In Swahili the term for cooperative economics—to build and maintain black institutions—is “Ujamaa.” In an age when…
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Quvenzhané Wallis is set to grace movie screens across America starting Friday in her Golden Globe-nominated role in …
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Black Twitter was a force to be reckoned with in 2014. We saw the calling out and subsequent firing of people who…
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Hope Wabuke is a Southern California-based writer and a contributing editor at The Root. Follow her on Twitter.
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Maybe it’s Boyz II Men’s “Let It Snow” or the Jackson 5’s “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” that immediately makes you…
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Nicole L. Cvetnic is The Root’s multimedia editor and producer.
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Hope Wabuke is a Southern California-based writer and a contributing editor at The Root. Follow her on Twitter.
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For Veterans Day, we wanted to recognize some of the top African-American military officers in the U.S. armed forces…
Amtrak, the presenting sponsor of The Root 100 2014 gala at Espace in New York City, provided a warm space for…
This year's cohort of honorees basked in one another's company at The Root's annual gala, held Thursday night at…
Some people use Twitter to talk trash, Instagram to share photos of food and sunsets, and YouTube to punk friends on…
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This year a record number of black Americans are running for office. In total, across congressional and statewide…
For many of us, attending college has an express purpose: to major in a field that will lead to a career with the…
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This year’s TV season is being touted as the most diverse in years. But before this year, there were still black TV…
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This week we’re preparing to get wrapped up in another plot-twisting, suspenseful drama from Shonda Rhimes, 2014 The…
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Heathcliff was the jazz-loving, pinochle-playing and fix-things-until-they-were-broken-just-a-little-bit-more…
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On Aug. 19 The Root hosted a reception to announce the honorees who made The Root 100 for 2014. Now in its fifth…
Nicole L. Cvetnic is The Root’s multimedia editor and producer.
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Nicole L. Cvetnic is The Root’s multimedia editor and producer.
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Nicole L. Cvetnic is The Root’s multimedia editor and producer.
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