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Is NYC Rep. Jamaal Bowman Really Trying to Shoot His Shot With Nia Long?
The court is wide open, according to this politician and longtime New York Knicks fan.
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The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder Renewed for Season 2
The new season will boast guest appearances from Chance the Rapper, Gabrielle Union, Normani, Leslie Odom Jr., Anthony Anderson and more.
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Nia Long Joins Let the World See to Give Voice to Mamie Till-Mobley’s Words
Nia Long will voice the words of Mamie Till-Mobley in ABC’s Let the World See docuseries.
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'Wanna Battle You'll Be Baffled at the Stuff Stated': In Tribute to Gift of Gab, One of My Favorite Hip-Hop Lyricists Ever
Gift of Gab, the rapping half of West Coast hip-hop group Blackalicious, died on June 18 at the age of 50.
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Blackalicious Emcee Gift of Gab Dead at 50
Known for his "tongue-twisting" and complex rhymes, the Bay Area legend died of natural causes on June 18.
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Finding Purpose Through Literature on Nia, the Fifth Day of Kwanzaa
The best way to educate ourselves is by listening to those around us with shared and different experiences. Each person serves a different purpose in this world, and it is important to pay attention to what they say. The fifth night of Kwanzaa represents Nia, or purpose. In a time when we can’t attend talks…
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Resist! Maxine Waters Stayed True to Her Purpose of Impeaching the Orange Menace
On this fifth day of Kwanzaa, we celebrate Nia, which means purpose, and also surges in popularity as a name every time Nia Long releases a film. “Imani” is the only other principle that even comes close, according to research from the Love Jones Institute for Boyz in the Hood. My aunt Kujchagulia Ujima Jenkins…
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Habari Gani?! Imani! The Black Women of Alabama Embodied Faith in 2017
Faith. George Michael crooned about it; black people in America somehow maintain it—even if it’s the size of a mustard seed—time and time again. Faith, or Imani, is the last principle of Kwanzaa, the weeklong black cultural holiday started more than half a century ago. This entire week, for each day of Kwanzaa, The Root shone…
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Habari Gani?! Nia! Colin Kaepernick Embodied Purpose in 2017
This year, for each day of Kwanzaa, The Root is highlighting one person from the community who exemplifies the principle of the day. On the fifth day of Kwanzaa, Dec. 30, the principle is Nia, or “purpose.” To practice Nia is to make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order…