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In society, we have this thing called “pretty privilege.”
Jay Connor
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Menace to supremacy. Founder of Extraordinary Ideas and co-host and producer of The Extraordinary Negroes podcast. Impatiently waiting for y'all to stop putting sugar in grits.
Dec 30
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There are few certainties in life, but I’m quite confident that there will never be a day in which former teammates…
Dec 30
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Do you remember Alicia Keys’ “Unbreakable”?
Dec 29
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During a year that’s presented an endless succession of unprecedented challenges, LeBron James and Naomi Osaka dug…
Dec 29
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Christmas might be in the rearview, but Kwanzaa is in full swing—as evidenced by our gift guides and ongoing writeups
Dec 29
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With a rumored net worth of approximately $250 million, if Master P knows about anything, it’s getting to the bag.
Dec 28
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If there’s one thing football fans are short of—besides proper decorum—it’s sympathy. And on April 25, 2019, for…
Dec 28
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Throughout an unprecedented year rife with loss and turmoil, Nike has made it its mission to elevate our spirits by…
Dec 28
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Thanks to the Christmas holiday, we were treated to three days of NFL football, so if you were too preoccupied with…
Dec 23
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Paul Pierce is a lot of things; a lover of revisionist history, a board-certified hater of all things LeBron James,…
Dec 23
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As someone who’s never had even a remote desire to pay somebody to get naked, I will never understand the allure of…
Dec 23
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I don’t know how you spent your Tuesday night, but since the coronavirus won’t let any of us be great, I hope you…
Dec 22
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As we’ve been documenting here at The Root for a while now, Ebony Magazine has been going through it.
Dec 22
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Once Again It's On: Here Are the Storylines to Keep an Eye On as the NBA Makes Its Triumphant Return
Damn, the NBA is back already?!
Dec 22
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For most of Malik Beasley’s NBA career, he’s been relegated to staying in the background, but in recent months, the…
Dec 21
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If you cracked open the New York Times on Sunday, you might’ve been greeted by the following full-page ad:
Dec 21
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Not only is Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday a beast on both ends of the court, but by all accounts, he’s long…
Dec 21
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There was football this weekend? Oh. Let’s get to it.
Dec 18
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Since March, the coronavirus has unleashed all types of unbridled hell on both professional and collegiate sports.…
Dec 18
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Once upon a time, when NBA players were still allowed to play defense and the New York Knicks were still a…