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After Splitting From the Joe Budden's Podcast, Rory and Mal Get the Last $10 Million Laugh

The former The Joe Budden Podcast co-hosts have secured the bag with a new Stitcher deal.

Jay Connor

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Black Tech Green Money Joins the Black Effect Podcast Network

Since its launch last summer, AfroTech’s Black Tech Green Money has shared the stories of successful Black…

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Sounds Like Hate Returns to Explore the Driving Forces Behind Bigotry and Hate in America

The Southern Poverty Law Center prides itself on monitoring the activities of domestic hate groups and other…

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Dave Chapelle, Yasiin Bey's The Midnight Miracle Highlights the Next Chapter of Luminary's Evolution

My Moms once taught me that if I don’t have anything nice to say about people like Talib Kweli—who has “shove too…

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Popular Financial Literacy Podcast Earn Your Leisure Joins The Black Effect Podcast Network

I wouldn’t consider myself an expert at surviving global pandemics, but in my 10 months (and counting) of practice,…

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Kirk Franklin, Sony Music Combine Super Powers to Bring Us Some Good Words

Pastors have a tendency to be a bit long-winded. But when you need your soul fed, there’s no better chef than…

Jay Connor

1/28/21 1:30PM

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'Suddenly, You See the Story More Clearly': <i>The Root Presents: It's Lit </i>Talks Transcendent Writing With Yaa Gyasi

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'Suddenly, You See the Story More Clearly': The Root Presents: It's Lit Talks Transcendent Writing With Yaa Gyasi

“I always say, writing a first novel, you feel like you’re writing in the dark, unsure of whether or not your book…

Maiysha Kai

1/08/21 1:30PM

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'We've Got to Keep People Engaged': LaTosha Brown, Co-Founder of Black Voters Matter, Dishes On How She Helped Turn Georgia Blue

For years, Jemele Hill has thrived at the intersection of sports, entertainment, politics, and pop culture. And…

Jay Connor

1/06/21 5:00PM

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'We Just Basically Share One Brain':<em> The Root Presents: It’s Lit! </em>Gets Collaborative With Maika and Maritza Moulite

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'We Just Basically Share One Brain': The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Gets Collaborative With Maika and Maritza Moulite

If you weren’t one of the millions resigned to spend New Year’s Eve alone this year (thanks again, COVID), you may…

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It's Kwanzaa Time! And ABF Creative Has the Perfect Podcast to Enjoy the Holiday With a New Twist

Christmas might be in the rearview, but Kwanzaa is in full swing—as evidenced by our gift guides and ongoing writeups

Jay Connor

12/29/20 3:00PM

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<i>The Root Presents It's Lit!</i>: What We Read to Get Us Through 2020

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The Root Presents It's Lit!: What We Read to Get Us Through 2020

Merry Christmas or whatever you’re celebrating this holiday weekend, Bibliophiles! Understandably, you may not be…

Maiysha Kai

12/25/20 2:05PM

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'We Write to Tell the Truth': <i>The Root Presents: It's Lit!</i> Talks the Poetic Justice of 2020 With Nikki Giovanni

EntertainmentIt's Lit

'We Write to Tell the Truth': The Root Presents: It's Lit! Talks the Poetic Justice of 2020 With Nikki Giovanni

Of all the adjectives we’d use to describe 2020, “good” wouldn’t exactly top the list. But as this most eventful…

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ESPN’s 30 for 30 Podcasts Will Revisit the NBA Shut Down With March 11 2020

For hoop heads, March 11 is a day that will live on in infamy.

Jay Connor

12/17/20 2:30PM

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'She's So Real': <i>The Root Presents: It's Lit! </i>and Michaela Angela Davis Discuss <i>The Meaning of Mariah Carey</i>

EntertainmentIt's Lit

'She's So Real': The Root Presents: It's Lit! and Michaela Angela Davis Discuss The Meaning of Mariah Carey

Fun fact: we highly considered naming this week’s episode of The Root Presents: It’s Lit! “All I Want for Christmas…

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Pharrell Announces the Triumphant Return of OTHERtone—But This Time Around It's a Podcast

Throughout the course of his decades-long career, Pharrell Williams has prided himself on breaking boundaries and…

Jay Connor

12/03/20 11:00AM

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<i>The Root Presents It's Lit! </i>Goes Black to the Future With Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham

EntertainmentIt's Lit

The Root Presents It's Lit! Goes Black to the Future With Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham

Remember zines? Okay, maybe we’re dating ourselves, but younger versions of The Root’s Editor-in-Chief Danielle…

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Dwyane Wade on Mike Tyson Defending Daughter Zaya From Boosie Badazz: 'It Was Great to Hear Him Say That'

Back in February, you might’ve heard about an ashy-ass rapper named Boosie Badazz who said some goofy-ass shit about…

Jay Connor

11/23/20 5:30PM

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<i>'</i>I’m a Black Person for <i>Real</i>. I Love Us.' <i>The Root Presents: It’s Lit</i> Talks Writing for the Next Generation With Jason Reynolds

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'I’m a Black Person for Real. I Love Us.' The Root Presents: It’s Lit Talks Writing for the Next Generation With Jason Reynolds

Jason Reynolds famously didn’t read a novel cover-to-cover until he was nearly 18. At 36, he is one of the…

Maiysha Kai

11/20/20 1:30PM

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'You Cannot Do Anything Alone': Marley Dias Tells Us How She Gets It Done on <i>The Root Presents It's Lit</i>

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'You Cannot Do Anything Alone': Marley Dias Tells Us How She Gets It Done on The Root Presents It's Lit

When we grow up, we want to be like Marley Dias. At 15, the founder of #1000BlackGirlBooks—which she launched in…

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Yamiche Alcindor, April Ryan Discuss All Things Trump, Being Black in the White House on Jemele Hill Is Unbothered

If there’s one thing you can expect from Spotify’s Jemele Hill Is Unbothered, it’s a good-ass interview. Since its…

Jay Connor

11/03/20 11:30AM

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After Splitting From the Joe Budden's Podcast, Rory and Mal Get the Last $10 Million Laugh

Black Tech Green Money Joins the Black Effect Podcast Network

Sounds Like Hate Returns to Explore the Driving Forces Behind Bigotry and Hate in America

Dave Chapelle, Yasiin Bey's The Midnight Miracle Highlights the Next Chapter of Luminary's Evolution

Popular Financial Literacy Podcast Earn Your Leisure Joins The Black Effect Podcast Network

Kirk Franklin, Sony Music Combine Super Powers to Bring Us Some Good Words

'Suddenly, You See the Story More Clearly': The Root Presents: It's Lit Talks Transcendent Writing With Yaa Gyasi

'We've Got to Keep People Engaged': LaTosha Brown, Co-Founder of Black Voters Matter, Dishes On How She Helped Turn Georgia Blue

'We Just Basically Share One Brain': The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Gets Collaborative With Maika and Maritza Moulite

It's Kwanzaa Time! And ABF Creative Has the Perfect Podcast to Enjoy the Holiday With a New Twist

The Root Presents It's Lit!: What We Read to Get Us Through 2020

'We Write to Tell the Truth': The Root Presents: It's Lit! Talks the Poetic Justice of 2020 With Nikki Giovanni

ESPN’s 30 for 30 Podcasts Will Revisit the NBA Shut Down With March 11 2020

'She's So Real': The Root Presents: It's Lit! and Michaela Angela Davis Discuss The Meaning of Mariah Carey

Pharrell Announces the Triumphant Return of OTHERtone—But This Time Around It's a Podcast

The Root Presents It's Lit! Goes Black to the Future With Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham

Dwyane Wade on Mike Tyson Defending Daughter Zaya From Boosie Badazz: 'It Was Great to Hear Him Say That'

'I’m a Black Person for Real. I Love Us.' The Root Presents: It’s Lit Talks Writing for the Next Generation With Jason Reynolds

'You Cannot Do Anything Alone': Marley Dias Tells Us How She Gets It Done on The Root Presents It's Lit

Yamiche Alcindor, April Ryan Discuss All Things Trump, Being Black in the White House on Jemele Hill Is Unbothered