7 Times Black Folks Almost Became U.S. President
White NYC College Professor Makes Racist Comments on Work Zoom When She Thought She Was on Mute
On the 100th Anniversary of Black History Month, We’ve Come So Far — Yet Still Have So Far to Go
A Peek Inside NBA Star Anthony Davis’ $40 Million Bel-Air Mansion
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The Evolution of Hip-Hop
Explore how hip-hop became the world’s greatest music genre.
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In Honor of Hip-Hop’s Birthday, The Root Staff Reveals Our First Hip-Hop Jams
Queen Latifah, T.I. and Mary J. Blige are some of the artists who jumpstarted our fascination with hip-hop.
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Henrietta Lacks’ Family Is Coming For More Companies that Used Her Cells Without Consent
With the help of high-profile attorney Ben Crump, Lacks’ family continues their fight for justice.
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Meet the Company Investing $300 Million in Diverse-Led Businesses
Around 1% of VC funding goes to Black founders in America*; one financial firm wants to change that.
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Much Like Biz Markie, Showtime’s All Up in the Biz Is Larger Than Life
The Sacha Jenkins-directed documentary proves once and for all that ‘Nobody Beats the Biz.’
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My Hip-Hop Story: Sway Calloway Felt Like a Superhero Living Through The Genre & Culture’s Early Years
The host of SiriusXM’s Sway in the Morning recalls hip-hop in the Bay Area, the early MCs and movies that shaped him in our Hip-Hop: ’73 Till Infinity series.
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Former WNBA Star Liz Cambage Denies Using Racial Slur In 2021, Says She Wants To Play for Nigeria
A physical and verbal exchange in 2021 led Cambage to withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics.
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Who Ever Thought That Hip-Hop Would Take It This Far?
From the backyard to the Billboard charts, join The Root in revisiting 50 years of hip-hop history.