The Root (magazine)
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| Web address |
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| Commercial? | Yes |
Type of site | Online magazine |
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Univision Communications |
| Created by | Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Donald E. Graham |
| Editor | Henry Louis Gates, Jr. |
| Launched | January 28, 2008 |
The Root is an English-language 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]
References
- ↑ Ahrens, Frank (January 28, 2008). "Post Launches Site With African American Focus". The Washington Post. pp. D01. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
- ↑ Pérez-Peña, Richard (January 28, 2008). "Washington Post Starts an Online Magazine for Blacks". The New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
- ↑ Bond, Shannon (2015-05-21). "Univision buys African-American news site The Root". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
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