roots

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It was a star-studded affair, featuring blockbuster performances from megastars like Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Christina Aguilera, John Legend, and the Roots.

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026

Grass Roots is collaborating with local groups and organizations on “how best to maintain the old Altadena they know and loved,” spokesman Terry Fahn said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Britain “effectively reduced Iran to the status of a British protectorate,” according to Stephen Kinzer in All the Shah’s Men External link: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Roots, stems, leaves, and peeled fruits were ground separately for analysis.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

Eight months earlier, in February 1992, the man who was the author of the internationally acclaimed Roots passed away suddenly in the middle of the night.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey