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The Root is a digital magazine that provides thought-provoking commentary and news from a variety of black perspectives. Tweets by .

Washington, D.C.
Joined March 2009

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    How Jackie Robinson was writing history on the baseball field, and off of it... literally.

  2. Maryland man involved in deadly shooting of firefighter not to face charges:

  3. No. 1 football prospect Rashan Gary received a racist voicemail before his visit to Clemson:

  4. But didn't he just drag Kehlani for...you know what nvm.

  5. Shoutout to , one of the most motivated and motivating celebs on…

  6. Tracy Morgan did special performance for the doctors & nurses who saved his life post-crash:

  7. Because "all black people look alike" this woman thought Waka Flocka was Richard Sherman:

  8. 5 Tennessee elementary school kids handcuffed & arrested for "not stopping a fight":

  9. 'I felt like a monster': Chris Brown admits he considered suicide over Rihanna assault.

  10. This is what it looks like when visits an apartment in . Please caption…

  11. & President are totally besties! Ok, so this is a mentorship PSA for…

  12. 4-yr-old girl believed to have been shot by 5-year-old sibling, was actually shot by father:

  13. Just like , 's got hot sauce in her bag. But its Tabasco, not Frank's

  14. More men have come forward to accuse of sex abuse. One has to wonder if people…

  15. Homes may have been destroyed to make way for the Olympic Park in , but not spirits:

  16. A reader of seeks answers re: a great-grandfather imprisoned in the Jim Crow South:

  17. Not ok. If Hollywood execs only wanted a "big name" then the film shouldn't have been made. Power to the people!

  18. : Watch this teen's reaction after he receives full scholarship to Harvard:

  19. 12-year-old cousin of slain teen hailed as a hero by fatally shot:

  20. This 'pregnant’ woman delivered cocaine at Lagos airport, instead of baby:

  21. ‘Nina’ director explains what went wrong and why was cast:

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