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Jamaal Howard’s execution comes as Tennessee’s botched killing of Christa Pike raises fresh questions about lethal injection and race.

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Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad get candid about childhood beauty comparisons and how deeply colorism shaped their relationship.

Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad get candid about childhood beauty comparisons and how deeply colorism shaped their relationship.

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Nine months after federal agents arrested independent journalist Georgia Fort over her coverage of an anti-ICE protest inside a St. Paul, Minnesota, church, she says the case has changed the way she approaches her work. In an exclusive interview with The Root, Fort says she’s had to consider the legal stakes surrounding every journalistic decision […]

The Coach Empire 40 has become the perfect everyday bag for Black men this fall.

The Coach Empire 40 has become the perfect everyday bag for Black men this fall.

The Coach Empire 40 has become the perfect everyday bag for Black men this fall.