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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2023 Super Bowl Prediction: Mahomes vs. Hurts Could Be the Best QB Duel Ever
it’s hard to argue that two more decorated quarterbacks—of Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles fame—have dueled for a ring so early in their careers.
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Why Aren’t More Real Housewives of Potomac Fans Coming for Juan Dixon?
Robyn Dixon is getting raked over the coals for not disclosing her husband’s alleged affair on RHOP. Why isn’t he?
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This Black Mom Needed to Unpack New Research About the Way Moms and Dads Do Their Thing
A new parenting study from the Pew Research Center looks at some of the differences between mothers and fathers.
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Oscars 2023 Snubs: The Woman King Gets Shut Out Completely
Directors Ryan Coogler and Gina Prince-Byethwood were also noticeably absent.
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Rep. George Santos Allegedly Defrauded a Veteran’s Service Dog
It turns out George Santos may have pocketed thousands of dollars from a fundraiser to save a veteran’s dying service dog. Has he finally crossed a line?




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