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Wednesday, September 22, 2021

The Root Institute 2021: A Fireside Chat With LaChanze

After the lights went out on Broadway in 2020 due to the pandemic, and after the brutal killing of George Floyd, a stalwart collective of 300 theater professionals took the opportunity to shine a light in their own impactful way: with a signed petition calling out the Broadway community for its lack of diversity and…

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Woman Suing Nicki Minaj and Husband Kenneth Petty for Harassment and Intimidation Finally Speaks Out in First Onscreen Interview

Trigger Warning: The following article includes descriptions of sexual assault, and harassment.

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Rep. Madison Cawthorn Calls Vaccine Mandates ‘Modern-Day Segregation’

Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) is an asshole.

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Lawd, Gov. Ron DeSantis Found a Black Doctor Who Opposes Mask and Vaccine Mandates. So He Made Him Florida’s Next Surgeon General

It was allergy season and God couldn’t find a tissue. Finally, he walked into a parking lot and blew his nose onto the punishing asphalt and thus Florida was born.

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The Root Institute 2021: A Fireside Chat With Yara Shahidi

Yara Shahidi is an award-winning actress, producer, change agent and breakout star of ABC’s Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated series black-ish. Shahidi is now the executive producer and lead of its Freeform spinoff series, grown-ish, where she plays Zoey Johnson, an ambitious, fashion-forward college student, on her…

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