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Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley Said Systemic Racism is Fake and America 'Liberated Slaves'. I Translated His White Fragility Speech for You
So, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley is out here pretending that he’s not the Meg Griffin of the Republican party again. On Friday, the clout-chaser-in-lying-about-antifa-attacks delivered a speech during Republican PornHub Live, aka the American Conservative Union’s annual CPAC conference in Orlando, Fla. Hawley gave a rousing speech about the future of the Republican party and…
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GOP-Led States Still Mad About The 1619 Project, Considering Legislation to Dictate How Slavery Is Taught
It’s Thursday, so you know what that means: Another round of Republicans being unwilling to face the fact that slavery was the horrific, violent foundation upon which this country was built. In several states with GOP leadership, legislation is being considered to ensure that the brutal reality of slavery isn’t taught in schools. According to…
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Four Hundred Souls: A Landmark Anthology Announces a Star-Studded Audiobook Cast
When The 1619 Project debuted in 2019, it shed much-needed perspective on the history of African descendants in America—and our birthright to a country founded upon the labor of our ancestors. In February, that history will be explored in even more depth with the publication of Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America,…
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Trump Administration Releases 1776 Commission Report on MLK Day. Spoiler Alert: It’s Racist AF
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I wrote a piece that celebrates King’s legacy and highlights the work that still needs to be done around racial justice and equality. Other writers did the same because that’s generally what writers do to commemorate the holiday—unless you’re a writer for the Trump administration. It’s clear that President-reject…
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'Black People Are America's True Founding Fathers': The Root Presents: It's Lit! Launches With 1619 Project Creator Nikole Hannah-Jones
“I just want people to know the date 1619,” is what New York Times investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones told her editor when pitching the journalistic opus we now know as The 1619 Project. Launched in August 2019, the landmark issue compiled some of the greatest writers and thought leaders of our time to commemorate the…
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The Root 100: Nikole Hannah-Jones Tops Our List of the Most Influential African Americans in 2020
The Root 100 for 2020 is here! Our annual list of the most influential African Americans, ages 25 to 45, honors the innovators, the leaders, the public figures and the game changers whose work from the past year is breaking down barriers and paving the way for the next generation.
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Trump, the Snowflakeyest of All Snowflakes, Threatens to Defund California Schools for Implementing 1619 Project Curriculum
Despite all of their lamenting of how “overly sensitive” this new generation is, white conservatives are and have always been the most fragile people to walk this here Earth—and Donald Trump is their president. Oh, Trump may not be as smart as some of these ivy league Republicans wish he was, but he still represents…
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Where Do We Go From Here?: Oprah to Host Two-Night Conversation Special on Systemic Racism
When it feels like we’re trapped in an endless loop of police killings and the fights to dismantle the system that perpetuates it, we often can’t help but ask, “Where do we go from here?” That very conversation will be the topic of OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here?, a two-night special hosted…
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Apple TV+ to Air Oprah Talks COVID-19 – The Deadly Impact on Black America for Free
It’s no secret that Oprah has been using her massively influential platform to create awareness as we navigate the unprecedented world of the coronavirus age. Not only has the media mogul recently donated $10 million dollars toward coronavirus relief, but she has also launched an ongoing series, Oprah Talks COVID-19. During this Apple TV series,…
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How It Feels to Be ‘Inside Out’ After 40 Years of Keeping Everything In
“I didn’t expect to know this much about your dick.” I don’t know where to start, so I’ll just start with the bar I sat at while writing this. No alcohol was served or consumed, but I could see my three tour companions: a bottle of Cutty Sark and a bottle of Lazzaroni—the ingredients for…