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The Blacker the Content the Sweeter the Truth

5/12/20

12:30 PM

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Yo, 2000 Was a Really Good Year for Soul Music

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5/10/20

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Obituary5/10/20

Obituary5/10/20

We've Lost Another Icon: No Pain (No Gain) Singer Betty Wright Has Died at 66

Ishena Robinson

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7/19/19

11:30 AM

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Earth, Wind & Fire Becomes First R&B Group to Receive Kennedy Center Honors. Taylor Swift Snubbed Again

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12/27/18

12:02 PM

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'This Christmas' and the Next: Donny Hathaway to Receive Posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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11/28/18

2:23 PM

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In a New Interview, Smokey Robinson Says He Regrets Not Recording With Friend Aretha Franklin

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8/16/18

2:30 PM

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'R-E-S-P-E-C-T': Aretha Created a Women’s Anthem Out of a Song Written for a Man

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6/29/18

10:28 AM

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Entertainment6/29/18

Entertainment6/29/18

You Gotta Put Me On: For the Artists Who Haven’t Quite Reached Mainstream Success but Are Killing the Game

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6/19/18

11:00 AM

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Black Music Month: Soul Music; We Make It, They Take It

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1/4/18

5:00 PM

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Glow Up Goddess1/4/18

Glow Up Goddess1/4/18

Real Love: Mary J. Blige Is Getting a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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12/13/17

4:08 PM

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Glow Up Goddess12/13/17

Glow Up Goddess12/13/17

Feeling Good, Finally? Nina Simone’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Is a Bittersweet Victory

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12/8/17

10:40 AM

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The 10 Best Brown-Liquor Christmas Songs, Ranked

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12/6/17

4:15 PM

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10 Best Christmas Soul Songs, Ranked (Also Known as the Hardest List of All Time)

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9/21/17

7:53 AM

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Happy Earth, Wind & Fire Day!

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9/13/17

3:19 PM

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10 Songs for Your Black-Ass Playlist for Days You’re Feeling Particularly Black

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12/8/16

12:54 PM

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An Ode To Donny Hathaway and "This Christmas"

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5/24/16

4:30 PM

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Black Music Month Means Studio Sessions at The Root

The Root Staff

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