Judge of Characters: Confronting Racism Does Not Make You Racist
The Root is a platform that unapologetically confronts racism. But it seems that the racists we call out often attempt…
Soledad O'Brien Wants Journalists to Stop Playing Games and Call a Racist a Racist
There’s a lot of people out here, namely, journalists who refuse to call out Donald Trump as a racist. One seasoned…
Is Watermelon Racist or Nah?
Did you know the watermelon is from Africa? Or that it’s actually a berry? And that they’re delicious AF? Yet given its…
Danielle Brooks Shines Bright as Her Character Faces Darkness in Season 6 of Orange is the New Black
Orange is the New Black took Netflix by storm. The chronicle of a white woman’s prison sentence gave us glimpses into…
Judge of Characters: Stand Your Ground Only Works for White People
Florida’s Stand Your Ground law faced heavy scrutiny back in 2012 when George Zimmerman, a white-passing neighborhood…
Judge of Characters: Does Justice Have a Shelf Life?
Here’s the thing about justice: it’s rare that people of color ever get to see it in action because it usually doesn’t…
Judge of Characters: Meet the Racist Caucasian Crusaders
With the latest, disgusting trend of white people unnecessarily calling the cops on people of color, it’s obvious that w…
Judge of Characters: Wypipo, Stop Killing Everything Fun
Wypipo have an inane ability to zero in on things that were once cool or hot (depending on who you ask) and make them…
Judge of Characters: We Gotta Be Civil to These Supremacists for What?
Why is it an issue of civility when Auntie Maxine Waters says this to a crowd of people:
Ericka and Ebony: ‘Our Love Is Not Complicit in White Systems’
“I feel like people don’t hate our love. They hate who we are. I think the world hates black people,” Ericka Hart said.
Judge of Characters: Why Is America Like This?
By now, your feed has been flooded with disturbing images of immigrant children being separated from their parents. The…
Alfre Woodard Is a Diabolical Villain Who Oozes Sex Appeal in Season 2 of Luke Cage
Luke Cage is coming back to us for a second season, and this time, shit gets real! There are new characters, like…
Dear White People Cast Members Play a Frustrating Game of Jesse Williams’ ‘Blebrity’
Have you watched season 2 of Dear White People yet? If you haven’t, what are you waiting for? This season digs deeper…
The Pop Up: Once You Hear the Voice of Roc Nation’s Darling, Victory Boyd, You’ll Realize Why Jay-Z Loves Her
Victory Boyd is Roc Nation’s newest darling. She’s a young black queen from New Jersey by way of Detroit. In fact,…
Oprah Admits to Crying Over Lost Love, Shares What TV Is Missing About Black Love and More at the Premiere of Love Is ___
OWN set up a pink carpet, as opposed to red, for the premiere of the network’s newest show, Love Is ___, on Monday.…
Judge of Characters: Your President Is Clueless
This week, the orange crayon of a human being proved that he’s just as clueless as we all thought he was. Donald…
Judge of Characters: Stop Wypipo 2018
Let’s all collectively take our minds off the very racist and problematic wart on America’s flabby white ass, Roseanne…
Judge of Characters: Wypipo Want Everything We Have, Even Our Oppression
Why are we still talking about who can and cannot say the n-word? White people, please hear me out. There will never be…
Cast of Queen Sugar Gets Real About Interracial Dating. Guess Who Was Told, ‘Don’t Bring the Oppressor Home’
It’s the hot-button topic right now: interracial dating and love. Donald Glover faced criticism around the topic after…
Judge of Characters: Hello, 911? It’s Me, White America
What in the world happened this week? It seemed like racism was determined to show its casual and ugly face all over…