Ashley Allison, a CNN commentator and Democratic strategist, has acquired the digital media outlet The Root. Allison’s ...

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

The Root, a prominent Black media outlet known for its coverage of Black issues, is set to have changes in its ownership.

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Over the years, The Root’s trajectory was marked by shifts in ownership: sold by The Washington Post Company to Univision in 2015, then acquired by G/O Media in 2019. Now, Allison becomes the first ...

The Root, a groundbreaking website for and about Black America, is returning to Black ownership for the first time in years. Ashley Allison, a Democratic political strategist and CNN commentator, said ...