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That Millennial Moment When 20-Somethings Take Over The Root
For black millennials, speaking out, making our passions known and explaining our struggles has never been easier. Every click, tap or swipe can bring awareness, knock down stereotypes and inspire action. More than just televised, our revolution is being tweeted, shared, posted, pinned, Facebooked and Instagrammed and has the potential to go viral daily. And…
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Meet 3 of the Internet’s Young Black Stars
On Wednesday at 8 p.m. EDT, join us for our live “Young, Black and Viral” Google Hangout, where we’ll be chatting with three of the Internet’s most influential young black creators. We’ll be joined by the following folks: Xavier D’Leau, executive producer of the award-winning Web series Quarter Century and host of the top-charting podcast…
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Call for Submissions: The Root Wants Your Story
We know there’s endless diversity within the black experience and endless stories that are best told by the people who live them. For My Thing Is, a personal-essay franchise featuring members of The Root’s community, we want yours. Do you have a complicated identity or an unusual background? A fascinating career or an inspirational path…
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15 Slang Terms and How to Use Them in a Sentence
Time magazine has once again “Columbused” a slang term that originated in the black community. Its explanation of the term “bae” is a poor attempt to explain black terminology to the masses. The magazine is a repeat offender in this area, since it has also “explained” the term “twerking” to its readership. It’s almost as…
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Are Immigrant Children Our Moral Responsibility?
In this inaugural episode of Crossfire on The Root: Join The Root’s, Jenée Desmond-Harris, as she moderates a debate between Van Jones and Newt Gingrich, the hosts of CNN’s Crossfire. They take on questions surrounding the most practical and moral approach to the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border. Plus: What does Chicago have to do with it?
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Is There Value to Beyoncé’s Brand of Popular Feminism?
“I think Olivia Pope is the bomb. And if that’s the way we’re going to get it, then we need to get it.” “It,” according to Alexis De Veaux, is black feminism. The retired professor of women’s studies at the State University of New York, Buffalo, says she does not question the legitimacy of popular…
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Where Are They Now: The People and Events Surrounding the George Zimmerman Verdict
Nearly one year ago an all-female, nearly all-white jury returned a “not guilty” verdict in the George Zimmerman murder trial. Zimmerman had been charged in the February 2012 shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin. Here’s an update on some of the people and correlating events that were part of the critical conversations inspired by…
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Watch: Prince Performs Purple Rain, When Doves Cry
The crowd wanted a party and His Purpleness delivered. With a nostalgic salute to the 1980s, the Afro-shaking, guitar-riffing Prince showed up in New Orleans and showed out for the 20th anniversary of the Essence Music Festival. He tore up the Mercedes-Benz Superdome with hit after hit, and the capacity crowd of 50,000 sang along…
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The Best- and Worst-Dressed Stars at the 2014 BET Awards
Some celebrities slayed at the 2014 BET Awards, while some looked plain silly (more stars fell into the latter category). Perhaps the blistering Los Angeles heat was to blame? Here’s a recap of the stunners and the stunned at this year’s awards show, which took place at the Nokia Theatre. THE BEST: Regina Hall Hall…
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Must-See Photos: Do the Right Thing’s Brooklyn, Then and Now
This summer marks the 25th anniversary of Do the Right Thing. June is also when part of Bedford-Stuyvesant’s Stuyvesant Avenue—where the fim was shot—was renamed Do the Right Thing Way in honor of the film and its director, Brooklyn, N.Y.’s native son and outspoken gentrification critic Spike Lee. The Root’s multimedia editor, Nicole Cvetnic, went to Bed-Stuy to photograph the…
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
