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The Root Packs the House for Very Smart Brothas' and The Glow Up's Boss Moves Event in Washington, D.C.
Do people still call Washington, D.C., Chocolate City? I’m asking for a friend and also because my people, my people, you guys showed up and showed out at our Very Smart Brothas and The Glow Up Boss Moves event on Thursday, July 19th—sponsored by Toyota—filling the Long View Gallery with beautiful boss blackness that could…
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The Root Is Gaining 2 Very Smart Brothas
True story: I’ve known the founders of VSB, aka the blog Very Smart Brothas, for a minute. They are my friends, fellow black-blog pioneers who hopped into the game in 2008 and revolutionized and remixed it to the degree that their greatness had to be acknowledged. And that greatness is coming to The Root. VSB…
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A Prayer, Because I’m Just [Censored] Tired
Dear 175-pound, carpenter god-God, Afro-pick-utilizing, banned-from-the-USA Jesus, I’m tired. My feet are weary even though you’ve allegedly been carrying me whenever I go to the beach. Though, I’m saying, they don’t look like Birkenstocks in the sand, is all I’m saying. Royal heathen Kevin Gates is not tired despite having six jobs, but I’ll bet…
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Damon, VSB Profiled In Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A profile of Damon (“Blogger left basketball behind to chronicle black experience in Pittsburgh“) ran in today’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Along with some details about Damon’s life, it includes some background on how VSB came to be… Through his personal blog, he connected with the Washington, D.C.-based Panama Jackson, who also was a prominent blogger. They…
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It's A Boy!
Yesterday afternoon, the newest and youngest member of Team VSB was welcomed into the world. Panama is now the father of a baby boy! More details might come later — if P decides to share — but he just wanted to let everyone know the new Young P is great and healthy and ready to…
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Thanksgiving And Shit
My wife and I are masochists, apparently. Because that would be the only reasonable explanation for us deciding to host somewhere between 30 and 35 members of our family for Thanksgiving this year. Actually, the real explanation is laziness. We’re both from Pittsburgh, which means that every holiday we’ve spent together has been spent shuffling from…