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The Root
Type of site
Online magazine
Available inEnglish
OwnerFusion Media Group
Created byHenry Louis Gates Jr.
Donald E. Graham
EditorHenry Louis Gates Jr.
URLtheroot.com
CommercialYes
LaunchedJanuary 28, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-01-28)

The Root is an English-language American online magazine of African-American culture launched on January 28, 2008, by Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Donald E. Graham, and was owned by Graham Holdings Company through its online subsidiary, The Slate Group.[1][2] The Root has over 210,000 followers on Twitter and has a section called The Chatterati devoted to coverage of Black Twitter.

In 2015, Graham Holdings sold The Root to Univision Communications.[3]

The Root 100 is the magazine's annual "list of the 100 most important black influencers between the ages of 25 and 45."[4]

References

  1. ^ Ahrens, Frank (January 28, 2008). "Post Launches Site With African American Focus". The Washington Post. p. D01. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
  2. ^ Pérez-Peña, Richard (January 28, 2008). "Washington Post Starts an Online Magazine for Blacks". The New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
  3. ^ Bond, Shannon (May 21, 2015). "Univision buys African-American news site The Root". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  4. ^ Tell Me More Staff (October 26, 2013). "The Root 100: A Who's Who Of Black America". WAMU Tell Me More (NPR). Retrieved July 30, 2016.