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The Root is expanding its original programming with “America Amended,” a six-part docuseries examining constitutional rights through the experiences of Black Americans. The series premieres Sunday, Oct. 11, at noon Eastern on The Root’s YouTube channel. It arrives about a year after Ashley Allison’s Watering Hole Media acquired The Root, returning the news and culture…
The Root will announce its 2025 Root 100 honorees today, Thursday, Nov. 6. The 2025 Root 100 will be the first list released under the leadership of Ashley Allison, founder and CEO of Watering Hole Media. Allison acquired The Root this year. Allison said she sees the release as a new phase in the platform’s…
Ashley Allison, a political strategist and former Obama-Biden White House official, announced Tuesday that her company, Watering Hole Media, has acquired digital media outlet The Root. Allison, who also served as the National Coalitions Director for the Biden-Harris 2020 campaign, said the acquisition marks “a transformative moment in media leadership, one rooted in cultural authority,…
Tuesday night, The Root and HBO Max hosted a private screening event to celebrate season 2 of the hit series, South Side at Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles. Attendees included show creators Diallo Riddle and Bashir Saluhuddin, as well as cast members Chandra Russell, Will A. Miles, Kareme Young, Langston Kerman and Nefetari Spencer. Other…
Today The Root, a G/O Media brand and one of the largest sites covering Black news, politics, culture and opinion, announced a creative partnership with HBO – a branded writing contest for emerging Black writers – inspired by HBO’s new series, Lovecraft Country. The contest, titled For The Love Of The Craft, offers an opportunity…