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2026-09-26 11:09:27 GMT

Meet the Historic All-Black Surgery Team at Johns Hopkins
[https://www.theroot.com/meet-the-historic-all-black-surgery-team-at-johns-hopki-2000127958?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/meet-the-historic-all-black-surgery-team-at-johns-hopki-2000127958?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-08-26 16:54:46 GMT

Trump Pushed Black Farmers Away From the Table. John Boyd is fighting back.
[https://www.theroot.com/trump-pushed-black-farmers-away-from-the-table-john-bo-2000123181?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/trump-pushed-black-farmers-away-from-the-table-john-bo-2000123181?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-08-07 08:59:49 GMT

Opinion: Louisiana Is Becoming the Blueprint for Rolling Back Black Civil Rights
[https://www.theroot.com/opinion-louisiana-is-becoming-the-blueprint-for-rollin-2000119979?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/opinion-louisiana-is-becoming-the-blueprint-for-rollin-2000119979?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-07-31 15:15:12 GMT

Georgia Prison Escape Reignites Interest in the Story of One of America’s Most Notorious Inmates
[https://www.theroot.com/georgia-prison-escape-reignites-interest-in-the-story-o-2000118979?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/georgia-prison-escape-reignites-interest-in-the-story-o-2000118979?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-07-29 16:51:04 GMT

As AI Demands Thousands in Skilled Labor, Will Black Workers See Real Wealth?
[https://www.theroot.com/as-ai-demands-thousands-in-skilled-labor-will-black-wo-2000118692?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/as-ai-demands-thousands-in-skilled-labor-will-black-wo-2000118692?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-07-20 10:33:52 GMT

Hate For Nolan Wells’ Mom Reflects a Double Burden for Black Families Mourning in the Spotlight
[https://www.theroot.com/hate-for-nolan-wells-mom-reflects-a-double-burden-for-b-2000116957?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/hate-for-nolan-wells-mom-reflects-a-double-burden-for-b-2000116957?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-07-10 11:39:13 GMT

The Cost of Anti-DEI Policies: How UNC Wilmington Lost a $1 Million Endowment
[https://www.theroot.com/the-cost-of-anti-dei-policies-how-unc-wilmington-lost-2000115486?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/the-cost-of-anti-dei-policies-how-unc-wilmington-lost-2000115486?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-05-26 15:26:14 GMT

A Historic Reversal of a 60-Year Green Card Rule Now Forces Applicants to Leave the U.S. and Reapply
[https://www.theroot.com/a-historic-reversal-of-a-60-year-green-card-rule-now-fo-2000107406?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/a-historic-reversal-of-a-60-year-green-card-rule-now-fo-2000107406?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-05-08 16:58:08 GMT

A Federal Judge Just Exposed the Discriminatory Truth Behind DOGE’s Grant Cuts
[https://www.theroot.com/a-federal-judge-just-exposed-the-discriminatory-truth-b-2000104507?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/a-federal-judge-just-exposed-the-discriminatory-truth-b-2000104507?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-04-23 15:44:54 GMT

Exclusive: ACLU Animator Dishes on New Series That Educates Kids on Their Constitutional Rights
[https://www.theroot.com/exclusive-aclu-animator-dishes-on-new-series-that-educ-2000101355?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/exclusive-aclu-animator-dishes-on-new-series-that-educ-2000101355?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-04-21 11:53:58 GMT

“I’m Sorry”: Tucker Carlson Just Admitted to a Massive Regret
[https://www.theroot.com/im-sorry-tucker-carlson-just-admitted-to-a-massive-r-2000100979?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/im-sorry-tucker-carlson-just-admitted-to-a-massive-r-2000100979?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-04-21 11:32:43 GMT

A List of Trump’s Allies Who Are Turning Against Him
[https://www.theroot.com/a-list-of-trumps-allies-who-are-turning-against-him-2000050733?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/a-list-of-trumps-allies-who-are-turning-against-him-2000050733?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-04-15 14:30:34 GMT

Everything You Need to Know About the U.S. Military’s Plans to Automatically Enroll Young Men in the Draft This Year
[https://www.theroot.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-u-s-militarys-pl-2000100053?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-u-s-militarys-pl-2000100053?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-04-13 10:04:13 GMT

Why the Deeply Racist Nixon-Reagan Tapes Are Only a Surprise to Those Not Paying Attention
[https://www.theroot.com/why-the-deeply-racist-nixon-reagan-tapes-are-only-a-sur-2000099539?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/why-the-deeply-racist-nixon-reagan-tapes-are-only-a-sur-2000099539?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-03-22 10:06:26 GMT

Tammi Terrell: The Ivy League Scholar Who Deserved Better than Motown’s Saddest Ending
[https://www.theroot.com/tammi-terrell-the-ivy-league-scholar-who-deserved-bett-2000096095?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/tammi-terrell-the-ivy-league-scholar-who-deserved-bett-2000096095?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-03-13 13:50:23 GMT

Family Claims Black Man Left Bleeding Out While EMS Treated White Cop’s ‘Anxiety Attack’
[https://www.theroot.com/family-claims-black-man-left-bleeding-out-while-ems-tre-2000094567?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/family-claims-black-man-left-bleeding-out-while-ems-tre-2000094567?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-03-10 16:45:48 GMT

Former Black Inmate Makes History as First Ever in U.S. to Buy a Prison Facility
[https://www.theroot.com/former-black-inmate-makes-history-as-first-ever-in-u-s-2000093969?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/former-black-inmate-makes-history-as-first-ever-in-u-s-2000093969?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-03-06 13:12:34 GMT

Eric Benét’s Viral New War Protest Song is Exactly What We Needed
[https://www.theroot.com/eric-ben-ts-viral-new-war-protest-song-is-exactly-what-2000093162?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/eric-ben-ts-viral-new-war-protest-song-is-exactly-what-2000093162?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-02-12 16:18:56 GMT

This Suburban Chicago City Made History With Black Reparations — Now, It’s Pay Day
[https://www.theroot.com/this-suburban-chicago-city-made-history-with-black-repa-2000089644?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/this-suburban-chicago-city-made-history-with-black-repa-2000089644?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-02-10 15:59:04 GMT

Black American Spies and Why They Were The Best
[https://www.theroot.com/black-american-spies-and-why-they-were-the-best-2000089134?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/black-american-spies-and-why-they-were-the-best-2000089134?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-02-04 15:30:54 GMT

Detroit Judge Allegedly Embezzles $300K From the City’s Poor — Here’s What She Bought With It, Feds Say
[https://www.theroot.com/detroit-judge-allegedly-embezzles-300k-from-the-citys-2000088022?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/detroit-judge-allegedly-embezzles-300k-from-the-citys-2000088022?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-02-04 11:31:39 GMT

Shaboozey Breaks Silence After ‘Immigrants Built America’ Speech Offends Black Folks Online
[https://www.theroot.com/shaboozey-breaks-silence-after-immigrants-built-america-2000087691?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/shaboozey-breaks-silence-after-immigrants-built-america-2000087691?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-02-04 11:25:35 GMT

Some of the Best Places Around the Country to Learn About Black History All Year Long
[https://www.theroot.com/some-of-the-best-places-around-the-country-to-learn-abo-2000045880?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/some-of-the-best-places-around-the-country-to-learn-abo-2000045880?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-02-03 11:54:10 GMT

Why Black Folks Need To Remain Alert To New Powers ICE Agents Have Been Granted
[https://www.theroot.com/why-black-folks-need-to-remain-alert-to-new-powers-ice-2000087799?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/why-black-folks-need-to-remain-alert-to-new-powers-ice-2000087799?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-01-29 11:57:43 GMT

Fans Mourn the Death of Los Angeles TikTok Star Shirley Raines, Who Dedicated Her Life to Helping the Homeless
[https://www.theroot.com/fans-mourn-the-death-of-los-angeles-tiktok-star-shirley-2000086887?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/fans-mourn-the-death-of-los-angeles-tiktok-star-shirley-2000086887?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-01-26 11:58:39 GMT

America Keeps Trying to Clean Up George Washington’s History, But We Won’t Forget the Nine He Enslaved
[https://www.theroot.com/america-keeps-trying-to-clean-up-george-washington-s-hi-2000086153?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/america-keeps-trying-to-clean-up-george-washington-s-hi-2000086153?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-01-24 11:58:24 GMT

The Tragic Story of Florence Ballard, The Soulful Singer Who Started The Supremes
[https://www.theroot.com/the-tragic-story-of-florence-ballard-the-soulful-singe-2000066502?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/the-tragic-story-of-florence-ballard-the-soulful-singe-2000066502?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-01-23 14:18:00 GMT

Civil Rights Lawyer: How a KKK Law is Being Used to Silence Two Black Women in Minneapolis
[https://www.theroot.com/civil-rights-lawyer-how-a-kkk-law-is-being-used-to-sil-2000085907?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/civil-rights-lawyer-how-a-kkk-law-is-being-used-to-sil-2000085907?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-01-23 13:52:37 GMT

Black Texas Teen Finally Exonerated 70 Years Later for a White Woman’s Murder He Didn’t Commit
[https://www.theroot.com/black-texas-teen-i-finally-i-exonerated-70-years-lat-2000085898?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/black-texas-teen-i-finally-i-exonerated-70-years-lat-2000085898?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2025-10-14 16:48:32 GMT

How Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Slowly Turning Against Trump and MAGA
[https://www.theroot.com/how-marjorie-taylor-greene-is-slowly-turning-against-tr-2000067351?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/how-marjorie-taylor-greene-is-slowly-turning-against-tr-2000067351?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2025-04-17 15:55:00 GMT

White Girl Tripped into Black Tik Tok And Learned About Black Folk's Insane Obsession With Good Hygiene
[https://www.theroot.com/white-girl-bumped-into-black-tik-tok-and-learned-about-1851776248?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/white-girl-bumped-into-black-tik-tok-and-learned-about-1851776248?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2025-02-28 06:00:00 GMT

The Feb. 28 Economic Boycott is Not the Move...Here's Why
[https://www.theroot.com/the-feb-28-economic-boycott-is-not-the-move-heres-wh-1851766644?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/the-feb-28-economic-boycott-is-not-the-move-heres-wh-1851766644?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2025-02-18 15:29:00 GMT

Thanks to SNL and TikTok, Has Kendrick Lamar Become the Most White-Friendly Rapper Ever?
[https://www.theroot.com/thanks-to-snl-and-tiktok-has-kendrick-lamar-become-the-1851765150?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/thanks-to-snl-and-tiktok-has-kendrick-lamar-become-the-1851765150?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2025-01-22 19:10:41 GMT

Trump Is Firing Black People En Masse As ‘DEI Employees’
[https://www.theroot.com/trump-is-firing-black-people-en-masse-as-dei-employees-1851745076?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/trump-is-firing-black-people-en-masse-as-dei-employees-1851745076?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2024-11-04 18:29:39 GMT

Diddy Witness Claims to Have Eight Sex Tapes, With Some Including Minors
[https://www.theroot.com/diddy-witness-claims-to-have-eight-sex-tapes-with-some-1851688911?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.theroot.com/diddy-witness-claims-to-have-eight-sex-tapes-with-some-1851688911?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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