White Olympic Figure Skater Praised For a Dangerous Backflip — That a Black Woman Was Penalized For Decades Ago
Before Ilia Malinin “made history” with a backflip, Surya Bonaly — a Black Olympic figure skater — risked everything performing the same move in 1998.
Kendrick Lamar Set the Super Bowl Halftime Show Bar, Bad Bunny Just Raised It
Kendrick Lamar and Bad Bunny created back-to-back halftime shows that centered Black and Brown people, not white comfort.
Professor: How Bad Bunny Became Famous By Gentrifying Black Music
OPINION: Go ahead and tweet about representation while the NFL sells you a sanitized remix of a Black sound. It’s heartwarming to watch Afro-Latinx pioneers get sidelined while Benito takes a victory lap on the track they paved.
Professor: Why Black People Should Skip The Super Bowl This Year
On the NFL’s biggest stage, Black labor is everywhere and Black leadership is nowhere.
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Yes, Kanye West Meant His Antisemitic Comments
On a recent podcast, Adidas CEO Bjorn Guden said that he doesn’t think Ye meant what he said about Jewish people last year.
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Critics Saying Kamala Harris Should Be Replaced As 2024 VP Pick Need To Have Several Seats
The attacks on the first Black woman vice president speak volumes.
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Resurfaced Video of The Blind Side Author Joking About Michael Oher’s College Grades Has Me Feeling a Type of Way
Also Watch The Root’s video with Oher …only five days before he filed the petition.
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The Only Person To Blame For Tory Lanez’s 10 Year Jail Sentence Is Tory Lanez
The rapper’s fate could have been different if he wasn’t worried about his ego.