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Why Michelle Obama’s Africa Trip Matters
I didn’t have to be in the room or even in the country—which I am not right now—to have anticipated the rousing reception for Michelle Obama when she visited with young women and girls in South...
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Black Enterprise Unites with African-American Media Companies for #INTHEBLACK...
(Image: Thinkstock) By Alexis Garrett Stodghill of The Grio In a historic show of unity, leading African-American media entities are uniting to bring awareness of black buying power to large...
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‘Steel Magnolias’ and 15 Other All-Black Remakes
The all-black remake of the 1980′s hit Steel Magnolias premieres on Lifetime this Sunday October 7th and the Root decided to put together a gallery of all-black remakes. The Steel Magnolias film–...
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R.I.P.: Black Culture Greats We Lost in 2012
We lose greats just about every year, but this year has been particularly rough for black culture. I still have moments when I forget that Whitney Houston passed and her death hits me like it just...
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‘The Root’s Managing Editor Resigns
Effective June 1st, Sheryl Huggins Salomon will officially step down as managing editor of The Root, Richard Prince’s blog, Journal-isms reports. Salomon told the newsroom that she’ll continue as...
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‘The Chatterati’ Tool Brings Word on the Street into the 21st Century
'The Chatterati' tool highlights conversations taking place among Black Twitter users (Image: The Chatterati/The Root) Whether or not you approve of the name “Black Twitter,” it’s indisputable that...
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In Case You Missed It: The Young, Black, and Petty Edition
Did you miss all of the pettiness that was circulating Black Twitter this week? Were you able to catch each clap back between Chris Brown and Soulja Boy? Well, just in case you didn’t catch the shade...
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Family of Black Man, Don Shirley, Portrayed in “The Green Book” Blasts Movie...
The family members of Don Shirley, the Jamaican-American pianist depicted in the movie The Green Book, has issued a strong condemnation of the film which is based on events in Shirley’s life. “As the...
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