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Save the Date: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Will Have a May Wedding
The race for the perfect crazy-ass royal-wedding hat is on. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are set to be wed on May 19, 2018, Kensington Palace announced Friday. CNN reports that the ceremony will be held at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. Being a nosy-ass busybody, I Googled the location for y’all, and while…
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Is It Safe Yet to Admit How Shocked I Am That There Are Actual Black People Who Had No Idea Meghan Markle Is (Partially) Black?
Forget about everything else. And by “everything else” I mean the conversations about what Meghan Markle’s engagement to Prince Harry means. And the conversations about what “means” means. And the conversations about whether Markle qualifies as black. And the conversations about whether that’s her choice to make. And the conversations about whether we should feel…
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My Mother Is White, I Am Not: On Being Biracial Without Identity Issues
Editor’s note: This piece speaks from the perspective of being biracial with black and white parents. I realize that other biracial ethnic mixes may or may not share any of these experiences. A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece called “Black Folks Who, Though Invited, Probably Wouldn’t Come to the Cookout.” On this list…
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Meghan Markle’s White Sister Is Writing a Tell-All About the ‘Princess’-to-Be
Now that she’s broken through as an international star, it seems as if Meghan Markle’s family is coming out of the woodwork to get a piece of the action. Like Oprah’s family before her and even Barack Obama’s Kenyan half brother, whom the GOP loved trotting out, Meghan’s half sister, Samantha Grant—her father’s daughter and…
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Judge of Characters: The Beauty of Black Royalty
Most of Black Twitter, if not all of it, was hella excited that actress Meghan Markle secured the royal bag and is now engaged to Prince Harry—myself included. I mean, I’m hype, but not hype like I received a “Save the date.” It’s exciting to see a black princess. Markle, however, isn’t the only one,…
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Watch: An 11-Year-Old Meghan Markle Shuts Down a Sexist Dish Detergent Ad
With her curly hair pulled back into a ponytail and freckles on full display, at 11 years old, Meghan Markle knew sexism when she saw it. In 1993, Markle took on a sexist soap commercial and got a chance to appear on Nick News. The commercial opens with, “Women all over America are fighting greasy…
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6 Things to Watch Now That Harry Put a Ring on Meghan Markle
Meghan Markle’s engagement is #BlackGirlMagic. Now, not everyone may feel that way, but I felt that way from the moment the news hit me via text at 5:25 a.m. Monday. Heck, I felt that way even before the engagement, back when Kensington Palace broke precedent and put out a statement on behalf of Prince Harry…
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Beyond ‘Other’: Meghan Markle Recounted Her Feelings When She Heard Her Mom Called the N-Word in a 2015 Essay on Race
Like many, we here at The Root have been having somewhat heated (I don’t know who was typing in all caps) discussion about Meghan Markle, the 36-year-old actress currently betrothed to Prince Harry, fifth in line to the British throne. And we got down to the real—like, if her engagement to Prince Harry is good…
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Everything You Need to Know About Meghan Markle’s ‘Level of Blackness,’ Explained
She’s my second-favorite alum of USA Network’s Suits, the possessor of an alliterative name that kinda, sorta sounds like the name of a women’s hosiery brand sold only at Macy’s and the new fiancee of Prince Harry. Gina Torres, of course. I sincerely believe they actually called the show Suits because of a pitch meeting…