the root 100 2018
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So You Think You Know The Root 100?
Every year The Root honors the best and the blackest on an esteemed list that we call The Root 100. If you’re just hearing of The Root 100, then get with it. While you might recognize the names Tarana Burke and London Breed do you really know who these people are and their many accomplishments?…
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The Root 100 Gala Takes the Cake, Yet Again, as the Best and Blackest Night of the Year
“We had a lot of competition in the beginning, a lot of imitators but they’ve fallen away. And The Root’s still here.” – Henry Louis Gates Jr., The Root Co-founder text Every Root 100 gala is special, but this year was particularly momentous. Along with celebrating our 100 honorees, The Root also celebrated its 10th…
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The 2018 Root 100 Gala Celebrates Another Year of Black Excellence!
We celebrate black excellence every day here at The Root, but there’s one event where we celebrate the most influential black Americans of the year: our annual Root 100 gala. 2018’s list of luminaries, nominated in part by our faithful readers, span all walks of life: from activists to artists, singers to scientists, politicians to…
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Newsflash: It’s Not the First Anniversary of #MeToo. It’s the First Anniversary of the World Giving A Damn
If you’re active on social media, you may have been greeted with a very important anniversary this morning: the one-year anniversary of the #MeToo movement. Yay! And if you’re anything like this writer, seeing tweets like this one by an otherwise credible news source, the Daily Beast, pissed you the entire hell off. The reasons…
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Tarana Burke Tops The Root 100, Our Annual List of the Most Influential African Americans
Check out The Root 100, our annual celebration of black excellence.
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The Root 100: Tell Us Who Should Be on Our Annual List of Influential African Americans
It’s that time of year, again: We’re now accepting nominations for The Root 100! Every year for the past nine years, The Root 100 has paid tribute to influential and inspirational African Americans, ages 25 to 45, who have excelled in the fields of social justice, politics, entertainment, sports, media, the arts, science/technology and business.…