Yeah the offending employee was immediately fired and the owner apologized. What else do you want from the business owner to rectify the situation? On the one hand it definitely sends a public message to other business owners that we will boycott that ass if your employees get caught talkin wreckless. On the other…

Michael Jordan has 6 championships, not 5 as noted in your story Mr. Crockett.

There are artists whose lyrical complexity puts them in a category all by themselves, and then there are the “others” and this has spanned generations. Back in the day we had phenominal lyricists like Rakim and Nas to name a few, and we had dudes who just wanted to put out music to make a buck, like E40.  While you…

Add this to the previous controversy where she publicly declared her ignorance by questioning the need for the NAACP and HBCUs back in 2017. The backlash was so bad she had to let Roland Martin come on her show to explain followed by her own apology. I kinda feel like she’s auditioning for Fox News or at least trying…

First off, publicly declare your affinity for sex dolls and swear off real women. Then I will take you seriously. Hiding behind anonymous twitter handles is cowardice. Second, get your doll and change your facebook profile pic to one with you and your plastic boo so we know you aint fakin. Go big or go home.

Mo approached them and got low balled and I’m supposed to boycott because she didn’t get millions of dollars? I understand not getting what you “think” you deserve but honestly I can’t say that I’m mad at Netflix for that one. I do think that its tryflin to lowball Wanda Sykes and Monique but the only numbers we have…

Sorry but Mo’nique is by herself on this one. I support the cause and all but Mo just isnt relevant in 2018. Is she still crackin anybody up nowadays? I do wish Netflix had more black comedy especially females but lets be real, she shoulda took the offer, did the special and killed it, then hit their pockets for the…

Donald Trump is NOT a racist, he just plays one on TV. And he is ALWAYS on TV.

I’ve been reading these “Clapback” emails (among others here at The Root) pretty consistently over the past few weeks and the same questions keeps popping in my head: What would the world look like if there were more Yesha’s in charge?

*Yawn*

After a session like that, Thought deserves to do like my man Jimi and light the mike on fire, step back and watch it burn...

Yes you are right. Historically our shit has been torched and bombed and disadvantaged through policy, but the answer to this is to build it bigger, better, and policy proof. Otherwise what do we do, give up? Lay down and take it? We have to persevere in spite of the adversity. And stop makin excuses for ourselves.

You are correct, all white families are not rich, but i think you are missing my point. The black community was a lot more unified in the 60s and 70s and supported each other’s businesses and had little mom and pop shops and cleaners that thrived in the community. We dont do that as much anymore. We have the…

There are two sides to this coin. One is “passive” in that African Americans have been systematically denied access to wealth and wealth building resources, the other is “active” in that African Americans have failed to build on their own. Mind you this is not an attempt to disparage my brothers and sisters in Boston,…

In 2013/2014 my wife, after becoming pregnant with our first child, started doing research on childbirth because she was adamant about having a natural, medicine free vaginal birth. What we both discovered was that the medical world is something that must be “managed.” If you expect health care professionals to serve…

I think the difference in this case is that Walter Scott was running away and was shot in the back. Similar to the case in DC of the officer (who was fired) who shot the motorcyclist after the cyclist rammed police cars and attempted to escape. That DC officer also shot the motorcyclist as they were fleeing.

11. It makes a great Kwanzaa gift.

I’m willing to bet that Manafort plead not guilty out of ignorance. He probably has no idea the severity of this and thinks Trump will pardon him if he is convicted. Flynn, is intelligent, like him or not. He was appointed to very high positions in the US gov for a reason. As stated in a previous post, this is about…

How do you expect to be taken seriously when you make statements like that? I mean who is going to accuse you of “cultural appropriation” for eating some greens and a pork chop sandwich from the soul food spot, Or using some shea butter on your skin? Or rocking a t-shirt or sweatpants from the boutique shop on the…

There is also a “Black Wall Street” app that helps you find local black owned biz.