The Root returns to Black ownership. Here's how Ashley Allison is reimagining it

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ashley Allison, the new owner of the online media outlet "The Root," which focuses on ...
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A New Chapter for ‘The Root’: Ashley Allison Takes Over With a Message of Gratitude and Power

New era, same unapologetic truth. Ashley Allison steps into ‘The Root’ with a message just for us about the outlet’s new ...

Ashley Allison returns ‘The Root’ to its roots with historic acquisition

With her company, Watering Hole Media’s purchase of The Root, Ashley Allison now owns the Black news and culture outlet.

CNN Commentator Ashley Allison to Acquire The Root From G/O Media

This returns the outlet to Black ownership, while marking the end of the digital media company that once had The Onion, ...
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Who is Ashley Allison? All about CNN commentator as she acquires The Root

Allison acquired the publication, which was founded by Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and former Washington Post Company chairman Donald E. Graham in 2008, through her company, Watering Hole ...
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Ashley Allison Returns 'The Root' To Black Ownership

Ashley Allison is set to acquire 'the Root,' returning the pioneering Black media outlet to Black ownership for the first time since its 2008 founding.