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The Arc is the spine of this project: 40 essays, one chronological argument, five analytical lenses.

The 40 Arc Essays — Canon Index → Full reading order · 1619 to the present · All 40 essays live

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Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Natalia Bryant Makes Her Mark on the Modeling World as Teen Vogue's September Cover Star

“I love talking about my dad,” says Natalia Bryant. “It’s bittersweet, but I enjoy talking about him more than it’s sad for me.”

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Paul Pierce Comes for Former Employer ESPN: 'You Have to Talk About LeBron All the Time'

Since his abrupt dismissal from ESPN in April, Paul Pierce—who was fired after acting a complete ass on Instagram Live—has been laying low and enjoying life as a retired NBA player. For his 19 years of service, he’ll be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday. And to commemorate such a…

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A Spider Broke Into My Car, Got Pregnant and Tried to Turn My Family Into a Jordan Peele Movie

I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: I do not fuck with nature. Every time I think of all the ways nature can kill you that have been documented, some new random website pops up on Facebook from some questionable site—but it has pictures—so I go down another rabbit hole of things that shouldn’t exist in…

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Good Riddance: Robert E. Lee Statue Finally Taken Down in Virginia

The controversial statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va. which has been making headlines since the George Floyd protests last summer, finally came down off its pedestal Wednesday morning.

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Director of Rick James Doc Shares Stories Behind Some of his Most Iconic Music

The Root sat down with Sacha Jenkins, to discuss his recent documentary Bitchin’: the Sound and Fury of Rick James. It premiered on Showtime last week and is currently streaming on the network. “The folks at Showtime asked me if I was interested and I said, yes. For me, it was it wasn’t a hard decision to make. He…

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