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‘We Black as Hell!’: The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Digs Into Black Nerd Problems
William Evans and Omar Holmon's popular site and podcast hits the page in a series of essays both hilarious and heartfelt.
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Nas and Veteran Journalist Miss Info Revisit 50 Years of Hip-Hop With The Bridge
The Spotify exclusive podcast will take listeners on a time-traveling audio journey of Hip Hop.
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‘I Wanted to Get the Story Out There’: The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Gets Cack-Handed With Gina Yashere
The British-Nigerian comedian and writer has penned a memoir highlighting the trauma and absurdity of otherness.
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‘Her Life Is a Model for All of Us’: The Root Presents It’s Lit! and Dr. Keisha Blain on the Enduring Truth of Fannie Lou Hamer
The historian and best-selling author brings the story of the sharecropper-turned-activist to the fore for a new generation.
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‘I Wanted to Be a World Builder’: The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Gets Into The Gilded Ones With Namina Forna
The screenwriter's first novel in a forthcoming YA fantasy trilogy was an instant bestseller already being adapted for the screen.
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After Splitting From the Joe Budden’s Podcast, Rory and Mal Get the Last $10 Million Laugh
The former The Joe Budden Podcast co-hosts have secured the bag with a new Stitcher deal.
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‘It Speaks to Your Inner Child’: The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Explores the Literary Frontier of Fantasy With Ayana Gray
The author's bestselling debut, Beast of Prey, puts a promising and Pan-Africanist spin on the fantasy genre.
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‘I Feel Safe With Books’: The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Talks Tiny Reparations With Phoebe Robinson
The comic and bestselling author's third book of essays is the first on her new imprint with Penguin Random House, Tiny Reparations Books.
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‘This Isn’t About Good People or Bad People’: The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Explores The Purpose of Power With Alicia Garza
The Black Lives Matter co-founder and Black Futures Lab founder puts our present moment in context with a riveting retracing of her own path to activism.
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‘It Is a Call, Not a Closing’: Why The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Can’t Seem to Unfollow Jill Louise Busby
The social media savant turned author dismantles online 'micro-fame'—including her own—in her debut collection of essays, Unfollow Me.