If you’re like me, and presumably millions of other folks across Los Estados Unidos, student loan debt is a monkey on…
I didn’t come here to praise Betsy DeVos.
The white kid spotted extolling the virtues of whiteness to fellow students in a recent viral video wants you to know he…
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hell-bent on having a Confederate statue on campus. Unfortunately…
Although the people who’ve come to be known as hoteps get a bad rap today, I have a measure of sympathy for them…
Of all the things ever held by white America and kept just out of reach from black hands and hearts, money has never…
Nayaa Martinique and her family took the eight-hour drive from Indianapolis to Atlanta so the college freshman could…
Years ago, The Root Editor-in-Chief Danielle Belton and I were having a conversation about America’s jacked-up…
Last night, the Yara Shahidi-led vehicle Grown-ish debuted. For those not in the know, it’s a spinoff from hit ABC show …
On Jan. 19, Netflix is going to set Twitter afire with the release of its original film Step Sisters. I remember when Dr…
Editor’s note: Once a month, the National Interest column will tackle broader questions about what the country should…
I regret not attending an HBCU.
I’m not going to lie and sugarcoat how I feel about parenting. When I describe it to friends who don’t have kids, my…
For some reason unbeknownst to many of us, historically black college Bethune-Cookman University in Florida has…
At the top of 2017, I brought in the New Year with a girlfriend and we wished for positivity and stability. Literally…
Yesterday, April 11th, was Spelman College’s Founder’s Day. On April 11th, 1881, the beginnings of what has become a…
Black-ish’s Yara Shahidi is about to embark on college life, and she has a lot to choose from. In an interview with…
You get a degree! Everybody gets a degree! New York just cleared the way to become the first state in the United States…
As Black folks continue to do awesome things, we will continue to highlight Black folks doing awesome things. Today is…
In the wake of harsh criticism from alumni and across social media, Talladega College President Billy C. Hawkins was at…
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