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

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    25 Sep 2018

    This year’s list of honorees is a reminder of the beauty and brilliance of blackness! Honoring the best and brightest of black America continues to be a revolutionary act and we salute this year’s honorees:

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  2. 10 hours ago

    R. Kelly took a 16-year-old’s virginity. He had knowledge of her age and told her to tell people she was 19 and to act 21.

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  3. 10 hours ago

    “If it were white children being molested, R. Kelly would have been thrown in jail swiftly.”

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  4. 10 hours ago

    A black girl’s safety > a couple of hit songs

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  5. 10 hours ago

    It takes about 7 tries for a girl to leave her abuser for good.

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  6. 11 hours ago

    If you’re an adult around R. Kelly & you’re aware of him assaulting young girls, then you’re just as sick as him. All of this protection over a man just because he gave you a couple of hits? A black girl’s life is more important than a couple of hit songs.

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  7. 11 hours ago

    “You know you’re doing something wrong when you have to put systems in place to protect yourself.”

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  8. 11 hours ago

    Doesn’t matter how someone found out about the tape, what matters is that it exists and that R. Kelly recorded himself having sex with a minor.

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  9. 11 hours ago

    “His attempt to say it wasn’t him is ridiculous. He has no accountability for his actions and doesn’t think he didn’t do anything wrong.”

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  10. 11 hours ago

    “The idea that R Kelly was using non-disclosure agreements means that he was cognizant of what he was doing and was trying to protect himself.” -

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  11. 11 hours ago

    According to a survivor, R. Kelly kept tapes of him having sex with multiple underage girls. R. Kelly treated one young girl as if she was a toilet and urinated on her. Abusers often want trophies from their criminal acts.

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  12. 11 hours ago

    “He lied about her age and when I found out she was 14, then we didn’t have sex anymore.” This was all while R. Kelly was still married to Andrea Kelly.

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  13. 11 hours ago

    “I introduced my niece to Robert and then I’d see them in the studio alone. I should have never introduced her to him.” Tonight’s night 2 of ’s . This is a very hard time for many, so please be mindful how you approach conversations.

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  14. 13 hours ago

    Things did not go well after a man attempting to kidnap a woman chased her inside a karate studio. Behold the catching of hands.

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  15. 15 hours ago

    A couple who wrote to for advice, have been arrested and indicted after federal agents thwarted plans for a brutal massacre:

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  16. 15 hours ago

    Researchers found emergency medical technicians and paramedics were 40 percent less likely to give black patients pain medication than white patients:

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  17. 16 hours ago

    The new Congressional Black Caucus is the tip of the spear in the resistance to Trump & he’s not ready. W/ 55 members they make up almost a quarter of the Democrats in the House. Numerically this is the most powerful the CBC has ever been:

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  18. 16 hours ago

    A black teacher is suing her school district after colleagues and students asked her to translate slave speech and called her Aunt Jemima:

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  19. 17 hours ago

    This week’s is dedicated to those who have entirely too much time on their hands and who haven’t realized that you can’t get upset at people who call out racism:

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  20. Retweeted
    18 hours ago

    "People think when you come forward that's it. You're still dealing with living it every time you're describing incidents that happened."

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  21. 18 hours ago

    Nat Geo confirmed that they’re putting Neil deGrasse Tyson’s show on hold as they look into claims of sexual harassment and abuse:

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