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For the Love of God: Rev. Al Sharpton Urges Religious Leaders to Take Easter and Holy Week Services Offline
Photo: Monica Schipper (Getty Images for National CARES Mentoring Movement) With churches and pastors coming under fire for defying shelter-in-place mandates for holding religious services—two pastors were arrested in the last week—civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton called on the heads of the country’s largest historically black religious institutions and …
Read More »The Coronavirus’s Unique Threat to the South
Tricia Neuman, a senior vice president at the Kaiser Family Foundation, says this analysis points to the underlying issues that might complicate or worsen the pandemic in the South. “Due to high rates of conditions like lung disease and heart disease and obesity, the people living in these states are …
Read More »NeNe Leakes Reignites Feud With Eva Marcille
NeNe Leakes can always be relied upon to speak her mind, and she did just that during a recent appearance on Entertainment Tonight. The Real Housewives Of Atlanta star didn’t miss a beat when asked to share which cast member should have her peach revoked. “We have a great cast …
Read More »The Hate U Give Author Angie Thomas Is About to Hit Us With a New Novel, Concrete Rose
Photo: Paras Griffin (Getty Images) It’s Lit!It’s Lit!Where all things literary live on The Root Black lives matter and so do black stories. Author Angie Thomas embodies that statement, and if you thought she was done giving us raw and brutally honest depictions of black reality with her novel-turned-film The …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic Daily: </em>It’s Okay to Miss Your Old Life
When in doubt, turn to the Barefoot Contessa. Ina Garten’s Instagram account is becoming “one of the most soothing and wholesome places on the internet.” KATIE MARTIN / THE ATLANTIC Today’s coronavirus update, in two sentences: Private labs are fueling a new testing crisis. And we may never know how …
Read More »A Celebration Of Non-Binary Queer Black Life
Written by Wendy L. Wilson Thomas Hudson’s story went viral a few weeks ago, back when everyday activities like getting coffee before work, going to the gym and shopping for groceries were ordinary events. On February 25, Hudson, who identifies as non-binary, stood up to a disrespectful customer at a …
Read More »This Company Offers Same-Day Delivery For Black-Owned Products
Image: Instagram There has been a huge movement in the black community to turn their buying power toward black-owned business. One entrepreneur based in St. Louis has found a way to bring those companies right to your doorstep. In 2016, Oran Taylor founded TransTaylor Logistics, a distribution company offering free, …
Read More »Make Money, Don't Let It Make You—Plus, Check Out What's New and Black on Netflix in April 2020
The Player’s Club (1998)Screenshot: New Line Cinema (YouTube ) It may be April Fools’ Day—even though we’ve all collectively decided that ain’t shit funny in terms of pranks during this unprecedented time—but Netflix certainly isn’t joking about this month’s new lineup! Yes, that’s right, it’s time for yet another black-ass …
Read More »Idris Elba Shares Health Update
Idris Elba is making good on his promise to keep fans updated about his health following a coronavirus diagnosis a couple of weeks ago. In a new video posted to Twitter, the actor seems to be in good spirits, and says his main concern is trying to get home. RELATED: …
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