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Entertainment, Entertainment

Black Actors Show Support for Francesca Amewudah-Rivers Amid ‘Ugly’ Racial ‘Romeo & Juliet’ Backlash

The U.K. actress has been the subject of online vitriol after it was announced she'd be playing Juilet opposite Tom Holland's Romeo in an upcoming play.

By

Shanelle Genai

Published

April 10, 2024
Education, News

Here’s What Black Scholars Have To Say About The AP African American Studies Backlash

Professor Hasan Kwame Jeffries: "It’s Jim Crow education. These are the major thinkers in the 21st century... they are not optional."

By

Jessica Washington

Published

February 17, 2023
Black Excellence, Culture

Funders Are Calling For More Support Of Black Feminist Organizations And We’re Here For It

Organizations like Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation are saying it's time for more money to be put into these ventures.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

January 27, 2023
Culture

Here’s Why It’s Dangerous to Label Black Women “Strong”

Some Black women have taken to TikTok to address this stereotype.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

January 6, 2023
Midterm Elections 2022, Politics

Black Women Suffered Some Disappointing Defeats, But There’s Still Reasons to Celebrate

Black women weren't able to defeat entrenched Republican candidates last night, but Black female candidates still managed to pull-off some political firsts.

By

Jessica Washington

Published

November 9, 2022
The Glow Up

Not-So-Empowering: This Hollywood Pole Dance Studio Reportedly Caused 'Direct Harm' to BIPOC Women

“Girl Power” with an asterisk is weak. True and sincere women empowerment movements should be inclusive and maintain equity—and it should certainly not thrive on the commodification of Black and brown bodies. The erasure and harm that occurs due to white woman-led femininity and feminism is something we’ve thoroughly covered at The Root—and it’s a…

By

Tonja Renée Stidhum

Published

June 3, 2021
Beauty + Style

'It Stops With This Generation': Monifa Bandele on the Cultural Mandate That Is We, As Ourselves

What does it cost a culture to ignore or outright deny its most marginalized and abused? One need look no further than America, which struggles under the weight of its hypocrisy each time it claims to be the “land of the free.” Simply put, it’s an integrity issue: How can you trust a country that…

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

April 29, 2021
Beauty + Style

Let Them Lead: It’s Time to Follow Black Women and Girls Toward Justice

Despite some (if uneven) progress with vaccinations, we still face a pandemic of pandemics: A deadly virus that exposes and aggravates deep-seated racism and gender-bias throughout our societies and institutions. Indeed, all of the data affirm, women—particularly women of color—bear the brunt of these interconnected crises. The facts are devastating: Women of color have been…

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

March 31, 2021
Beauty + Style

With a $15 Million Start From the Ford Foundation, The Black Feminist Fund Takes Flight

Black women matter—because when we win, we typically bring everyone to the finish line. The Ford Foundation clearly recognizes the value in investing in Black women, as on Thursday, it was announced that the philanthropic organization is providing $15 million to launch The Black Feminist Fund, “a philanthropic organization led by Black feminists whose mission…

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

March 26, 2021
Culture

Watch: Who Is Feminism For?

For Women’s History Month, Jezebel and The Root are partnering for JezeRoot, a series that focuses on women of color, domestic workers and sex workers. The textbook definition of feminism is a movement or a set of ideas that champion equal rights for women. However, feminist activists over the last 50 years have struggled to…

By

Danielle Young

Published

March 23, 2018