Kendrick Lamar Called Drake a ‘Colonizer’ and Forced Black America to Face a Hard Truth
Professor: Why Have Black Women Stayed Silent About Diddy, Other Men For So Long?
What Blueface’s Tweet About Having Sex With His Mother Actually Says About Black Mothers…
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.
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Has the Pandemic Made us Lazy, or Is it Something Else?
The pandemic gave me the perfect excuse to stay inside, and I’m not ready for things to go back to normal
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Twitter is on Life Support: What Do Black People Lose If It Dies?
As a young Black woman in journalism, Twitter defined my story-telling. What happens if Elon Musk succeeds in killing it?
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Kehlani and Megan Thee Stallion Truly Deserve So Much Better
Why is it that when someone owns their sexuality in the public sphere, that our society treats them like public property?
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A Karen Found His Way Into My Voicemail. Here’s What Happened Next
There’s something about writing specifically for a Black audience that triggers entitled people.
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Brittney Griner Is the 1st Black Woman America Thought Was Important Enough To Rescue
It took 10 months, but the #FreeBG movement finally has its prize.
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Don’t Let Critics of Brittney Griner’s Release Ruin Our Joy for Her Return
Black people are allowed to be happy about the WNBA star’s release while also feeling sympathy for those who were left behind.
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Oh Brotha. Van Jones, Voice of The “Community,” is Back With Some Clarifications [UPDATE]
Van Jones said “we” as a Black community failed to call-out Kanye West for his nonsense. My question is, who is we?
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Nothing Kanye Does Is Important Anymore
Running for prez in ’24? Hanging with a disgraced former Internet star? It’s all kinda pathetic.