Apr 16
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How’s your money these days? It’s a loaded question ask, but given the impact of the ongoing global pandemic upon…
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Maiysha Kai is Managing Editor of The Glow Up, co-host of The Root Presents: It's Lit! podcast, and your average Grammy-nominated goddess next door...May I borrow some sugar?
Apr 16
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She’s a maestro. She’s a maven. She’s a mutha. For the legions of who worship at the gilded and glittered altar of…
Apr 16
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The category is: Influence. Who got the juice? When it comes to this year’s TGU 50 Influence honorees, their impact…
Apr 15
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The category is: Image. We hear it over and over again: “Representation matters.” But an ongoing racial reckoning…
Apr 14
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The category is: Hair. They tease. They twist. They tame, tint, trim and artfully tangle our tresses. They are our…
Apr 13
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The category is: Fashion. They are influencers, editors, creators and decision-makers—and they always do it in…
Apr 12
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The category is: Beauty. Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but the influence of Black aesthetics upon the…
Apr 12
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The mixed bag that was 2020 may not have brought much in the way of stylish moments—though face masks, tie-dyed…
Apr 9
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On-screen, on the air, and now, on the page, Zerlina Maxwell is a force. Having held positions on both Barack Obama…
Apr 9
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The battle over Lil Nas X’s “Satan Shoes” has reportedly been settled. Following a temporary restraining order…
Apr 2
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Real talk? The Root’s Editor-in-Chief Danielle Belton and I consider ourselves to be pretty smart people—but…
Apr 2
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The saga of Nike and Lil Nas X’s “Satan Shoes” continued on Thursday, with Nike scoring a legal win against…
Apr 1
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Meghan Markle may currently be under “investigation” by the royal family, but her day-ones remain loyal to the…
Mar 31
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Gather ‘round, children—it’s storytime! Once upon a time, over a decade ago, when your Auntie Mai was still an…
Mar 30
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Ever meet someone with energy so infectious, you can’t help but catch joy just speaking with them? That’s been our…
Mar 30
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Guess What? The Telfar Tribe Was Never Going to Allow Guess to Appropriate the Designer's Iconic Bag
If you’re in the market, no doubt you dipped on over to Telfar Global’s site today to cop one of the designer’s…
Mar 30
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Nike, not like this. We live in a Hypebeasting, HighSnobiety world in which collabs are as ubiquitous as TikTok…
Mar 29
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“Bloody shoes” may be Cardi B’s line, but they may now be best associated with Lil Nas X. The rapper born Montero…
Mar 26
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Black women matter—because when we win, we typically bring everyone to the finish line. The Ford Foundation clearly…
Mar 26
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When’s the last time you had a good kiki? With our social lives deeply lacking during quarantine, many of us have…