100: Joanna Smith- CEO of AllHere Education- After the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to move online, Joanna Smith’s company continued its mission of tackling truancy thanks to her quick thinking. #Root100bit.ly/3k5gS8l
98: Chazz Sims- Co-founder of Wise Systems -Chazz Sims’ logistics company helped keep some of America’s major companies moving when the COVID-19 pandemic forced everyone to slow down. #Root100bit.ly/3mHFiGX
97: Laura Kupe- Senior Adviser to the deputy U.S. secretary of defense- @Laura_Kupe -Kupe’s appointment to America’s defense department was the culmination of years of effort to ensure Black voices are heard in matters of national security. bit.ly/3CKcPps
Now a history-making photographer for his July/August 2020 cover of Vanity Fair, Calmese is also a multidisciplinary creative with a client list that includes Pyer Moss, Public School NYC and Beyoncé: bit.ly/2RJhQZx#TheRoot100
Broom's powerful debut, the bestselling memoir The Yellow House, has been hailed as a modern classic, winning the 2019 National Book Award for nonfiction: bit.ly/3mIk8GD#TheRoot100
Frazier, an associate pastor at one of New York City's biggest churches, works at the intersection of identity, faith and mental health to make the church more inclusive of the LGBTQ community and others: bit.ly/32QbQEM#TheRoot100
This year’s list of honorees on #TheRoot100 is a reminder of the beauty and brilliance of Blackness, at a time when the political and cultural landscape has grown even more hostile to the idea of Black achievement: bit.ly/2ZUtS6T
The Lessonbee founder's innovative, culturally responsive mental and sexual health curriculum has been approved for use in Chicago Public Schools: bit.ly/3hNNDmr#TheRoot100
"Black people didn't seem to know that the film [@OnTheRecordDoc] existed... I'm sort of in a place of pain about this, to be honest with you" @deardrewdixon
This year’s list of #TheRoot100 honorees is a reminder of the beauty and brilliance of blackness, at a time when the political and cultural landscape has grown even more hostile to the idea of black achievement! trib.al/dCxtJMy
The managing editor of black film and TV site @shadowandact sparked a national conversation about Green Book, another in a long line of films that centered whiteness at the expense of compelling black stories: trib.al/rtf4FPh
The last debate was in Miami and everyone tried to speak Spanish. Tonight's debate is in Detroit and I'm already disappointed that NOT ONE candidate is wearing magenta gators.
Amy Klobuchar is about to catch the Holy Ghost during the national anthem.
If Pete Buttigieg was 'bout that life, he'd kneel.
I'm also disappointed that the Color Guard didn't electric slide. This is DETROIT for heaven's sake!