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Jan 5 2018

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Lena Waithe’s <i>The Chi</i> Expertly Gives the People of Chicago Humanity and Backstories

Lena Waithe’s The Chi Expertly Gives the People of Chicago Humanity and Backstories

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Nov 24 2017

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Watch: Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins on Race’s Importance in Narratives

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Nov 23 2017

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Watch: NFL Star Michael Bennett Refuses to Stay in His Lane

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Nov 21 2017

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Watch: Why Black Thought of the Roots Believes Art Should Represent the Times We Live In

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Nov 20 2017

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Watch: The Root 100 Gala Was the Blackest Event on TV

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Nov 20 2017

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Watch: How Mayor Lumumba Is Rewriting the Story of Jackson, Miss.

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Nov 20 2017

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Watch: Maxine Waters Honored With The Root 100 Gladiator Award

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Nov 19 2017

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Watch: The Root 100 Gala Co-Host A.J. Calloway Celebrates the Obamas

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Nov 19 2017

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Watch: Raquel Willis on Bringing Your Black Transgender Identity to Work

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Nov 16 2017

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Watch: Angela Rye Makes Power Moves at The Root 100 Gala

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Nov 10 2017

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11/10/17

The Root 100 Gala Is an Unapologetic Celebration of Black Brilliance, and This Year the Revolution Will Be Televised

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Nov 9 2017

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11/9/17

The Root 100 Is Tonight ... and You Aren’t Ready

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Nov 7 2017

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11/7/17

Tito Jackson Hopes to Become Boston’s 1st Black Mayor Today

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Oct 4 2017

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10/4/17

#FanniesArmy: GirlTrek Organizes Thousands of Women to Walk on Fannie Lou Hamer’s 100th Birthday

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Sep 26 2017

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Watch: Sterling ‘Bae’ Brown Explains That Viral Thirst Trap Emmy-and-Abs Pic

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Sep 18 2017

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Jordan Peele is No. 1 on The Root 100, Our Annual List of the Most Influential African Americans

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Sep 11 2017

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Where Are They Now?9/11/17

The Root 100 No. 1s: Beyoncé Will Forever Be Bey-ond. She’s So Fly, They Named a Fly After Her

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Sep 5 2017

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Where Are They Now?9/5/17

The Root 100 No. 1s: Shonda Rhimes Changes the Face of Television Forever

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Aug 21 2017

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Where Are They Now?8/21/17

The Root 100 No. 1s: Ben Jealous, a Supreme Builder of Bridges Over Left and Right

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Aug 14 2017

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Where Are They Now?8/14/17

The Root 100 No. 1s: Melissa Harris-Perry Lets the World Know She Is Not Your Mammy

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Lena Waithe’s The Chi Expertly Gives the People of Chicago Humanity and Backstories

Watch: Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins on Race’s Importance in Narratives

Watch: NFL Star Michael Bennett Refuses to Stay in His Lane

Watch: Why Black Thought of the Roots Believes Art Should Represent the Times We Live In

Watch: The Root 100 Gala Was the Blackest Event on TV

Watch: How Mayor Lumumba Is Rewriting the Story of Jackson, Miss.

Watch: Maxine Waters Honored With The Root 100 Gladiator Award

Watch: The Root 100 Gala Co-Host A.J. Calloway Celebrates the Obamas

Watch: Raquel Willis on Bringing Your Black Transgender Identity to Work

Watch: Angela Rye Makes Power Moves at The Root 100 Gala

The Root 100 Gala Is an Unapologetic Celebration of Black Brilliance, and This Year the Revolution Will Be Televised

The Root 100 Is Tonight ... and You Aren’t Ready

Tito Jackson Hopes to Become Boston’s 1st Black Mayor Today

#FanniesArmy: GirlTrek Organizes Thousands of Women to Walk on Fannie Lou Hamer’s 100th Birthday

Watch: Sterling ‘Bae’ Brown Explains That Viral Thirst Trap Emmy-and-Abs Pic

Jordan Peele is No. 1 on The Root 100, Our Annual List of the Most Influential African Americans

The Root 100 No. 1s: Beyoncé Will Forever Be Bey-ond. She’s So Fly, They Named a Fly After Her

The Root 100 No. 1s: Shonda Rhimes Changes the Face of Television Forever

The Root 100 No. 1s: Ben Jealous, a Supreme Builder of Bridges Over Left and Right

The Root 100 No. 1s: Melissa Harris-Perry Lets the World Know She Is Not Your Mammy

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Lena Waithe’s The Chi Expertly Gives the People of Chicago Humanity and Backstories

Watch: Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins on Race’s Importance in Narratives

Watch: NFL Star Michael Bennett Refuses to Stay in His Lane

Watch: Why Black Thought of the Roots Believes Art Should Represent the Times We Live In

Watch: The Root 100 Gala Was the Blackest Event on TV

Watch: How Mayor Lumumba Is Rewriting the Story of Jackson, Miss.

Watch: Maxine Waters Honored With The Root 100 Gladiator Award

Watch: The Root 100 Gala Co-Host A.J. Calloway Celebrates the Obamas

Watch: Raquel Willis on Bringing Your Black Transgender Identity to Work

Watch: Angela Rye Makes Power Moves at The Root 100 Gala

The Root 100 Gala Is an Unapologetic Celebration of Black Brilliance, and This Year the Revolution Will Be Televised

The Root 100 Is Tonight ... and You Aren’t Ready

Tito Jackson Hopes to Become Boston’s 1st Black Mayor Today

#FanniesArmy: GirlTrek Organizes Thousands of Women to Walk on Fannie Lou Hamer’s 100th Birthday

Watch: Sterling ‘Bae’ Brown Explains That Viral Thirst Trap Emmy-and-Abs Pic

Jordan Peele is No. 1 on The Root 100, Our Annual List of the Most Influential African Americans

The Root 100 No. 1s: Beyoncé Will Forever Be Bey-ond. She’s So Fly, They Named a Fly After Her

The Root 100 No. 1s: Shonda Rhimes Changes the Face of Television Forever

The Root 100 No. 1s: Ben Jealous, a Supreme Builder of Bridges Over Left and Right

The Root 100 No. 1s: Melissa Harris-Perry Lets the World Know She Is Not Your Mammy