While most teenagers spend their free time on video games and social media, 16-year-old Shania Muhammad is using her three college degrees to help mold young minds as a third …
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The Root is an African American-oriented online magazine. It was launched on January 28, 2008, by Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Donald E. Graham.
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MIAMI, FL – DECEMBER 7: George Clinton at the Perez Art Museum Presents George Clinton on December 7th, 2023 in Miami, Florida.Photo: Manny Hernandez/Wireimage (Getty Images) George Clinton’s contributions to…
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Ralph Yarl, the Teen Shot in the head, Lands Spot in Missouri All-State Orchestra
by The Rootby The RootPhoto: Facebook The world found out who Ralph Yarl was after he was shot and injured by a white man after ringing the wrong doorbell while trying to locate his…
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Last week, we mourned the passing of Hughes Van Ellis, one of the last remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma race massacre, which destroyed the once thriving Black community…
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Keke Palmer, Pinky Cole And More Shine At The Black Magic Reimagined Summit In Dallas
by The Rootby The RootPhoto: Boss Women Media Marty McDonald, Dayna Fleming, Mekina Raga and Amber Williams awards pitch competition winners a total of $100k. Felicia Jackson’s CPR Wraps is awarded $50k, Ehime Eigbe-Akindele’s…