Quiz: How Hotep Were You In College?
Although the people who’ve come to be known as hoteps get a bad rap today, I have a measure of sympathy for them…
Killmonger Was Wrong, and Y’all Know It
Editor’s note: This story contains spoilers for the film Black Panther.
Watch: Ever Wonder What Was in a Hotep Starter Kit?
The word “Hotep” has gained a lot of traction online in recent years. By definition, Hotep means peace—like a greeting. …
This Conversation With Erykah Badu Will Make You Wonder if She Dabbles in Hotepery
“I don’t care if the whole group says something; I’m going to be honest. I know I don’t have the most popular opinion…
The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: The Last Hotep
If you enjoy our weekly roundup of emails, tweets, direct messages, comments and that one voicemail we did months ago,…
Never Go Full Hotep: Indiana Nurse Posts Racist Rant, Loses Job
An Indiana nurse was on some advanced-level Hotepery when she reportedly tweeted, “Every white woman raises a detriment…
B.o.B.’s Apparent Belief That Slave Ships Never Existed May Be the Most Hotep Conspiracy Theory of All Time
Flat-earther B.o.B constantly proves my belief that a person can be a genius in one field and totally clueless in…
10 Easy Costumes for Black People Who Aren’t Really Into Halloween Like That but Still Want to Have Fun
Requirements: A “full beard with no mustache” mask. Patchouli-marinated dashiki over some joggers and Polo boots. A…
Why You're Trash-Ass Trash If You Use Negro Bed Wench As An Insult, Explained
What is a Negro Bed Wench?
I Will Literally Give Someone Actual Money To Attend Dr. Umar Johnson's Hotepalooza In Brooklyn And Report On It
You might remember geographically incorrect Africa medallion soaked in Thunderbird with sentience Dr. Umar Johnson from…
Tyrese Very Obviously Needs A Hobby, So Let's Find Tyrese A Hobby!
Empty Stacey Adams shoebox lined with Baby Boy DVDs and back-ordered bigen with sentience Tyrese Gibson is very…
Confession: I Went On 2.5 Dates With A Hotep And Lived To Tell The Tale
Before Facebook memes about women making a plate for their man and Dr. Umar Johnson took the interwebs by storm, I was…
You Called Out The Root, Umar Johnson, and You Played Yourself; Here’s Why
Umar Johnson, aka the Prince of Pan-Africanism, has said our name. In his last posting from a hotel room somewhere in…
Dr. Umar Johnson And The Hotep Civil War, Explained
Ok, so I've seen you reference "Hoteps" before — with quizzes, video content, and even the way you conjugate certain…
Stop Pitting Tyler Perry's Boo! A Madea Halloween Against The Birth of a Nation
If one ever wants to know what the slower side of intelligentsia is thinking or, in this case, not really thinking, in…
The Half-Woke CliffsNotes to Homophobia and Misogyny
I never used CliffsNotes.
Are We Misappropriating the Term ‘Hotep’?
“Hotep” has taken on new meaning as social media escalates the evolution of words. Language is fluid, and with cultural…
Black Movies That Aren't Nearly As Good (Or Even As Black) As We Pretend They Are
Every fall Hollywood releases the important films—that is, the movies they think will garner Oscar attention. There…