Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasIf You're Black or Love CNN, Here's Why You Must Know Who Bernard Shaw WasWithout him, CNN and cable news may have never become what it did.ByKeith ReedPublishedSeptember 8, 2022Comments (5)Save
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasWith Over 1 Million TikTok followers, The Rapping Chef is Cooking up Dope Rhymes and Good FoodThe Rapping Chef raps recipes to over 1 million followers on TikTokByAngela JohnsonPublishedSeptember 2, 2022Save
Very Smart BrothasLevel ManVery Smart BrothasLevel ManFun Fact: You Don’t Actually Have to Share Your Cringe Relationship Stories With the WorldFor the sake of my own secondhand embarrassment, can we end this silly internet trend?ByMichael ArceneauxPublishedSeptember 2, 2022Comments (11)Save
Very Smart BrothasLevel ManVery Smart BrothasLevel ManPlease Don’t Downplay Tevin Campbell Sharing His Sexual IdentitySure, many have long made assumptions, but the singer deserves to be celebrated for finally living freely.ByMichael ArceneauxPublishedAugust 27, 2022Comments (29)Save
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasBefore His Recent Death, The Wire's Michael K. Williams Pondered his Own HappinessAt a Cleveland restaurant, a teenager forced the acclaimed actor to take a deeper look at himself.ByKeith ReedPublishedAugust 24, 2022Comments (2)Save
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasEric Adams Should Definitely Bus New Yorkers to TexasThe NYC Mayor is tired of the Texas governor's foolywang. We're here for it.ByKeith ReedPublishedAugust 12, 2022Comments (15)Save
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Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasBakari Sellers Talks Podcast Anniversary And Galvanizing Democratic Voters"At the end of the day, I just want us all to be free," Sellers tells The Root.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedJune 29, 2022Comments (3)Save
Very Smart BrothasNow playing Very Smart BrothasBaratunde Thurston on Why Black People Aren't Seen As The Outdoorsy TypeIn his new show, "America Outdoors, " Baratunde Thurston explores our relationship to nature.PublishedJune 15, 2022Comments (2)Save
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasSon, They Shook: Uvalde Massacre Separates True Heroes From CowardsFake tough guys are running for cover in a moment of crisis.ByKeith ReedPublishedMay 27, 2022Comments (168)Save
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasFSU Professor Maurice Johnson Uses Hip Hop as His TextbookProfessor Maurice Johnson utilizes Hip Hop culture to discuss Black portrayals in media as well as provide research…ByKalyn WomackPublishedMarch 31, 2022Comments (3)Save
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasNBA Player Makes Coffee for Tennis PlayersJimmy Butler turned his BigFace coffee into a legit business that's being offered to players at the Miami OpenByAngela JohnsonPublishedMarch 23, 2022Comments (13)Save
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasA Former NFL Head Coach Didn't Know Who Aaron Donald isLet's have a conversation about competence and who gets passed over for good jobs.ByKeith ReedPublishedMarch 21, 2022Comments (7)Save
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasChicago Entrepreneurs are Making a Splash in the Craft Beer MarketMoor's Brewing Co. wants to make drinking craft beer cool for people of colorByAngela JohnsonPublishedMarch 18, 2022Comments (9)Save
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart DadsVery Smart BrothasVery Smart DadsBlack Dad Vlogger Shares the Good, the Bad and the Funny About ParentingBeleaf in Fatherhood gives followers a close-up of life inside a California family.ByAngela JohnsonPublishedMarch 1, 2022Comments (3)Save
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasCops Fatally Shot Amir Locke. Don't Be Shocked If They Try To Put Him On Trial For MurderPolice have a habit of deflecting when their actions are under scrutinyByKeith ReedPublishedFebruary 23, 2022Comments (6)Save
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasExclusive: Robert Marshall, Sexual Assault Survivor, Shares Story and Empowers Men to Do the SameFounder of I Am Man Inc. Robert Marshall shares how his experience with sexual abuse from childhood had encouraged…ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 15, 2022Comments (2)Save
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasA Journalism Lesson from George Zimmerman's Failed Lawsuit Against Trayvon Martin's ParentsHere's how not to get sued for defamation by a killerByKeith ReedPublishedFebruary 15, 2022Comments (33)Save
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart DadsVery Smart BrothasVery Smart DadsWhat My 18-month-old Teaches About Handling Anti-Vaxxer TruckersA trip to Whole Foods might spare us all a lot of griefByKeith ReedPublishedFebruary 10, 2022Comments (43)Save
Very Smart BrothasVery Smart BrothasMeet Trey Baker: White House Senior Advisor in Charge of all things BlackWhite House Senior Advisor for Public Engagement Trey Baker spoke with The Root about his work with President Biden…ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 10, 2022Comments (4)Save