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About: The Root is a digital magazine that provides thought-provoking commentary and news from a variety of black perspectives.
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‘Sinners,’ Kendrick’s Super Bowl, Coldplay CEO and Other Black Culture Moments We Did <i>Not</i> Have On Our 2025 BINGO Card

How George Mason University’s Black President Got the Last Laugh Against Trump’s DEI War

15 Rising Black Stars Under 25

Black Milwaukee DoorDash Driver Faces a True Horror Story

A Look at The Obama Family’s Impressive Real Estate Portfolio

This Black Texas Democrat Fled Her Own State, and You Won’t Believe Why

14 Black Scream Queens Who Changed the Horror Film Game

Why Ray Nagin, Flaws and All, Was The Man New Orleans Needed To Combat Hurricane Katrina

Black TikTok Swear Victoria Beckham’s Son Romeo Looks Black and They Might Have a Point

New Video Footage of Sha’Carri Richardson Scuffle With Boyfriend Released

The Surprising Reason it Took More Than 50 Years to Identify a 4

Woman From Usher ‘Cherry Video” Speaks Out On $20 Million Lawsuit Against Shannon Sharpe

Shocking True Stories of Black American Mass Shooters

‘COVID Babies’ Are Starting Kindergarten This Fall, Parents and Teachers Should Be Very Afraid

Schools Aren’t Having Y’all Dressed Any Kind of Way to Drop Your Kids Off, So Here’s What You Need to Know

Claressa Shields and Papoose’s Messy, Drama-Filled Relationship Timeline

The 27 Club: 13 Stars Who Didn’t Live to See Age 28

Why a White Former CBS Boston Anchor Sued Her Job Over ‘Racial Discrimination’

The Worst-Rated Black Movies That Flopped HARD on Rotten Tomatoes

From Fly Apartments to Coastal Villas, Here’s What You Can Get in Ghana’s Housing Market

Tennessee Executes Black Man With a Heart Device— What His Lawyer Says Happened Next Was ‘Torture’

Black Fla. Teen Enters a Church and Confesses the Unthinkable

Teyana Taylor Just Shared A Scary Health Update Ahead Of Her Album Release This Month

Best Dressed Black Celebrities This Summer

What Happened To The Missing Black Chicago

Professor: Dems Finally Grow a Spine and Ready to Fight Dirty as Trump Plans to Erase Black, Hispanic Votes in Texas

The Lies That AI Delivers Can Be More Harmful For Black Americans Than You Think

A Beloved Haitian Immigrant in a Conservative Ohio Community is About to Be Deported, Here’s How They’re Responding

Black Folks Behind the PBS Characters We Love

Nicki Minaj TikTok Challenge Leads Woman to Break Her Spine, But She Isn’t the Only Painful Fail