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15 Savvy Social Media Stars You Should Be Following Right Now
Some people use Twitter to talk trash, Instagram to share photos of food and sunsets, and YouTube to punk friends on video. Then there are those, with the skills of an entrepreneur, who are using social media to build a brand. Brand building doesn’t happen overnight on social media, but there’s already a blueprint in…
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Who’s Who in the Nov. 4 Election
This year a record number of black Americans are running for office. In total, across congressional and statewide elections, more than 100 black politicians are seeking office. There are 83 black Republicans and Democrats vying for positions in the House. Among them is Utah’s Mia Love, who would become the first black Republican woman elected…
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10 College Majors Guaranteed to Earn the Biggest Bucks
For many of us, attending college has an express purpose: to major in a field that will lead to a career with the highest starting salary after graduation. There is good news for high student students and undergraduates who live for math and science. The top-paying college majors are disproportionately math and science related. The…
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Meet 24 Black TV Writers Who Are Changing the Face of Television
This year’s TV season is being touted as the most diverse in years. But before this year, there were still black TV writers toiling behind the scenes on some of America’s most popular shows as they worked their way up to getting their own shows, launching their own projects or forming their own production companies.…
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Leading Ladies of the Law: Black Actresses Who Have Played Attorneys
This week we’re preparing to get wrapped up in another plot-twisting, suspenseful drama from Shonda Rhimes, 2014 The Root 100 honoree and one of the greatest showrunners in TV history. On Thursday, when How to Get Away With Murder premieres on ABC, we’ll meet Annalise Keating, a “sexy, brilliant and charismatic” law professor and attorney…
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The Cosby Show: Where Are They Now?
Heathcliff was the jazz-loving, pinochle-playing and fix-things-until-they-were-broken-just-a-little-bit-more (remember that doorbell?) husband and father of the Huxtables. He was always giving his children some life lessons. But also, he was always, always showing so much love to his dear wife, Clair. Earlier this year, NBC announced that Cosby would return to the network in a family…
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Photos: The Root 100 Release Party at Martha’s Vineyard
On Aug. 19 The Root hosted a reception to announce the honorees who made The Root 100 for 2014. Now in its fifth year, The Root 100 is our annual ranking of the most influential African-American leaders. This year, for the first time, the list was unveiled at Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. Attendees included Scandal…
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The Miss Black USA 2014 Pageant: Photos
Nicole L. Cvetnic is The Root’s multimedia editor and producer. The competition, held Aug. 10, 2014, at the Theatre for Performing Arts at the University of the District of Columbia in Washington, D.C., featured 25 contestants from across the nation. A distinguished panel of judges chose 26-year-old Jasmine Alexander to be the new Miss Black USA…
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Kids Dance Through Summer Steps Camp
Nicole L. Cvetnic is The Root’s multimedia editor and producer. Sumaan Davenport, 11, of Washington, D.C., and fellow campers practice a step dance during the Summer Steps With Step Afrika! camp at Anacostia Senior High School Aug. 7, 2014, in Washington, D.C. Summer Steps With Step Afrika! is a weeklong summer-camp program for students grades…
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Meet the Miss Black USA 2014 Contestants
Nicole L. Cvetnic is The Root’s multimedia editor and producer. Title: Miss Black USA 2013 Hometown: Raleigh, N.C. Age: 21 School: University of North Carolina at Charlotte Title: Miss Black Alabama USA 2014 Hometown: Montgomery, Ala. Age: 27 School: Auburn University Title: Miss Black Arkansas USA 2014 Hometown: Little Rock, Ark. Age: 21 School: Philander…