Why Donny Hathaway’s ‘This Christmas’ Trumps Chris Brown’s Version
There’s only one answer when it comes to who has the superior version of “This Christmas.”
Why We Should Leave That Lie About Black Men Not Voting in 2025
Anyone who says Black men don’t vote is a lie and the truth ain’t in them.
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.
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We Need to Talk About the Values of the White Community
It’s time to have a conversation about the culture that increasingly rejects the value of education, civility and law and order
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An Open Letter From the Woke Mob to Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Rodgers is just the latest celebrity to accuse an invisible group of ‘canceling’ him—and now it’s time to respond.
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Black Ad Agencies Matter
So does Hyundai’s recent campaign targeting Black women
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The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Was It Something I Said?
Each Friday, we clap back at readers’ emails, DMs, tweets and messages. We do it because we care.
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18 Months After George Floyd’s Murder, Minneapolis to Vote on an Expanded Public Safety System
#YesOn2 provides a public health approach to public safety.
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In Defense of Cancel Culture…and Dave Chappelle
Dave Chappelle’s defiant defense of his Netflix special shows why cancel culture is actually a good thing.