I flew to New York City last Thursday for The Root 100 gala and left yesterday evening after a marketing meeting at…
Perpetually single lover of all women, Michael B. Jordan, has been busy as of late.
When I was a kid, I didn’t live close enough to a comic book shop to get there on my bike. My parents would have to…
In yet another headline ripped from my living room floor after most workdays, rap legend, reggae interloper and ganjapre…
For filmmaker Yoruba Richen, the germ for Crooked Lines, a documentary about the fight against racial gerrymandering in…
When Dael Orlandersmith said she wanted to write a play about a Danish white woman who loved Billie Holiday, people…
Who doesn’t love Halloween? Okay, plenty of people—including The Root’s beloved editor-in-chief, Danielle Belton (she…
SpelHouse Homecoming, the joint celebration between Spelman College and Morehouse College, happened this past weekend…
I’m not a fan of haunted houses. Hell, I’m not even really a fan of scary movies. It’s not that I scare easy; it’s just…
A community in the aftermath of unrest. The painful legacy of abuse, as experienced by black boys and men. The…
Similar to its predecessor “PC culture,” which is used to bemoan the mythical tyranny of political correctness, “cancel…
I’m a pretty open-minded chap. I’m not a foodie but will try almost anything. I even listen to country music. That…
Every so often, those of us of a certain age at The Root will mention Right On! magazine—and inevitably, someone much…
Before we get going here, I’d like to be very, very clear: I’m in no way clowning Lil’Jordan Humphrey by calling his…
Every time we hear the name Christopher Columbus, we can’t help but wonder: “What will be stolen next.”
It’s no secret that I live in Washington, D.C. While I’ve had a love-hate relationship with this city for various…
As a black creative living and working in Los Angeles, the search to find spaces that both accommodate my lifestyle and…
Much has (deservedly) been made of Tyler Mitchell, the 23-year-old photographer seemingly whisked from obscurity after…
For Latinx Heritage Month, The Root is highlighting black Latinx who’ve made history. “Mi Gente Afrodescendiente” (My…
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