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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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.
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The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: I’ll Try It Your Way
Each Friday, we clap back at readers’ emails, DMs, tweets and messages. We do it because we care.
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Auntie Unfiltered Gets Advice for Success From Kandi Burruss
Kandi has managed to stay culturally relevant for multiple decades. She shares some of the wisdom she has gathered along the way with Auntie Unfiltered