Mar 1 2019SaveAmerica's Blackest City3/1/19America's Blackest City3/1/19Where Is America's Blackest City?The Root Staff90SaveHow do you define the blackness of a city? For Black History Month, we challenged writers to explain why they think…
Feb 27 2019SaveAmerica's Blackest City2/27/19America's Blackest City2/27/19For Us, By Us: Newark’s Blackness Doing It for the Culture, the Politics, the PeopleAngela Helm12SaveNewark is so black that during the Great Migration, folks thought it was “New York,” got off the train, and stayed. T…
Feb 22 2019SaveAmerica's Blackest City2/22/19America's Blackest City2/22/19A (Very Short) Case for Why Pittsburgh Is the Blackest City in AmericaDamon Young38SaveI’m not going to cite the Homestead Grays or the history of the Hill District. Nor will I The Pittsburgh Courier,…
Feb 19 2019SaveAmerica's Blackest City2/19/19America's Blackest City2/19/19Atlanta Is the Real WakandaMichael Harriot98SaveEveryone believes in heaven.
Feb 11 2019SaveAmerica's Blackest City2/11/19America's Blackest City2/11/19'Kill Moe, Y'all Bammas Trippin': DC Is the Blackest City In AmericaStephen A. Crockett Jr.19SaveAs the story goes, around 1975, God was having a conversation with a few of his apostles about the blackest city in…
Feb 8 2019SaveAmerica's Blackest City2/8/19America's Blackest City2/8/19There's No Place Blacker Than Birmingham, Ala., and If You Disagree...Fight ThemMichael Harriot44SaveLook at those beautiful faces. Those are the children who lived in Birmingham, Ala., in 1963. Because this picture…
Feb 7 2019SaveAmerica's Blackest City2/7/19America's Blackest City2/7/19Harlem’s Blackness Is Triumphant. When It Comes to Blackest City, There Is No CompetitionAngela Helm37SaveThere are very few words synonymous with blackness. “Harlem” fits that bill. Harlem is a place, yes, but it is also…