There’s something so refreshing about entertainment that tackles larger issues within the black community. Getting to…
On a very rare Easter Sunday-April Fools’ Day hybrid, John Legend (Jesus), Brandon Dixon (Judas), Sara Bareilles (Mary…
You don’t have to wonder where Nikki Giovanni is on a Saturday night. The iconic poet, who just released her latest…
Mary Jane Paul has always been a mess, but her many, many faults are what made Being Mary Jane such an interesting…
You can apologize now. Many of you thought I was reaching a bit when we first started this series, but as each episode…
In the late 1970s, James Baldwin began working on an idea for a book that would tell the story of America through the…
Nostalgia is a funny thing in the movies. When it's done right, movies whisk us back to some bygone romanticized era…
President Barack Obama has ordered a full investigation into the 2016 election process and alleged hacking by the…
In theory, Mariah Carey, reality star, sounds nothing short of must-see television.
Eight weeks ago, The Root published an article I wrote, titled, “Is Insecure Preying on Black Women’s Insecurities?” It…
In 1997, when my college roommate and I left the premiere of Love Jones, we headed to the nearest drugstore to find a…
Two weeks before the murder, the Keating Five on How to Get Away With Murder show us that some things can never be…
Hit them and they’ll hit you back, literally and figuratively. Through pimp slaps, suspensions and black eyes, this was…
Editor's note: This review contains spoilers.
The Keating Five are back with the top mean girl herself, professor Annalise Keating (played by Viola Davis) in the ABC…
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