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Crowds flocked in droves to the Center City Barnes and Noble Sunday, selling out stock of one very special book. Attendees of all ages gathered to participate in a live reading and book signing led by ...

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Even in one of The Root’s Blackest Cities in America—black girls can’t wear natural hair for a black-themed musical production. This is the scenario that reportedly played out at Uptown Dance ...

According to PIX11, two Harlem girls were banned from wearing their braids in the annual Christmas ‘Nutcracker’ production. Lisa Skinner says her two daughters, 9-year old April and 10-year old Brooke ...