March Madness Is Full of Black Athletes. But Where Are The HBCUs?
Black players got the spotlight. Black schools lost the stage.
Why Michael B. Jordan Just Claimed The Oscar Crown Jonathan Majors Let Slip Away
Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors once stood at the exact same place in Black Hollywood. One played the long game. The other played himself.
Jasmine Crockett Just Reminded Us What Black Women’s Leadership Looks Like
Jasmine Crockett’s Senate campaign reminds us that real political change is never built in a single race.
Professor: Why Black Men Are Upset By Black Boys Wearing Bonnets
Black boys are not trying to look feminine. They are just taking care of the hair they actually have.
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Surprising No One, Senate Republicans Have No Midterm Agenda. Democratic Party, Let’s Talk.
Ahead of the 2022 midterms, Senate Republicans plan to watch the Democratic party trip over itself. Let’s talk strategy.
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No He Didn’t! NYC Mayor Eric Adams Is Calling People, “Low Skilled Workers.”
With an urge to get workers back in person, NY mayor Eric Adams uses a bad choice of words to describe who it would help.
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Michael Harriot Ruins Everything
It’s been a wild ride. Stephen A. Crockett Jr. is leaving The Root—and Michael Harriot even wrote a better goodbye letter.
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Should Kamala Harris feel ‘Underused’ as Vice President? No.
Vice President Kamala Harris says she knows the assignment and that she and President Biden are ‘getting things done.’
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8 Kinds of Karens
Despite the trend to label every entitled white woman as a Karen, research indicates these privileged princesses fall into a much wider range of categories.







