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Paris Alston hosts this weekly series that serves up Black intellect, culture and joy.  Rooted covers Black news and culture from down the block to around the diaspora. In a global news cycle that’s always cooking up new headlines, Rooted brings you the recipes you don’t want to lose: the stories, the voices, the dialogue that keep us connected. Tell us what you think and what you’d like to hear on future episodes at Rooted@wgbh.org. 

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©2018 WGBH Educational Foundation

Paris Alston hosts this weekly series that serves up Black intellect, culture and joy.  Rooted covers Black news and culture from down the block to around the diaspora. In a global news cycle that’s always cooking up new headlines, Rooted brings you the recipes you don’t want to lose: the stories, the voices, the dialogue that keep us connected. Tell us what you think and what you’d like to hear on future episodes at Rooted@wgbh.org. 

Find more content and subscribe to our YouTube channel.

©2018 WGBH Educational Foundation
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Why are Black women in reality TV held to a higher standard of accountability?

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April 1, 202626min 46sec

Rooteddigs into reality TV accountability, revisiting America’s Next Top Model through a critical lens that centers Black women and power. Our panel unpacks the now‑iconic “We were all rooting for you!” moment, how a new documentary reframes Tyra Banks and the early‑2000s modeling industry, and what accountability looks like when those traditionally marginalized are positioned as gatekeepers.

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