Do you remember Ruben Studdard? Of course you do! That was a rhetorical question! But just in case you don’t, Ruben…
As a professional observer, curator, interpreter, documentarian and even occasional appreciator of blatant and…
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Look, I know blackness is the gift that keeps on giving. I know how awesome we are, and can understand why sweet…
As Halloween nears, I’m reminded of the time 20 or so years ago when my then-7-year-old nephew spent the entire year…
On Tuesday, NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health released a…
I can’t believe it’s been 25 years. Candyman was released on Oct. 16, 1992, but I remember it like it was yesterday…
The biggest revelation of the New York Times’ profile on White House Senior Policy Adviser Stephen Miller isn’t that…
In the 241 years of America’s existence, we have purposely ignored the important topic that lingers over this…
There’s a 30- to 40-mile-long stretch on the Great Allegheny Passage—a 150-mile bike trail stretching from…
Contrary to popular belief, not every piece of correspondence received by writers at The Root begins with “You’re…
I don’t remember much from my collegiate graduation ceremony, but I do remember this highlight from our commencement…
White supremacy is like a wave at sea crashing into a beach—an unstoppable and transformative force, shifting sand,…
“Staying alive” is probably my favorite hobby. It’s fun and exciting and exhilarating, and it literally keeps my…
Yesterday evening, my not-quite-2-year-old daughter asked for a piece of spicy shrimp that I was eating. I knew she…
At the time of writing, the death toll from the Las Vegas terrorist attack stands at 58—a number that will…
I grew up in a household where all breakfast grains and hot cereals mattered.
This message is not intended solely for white pet owners. There are a few black pet owners who do this, too. Don’t…
Before we begin, we want to make it clear that the enclosed references to “white people” do not literally mean all…