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Watch: Symone Sanders Says This Isn’t the 1st Time We’ve Had a Racist President
Your president, Donald Trump, allegedly made a few unsavory (read: racist) comments regarding Haiti, African countries and pretty much any immigrant of color, calling their home countries “shithole countries.” While many people were shocked by his blatant racism, there are more of us who already knew of his racism. And, even further, there are people…
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Yara Shahidi Performing Assata Shakur Is More #BlackGirlMagic Than Our Hearts Can Stand
As media partners for the Blackout for Human Rights-produced MLK Now event at New York City’s Riverside Church on Monday, The Root found a lot to be inspired by this Martin Luther King Day. But at The Glow Up, we were pleasantly surprised to also find #BlackGirlMagic in full effect. From actress Lupita Nyong’o reciting…
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‘Why Can’t I Be Proud to Be White?’ Punks, Policy and Praise at Politicon
Imagine a comic book convention where, instead of a panel of Avengers, you have a bunch of hosts from SiriusXM radio and MSNBC, but fans are screaming all the same. Imagine a comic convention where, instead of a room full of people screaming, “I loved you on Firefly,” they’re screaming, “Michael Steele, you’re my favorite…
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Symone Sanders: 'Black Women Have Been Holding Up the Mantle for America Since We Can Remember'
Symone Sanders is a force to be reckoned with, which is why she was named to The Root 100, our annual list of the most influential African Americans ages 25-45. The 26-year-old was formerly the national press secretary for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and was No. 65 on our list. Like her ex-boss, Symone Sanders has…
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Watch: Melanin on Fleek at The Root 100
OK, so I’ll admit that maybe “on fleek” is over, but it just felt right describing a celebration of melanin in the room at The Root 100 Gala Monday night. So let me have this, OK? At this point, you may have seen the epic (read: turnt) party photos showing some of the brightest thought leaders…