck. “I think that Black men [in Hollywood] get more opportunity than Black women to become more of themselves. Will Smith got to be a rapper…
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‘Slavery Has Never Been Properly Addressed’: Reparations Bill Reintroduced to Congress
On Juneteenth in 2019, lawmakers met with Black activists and scholars to discuss H.R. 40—a bill to create a reparations commission to examine the impact of slavery and the possibility of compensation for the descendants of enslaved Africans—during a hearing by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. But way…
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National Transportation Safety Board Determines Pilot 'Abandoned His Training' in Kobe, Gianna Bryant Helicopter Crash
In the year since the tragic deaths of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, speculation has been plentiful, but actual answers have been in short supply. On Tuesday, however, according to reports from ESPN and CNN, investigators determined that pilot Ara Zobayan violated federal standards and likely became disoriented before crashing the helicopter that killed…
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Chris Paul, Goalsetter Have Big Plans to 'Draft' One Million Black and Brown Kids Into a Path of Financial Freedom
When sports heads hear the term “drafted,” we typically think of the moment when amateur athletes transition from making their coaches and colleges millions of dollars to when they can finally see that kind of money themselves. But as part of its Black History Month initiative, Black-owned finance app Goalsetter is focusing on an entirely…