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Karine Jean-Pierre Makes History at White House Press Briefing
When Karine Jean-Pierre stepped to the podium in the White House press briefing room on Wednesday, not only was she the first openly gay woman to do so, she was also the first Black woman to host a White House press briefing in 30 years. (The Root has confirmed that she is openly Black.) CNN…
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What We Lost In the Fire: Black Wall Street Before the Tulsa Race Massacre
By any measure, John W. Rogers is a success story. He grew up on the South Side of Chicago and started trading stocks when he was 12. He attended Princeton and played on an Ivy League champion basketball team while studying economics. In 1983, he raised $10,000 from friends and family and started Ariel Capital…
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It Turns Out, All Those 'Woke' White Allies Were Lying
When the country collectively witnessed the brutal May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd, white people were forever changed. Millions took to the streets, arm-in-arm with their fellow brethren, offering their support for justice and equality. Corporations changed their policies. Individuals joined the movement. To prove their commitment, companies pledged billions to the struggle for…
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Sources: George Floyd Family's Visit to White House Will Be More Than a Meet & Greet
When Joe Biden meets with the family of George Floyd on Tuesday to acknowledge the one-year anniversary of the day former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin murdered Floyd in broad daylight, it will not be a perfunctory photo op. Instead, the president will use the visit as an opportunity to push for the passage of…
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Oh, the Caucasity!
Welcome back to another edition of the Clapback Mailbag. Every Thursday, The Root holds a team meeting where we decide which emails, tweets, DMs and comments make the cut for the Mailbag. These meetings are usually held in a top-secret location that may or may not sell chicken named after a cartoon sailor. Before today,…
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Are You 'Excessively Black'? A Medical Self-Examination
Do you feel an unshakeable urge to put hot sauce on your watermelon? When reminded of the great Cash Money Records takeover of nine-nine and the two thousands, can you resist backing dat azz up? Have you ever wished a motherfucker would? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you may be suffering…
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N.C. Prosecutor Clears Cops Who Killed Andrew Brown Jr., Says Deadly Force Was 'Justified'
The North Carolina district attorney investigating a police shooting cleared the sheriff’s deputies who shot and killed an unarmed Black man because, apparently, North Carolina law allows police officers to kill people based on the cops’ imagination. On Tuesday, North Carolina District Attorney Andrew Womble announced that the four officers who shot and killed Andrew…
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Systemic Whiteness
This is the part where I usually explain that you are about to read DMs, letters and tweets from our readers. I also try to say something funny here. But today, that part is at the end. It’s nice to switch things up every once in a while. We are still receiving responses about the…
