The Root
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The Root, a digital magazine, offers insightful commentary and news from diverse black perspectives, providing unflinching analysis of key issues within the black community. With thought-provoking commentary from black thought leaders, it offers comprehensive coverage of politics, news, and more.
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As the world watches the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, all eyes will be on 27-year-old gymnast Simone Biles. After withdrawing from competition at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo to focus on her mental health, she’s hoping to get a little redemption for herself and her teammates, who brought home a silver medal in…
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Black women, Black men, Latinos, Asian-Pacific Islanders, a herd of boastful Bison from Howard University, Kamala Harris’ alma mater, and just about every group imaginable is gathering to put her in the Oval Office. White women even broke Zoom with 164,000 on their call to get behind Harris — some abandoning not only…
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In news that can only be described as “cool story, bro, nobody cares”—Tory Lanez is back in the headlines.
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If you’ve ever wanted to live like Shaqille O’Neal, you may have the opportunity to do just that thanks to the home he recently put up for sale.
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After Tyler Perry ruffled a few feathers with his clapback towards critics of his films and “highbrow negroes” during his appearance on Keke Palmer’s podcast, “Baby, This is Keke Palmer” earlier this week, Palmer is coming to his defense.
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Every single day, Candace Owens makes it a point to disrespect Black people to satisfy her following, and she managed to reach yet another new low: Owens defended the police officer who fatally shot Sonya Massey, and Cardi B had a few things to say about it.
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After spending nearly 40 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, a Michigan man is finally free as new evidence prompted a judge to throw out his conviction on July 23.
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On Wednesday, Oprah Winfrey, 70 and Gayle King, 69, sat with Melinda French Gates’ “Moments That Make Us” interview series and discussed the nature of their friendship, including one pesky rumor that has followed them for decades.
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Vice President Kamala Harris is proving to be harder to beat than former President Donald Trump imagined, and now this Black woman has Trump scared to come outside!
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Paris has been preparing to host the 2024 Olympics for years and now the time has finally come for the City of Lights to show off for the world. With Black Olympians like LeBron James; Coco Gauff; Sha’Carri Richardson; A’ja Wilson; Noah Lyles; and Steph Curry ready to go for the gold, this will probably be one of the…
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