It’s often said that Black people suffer from an unreciprocated loyalty to the Democratic Party. Conservatives who…
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It probably goes without saying that Michelle Obama, while one of the realest to ever assume the role of first lady,…
Of all the things that bring me joy, two things remain at the top of the list: Black movies and Black television…
With his political obligations in the rearview, our forever President Barack Obama has settled into a comfy life of…
Michelle Obama’s new show Waffles + Mochi drops next Tuesday on Netflix, and as she promotes her new gig, the…
Spring is just around the corner, so you know what that means––time for a rebirth, a redo, a refresh. And you know…
Here at The Root, we celebrate Black excellence of all kinds—and so much of that excellence is embodied in the ways…
LMAO, you (racists who send us hateful emails for every little thing) thought we were going to stop talking about…
We can’t think of a better way to spend the first week of Women’s History Month—or “Black HerStory Month,” as it’s…
It isn’t that the first Black president didn’t believe or want to give Black folks their 40 acres and a mule; it’s…
In 2019, we first heard that Viola Davis would be portraying former (and forever) first lady Michelle Obama in an…
Well folks, it seems that we’ve come to the end of this year’s Black History Month Road—but I can’t let you go just…
Way back yonder—in late 2018—I co-founded a book club with the owners of MahoganyBooks, Derrick and Ramunda Young.…
We did it, y’all. We half-survived.
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The ongoing pandemic has forced some necessary pivots for all of us—the ways we work, play, communicate, and create…
When They Go Low: Michelle Obama Responds to the Capitol Insurrection, Says 'I Hurt for Our Country'
“When they go low, we go high,” Michelle Obama famously said during her speech at the 2016 Democratic National…
Valentino Dixon has a lot to be grateful for these days.
You know how you read something that’s too good to be true so you have to do a double (and triple) take?
While the current huffy head-of-state is constantly sitting on Twitter denying a fair election (or you know,…
As we endure the last 65 days of an American presidency that has continually undermined the dignity of the office…