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Culture, Sports

Sick of Waiting for Jesus to Return? The Big3 Might Be the Next Best Thing

Well, hello there. My name is Jay Connor. I hate mumble rap, am obsessed with Earth, Wind and Fire—did y’all catch that Verzuz?!—and appreciate the finer things in life…like the Big3. For the uninformed, Big3 is a 3-on-3 basketball league that was founded by Ice Cube and entertainment exec Jeff Kwatinetz in 2017. Yes, there…

By

Jay Connor

Published

April 14, 2021
Clapback/Mailbag, News, Opinion

The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Caucasian Race Theory

Like most people, I have a special alert for when I receive emails from important people. And, of course, The Root’s Editor-in-Chief Danielle Belton is on the email VIP list. Sometimes, it’s something important like when Crown Royal announces a new flavor or a video of a white woman calling the police on a Black…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

April 2, 2021
Beauty + Style

Nike Won Its Motion Against Lil Nas X's 'Satan Shoes.' They Can Thank Trump [Updated]

The saga of Nike and Lil Nas X’s “Satan Shoes” continued on Thursday, with Nike scoring a legal win against streetwear firebrand MSCHF. Three days after Nike filed suit over the brand’s collaboration with the rapper—a customized Nike Air Max 97 featuring a pentagram pendant, reference to a Bible verse about Satan’s fall from Heaven,…

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

April 2, 2021
News, Race Matters

'Jesus Never Condemned Slavery': Florida Board to Rename Robert E. Lee High School. White People Object by Being Racist AF

For nearly a year now, a community in Duval County of Jacksonville, Fla., has been in the midst of a controversy that is all over one thing as far as I can tell: White people love their slavery symbols. Thursday marked the final debate in a series of debates over the renaming of Robert E.…

By

Zack Linly

Published

March 27, 2021
Clapback/Mailbag, News, Opinion

The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Maybe Whiteness Is Not a Pandemic

Last week, a white man did white man things, which caused a lot of pain and heartache. Some people call Robert Aaron Long a “spree shooter,” while others call him a “mass murderer.” Because he went from location to location to kill people, he may technically be a serial killer or a hate criminal —…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

March 26, 2021
News, Race Matters

Hundreds of Cases Under Review After Retired LAPD Detective Calls Black Man N-Word and 'Monkey' After Car Crash

In today’s episode of White People Gon’ Learn Ta’ Day, a retired Los Angeles police detective got himself caught on camera last week being racist AF toward a Black man after the two got into a minor car accident in Santa Clarita, Calif. Now, hundreds of old cases that the former homicide detective was involved…

By

Zack Linly

Published

March 20, 2021
Clapback/Mailbag, News, Opinion

The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Best Mailbag Ever

The Clapback Mailbag is over. We’ll continue to respond to emails, DMs, tweets and comments every Friday but, to be honest, there’ll never be another mailbag as good as this week’s collection of well-moisturized whiteness. This one is filled with 40 percent more whiteness. This one is the fulfillment of all our clapback dreams. This…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

March 12, 2021
Politics

Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan Wants to Have a Hearing on ‘Cancel Culture,’ Because Jim Jordan Is a Goddamn Idiot

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is the congressman who refuses to wear a blazer. As such he’s earned the moniker “Jacketless Jim Jordan.” Jim Jordan is also the former assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State accused of aiding in a coverup of sexual assaults by team doctor Dr. Richard Strauss, who reportedly abused team members from…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

March 2, 2021
Politics

The Furious Fight for Alabama’s Senate Seat Is Crazier and More Racist Than Ever

In Alabama’s 2018 special elections, black women saved their state from sending an alleged teenage dating connoisseur to the U.S Senate. Instead, Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) won the empty seat vacated by former MAGA Attorney General Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III, whose voting record is just as racist as his name. This time won’t be that…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

February 24, 2020
Entertainment

Jesus and Jollof Podcast: Pepper Soup for the Soul

When Jesus says yes, nobody in their right mind can say no. So when a 33-year-old luxurious, well-moisturized bearded Christ spoke, Yvonne Orji and Luvvie Ajayi had no choice but to listen; and thus the Jesus and Jollof podcast was born. “I mean, you can ignore Jesus if you want. Tell me how that goes…

By

Corey Townsend

Published

April 13, 2019