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John McCain's Daughter Leaving Show She Was Never Qualified to Be on in the First Place
The conservative co-host will end her four-season run at the long-running daytime talk show at the end of July.
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PageTurners: It's Getting Hot in Here
Hot off the press literary releases to help you keep cool in this heatwave.
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A Resurfaced James Baldwin Interview Gives an Intimate Look Into His Life and Prescience on White Fragility
'They know they would not like to be Black here,' Baldwin says in the never-before-aired Interview from 1979.
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The Complete List of Marxist, Un-American, Anti-White Things (According to White People)
Long before Critical Race Theory or the 1619 Project, white America used the term 'Marxist,' 'Communist' and 'Un-American' to condemn Black movements.
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Exclusive: The Smithsonian Channel Recruits Storytellers to Explore the Meaning of Juneteenth
The collection of original video essays is part of the network's multi-day commemoration of Juneteenth and an exploration of the Black experience in America.
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When Tweets Come Home to Roost: UK Columnist Fired for Post Correlating Meghan and Harry's Baby and George Floyd
The Sunday Telegraph's Julie Burchill tweeted the Sussexes should've named their daughter 'Georgina Floydina.'
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Roxane Gay Is Launching Her Own Imprint at Grove Atlantic
If you’ve been hungry for more work from Roxane Gay, you are soon to be sated. Via a press release provided to The Root, publisher Grove Atlantic has entered into a partnership with the bestselling author of Hunger, Bad Feminist, Difficult Women and other incredible works (as well as meriting her own MasterClass) to form…
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VSB Co-Founder Damon Young Wins the Thurber Prize for American Humor
Once you’ve been a part of The Root family, we will forever claim you (because Black excellence deserves Black pride). So, despite his recent departure from the daily grind of our beloved news and opinion site, we are collectively overjoyed that one of our closest homies, Very Smart Brothas co-founder Damon Young was awarded the…
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PageTurners: How We Translate the Reality of the Black Experience in America
It’s no secret that there is a disparity between the Black and white experiences in America. While the protests of 2020 were supported by a large number of white individuals, there is still constant pressure on Black people to educate the rest of the world on the struggles and obstacles we face daily. While that…
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Blake Griffin, Malcolm Gladwell Discuss Police Brutality, Social Justice on Season Premiere of The Pursuit of Healthiness
Most of us only know six-time NBA All-Star Blake Griffin because of his exploits on the court. But if you pay a little more attention, you’ll see that he’s a burgeoning stand-up comedian—who’s actually funny—who also dabbles in several other forms of self-expression, creativity, and entertainment. One of those outlets is an Audible-exclusive podcast, The…