The Root Packs the House for Very Smart Brothas' and The Glow Up's Boss Moves Event in Washington, D.C.
Do people still call Washington, D.C., Chocolate City? I’m asking for a friend and also because my people, my people,…
Black Bosses Making Moves with VSB and The Glow Up!
On Thursday evening, The Root, Very Smart Brothas and The Glow Up joined forces for a panel in Washington, D.C. The…
The Root, Very Smart Brothas and The Glow Up Went to Los Angeles to Get All Urban by Nature
For the first time ever, The Root teamed up with Very Smart Brothas and The Glow Up for a panel event all about black…
Watch: Kwanzaa Is Like Christmas, Just 7 Times Blacker
This video originally appeared on Dec. 19, 2017.
Media Portray an Unpresidential President
- Poll Agrees Trump Was Weak on Charlottesville
Mike Pence Would Not Be Worse Than Trump Because No One, God Included, Gives a Shit About Mike Pence
It’s been a relatively slow week for rapey vat of curdled Cheez Whiz Donald Trump and his cadre of paint thinner-dipped…
10 Things to Help Black Students Prepare for Life at a PWI
I regret not attending an HBCU.
In Insecure, Where Are the Condoms?
For the past two weeks, I’ve been recapping the latest episodes of Insecure. This week I’m going to do a little of…
Of All the Reasons to Boycott the Trash-Ass NFL, Colin Kaepernick Not Getting Signed Is Waaay Down the List
In the time since I began writing this, Jay Cutler could’ve broken his right ring finger after punching a bag of Hot…
Hey, Y’all! We’re Over Here on The Root Now!Â
Hey, young world! Welcome to our new digs. You already knew that we were moving to a deluxe apartment in the sky. We…
The Levels of Wrong in Lawrence Attending Tasha’s Family Cookout, Ranked From Least to Most Wrong
Makes the list because I’ve never seen that before. And I’m 92 percent certain that shit has never happened before. But…
I’m a Grown-Ass Man and I’m Scared to Death of NYC Subways, and I Don’t Give a Shit How You Feel About That
It wasn’t until my fifth or sixth time in New York City as an adult that I realized why it always felt 10 degrees…
10 Reasons You Absolutely Should Be Watching Queen Sugar Right Now (and When It Comes Back)
Queen Sugar, the Ava DuVernay-helmed television show on Auntie O’s OWN and based on the book by Natalie Baszile, is…
Procter & Gamble Release an Ad About ‘the Talk,’ and White People Respond With the Wettest, Saltiest, Stupidest White Tears Ever
The talk is literally a talk many black parents have with their children to inform them of the dangers of “existing…
Why We Joined Gizmodo Media Group (GMG), Explained
WAIT WHAT!!!! WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN???
The Root Is Gaining 2 Very Smart Brothas
True story: I’ve known the founders of VSB, aka the blog Very Smart Brothas, for a minute. They are my friends, fellow…
21 Times in Get Out When Chris Should Have Gotten the Hell Out
Although Jordan Peele’s brilliant (and now record-breaking) Get Out inverts classic horror tropes and societal…
Watch: A ‘Very Smart Brotha’ Breaks Down Darth Becky and Being the Blackest Thing on the Internet Since Marvin Gaye’s ‘Thigh Meats’
The Washington Post once described Very Smart Brothas as “the blackest thing that ever happened to the internet.…
A Prayer, Because I’m Just [Censored] Tired
Dear 175-pound, carpenter god-God, Afro-pick-utilizing, banned-from-the-USA Jesus,