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'The Most Positively Challenging Rollercoaster You'll Ever Be On': Here's How These Three Women Are Experiencing First-Time Motherhood
Keara James and her husband were long distance for three years when she got pregnant in October 2019. “He didn’t move up to Seattle until March. So we combined lives,” James said. “Cohabitation was one thing, then I was pregnant. Six months later we had a baby. So we just had a whirlwind for 2020.”…
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'You've Left an Indelible Mark on The Root': Giving Danielle Belton Her Flowers
The first time Danielle Belton and I chatted by phone was in 2017. At the time, I was still working in Miami at Univision when she, Genetta Adams, and The Root approached me to write a three-part series for the website about climate gentrification and its effects on Black, low-income neighborhoods in my hometown. Obviously,…
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Don't Call Them 'Urban Issues': Why the Biden-Harris Administration Needs to Address Black Interests for What They Are
“To the extent that the Biden-Harris administration understands the power of their rhetoric and is willing to work with all kinds of groups throughout the country to ensure that African-American interests remain at the forefront of their agenda, that’s important.” — Ravi Perry Ph.D., Chair of Political Science, Howard University text Howard University professor Ravi…
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Yamiche Alcindor Reflects on the Late Congressman John Lewis' Lasting Impact
“I get emotional just thinking about the fact that [John Lewis] in his last days still had advice, still had something to give to us.” — Yamiche Alcindor, Journalist, 2020 The Root 100 Honoree text Yamiche Alcindor holds the late civil rights titan John Lewis in high regard. That’s why the PBS NewsHour White House…
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Confronting A Legacy, and Creating Her Own: Meet The First Black Rhodes, Truman, and Udall Scholar
Like many 21 year olds, Wanjiku “Wawa” Gatheru is on Twitter. And on Nov. 24, 2019, one of the University of Connecticut senior environmental studies major’s tweets went viral. No, Wawa didn’t absolutely body the latest TikTok dance craze, nor did she create a top-trending hashtag. Instead, she tweeted out news that would earn her…
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Exclusive: Rep. Ayanna Pressley Reveals Beautiful Bald Head and Discusses Alopecia for the First Time
Ayanna Pressley loves playing with her hair. Before she became a Massachusetts Congresswoman (and a high-profile member of “The Squad”), Pressley would experiment with different hairstyles and textures, getting a weave and even cutting her own hair. Lately, she’s been experimenting with lace-front wigs. “One I call ‘FLOTUS’ because it feels very Michelle Obama to…
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Pose Stars Reflect on the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion
“Stonewall reminds us that it’s about the people” – Billy Porter text Despite what various companies try to tell (or sell) you during June, Pride month is about acknowledging and celebrating the legacy of the LGBTQIA+ community. Despite the current commercialization of Pride, all hope is not lost. In fact, in recent years, the black…
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The Ladies of SWV Will Have You 'Weak' With This Black-Ass Interview
There are three types of people in this world: Those who like flats Those who enjoy drums Those who don’t know we’re talking about chicken And one member of the Grammy-nominated group SWV fall into each of these categories. In the latest installment of “Black Ass Game Show,” the R&B legends share their preferences between…
