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Watch: A ‘Very Smart Brotha’ Breaks Down Darth Becky and Being the Blackest Thing on the Internet Since Marvin Gaye’s ‘Thigh Meats’
The Washington Post once described Very Smart Brothas as “the blackest thing that ever happened to the internet. Period.” And aside from a photo of Jesse Jackson and Marvin Gaye playing basketball with their “thigh meats blaring,” Damon Young and Panama Jackson are just that. And, luckily for us, both of them have written for…
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The Black Women of New Orleans Have Spoken: The Root’s Young, Fabulous and Female Event Slays
New Orleans is the perfect city to serve as the location for The Root’s latest Young, Fabulous and Female event. NOLA is so richly marinated in black culture and history, it’s hard to ignore it. It croons sultry jazz and stands tall in unbreakable resilience. And the professional women who reside there? Well, they exhibit…
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Mourning in America: The Root Watches the Inauguration so You Don’t Have To
Tomorrow, Jan. 20, 2017, our lives will change forever. President Barack Obama will become former President Obama, and Donald Trump will become … President Trump. I can’t. Many black folks up and down my social media timelines are protesting the inauguration and spending their time and energy on other (read: uplifting/black) things. Fellow journalist Jamiliah…
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Watch: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy Offers More Than Nonviolent Protests
Everyone loves Martin Luther King Jr. He has been and will always be remembered as the man who gave his life to fight for freedom and equality for black people in this country. However, people looking back on his life often focus on his nonviolent protests and his “I Have a Dream” speech, but King…
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Unique Views, Episode 26: We Thought Obama Was Here Forever … but #TrafficBae Is Here to Stay
We try our best not to have too much sadness when we talk about the issues we face each week, but we couldn’t really help it this week! President Barack Obama gave his farewell address, and eyes everywhere are filling up with tears. (Senior Editor Stephen A. Crockett here: I didn’t cry during the farewell,…
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All the People (Who Aren’t Doing Anything) Trump Should Ask to His Inauguration
Let’s be honest with each other. There’s way too much hateration in this dance soiree (yes, that is what Mary J. Blige was trying to sing to us). This land of the free and home of the brave that we’ve found ourselves living in is taking a turn for the worse. Like, Jennifer Holliday, who…
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Watch O Girls on Fusion to See Where the Girls From Oprah Winfrey’s Leadership Academy Are Now, 10 Years Later
When Oprah Winfrey puts her stamp on something, you can expect the best. We know her best for her tireless work in media (on- and offscreen) that solidified her status as a mogul, and many of us are aware of how much this superstar gives back. But when Momma O decided to create the Oprah…
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Wypipo Think We're All the Same … Again and Mix Up Hidden Figures and Fences
It all started on the 2017 Golden Globes red carpet when Jenna Bush asked Pharrell Williams about the movie he produced—you know, Hidden Fences *face palm*. Williams’ face was priceless, and that was pretty much the reaction all black people had upon hearing the titles of the two Golden Globe-nominated films Hidden Figures and Fences being meshed into…
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Hidden Figures Is Margot Lee Shetterly’s 1st Book, Which Proves #BlackGirlMagic Knows No Limits
Imagine sitting down to write your first book, selling the idea to a publisher and then having that book proposal optioned for a movie. What?! This is the true story of Margot Lee Shetterly. She is the black woman who helped bring Hidden Figures to life. Hidden Figures is the amazing but previously untold story…
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Watch: You Will Get Your Whole Life With This Hidden Figures Red Carpet
Hidden Figures is the story of the impact black women had on NASA’s space explorations, and it hits theaters nationwide Friday. The film focuses on three black women who worked in the math department at NASA in the 1950s: Dorothy Vaughan, Katherine Johnson and Mary Jackson. And even though this movie is based on a true…
