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With Two New Editions and a Personal Message, Michelle Obama Introduces a New Chapter of Becoming
We canât think of a better way to spend the first week of Womenâs History Monthâor âBlack HerStory Month,â as itâs known here at The Rootâthan with our forever first lady, Michelle Obama. Indeed, Obama made history herself with her 2018 memoir, Becoming, which was not only an instant international bestseller, with more than 15…
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Meghan, Harry and the Queen of All Media: What Should We Expect From Oprah's Exclusive Interview?
A duke and a duchess are about to have a sit-down with a queenâto discuss, among other things, their departure from the royal family and concerns about outside interference on their growing family. No, itâs not another âSandringham Summit.â Itâs Oprah With Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special, airing this upcoming Sunday, March 7,…
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Glamour Optional: In a Very Unbecoming Year, Black Celebs Gave the Golden Globes Some Style
If youâve ever wondered what it might be like to have Al Pacino on your biweekly Zoom meeting, you likely found out Sunday night. In addition to all the woker-than-thou snide remarks about the all-white Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the 78th Annual Golden Globes, were, in a word, awkward. While weâve all become well-accustomed to…
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The W Stands for 'Why': What Is Going on With This Shoot for W Magazineâand What's With the Trees?
âDefund W Magazine!â exclaimed The Rootâs contributing entertainment writer Shanelle Genai on Thursday, after seeing the most recent images released from Wâs annual âBest Performancesâ issueâwhich we should note is a bevy of Black excellence. In truth, weâve been clowning the cover story for days, a side-eye turned full-on facepalm as more images emerged featuring…
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Thasunda Brown Duckett Will Be the Next CEO of TIAA, Making Her 1 of 2 Black Women to Lead a Fortune 500 Company
January brought big news to the business world, as Starbucks COO Roz Brewer was named the new CEO of the Walgreens Boots Alliance, making her the only Black woman to currently helm a company in the Fortune 500 (and only the third, after former Xerox CEO Ursula Burns and Ursula Burns and Bed Bath &…
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We, As Ourselves: Me Too, Time's Up and the National Womenâs Law Center Launch a Landmark Campaign to Support Black Survivors
Over the past several years, weâve increasingly been asked to listen to, believe, trust and protect survivors of sexual violenceâand coincidentally, to do the same for Black women. Hopefully, weâve been doing so, but what would it look like to create a truly safe space for open, honest, and supportive conversations about sexual violence and…
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28 Days of Black Joy: To the Unforgettable Natalie Cole…With an Everlasting Love
âBwown Natalie, Mommy!â In the limited repertoire of language I possessed at 2 years oldâmostly comprised of pint-sized commandsâmy mother claims this was the most frequent refrain as she buckled me into the backseat of her Buick back in 1977. Like many children that age, I already knew my colorsâeven if I couldnât properly pronounce…
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'I Felt Seen': This Conversation Between Megan Thee Stallion and Rep. Maxine Waters Made Our Week
Yes, we know itâs only Tuesday, and therefore likely a little early to declare a highlight of the weekâbut also weâre pretty sure the rare occasion of witnessing two of our favorite women in a conversation about protecting and uplifting Black women is worth the preemptive honor. As Black History Month ends, Womenâs History Month…
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Thinking Creatively: The CFDA Launches the IMPACT Initiative to Build a Pipeline for Black and Brown Talent
Representation matters. We hear it, and we know it to be true; we also know it to be good for business. But if the racial reckoning of this past year has proven anythingâbeyond a need for the long-overdue overhaul of any number of American institutions and industriesâitâs that even the most well-meaning of those institutions…
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A Case of Bad Manors: André Leon Talley Embroiled in Eviction Battle
Throughout much of that film, Talley held court with the cameras from his beloved home in White Plains, N.Y.
