New Report Shows Less Support for Black Nonprofits Since 2020 Racial Reckoning
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Infinite Possibilities: Black Love Matters in Christina Anderson's How to Catch Creation
It’s impossible to talk about award-winning playwright Christina Anderson’s How to Catch Creation without talking about love; specifically, black love. In its world premiere at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre on Monday, Anderson’s multigenerational drama introduced six black characters whose love stories span almost a half century and explore the myriad and unique ways in which we…
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Hampton University Put a Statue of Former President George H.W. Bush on Campus Because …?
For some odd reason (more on this later), the folks in positions of authority at Hampton University saw fit to erect a state of George H.W. Bush on the storied campus in Hampton, Va. Two things of note here: 1) George H.W. Bush did not go to Hampton; and 2) Hampton is an HBCU, or…
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Former NFL Running Back Clinton Portis Explains Why He Drank Hennessy Before Games, and He Kind of Makes Sense
Former NFL running back Clinton Portis—who also did interviews as his alter egos: Choo Choo, Dolemite Jenkins, Prime Minister Yah Mon, Bud Foxx, Electra, Southeast Jerome, Dr. I Don’t Know, Sheriff Gonna Getcha, Dollar Bill, Reverend Gonna Change, Kid Bro Sweets, Coach Janky Spanky, Inspector 2-2, and Mr. Angel Southeast Romie Rome—announced recently he took Hennessy…
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You Don't Have to Ask About My New Baby When You See Me (You Can If You Want To! But It's Fine If You Don't!)
It’s too early to make a definitive determination, but I think my 3-year-old daughter has transitioned out of her Boss Baby stage. She no longer asks to watch Boss Baby when she returns home from preschool, she no longer hurls non sequitur quotes from it at me while she’s in her car seat, and she…
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Exclusive: Clemson’s Black Players Refused to Accept Donald Trump’s Invitation to the McCookout
When Filet-O-Fish aficionado Donald Trump invited the Clemson Tigers to enjoy the White House’s first Presidential Value Meal, most of Clemson’s national championship football team members jumped at the opportunity to meet the original cheeseburger-swallowing clown. But The Root has learned that Clemson’s black players, some specifically citing racism and their disdain for Trump’s divisive…
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Dear Black Boy: You Can Fly Even If You Can’t Run, Shoot or Dribble, Says Martellus Bennett
More than two years out, many of us still can’t stomach the sickening shooting deaths of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling by police. That senseless carnage, caught on video for all to see, sent millions reeling and many into action. Some marched, some knelt, some prayed, wept and/or raged on social media. Some, like NFL…
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Kevin Durant Opens After-School Center in Maryland Hometown
When NBA Superstar Kevin Durant celebrated the opening of his new after-school program, the Durant Center, he would not refer to the funding that came from his own pocket as a “donation.” He wouldn’t even call it a gift or an act of charity. Instead, the basketball legend says he returned to his old neighborhood…
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Platano-Man Shows You How to Take Down Racists on Your Way to Work
At first blush, Juan Ayala probably looks like your regular-degular Dominican dude from Brooklyn. But the security guard and radio personality went viral last December after filming, confronting, and then performing a citizen’s arrest on “Subway Susan,” real name Anna Lushchinskaya, a white woman caught assaulting and launching racist slurs at fellow straphangers during their…
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Black Twitter Showers Naomi Osaka with Praise After Winning the Australian Open
Naomi Osaka is really fucking good at tennis. How good? This good. And in order to achieve her latest victory, Naomi Osaka tapped into her melanin magic and came from behind against Petra Kvitová in order to extend the match to a third set and claim her second consecutive Grand Slam. So guess who’s ranked…
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A 'Triggering' Conversation With Rapper Killer Mike
Rapper Killer Mike stopped by The Root to chat about his new Netflix series, Trigger Warning, and be warned, some of his viewpoints may trigger you. I know some of them triggered me. We sat down with him to chat about Big Boi performing at the Super Bowl, gun control, cancel culture and more. Judge…