Kendrick Lamar Called Drake a ‘Colonizer’ and Forced Black America to Face a Hard Truth
The beef forced Black America to look deeply in 2025 and ask hard questions about who gets to represent our culture on a global stage.
Professor: Why Have Black Women Stayed Silent About Diddy, Other Men For So Long?
The Diddy docuseries does more than expose Sean Combs’s misdeeds. It shows how Black women sometimes hurt themselves in their attempt to protect Black men.
What Blueface’s Tweet About Having Sex With His Mother Actually Says About Black Mothers…
OPINION: Blueface’s tweet about his mother sleeping with him is inelegant, but that doesn’t mean he’s wrong.
The New Owner Of The Root Asked A Question We All Must Answer: ‘What Is Your Assignment?’ Don’t Have An Answer? Here’s Some Help.
We all have an assignment. But finding it will not be the same for everyone.
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Despite the Rumors, Kamala Harris Wasn’t As Hard on Crime As You Think
Harris’ complicated prosecutorial past is up for debate again as she announces her Presidential candidacy.
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Biden, Don’t Sleep: Here’s Why When Black Folks Collectively Say ‘Oh, Sh*t!” It’s Time to Switch It Up
Politicians need to take an approach of listening to Black people to be ready so we don’t have to get ready.
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Is the Far-Right Victory in France a Sign of What’s to Come For Us Black Folks?
A wave of extremist party wins in Europe could reach America’s shores.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson, The Famed Black Astrophysicist, Responds To Terrence Howard’s Crazy ‘Math’ Theory
The “Empire” star has spent years trying to convince people that his “new math” is the correct math.
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Truth Be Told, Convictions Won’t Hurt Rich White Men Like Trump, Hunter Biden But Help Them
Black folks know that the criminal justice system is still rotten to the core and could get worse.
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White People, Don’t Call It A Comeback For Will Smith Because Black Folks Never Stopped Loving Him
The huge success of “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” proved that Smith is still a box office force, which we already knew.