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Judge of Characters: How to Rob a Kardashian
This week you’re tweeting, texting and hashtagging something you never thought you’d care about: Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna. What’s the latest tea? Kardashian has cut off his baby mama financially, and Chyna has taken out a restraining order on him. Isn’t love grand?! These two hate-to-love-you lovers have had a volatile relationship from day…
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Black Music Month Is a Celebration of What We All Know: We Created Music
June is Black Music Month, and as it comes a close, The Root has chosen to celebrate our month and our music with our musical geniuses’ interpretation of black music—what it means, who are its biggest influences and who are our favorites. Check out the above video, featuring Morris Day, Kelly Rowland and more black…
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Black Music Month: The Transition of Mali Is Super Woke and Super Black
Maybe you’ve heard his name or seen his beautifully brown face across your feeds. One thing is certain—the minute you hear Mali’s voice, you know it’s not to be forgotten. Mali is a soul singer who uses his art not only to tell the stories of black people but also to shake us awake. Mali’s…
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Watch: Did Rough Night Steal From Girls Trip? Director Says Yes
Girls Trip, the new girls-just-wanna-have-fun flick starring Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, Regina Hall and Tiffany Haddish, has been on a promo tour like no other. It’s been a full year of the production powers that be pushing this Hangover-meets-Girlfriends (shoutout to Joan Clayton, aka Tracee Ellis Ross) mashup and then … Rough Night came…
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Judge of Characters: These White Women Were Told by AppleCare!
White women gonna white women. This week, white women decided to get in “Formation” for an unseasoned display of white-womanness. First, Elizabeth Banks used her speech after winning an award at the Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards (something I have never in my life heard of) to call out famed director Steven Spielberg…
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Al Sharpton Explains Why His Thirst-Trap Selfies Might Steal Your Great-Auntie
Listen, if you’re not following the Rev. Al Sharpton on social media, what are you doing with your life? Lately, the civil rights leader has been posting selfies like the one above, and while he thinks it’s just a harmless promotion of a healthy lifestyle, the internet, namely black Twitter, thought it was hilarious meme…
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Watch: Kofi Siriboe Says Being Black Is a Blessing
We have a new video series here at The Root that we want to share with you all, and it’s called Black and Proud. We get the chance to chat with a lot of our favorite black celebrities, tastemakers and thought leaders, so we decided to ask them about their pride in being black. Many…
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Everybody’s Queen Sugar Bae, Kofi Siriboe, Is Trolling All of Us
Kofi Siriboe is easily the bae of anyone who is attracted to the male species. Kofi knows he’s bae. Kofi also loves black women, fully, unapologetically and relentlessly. It’s clear in the way he treats his momager (who happens to be a friend of mine), Koshie Mills. When he speaks to her, his voice is…
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Spike Lee, LeToya Luckett and More Help Kick Off the 2017 American Black Film Festival
The Root is in Miami! And sure, it’s because the world is a scary place and we need a moment away, but it’s also the 21st annual American Black Film Festival. The festival kicked off with a welcome lunch by one of its hugest sponsors, Cadillac. We gathered in Miami’s sweltering heat to fellowship, but…
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Should You Ever Trust a White Lady Sitting Cross-Legged on a Couch? Just Asking for a Friend!
My friend Isha Aran over at Fusion said something recently that resonated with my whole entire spirit: If there’s one thing I’ve learned in life, it’s never trust a white lady sitting cross-legged on a white couch. Aran went on to say: “They’re either trying to sell you crystal essences, or about to tell you…
