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3/7/20

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Bittersweet! Stranger Things Kids Paid Far More Than Orange Is The New Black Breakout Danielle Brooks Was for Seven Seasons of Hit Netflix Show

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2/12/20

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And the Skippy Goes To!: The Root's Inaugural The Blackest Awards Winners

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2/2/20

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The Color Purple Returning to the Big Screen for Black History Month

Karu F. Daniels

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9/30/19

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Homecoming: A Powerful Pair of Revivals Prove Chicago a Mecca for Black Theater

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10/22/18

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Culture10/22/18

Culture10/22/18

I Tried a Pumpkin Spiced Latte for the Culture So You Won’t Have to

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10/18/18

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Reflections on My #VerySmartWedding Less Than A Week After It Happened

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5/15/18

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At What Age Did You First See Coming to America?

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3/13/18

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A Friend of Mine Asked Me to Explain Some White Shit to Her and Now I’m Offended

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3/13/18

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Can We Be Oprah Book Club-Smart With a Fraction of the Books?

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11/25/17

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We Should All Live by ‘The Gospel According to Shug Avery’

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6/15/17

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Actress Elizabeth Banks Calls Out Steven Spielberg for Never Making a Movie With a Female Lead, Because I Guess The Color Purple Doesn’t Exist

Breanna Edwards

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10/15/16

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The Root Video10/15/16

The Root Video10/15/16

Watch: Jennifer Holliday's 2nd Coming

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8/1/16

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Black on Broadway: Now Is the Time for People of Color to Star in Major Roles on Broadway

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6/8/15

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The Black-Ass Books, Albums, Movies And More I'm Giving My Black-Ass Baby When He's Born

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