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Many Americans Believe Fake News Is a Bigger Problem Than Racism, New Poll Finds
Before an orange-tinged carnival barker began waging a war with the news media and Russian troll farms began spewing misinformation across social media to help said carnival barker ascend to the White House, the quality of news probably ranked fairly low among the things most Americans typically worried about. But a recent Pew Research poll…
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DC Metro Snitch Who Lost Her Book Deal Is Suing Publisher for $13 Million
Natasha Tynes, the author who lost her book deal after calling out a black female D.C. Metro employee for eating on the train by posting her photo on Twitter, is suing her publisher for $13 million, Buzzfeed News reports. In the lawsuit, Tynes alleges that the California-based publisher Rare Bird Books breached its contract and…
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Americaâs Public Defendersâ Offices Are Broken. Hereâs How to Fix Them
As a former prosecutor and attorney general of California, I saw our legal system at its best when we pursued justice and stood up for victims of murder, rape, and other serious crimes. It made me feel proud. But I also saw the parts of our criminal justice system that were failingâincluding overworked and underpaid…
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Perfect 10: It's Time for Nominations to The Root 100, Which Marks Its 10th Anniversary This Year, and We Are Psyched!
We here at The Root always look forward to The Root 100, our annual list celebrating the best and brightest in the fields of social justice, politics, entertainment, sports, media, the arts, science/technology and business. But weâre really looking forward to this yearâs list with an extra level of anticipation. This year will mark the…
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Itâs Not About the Band-Aids
Before heading into work a few weeks ago, I tweeted an original, now viral series of tweets about a surge of competing emotions that had unexpectedly hit me after placing a bandage on a stubborn, four-day old cut on my finger. But it wasnât like the typical Johnson & Johnson brand adhesive bandages Iâd worn…
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Just Us: These Black Poets Use the Power of Their Words to Highlight Injustice
Editorâs note: This week, for National Poetry Month, weâre featuring 37 up-and-coming black poetsâincluding one today who is much more well-known but in a different fieldâwho we expect do amazing work over the next decade. We grouped them by categories, though their works often blur boundaries and defy definitions. Mondayâs theme was Black Regionalism, poets…
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More Than Words: These Poets Aren't Afraid to Mix It Up With Music, Visual Arts to Tell Black Stories
Editorâs note: This week, for National Poetry Month, weâre featuring 37 up-and-coming black poetsâincluding one today who is much more well-known but in a different fieldâwho we expect do amazing work over the next decade. We grouped them by categories, though their works often blur boundaries and defy definitions. Mondayâs theme was Black Regionalism, poets…
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These Poets Are Dedicated to Elevating and Preserving the Artform
Editorâs note:Â This week, for National Poetry Month, weâre featuring 37 up-and-coming black poets who we expect do amazing work over the next decade. We grouped them by categories, though their works often blur boundaries and defy definitions. Mondayâs theme was Black Regionalism, poets who look at black life and society through the prism of geographic…
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These Queer Poets Expand on Black Life Through Their Work
Editorâs note: For National Poetry Month, weâre featuring 37 up-and-coming black poets this week who we expect to do amazing work over the next decade. We grouped them by categories, though their works often blur boundaries and defy definitions. Mondayâs theme was Black Regionalism, poets who look at black life and society through the prism…
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Langstonâs Legacy: These Young Black Poets Rep Their Cultures to the Fullest
While in his early 20s and a student at Lincoln University, Langston Hughes published his first book of poetry, The Weary Blues, and penned his landmark essay, âThe Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain.â In it, he implored young black writers to express their âindividual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame.â For National Poetry Month,…
