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Thursday, November 4, 2021

Kid Cudi's A Man Named Scott Reveals the Tremendous Cost of Inspiring an Entire Generation

Kid Cudi is pretty fucking brave.

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A New Era of NeNe? The Real Housewives of Atlanta Alum May Reclaim Her Peach to Handle 'Unfinished Business'

A Real Housewives of Atlanta return may be just the flavor the Bravo franchise needs to stay fresh. Last week, The Root reported the cast for the 14th season of the show—including a return by alum ShereĆ© Whitfield, the overdue promotion of perpetual guest star Marlo Hampton, and a spinoff for the ever-controversial…

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Maryland City Passes Referendum To Create Commission for Reparations Study

Reparations have always been a touchy subject for some people, but residents in one Maryland city are ready to open the door for conversation.

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Ahmaud Arbery’s Accused Killers Get Nearly All-White Jury

Our criminal justice system says that when you are charged with a crime, you are entitled to your day in court with a jury of your peers. For Gregory McMichael, his son Travis McMichael, and their neighbor William Bryan, that statement could not prove more true. A jury has been selected to decide their fate, and that…

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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

“We have a long fight and this fight is not mine alone, but you are not free whether you are white or Black, until I am free.” Fannie Lou Hamer, the sharecropper turned activist who became a pivotal figure in the civil rights movement, spoke these words before the credentials committee of the Democratic National…

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