For hoop heads, March 11 is a day that will live on in infamy.
Fun fact: we highly considered naming this week’s episode of The Root Presents: It’s Lit! “All I Want for Christmas…
Throughout the course of his decades-long career, Pharrell Williams has prided himself on breaking boundaries and…
Remember zines? Okay, maybe we’re dating ourselves, but younger versions of The Root’s Editor-in-Chief Danielle…
Back in February, you might’ve heard about an ashy-ass rapper named Boosie Badazz who said some goofy-ass shit about…
Jason Reynolds famously didn’t read a novel cover-to-cover until he was nearly 18. At 36, he is one of the…
When we grow up, we want to be like Marley Dias. At 15, the founder of #1000BlackGirlBooks—which she launched in…
If there’s one thing you can expect from Spotify’s Jemele Hill Is Unbothered, it’s a good-ass interview. Since its…
You might not be familiar with the name Shelia Eldridge, but you should be.
When The Root first spoke to George M. Johnson (one of our longtime contributors) just ahead of the release of their…
It’s a tumultuous time for our country.
Buying Black may be more on-trend than ever, but how do we celebrate and sustain Black businesses to ensure they’re…
For many child stars, their transition into adulthood is rife with financial struggles, diminishing roles and a…
Simply put, Darnell Moore was born to do the work.
“There is no Black Freedom Project if you don’t care about Black women.” If there’s one belief upon which “crunk…
Of the many, many things we have been missing in recent months, the intimate yet communal aspect of the dinner party…
On the latest episode of the podcast All the Smoke, hosted by former NBA stars Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson,…
Autumn has only just begun, but 2020 has already been a study in contrasts: Some of us have taken to the streets,…
Following Joe Budden’s ugly breakup with Spotify, the streets wanna know what the rapper-turned-culture commentator…
When the name of the game is nostalgia, there’s a delicate balance between reverence and levity.