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May 7, 2023

Amazing Black Men We Call Royalty

Photo: Amy Sussman // Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic // Shareif Ziyadat (Getty Images) Updated 05/7/2023 at 3:07 p.m. ET: It’s official. King Charles has had his coronation celebration and is officially the next great colonizer. But at The Root, we’re going to just focus on our Black kings, who are changing the world! We already have plenty of […]

May 7, 2023

Charles Is Crowned King, but Here’s More Black Men We Call Royal

Photo: Amy Sussman // Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic // Shareif Ziyadat (Getty Images) Updated 05/7/2023 at 3:07 p.m. ET: It’s official, Charles III is the new King, though some wonder if he will be the next great colonizer. We’ll let him him have his moment, but at The Root we’re going to just focus on our Black kings, who […]

April 28, 2023

Move Over King Charles, Here Are More Black Men We Call Royalty

Photo: Tim Nwachukwu // Archive Photos // Jason Koerner (Getty Images) Updated 04/28/2023 at 11:53 a.m. ET: Very soon, King Charles will have his coronation celebration and will be officially introduced as the next great colonizer. But at The Root, we’re going to just focus on our Black kings, who are changing the world! We […]

March 13, 2023

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University Of Rhode Island Finally Removes Shortened Malcolm X Quote That Was Center Of 1992 Protests

Photo: Uncredited (AP) The University of Rhode Island has finally taken down a shortened quote by Malcolm X that was placed in its main library. The decision comes 30 years after the school’s Black Student Leadership Group and others protested because they said it was taken out of context and misconstrued the revolutionary’s original intentions. […]

March 12, 2023

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Must Read Books That Inspired Oscar-Worthy Films

Screenshot: Amazon.com The 1993 film What’s Love Got to Do With It? is the story of Tina Turner’s rise to stardom from her Tennessee church choir, including the pain she endured at the hands of her abusive husband/manager, Ike Turner. The screenplay was inspired by the 1986 book, “I, Tina.” If you didn’t read the […]

February 22, 2023

15 Gangsta Things About Bumpy Johnson, The Real Godfather of Harlem

Screenshot: Harlem World Bumpy died in 1968, but his wife, Mayme Hatcher, whom he married in October 1998, lived until May 2009. A year before her death, she wrote a book titled Harlen Godfather: The Rap on My Husband, Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson, which inspired the story for Godfather of Harlem.

February 3, 2023

15 Books You Need to Read This Black History Month

Photo: Prostock-studio (Shutterstock) Black History Month is a time to recognize the people and events that have significantly impacted our culture. It’s a time to remember our journey, from slavery through Civil Rights to the Black Lives Matter Movement – even though it is the shortest month of the year. As conservatives are on a […]

February 2, 2023

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Black Nepo Babies Who Have Made Their Mark in Hollywood

Photo: Mike Coppola/VF19 / Contributor (Getty Images) Tracee Ellis Ross is the daughter of music icon and actress Diana Ross and Robert Ellis Silberstein, a music manager. Tracee Ellis Ross has had an extensive acting career including Girlfriends (2000-2020) and Black-ish (2014-2022). Evan Ross is the son of Diana Ross and Arne Naess Jr, a […]