Uncensored: Alexandra Shipp Attempts to Clarify Those Colorism Comments for Glamour Magazine
Alexandra Shipp will not be censored. The 27-year-old actress was best known for her roles in the 2014 biopic, Aaliyah:…
College Basketball Coach Says Southwest Airlines Employee Asked Her to Prove That Her Biracial Son Was Hers
The airlines are back at it again, with Southwest being accused of demanding that a white mother prove that her infant…
The Mama Dilemma: Adoption, Racism and the Search for Answers
Eight years ago I got a Facebook message that said, “Do you remember me?” I was prepping for a staff meeting and…
Yes, You Can Go Home Again: Model Adwoa Aboah Brings Burberry to Ghana
My mother and I recently decided to do DNA kits together in honor of Mother’s Day. (Please don’t @ me with warnings…
A Friend of Mine Asked Me to Explain Some White Shit to Her and Now I’m Offended
All my life I had to fight. That’s not true, but you can’t say “all my life” and NOT add “I had to fight” if you’re…
I Got My AncestryDNA Results Back, and I’m About 40 Percent African. I’m Going to Wakanda!
I got my results back from AncestryDNA. About damn time, too. I was like a crackhead, checking my email every single…
10 Thoughts on Anna Holmes’ New York Times Op-Ed ‘Black With (Some) White Privilege’
Anna Holmes, the founder of Jezebel and editorial director at Topic.com, recently wrote an op-ed for the New York Times…
The Loving Generation Explores the Lives of Biracial Children Born After Mixed-Race Marriages Were Legalized
When you meet someone who identifies as biracial, what do you see? An imposter? A person in denial? A person who wants…
Beyond ‘Other’: Meghan Markle Recounted Her Feelings When She Heard Her Mom Called the N-Word in a 2015 Essay on Race
Like many, we here at The Root have been having somewhat heated (I don’t know who was typing in all caps) discussion…
You Got a Little Soul in You, I See
I am often asked about my name. “Nabil. It’s an Arabic name,” I’ll say. “It means noble, learned and generous,” which…
Watch: Color Complex: Questioning Beauty Standards as a Biracial Woman
Skin color both unites and divides us. Whether you live in India, East Africa or Japan, the color of your skin shapes…
Black Identity Isn’t the Only Thing Rachel Dolezal Stole
I remember, with painful clarity, the time I ached to be white. I mean that literally, by the way. I stuck a clothespin…
Kan. Woman Receives Racist Letter: 'This Neighborhood Does Not Need Any Blacks In It'
Nancy Wirths received an anonymous, racist letter Monday stating that black people were not welcome in her Wichita,…
Black Lotus Is a Woman’s Search for Racial Identity in a Racist World
"'Passing' describes the choice to identify as a member of another racial group rather than face social prejudice,”…
Taye Diggs Doesn't Want His Son To Be Black; Black People Don't Want Taye Diggs to Be Black Either
1. Taye Diggs believes you are an idiot. And yes, "you" encapsulates literally any and every person who happens to be…