Jade Mathis knows what it’s like to be a Black woman living with depression. Mathis, 36, the oldest child of the famous syndicated TV Judge Greg...
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Uvalde Showed Us Once Again That Cops Are Useless. When Will They Finally Be Defunded?The Root
Every detail about how police delayed action from stopping a mass shooter in Uvalde, Texas on May 24 is more gut-wrenching than the last. When an...
The Glow Up Style Awards: Health & WellnessThe Root
Health and wellness is all about looking and feeling your best. But for people of color, that’s not always easy to do. Racial disparities in health...
The Glow Up Style Awards: Reader’s ChoiceThe Root
Because we know that we as a people are our own style inspiration, we decided to invite our readers to nominate people who they feel always...
Three Interview Questions You Must Ask Before Accepting the JobThe Root
Looking for a job can be like looking for love. Before you go into a new relationship, you need to know who you’re dealing with. A 2021 Glassdoor...
Texas Congressman Blames Rap Music and Video Games, Not Guns For Texas ShootingThe Root
Senate Republicans will blame anything else if it means getting away from passing common-sense gun control legislation. Despite the evidence that...
The Glow Up Style Awards: HairThe Root
From braids to weaves to locks to afros, hair is a big part of who we are as Black people. In ancient African societies, the way a person wore their...
Exclusive: Blair Underwood on the Buffalo Soldiers, Growing Up in a Military Family and Telling the Untold Stories of Black PeopleThe Root
Everyone knows Blair Underwood right? Golden Globe-nominated and award-winning actor, he’s known for his roles in popular TV shows like L.A. Law and...
The Glow Up 50 Style Awards Celebrates Our FabulousnessThe Root
For the last three years, we at The Root have taken a moment to recognize the artists, influencers, fashionistas and hair gurus who inspire us to...
Learn The Secrets of Black Billionaires: Oprah Winfrey (Lesson 1)The Root
Oprah Winfrey is one of the most successful women in the world. She’s a true life, inspirational rags to riches story. The way her career evolved...
The Glow Up 50 Style Awards: ImageThe Root
The category of image is one that celebrates Blackness as a whole. These individuals endlessly uplift and celebrate us the way we are: smart,...
The Glow Up 50 Style Awards: FashionThe Root
There is no group of people more fashionable or stylish than Black folks. Not only are we on the cutting edge when it comes to the fashion...
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Why a crossing guard will suggest Charlottesville’s City Council install speed cameras near schools
by Adrienne Dent Next Monday, I’ll appear before City Council to represent the Charlottesville City Schools crossing guards to appeal for a pilot program to enforce speed limits by camera. It’s a new intervention legalized by the Virginia General Assembly in 2020....
Arts, Authors, Community, Community Development, Jessica Harris
Jay Simple and The Bridge
by Jessica Harris Photography may be a hobby to some, but to Jay Simple, it serves as a compass for navigating life’s terrain. Recently appointed Executive Director of The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative (PAI), a Charlottesville-based community arts...
Community, Community Development, Entertainment, Health and Wellness, Katrina Spencer
Black Love: Symposium & Soirée
by Katrina Spencer We’re always singing about it. Pick your era! “I wanna be living for the love of you” ~The Isley Brothers, 1975 “Dream lover come rescue me” ~Mariah Carey, 1993 “You're my water when I'm stuck in the desert” ~Daniel Caesar & H.E.R., 2017 We...
Community, Community Development, Health and Wellness, Naila Smith
Prolyfyck: Getting Through Something Hard with Somebody
By Naila A. Smith, PhD In 2006, William “Will” Jones III moved to Charlottesville, Virginia. A barber by profession, he started cutting hair at Cavalier Barbers which was located in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Charlottesville. About two years later, he...
Community Development, Katrina Spencer, Travel
Exploring Black Brazil
by Katrina Spencer Days before thousands of Brazilians stormed the National Congress in the capital of Brasília, protesting the beginning of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s third yet non-consecutive term, an event closely mirroring the January 6, 2021...
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