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Judge of Characters: What Happens When White People Go Back to Their Roots?
As a fan of Justin Timberlake’s music (not his life choices), I must say that I am perplexed by how casual he was about sharing with the world that he’s going “back to his roots” with his new album, Man of the Woods. White people wanting to go back to their roots makes me nervous.…
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Watch: Trump’s Most Racist Moments of 2017
Water is wet, the sky is blue and Donald Trump is a racist. And in 2017, Trump was on a roll. Here’s a quick rundown: No. 45 kicked the year off with (the first version) of a Muslim ban that restricted the entry of people traveling from seven Muslim-majority countries into the U.S. In August,…
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Judge of Characters: Can You Really Trust White Tears?
From trusting black women to not trusting white tears … this is where we are on Judge of Characters these days. But not everything is a black-or-white issue, and we certainly saw that with a recent viral story: Keaton Jones. Keaton’s mother released a video of her son crying, questioning why bullying was a thing.…
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The Village: Behind Every Issa Rae Is a Felicia Leatherwood Slaying Her Natural Tresses
If you have eyes and working salivary glands, chances are you’ve drooled over Issa Rae’s many natural hairstyles, in everything from Insecure to CoverGirl ads. “With Issa, she just lets me create,” says the self-proclaimed natural-hair whisperer herself: Felicia Leatherwood. “She just, she’s like my beautiful black Barbie because she sits there and she trusts…
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Watch: Kwanzaa Is Like Christmas, Just 7 Times Blacker
This video originally appeared on Dec. 19, 2017. Have you ever looked at your kids and thought their little narrow behinds could show more appreciation for the countless Jordans and Apple products you buy them for Christmas? Have you been looking for seven ways to be a better person as you usher in the new…
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Watch: Cornel West Gets Real About His Beef With Ta-Nehisi Coates and Barack Obama: ‘We Got to Keep Standards Up’
As a result of Cornel West’s public criticism of Ta-Nehisi Coates in the New York Times last month, we at The Root asked the good doctor over to our studios to have a word (this being Cornel West, many words) with me and senior reporter Terrell J. Starr. West is releasing the 25th-anniversary edition of…
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Judge of Characters: Black Women Make the World a Better Place
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: Trust black women—well, except Omarosa Manigault Newman and Stacey Dash. But in general, black women will not steer you wrong. Ninety-eight percent of black women voted for Doug Jones in Alabama, and yes, black men showed up at the polls, too, against Roy Moore, with 93…