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    Mar 27

    Whoever said youth is wasted on the young, clearly didn’t know the 25 brilliant young people who make up this year’s list! These 25 change-makers excel in various fields & are ready to attack the world with force!

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  2. 5 hours ago

    Survivors want to hold US to account for gun used in Mother Emanuel AME Church massacre:

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  3. 6 hours ago

    New decision in Jussie Smollett case:

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  4. 6 hours ago

    Feds hit Pras of Fugees fame with campaign finance charges involving 2012 presidential race:

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  5. 8 hours ago

    No shame to his game: Giuliani seeks foreign help to aid Trump re-election hopes:

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  6. 8 hours ago

    When a white walker riding the DC Metro tried to get a black woman fired for eating on the train, what did Black Twitter tell the god of snitches? "Not today."

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  7. 10 hours ago

    After receiving death threats, Chris Darden says he will no longer defend suspected Nipsey Hussle killer

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  8. 10 hours ago

    "I became a mother because I didn't want series regular on my tombstone," said . Ahead of Mother's Day, The Root spoke with some of our favorite celebrity black moms to see what motherhood means to them.

    Lorraine Toussaint: 'Motherhood Is The Greatest Part of My Life'
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  9. 10 hours ago

    The Root's Clapback Mailbag: The unusual suspects

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  10. 11 hours ago

    After Georgia passes restrictive anti-abortion bill, film companies vow to bounce productions to other states

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  11. 11 hours ago

    LeBron James' I Promise School receives a $1 million boost from Dick's Sporting Goods

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  12. 11 hours ago

    Black Excellence: Kenya Barris and Rashida Jones to 'flip the family sitcom' on Netflix

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  13. 12 hours ago

    James Comey called Donald Trump a 'chronic liar' on national TV and y'all's little 'president' is pissed

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  14. 12 hours ago

    "I just want you to know that somebody out there actually cares." This Brooklyn-based doula is providing black, expectant mothers with the support they desperately need.

    Brooklyn-Based Doula Is Changing How Black Pregnant Women Are Treated
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  15. 13 hours ago

    America is finally facing the fact that solitary confinement is cruel and unusual punishment

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  16. 14 hours ago

    Photos surface of teachers at a California school laughing and smiling with a noose in hand

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  17. 15 hours ago

    NYPD detectives racially profiled over 360 black and Latino men while searching for Howard Beach killer

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  18. 16 hours ago

    Tease me, Stacey: Abrams says she'll 'jump in' presidential race if fighting voter suppression isn't a top priority

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  19. 16 hours ago

    Taraji P. Henson announces two-day 'Can We Talk?' mental health summit

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  20. 16 hours ago

    "I became a mother because I didn't want series regular on my tombstone," said . Ahead of Mother's Day, The Root spoke with some of our favorite celebrity black moms to see what motherhood means to them.

    Lorraine Toussaint: ‘Motherhood Is the Greatest Part of My Life’
    Ahead of Mother's Day, The Root spoke with some of our favorite celebrity black moms to see what motherhood means to them.
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  21. 17 hours ago

    Meet Tay Anderson, the 20-year-old school board candidate determined to rescue the Denver public school system from itself

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