Watering Hole Media

CTL-E-0751 · Business · other · 2024–present

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Media company founded by Democratic strategist and CNN commentator Ashley Allison; acquired The Root in October 2025.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from MEDIA-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-MEDIA-001:MED-134; source research type(s): Business.

Sources

Black Enterprise, "'The Root' Has Made Its Way Back To Black Ownership"
EURweb, 'The Root Returns to Black Ownership in Major Media Move'

Record CTL-E-0751 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: PROVISIONAL · 2 sources · CTL research: MEDIA-001.
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