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Photo: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt It’s Lit!It’s Lit!Where all things literary live at The Root “I think I’m relevant past Halloween,” laughs Rachel True, who first broke into our pop-cultural consciousness as “Rochelle” in the 1996 teen witch thriller The Craft. With a now decades-long career in Hollywood, that is, of …

Video above: A snippet from the YouTube video by Charlie Moore, a.k.a. CharlieBo313, titled “SAN FRANCISCO WORST HOUSING PROJECTS / HOOD INTERVIEW” Charlie Moore shoots hood safaris. For years, he’s filmed visits to the most impoverished neighborhoods in cities across the United States for his CharlieBo313 YouTube channel, which has …

The Arizona Coyotes are renouncing their rights to top 2020 draft pick Mitchell Miller after they learned he bullied a Black classmate with disabilities in 2016. The Arizona Republic published a story earlier this week that revealed Miller, 18, and another teen were charged with assault and violated the Ohio …

Singer and entrepreneur Jody Watley believes in the power of surrounding yourself with a relaxing scent and good music. The iconic superstar is expanding her signature brand line with the release of new home fragrances and candles. What better way to get yourself in the spirit than with a delicious …

Photo: Theo Wargo (Getty Images), Kevin Winter (Getty Images), Kevin Winter (Getty Images) Though this year’s Halloween celebrations will be unconventional—at least for those decent souls still observing social distancing guidelines—that hasn’t stopped diehard fans of the season from pulling out all the stops when it comes to their costumes. …

Over the course of 2020, I’ve compiled several movie-recommendation lists for viewers who are at once in desperate need of distraction and yet never able to fully escape the year’s pressing realities. A global pandemic. Economic turmoil. An impending election showdown. Natural disasters. Police killings and unrelenting national protests. With …

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Meet Layla Wallace, a 15-year old teen baker and entrepreneur from Michigan, who is making boss moves with the launch of her new cupcake shop called Layla’s Cool Pops. Her storefront is located in downtown Kalamazoo and is the result of what started years ago as an economics project in …

Image: Electronic Arts Wooooo! Ya boy is going full Ric Flair because it’s mother, fucking, Halloween bay-beeeeeeee! I mean, what’s not to like? There’s spooky costumes, mad candy goes on sale, countless great movies…did I mention sale candy, fun parties, and, perhaps most importantly: sale candy. Now, as a result …