Zendaya’s Character in ‘The Drama’ Was Bad, But We Need to Talk About the Real Villain
DaBaby Goes Off on Fan for Painting His Kids, His Reaction Has The Internet Divided
Everything You Need To Know About Fredi Washington, The Black Hollywood Star Who Refused To Pass As White
Terry Crews’ Wife Reveals Shocking Health Diagnosis
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Swizz Beatz and Timbaland Assures Us the Triller Acquisition Ain't Changing a Thing When It Comes to 'the Culture' of Verzuz
Is there a “selling out” Verzuz “the culture” in business? In anticipation of the upcoming 52nd NAACP Image Awards, The Root sat down with Verzuz co-founders (and now NAACP Image Award winners) Swizz Beatz and Timbaland to talk about the event’s recent acquisition by Triller Network. When anything fully Black-owned goes mainstream, the community has…
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'She's a Kiki and a Good Time': The Root Presents: It's Lit! Studies the Book of Bevelations With Bevy Smith
When’s the last time you had a good kiki? With our social lives deeply lacking during quarantine, many of us have turned our focus inward—which proved the perfect time to indulge in some Bevelations with radio host, veteran strategist, media personality, and guaranteed good time, Bevy Smith. As Smith, a close friend of The Root’s…
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The Day Sports Stood Still Proves Athletes Reserve the Right to Be Human, Too
For as far back as I can remember, I’ve always had a symbiotic relationship with sports. Whether it was throwing the football around in my neighbor’s backyard as a child, or getting clowned at basketball tryouts as an 8th grader because my sneakers had holes in them, or my father chasing me around the house…
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Have a Quick Adventure in This Week’s Good-Ass Games at Good-Ass Prices
What up folks! It’s that time of the week where I scour the virtual marketplaces in order to find you some fun that won’t break the bank. It’s a varied list this week, with some games you can beat over a weekend, and some others that’ll keep you occupied for a minute. So with that…
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Dear Montero, Lil Nas X Has Called Your Name With Love
Call Lil Nas X by his name. On Thursday night, the 21-year-old artist born Montero Lamar Hill debuted his new single and accompanying music video, “Montero (Call Me By Your Name).” “We hide the parts of ourselves we don’t want the world to see. We lock them away. We tell them ‘no.’ We banish them.…
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This Week’s Virtual Events Are a 'Cascade' of Brown Sounds and Learning How to Catch Creation
Well, well, well. It seems we’ve come to yet another end of the virtual events road—at least where the month of March is concerned. As expected, this Women’s History Month/Black HerStory Month has been nothing short amazing, though it definitely brought its fair share of eye-worthy news stories over the last four weeks. But we’re…
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Can We All Agree That SWV's 'You're The One' Is a First Ballot Hall of Fame Cheat Jam?
Ever since the SWV versus Xscape Verzuz was announced, my soul has been awash with joy and good tidings and cheer. I love SWV. I’m an SWV-stan. An SWV-apologist. I’m an SWV-superfan. I love Coko’s singing and will fight with anybody about her place in the pantheon of R&B singers. She’s in my top 10…
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PBS' The Blinding of Isaac Woodard Exclusive Clip: How Black Soldiers Faced Fascism in WWII and America
PBS has an upcoming film spotlighting a bit of Black American history that may not be well-known. Produced and directed by Jamila Ephron and executive produced by Cameo George, The Blinding of Isaac Woodard tells the story of Sgt. Isaac Woodard. More historical info on Woodard via the official press release sent to The Root:…
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In Addition to Telling You How to Get to Sesame Street, These New Black Muppets Will Teach the ABCs of Race
You know how adults have taken on the phrasing “explain it to me like I’m five,” especially in situations surrounding complicated matters that often involve debate on social media platforms? Well, that phrase is quite relevant as we discuss challenging matters that also affect children. When it comes to conversations around race, sexuality, gender identity…