african-american culture
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Listen up: A Brilliant Lesson on Women and Hip Hop
A new Audible Original celebrates the ladies who helped shape the culture.
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What Will the Next 50 Years of Hip-Hop Look Like?
As we celebrate its 50th anniversary, The Root spoke to Professor Maurice Johnson about the genre’s future.
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‘Sonic Boom’ or ‘Human Jukebox’? HBCU Bands
It’s time to settle the debate once and for all! JSU’s Sonic Boom or Southern’s Human Jukebox?
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More Than Music: The Questions Hip-Hop Trivia Is the Movement Hip-Hop Needs Now More Than Ever
With co-signs from Questlove, Bun B, and countless other rap luminaries, The Questions Hip-Hop Trivia has blossomed into a sanctuary for hip-hop culture.
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MC Sha-Rock Gives Us a Hip Hop History Lesson
The Root caught up with the first female MC to talk about the culture she helped create
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10 Classic Hip-Hop Records For Beginners
From Biggie to Wu-Tang, here are the most quintessential rap albums for new fans of the genre.
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Everything You Want to Know About The History of Juneteenth
The Root explains how this Texan-based celebration came to be our 12th federal holiday.
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Remains of San Diego Juneteenth Advocate Go Missing?!
The family of Sidney Cooper is suing the cemetery where he was thought to be buried more than two decades ago.
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Examples Of How Businesses Got Juneteenth Wrong
As soon as Juneteenth became a federal holiday, we knew that things would go left.
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If You Take One Lesson From Juneteenth, Let It Be This One
Political strategist Antjuan Seawright draws a parallel between Juneteenth 1865 and the fight for freedom today.