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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Watch: Rise of a Black Panther Comic Book Writer
Evan Narcisse is the writer of the hit comic series Rise of the Black Panther. It tells the early story of Black Panther, aka T’Challa, becoming King of Wakanda. The i09 senior writer and self-proclaimed “Haitian Sensation” sat with The Root to discuss going from comic critic to breakthrough comic writer, working with Ta-Nehisi Coates…
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Offensive Dreamers Cartoon ‘a Mistake,’ Editor Says
Closer Scrutiny Pledged After Widespread Criticism ‘Darker, Gayer, Different’ Too Much Even for Fox Reuters Moves Bombshell by Jailed Reporters Ethiopia Says It Will Free Press Freedom Hero — If Quincy Jones’ ‘Outrageous’ Conversation Goes Viral Judge Dismisses Discrimination Case Against CNN White Pittsburgh Anchor Settles Bias Suit Michael Smith Says Changes Muted ‘SportsCenter’ Blacks…
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Watch: The Cast of Black Panther Creates a National Anthem for Wakanda
The nation of Wakanda is one faraway land that we all increasingly wish were real. From the Diasporic deliciousness of the tribes to the women who own their warrior ways and the all-out blackness that saturates the land, Wakanda is and always will be goals. Full Disclosure: Disney spent all the coins to invite The…
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Watch: Jordan Peele Loves How Black People Watch Horror at the Movie Theater
Jordan Peele’s Get Out took home major awards at this year’s African-American Film Critics Association Awards, winning best director, best picture, best actor (a nod to Daniel Kaluuya, who played the main character, Chris) and best screenplay. During his acceptance speech, Peele had jokes about the way black people watch horror movies in the theater.…
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Judge of Characters: The Whitewashing of Black History
This week, white people took their boldness to another level and delivered us a white version of what was said to be the true Queen Nefertiti. Expedition Unknown’s Josh Gates showed up to the Today show to share a bust he worked on with Egyptologist Aidan Dodson. And that’s exactly where things got awkward, you…
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Sources, Documents Produce a Shocking Story About Dennis Edwards
Time on Music Beat Led Writers to Abuse Charges Writer Says Sports ‘Rioting’ Brings Races Together Media Come Prepared for Black History Month Don Carson Dies, Diversity Leader at U. of Arizona Anticipation Builds for ‘Black Panther’ Movie Actresses of Color Say Gatekeeper Preyed on Them L.A. Times Sold to Asian American Billionaire A ‘First’…
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#RelationshipGoals and the Unrealistic Expectation of Picture-Perfectness
When you consider being in a relationship with someone and you think of the expectations you have for that relationship, what do you base them on? Do you look to other couples whom you admire for inspiration or are your expectations grounded in what you know about your potential partner? On any given day, you…
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Watch: As Flint, Mich., Literacy Rates Plummet, Is Poisoned Water to Blame?
New data shows that less than 11 percent of Flint, Mich., children are proficient in reading. According to the Michigan Department of Education, reading rates have significantly dropped since the start of the Flint water crisis in 2014, from 41.6 percent to 10.7 percent. Could the lead-contaminated water be to blame? Watch above.
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Watch: Rashida Jones Says #MeToo and Time’s Up Must Be Inclusive
In a panel discussion moderated by Ava DuVernay at the Makers Conference on Monday, women in Hollywood discussed the #MeToo movement and Time’s Up initiative. The panel consisted of women in the film and TV industries and the Time’s Up initiative: director Melina Matsoukas, attorney Nina Shaw, writer and comedian Jill Soloway, agent Maha Dakhil,…
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Who Gets the Friends in the Breakup?
Recently, a couple I have known for a long time split up—much to the surprise and disappointment of everyone around them. They were the kind of couple that threw amazing dinner and cocktail parties, who were the picture of love and affection everywhere they went, and generally made you feel good whenever you were around…