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Mortal Kombat raised me.

There aren’t many people in hip-hop with an enduring legacy like Cliff “Method Man” Smith.

It’s Friday, so that means it’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier day, y’all! With the series reaching its halfway…

What does it take to be a Black dad, raising a Black child, in a world that sees Blackness as a threat?

Marsai Martin is in her bag.

When did you first learn that Black cowboys exist?

Is there a “selling out” Verzuz “the culture” in business?

Hey, true believers! The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is hitting TV screens on Disney+ today, and you don’t want to…

This upcoming weekend, Cynthia Erivo will be debuting her portrayal of the late Aretha Franklin in the upcoming…

If you’ve been following The Root, you’re probably familiar with our popular Black Ass Game, which we’ve hosted here…

When it comes to comedic royalty, Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall are the kings of the multi-performance. With an…

Jazz singer Billie Holiday was unequivocally a Civil Rights icon, but history doesn’t remember her as such.

Why do white people fear Black liberation?

Portraying the titular characters Malcolm & Marie, John David Washington and Zendaya are stripped down to the rawest…

This year has done a number on us all in various ways. The “spare time” we’ve been afforded during the lockdown has…

Are Black police officers—who, within the context of the United States and the United Kingdom, work in an inherently…

As a Guyanese actor who moved to the United Kingdom as a child, Letitia Wright had not heard the story of the…

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey is pure magic.

November is speeding along, which means it’s time to dive into those feel-good (and endearingly predictable)…

Larenz Tate is still so damn fine.