Everything to Know About Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat on His 65th Birthday
Navy SEALs Who Harassed Black Teammate With Racist ‘Slave’ and ‘Monkey’ Memes Finally ‘Disciplined’
Michelle Obama On How That Famous 2008 New Yorker ‘Fist Bump’ Magazine Cover Changed Everything
Atlanta Nightlife Insiders Respond to 21 Savage’s Claim That the City’s Club Scene ‘Grooms’ Children
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She’s Mother! Michelle Obama and Other Black Godmothers To the Culture
Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey and Maya Angelou and more have been the surrogate moms for us all.
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Dwyane Wade Spills The Tea on His Favorite Player Performances in the 2023 NBA Playoffs
The NBA Hall of Famer spoke with The Root about the NBA Playoffs and current players in the league.
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TikTok’s Fave (crying-laughing Boy) Meme Has the Most Adorable Backstory
Albert Ofosu Nketia had the world cracking up as he went from tears to hysterical laughter in a video that’s been circulating TikTok.
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A Year After The Buffalo Shooting, A Cheerleading Team Still Struggles with The Aftermath
NPR’s Buffalo Extreme follows an all-Black cheerleading team who practiced just three blocks away from the Tops Supermarket.
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In Conversation with Jacqueline B. Arnold, Moulin Rouge! The Musical’s Longest-Running Lady M
In her role as La Chocolat, this triple threat is representing for the queer, Black girls of size, and so much more.
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These Young Black People Are Real Geniuses
Graduation time honors the brightest, but these young people have been brilliant since birth.
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Aside from Bam Adebayo, Here Are Other NBA Stars Who Really Love Their Moms
Bam Adebayo just showed us mom is priority. As the playoffs continue, let’s celebrate the dedicated moms of NBA stars like LeBron James and Stephen Curry, etc .