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The Root is a digital magazine that provides thought-provoking commentary and news from a variety of black perspectives.

New York, NY
Joined March 2009

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jun 12

    highlights the best and brightest in our community and nominations are now open! You have until June 23rd to nominate those who you think are making an impact in our community!

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  2. 7 hours ago

    Prosecutors make stunning call in Flint, Mich., lead-tainted water crisis:

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  3. Retweeted
    14 hours ago

    “Whatever religion or whatever you’re into, it shouldn’t mean more than loving your children.” , the Mother of Black Hollywood, says parents are supposed to love their children no matter what their sexuality is:

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  4. 9 hours ago

    Fresssh — for the Trump era. The Boondocks is coming back:

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  5. 11 hours ago

    Oscar-winner Cuba Gooding Jr. arrested on charge he groped a woman:

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  6. 12 hours ago

    Forbes' list of the wealthiest rappers does not include suggestions for what they can do with some of their money. But ours does.

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  7. 13 hours ago

    Interviewer: Would you listen to to a foreign government that claimed to have damaging info on a political rival? Trump: I think you might want to listen. There isn’t anything wrong with listening:

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  8. 13 hours ago

    Kimora Brought Back the Iconic Cat, But Did ’s Return Bring the Nostalgia We Were Craving?

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  9. 13 hours ago

    Toni Morrison says navigating a white male's world was neither threatening or interesting because her own black world is everything:

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  10. 14 hours ago

    Donald Trump was asked to remove Kellyanne Conway from her position because she's repeatedly disparaged Democrat candidates:

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    14 hours ago
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  12. 14 hours ago

    Anyone else tired of waiting for their 40 acres and a mule? On , the House will listen to testimony on the subject of slavery reparations for the first time since 2007:

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  13. 14 hours ago

    “Whatever religion or whatever you’re into, it shouldn’t mean more than loving your children.” , the Mother of Black Hollywood, says parents are supposed to love their children no matter what their sexuality is:

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  14. 15 hours ago

    Jodi Landon, one of the characters responsible for sprinkling some much needed blackness on Daria, is getting her own spin-off thanks to & Studios:

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  15. 15 hours ago

    The same expert who justified 's police shooting now says it was perfectly reasonable for officers to fire 55 shots at a black man who was sleeping in his car:

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  16. 16 hours ago

    U.S. Marshals Service officers shot and killed a 20-year-old black man, Brandon Webber, in his family’s front yard:

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  17. 17 hours ago

    Linda Fairstein, the former prosecutor who built her career helping to convict the , has been dropped by her literary agency:

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  18. 17 hours ago

    “I was instantly slapped down." Gayle King approached Oprah with the notion of running for president and Oprah wanted no parts:

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  19. Retweeted
    Jun 12

    Prepare Yourself for the Emotional Rollercoaster Ride Known as via

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  20. 18 hours ago

    A retired former Secret Service agent has filed a lawsuit accusing police officers in D.C. of stopping him and detaining him because he is black:

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  21. Retweeted
    19 hours ago

    's fourth season debuted last night on , and bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh, they came out swinging:

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