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The ROot 100 2017

1/5/18

3:45 PM

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

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11/24/17

9:00 AM

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

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11/23/17

9:00 AM

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

Peter J. Rickards

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11/21/17

1:44 PM

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The Root Video11/21/17

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

Peter J. Rickards

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11/20/17

5:47 PM

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

Peter J. Rickards

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11/20/17

12:23 PM

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

Peter J. Rickards

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11/20/17

11:39 AM

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Watch: Maxine Waters Honored With The Root 100 Gladiator Award

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11/19/17

10:00 AM

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

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11/19/17

9:30 AM

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

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11/16/17

1:49 PM

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The Root Video11/16/17

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

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11/10/17

8:30 PM

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

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11/9/17

1:47 PM

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

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11/7/17

9:55 AM

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

Terrell Jermaine Starr

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10/4/17

10:05 AM

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

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9/26/17

5:21 PM

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

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9/18/17

3:17 PM

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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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9/11/17

9:15 AM

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Where Are They Now?9/11/17

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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9/5/17

9:00 AM

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Where Are They Now?9/5/17

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

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8/21/17

2:18 PM

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Where Are They Now?8/21/17

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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8/14/17

9:00 AM

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Where Are They Now?8/14/17

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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