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Thursday, November 11, 2021

Is Stacey Abrams Thinking White House?

How’s “President Abrams” sound to you?

We’re not even a year into the Biden presidency but that’s not stopping anybody from speculating about the chance that Georgia Democratic activist Stacey Abrams is eyeing the White House in 2024 or 2028, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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'I Wanted to Get the Story Out There': The Root Presents: It's Lit! Gets Cack-Handed With Gina Yashere

What is it like to be an other, within an other, within an other? We might casually call it “intersectionality,” but for Gina Yashere, the British-Nigerian comedian American audiences might know best from Bob Hearts Abishola—on which she’s also a writer—it’s simply her life. Yashere, an American immigrant who also…

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Chicago Officers Facing Discipline in Raid of Black Woman’s Home

Social worker Anjanette Young wasn’t allowed to put clothes on before she was handcuffed during a botched raid on Feb. 21, 2019. Chicago police officers descended on her home that night to carry out a faulty search warrant.

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Keeping the Dream, Making Grandma Proud

This Veterans Day 2021, in honor of and thanks for the service of so many Black Veterans, former service-members share their thoughts and perspectives on their time in the military and the aftermath.

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Inclusivity and Black Influence Won the Night at the CFDA Awards

What happens when there are more seats at the proverbial table? In the case of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), it has meant that “diversity and inclusion” can be more than just fashionable rhetoric. The past several years have seen the organization become increasingly diverse, from its membership,…

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  • Who are you? - Ever since I saw the first preview of the movie, Overcomer, I wanted to see it. I was ready. Pumped. The release month was etched in my mind. When the time...
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Pride & Prejudice: Exploring Black LGBTQ+ Histories and Cultures

  In the rich tapestry of history, the threads of Black LGBTQ+ narratives have often been overlooked. This journey into their stories is an ...