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Danielle Young
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Pretty. Witty. Girly. Worldly. One who likes to party, but comes home early. I got stories to tell. Prince (yes, that Prince) called me excellence. Achievement unlocked.
Tyler Perry's Boo! A Madea Halloween is set for release on Friday, Oct. 21, and while his leading lady Madea is a…
Common has a new album coming out Nov. 4, and it's called Black America Again. If that doesn't make you excited…
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It's too cold to go out and it's too lonely to stay in. That only means one thing: It's cuffing season.
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Black trauma stems back as far back as slavery. Knowing that our ancestors were treated worse than…
The Root is heading to San Diego on Oct. 15 for Univision and Fusion Media Group's "RiseUp AS ONE" concert. This…
The written word is not only informative, it's transformative. For as long as I can remember, words have always been…
Nate Parker's controversial The Birth of a Nation comes out Friday, and while many are shunning his directorial…
The Birth of a Nation is set for release Oct. 7, and despite its impressive, history-making reputation, it's the…
Imagine being cuddled with your loved one in bed, in the middle of the night. It's peaceful, and the warmth of your…
Being black is an experience. It's likely that the first thing you think of upon reading that sentence is, "Yeah,…
When I told my editor that I fell in love with Chance the Rapper because of the MTV Video Music Awards over the…
Chance the Rapper is awesome. Not only does he have the kind of music that makes hip-hop exciting again, with his…
When the rain started on Aug. 23, 2005, in New Orleans, many residents weren't worried. The swampy bayou was used to…
On Friday, Southside With You hit theaters, and this film is giving us a chance to see the first date between…
It isn't often that two mystical beings kick it in the same space. You never see a baby unicorn and Idris Elba on…
Before there was Olympic thug Ryan Lochte, who lied about being robbed in Rio de Janeiro, white people were…