After the death of Erica Garner, the 27-year-old daughter of police-brutality victim Eric Garner, many people who…
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Last week on Twitter, I saw a tweet from a young lady bragging about how she had the Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and…
As we embark upon a new year, instead of looking back at the dumpster fire that was 2017, The Root has decided to…
New year, new me. People make fun of that saying, but if you think about it, it is a mood, a message and a…
My friends and I constantly talk about how we want a bunch of black movies across the spectrum, from romance to…
Since leaving the air 20 years ago today, Jan. 1, Living Single continues to resonate in the hearts of loyal fans.…
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What happens when you lose the person you care about the most? How do you deal with that grief? How does it express…
With everything—and everyone—we lost in this past year, there were some big wins. Black women showed up and showed…
We laid many of our beloved black icons, role models and pioneers to rest in 2017. From legends such as Chuck Berry,…
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As the year comes to a close, The Root takes a look back at those who took an L. We aren’t talking the kind of loss…
Sunday night will be the last Sunday night of 2017. For some, it will be the last night they can stay up as late as…
The Hoteps are hilarious. We should all make fun of them. I still find it hard to believe that people actually cape…
It seems like only yesterday that we began highlighting the emails, tweets, comments and messages from our readers.…
A reader wants to know if and how the black and white branches of his family connected during slavery.
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I don’t have to tell you how supremely tough 2017 was to deal with. Like, I’m sure we all could go on and on about…
Each year, there are new essays or snide conversations about how black people don’t celebrate Kwanzaa. But I’m here…
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Raise your hand if you have ever sexted before. Raise it again if those sexts included a picture of you in some…
If you have paid any attention to non-Donald Trump-related news, you probably already know that bitcoin is the…