OK, It Might Be Time
to Forgive Chrisette Michele
I’ll preface this article with a full admission that I was never a diehard Chrisette Michele fan. Like many in the…
Tumblr Announced They’re Banning Adult Content, So ... Do We Still Need Tumblr?
In 2007, David Karp founded Tumblr and essentially introduced the term “microblog” to mainstream culture. Its intended…
Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthin' ta F' Wit? The Creators of Shaolin Jazz Disagree
To call the Wu-Tang Clan one of the most influential musical acts of all-time isn’t hyperbole. When they burst onto the…
Ailey, Ascending: Alvin Ailey’s Company Celebrates 60 Years of Dance with a New Work Honoring Its Founder
How do you celebrate six decades of groundbreaking dance? If you’re the legendary Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater,…
We're Being Too Hard on Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
Racism is so embedded in Southern culture that Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith truly believes that she’s not racist;…
Jemele Hill and ESPN Get It Over With: Report
Jemele Hill, a black woman who remained so while on television, had a rough go of it at ESPN in the fallout of calling…
Come Through, Comic-Con! How Celebs Turned Up for the World's Best Known Comic Convention
In case you didn’t get the memo, Comic-Con isn’t just for cosplay—or even just for comics. Celebs and fans of all types…
Joe Jackson, Controversial Patriarch of a Musical Dynasty, Has Died at 89
Joseph Walter Jackson, who aspired to be a musician himself, instead became the mastermind behind the most successful…
GQ Asks: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Yeezy?
“I’m not wearing the sneakers, I’m not wearing the clothes, I’m not listening to the music. I’m definitely taking a…
All Black People Are Victims of Police Brutality
Editor’s note: This week, The Root will examine the many facets of law enforcement and its effects on the black…
Unprotected, Underserved: The (False) Criminalization of Black America
Editor’s note: This week, The Root will examine the many facets of law enforcement and its effects on the black…
Sophia Chang Ain’t Nothing to Fuck Wit’
In The Art of Exchange, The Root explores the intersections where different identities and communities of color meet.…
The Oppression of White America
White people are oppressed.
#MusicSermon Feeds Your Soul With Music History and Sound Every Week
Music is indelibly tied to memory. You remember what song you heard right before you got your first kiss or when you…
I Reconnected to My Father, Only to Disconnect From Him Again
My father has never really been a major part of my life. Not having a father around was pretty much a normal thing…
Whiteness Is a Superpower
All superheroes are white. Superman is white. Spider-Man is white. Batman is white. Wonder Woman is white.
‘It Gets Better’: The Lie We Tell LGBTQ
Youths
Editor’s note: For Pride Month, The Root and Jezebel are teaming up once again for JezeRoot, with content by writers of…
School Board Member Blames Her Racist Facebook Posts on Michelle Obama, NFL Protesters
After being called out for a collection of racist social media posts echoing the sentiments of noted Twitter political…
Black Women Will Save Us, but Who Will Save Black Women?
During the Alabama special election between Roy Moore, a man with a history of predatory behavior toward teen girls,…
Slaves, Dinosaurs and White Jesus, Oh My! How Taxpayers Fund Crazy Christian Conservative Education
Slaves who accepted Jesus into their hearts were better off than the ones who held on to African religions. Black…