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Tapping Into Your "Why?": A Blueprint For Better Black Entrepreneurship | The Root Institute 2023

Tapping Into Your “Why?”: A Blueprint For Better Black Entrepreneurship | The Root Institute 2023

Successful Entrepreneurs On Leveraging Your Niche & Accelerating Your Brand | The Root Institute

Highlights from the 2023 Root Institute panel featuring a diverse array of entrepreneurs invested in economic equity and turning their niches into empires.

Adriano Contreras

Bravo Stars Give Advice on Building Better Black Representation on TV | The Root Institute

Bravo Stars Give Advice on Building Better Black Representation on TV | The Root Institute

The Plight of Black Women: Targeted At Home, At Work & In Politics | The Root Institute

The Plight of Black Women: Targeted At Home, At Work & In Politics | The Root Institute

Watch: How to Tackle the Black Maternal Health Crises

Watch: How to Tackle the Black Maternal Health Crises

Health & Wealth, The Root Institute, Events

Tapping Into Your “Why?”: A Blueprint For Better Black Entrepreneurship | The Root Institute 2023

The Head of Amazon’s Black Business Accelerator, Danyel Surrency Jones, highlights the most important questions to ask when building your brand.

By

Adriano Contreras

Published

December 4, 2023
Health & Wealth, The Root Institute, Events

Successful Entrepreneurs On Leveraging Your Niche & Accelerating Your Brand | The Root Institute

Highlights from the 2023 Root Institute panel featuring a diverse array of entrepreneurs invested in economic equity and turning their niches into empires.

By

Adriano Contreras

Published

November 30, 2023
Entertainment & Culture, The Root Institute, Events

Bravo Stars Give Advice on Building Better Black Representation on TV | The Root Institute

Stars of the Real Housewives franchise, Summer House, and Southern Charm joined us in D.C. for a panel on female entrepreneurship

By

Shanelle Genai

Published

November 21, 2023
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The Plight of Black Women: Targeted At Home, At Work & In Politics | The Root Institute

Highlights from The Root Institute’s panel on “The Plight Of Black Women,” with four successful women from different walks of life.

By

Adriano Contreras

Published

October 19, 2023
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Watch: How to Tackle the Black Maternal Health Crises

Hear from four Black medical professionals and healthcare advocates about the accelerating Black maternal morbidity crisis, part of the 2023 Root Institute

By

Amy Perry

Published

October 11, 2023
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Tackling A Black Maternal Health Crisis & Embracing Reproductive Justice | The Root Institute

Highlights from The Root Institute’s panel on “Tackling the Black Maternal Health Crisis,” with leading women from various health initiatives.

By

Adriano Contreras

Published

October 2, 2023
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Here’s How Medicaid Expansion Can Play a Role in Black Maternal Healthcare | The Root Institute 2023

Myechia Minter-Jordan, MD, MBA, CEO of CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, explains the role Medicaid can play in her blueprint for a healthier Black America.

By

Adriano Contreras

Published

September 28, 2023
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Plight of the Working Black Woman: Work, Cry, Die

The desensitized reaction to the death of JoAnne Epps reflects society’s treatment of Black trauma.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

September 27, 2023
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The Root Institute: 5 Ways to Tackle The Black Maternal Health Crisis

At The Root Institute this year, we spoke to leading experts on the Black maternal health crisis. Here are some of our takeaways.

By

Jessica Washington

Published

September 25, 2023
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A Day of Master Classes for Black People at The Root Institute

Don Lemon, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Google’s Melonie Parker, the White House’s Stephen Benjamin, and other masters were throwing out all kinds of wisdom in D.C.

By

Keith Reed

Published

September 23, 2023