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  • An Intimate Look at How White Women Spent the Last 10 Years Doing the Most…and the Least

    It’s that special time of the year where I only play Christmas carols and reflect on the previous 300-some odd days before. Fortunately for me, since 2019 is also the end of what’s been quite a decade, I’ve been reflecting a bit more ahead of the year 2020. And as the video team at The…

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    Jessica Moulite

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  • What's Better Than One Billionaire? None: The Problem With Black People and Capitalism

    “When you’re that vulnerable it doesn’t necessarily matter who the entrepreneur is who will exploit you. Like if you’re a prey, you’re prey.” —Aaron Ross Coleman text Capitalism is an interesting thing. In today’s day and age, it seems like there are two main camps when it comes to addressing the controversial economic system: team…

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  • Look Back At It: The 2010s Were Incredibly Black

    As the world prepares to enter into a new decade, we’d be remiss if we didn’t revel in nostalgia about some of our favorite things from the last ten years. With that idea in mind, some of The Root’s talented (and hilarious) staff decided to share their hot takes on all things black from the…

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    Jessica Moulite

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  • Black Excellence, Opulence, Decadence: Celebrating 10 Years of The Root 100

    “How do you live out your black excellence?” I enjoyed listening to all of the interviewees’ responses to my question as I hosted the green carpet event for the 2019 Root 100 gala. Some furrowed their brows before answering, others took a beat, while my favorites shot back, “great question!” At events like The Root…

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    Jessica Moulite

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  • JuliĂĄn Castro Explains Why Ending Police Brutality Is Central to His Campaign

    “To black and brown communities out there that deal with the impact of excessive force by police: I would say that we see you, we hear you.” —JuliĂĄn Castro text As the 2020 presidential race continues to unfold, there are certain things I have come to expect from particular candidates during the Democratic debates. When…

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    Jessica Moulite

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  • Extreme Heat, Flooding and Public Health Issues: How Climate Change Is an Existential Threat to Black People

    We should all be pretty familiar with the term “climate change” by now. But knowing buzzwords isn’t the same as understanding how the phenomenon affects black people on a global scale in more severe ways than other groups. The devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. Political instability in sub-Saharan Africa. Heatwaves in Chicago. What do these…

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  • Five Years After Mike Brown's Killing, Should Policing Be Abolished?

    “I know that if I call the cops, they’re not coming to protect me—even in moments when I need it.ï»żâ€œ —David Johns, executive director, National Black Justice Coalition text Since Mike Brown was killed by now former police officer Darren Wilson five years ago, the Ferguson Police Department hired a new police chief and the…

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  • Five Years After Mike Brown, Police Brutality Is Still Harming Black Communities

    It’s been five years since Mike Brown, an unarmed teen from Ferguson, Mo., was shot and killed by Darren Wilson, a white police officer. Ahead of the anniversary, I brought together three experts who tackle the issues of police brutality and anti-racism in their daily work to discuss what has—and hasn’t—changed in the half a decade…

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  • Some of Black Hollywood’s Biggest Stars Play ‘Black Ass Game’

    It’s been said time and time again that the black experience is not monolithic. That fact becomes especially apparent when some of the most controversial topics that separate the black community come up in conversation. Or at least during a round of “Black Ass Game.” In the latest segment, many of the biggest and blackest…

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    Jessica Moulite

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  • Access Is Not Inclusion: Meet the Harvard Professor Who Studies Low-Income and Disadvantaged College Students

    “Education alone does not erase generations of exclusion, racism that we see in the housing market, that we see in the job market, that we see in the very DNA of this country.ï»żâ€ — Professor Anthony Jack, Ph.D.ï»ż text When I was in high school, I was an idealist—especially when it came to my education.…

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