Tag: opinion

After the midterm election results determined that Democrats would have a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, just under a million people looked at the prospect of Rep. Hakeem Jeffries becoming Speaker of the House and said, "Nah, son." A Change.org petition calling on House Democrats to choose somebody else has more than 800,000 signatures. Even actor Mark Ruffalo has gotten in on the action, sharing it with his followers. If elected, Jeffries would become the first Black person to hold the office in 237 years.

For Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, Black history isn't just a lesson—it's the playbook for saving American democracy. In the debut episode of The Root's "What's Popular?" El-Sayed tells publisher Ashley Allison that expanding democracy requires channeling the same spirit of Black organizers who fought to broaden America's promise for everyone. Reflecting on his own roots, the public health advocate highlights how Civil Rights activism directly paved the way for immigrants like his father, urging voters to choose a big-hearted vision of the country over small-minded division.

I told y'all that the Dallas Cowboys were problematic before the season even started. But apparently, some of y'all needed more evidence before breaking up with this franchise. Well, the 2026 season has arrived, and now I have receipts. The Cowboys are 2–4 after losing to Green Bay, and the defense looks like straight cheeks. At this point, rooting for Dallas is less a football decision and more like choosing a toxic relationship.

We underestimated the Joker for sixty-eight years. Heath Ledger laid bare his interiority without explaining it. Schools are misunderstood, distressed ecosystems capable of tremendous good and tremendous harm. A school more loved than resourced will drift toward disorder, however hard people inside work against the undertow. Black parents face an impossible calculation each summer: this school will see my child, that school will stretch my child, which loss can we afford? We cannot replace a school's missing infrastructure, resources, and attention, even with the will of one powerful Black mother.

Every Black family has one. The Dallas Cowboys uncle. You know him. He wears Jesus sandals, drinks Hennessy, still smokes menthol Kools, and has been saying How bout them Cowboys since Jerry Jones had hair. The Cowboys aren't just his favorite football team. They are part of his identity.

Josh Hokit faced backlash after making an offensive remark about Michelle Obama during a White House UFC event, and UFC CEO Dana White disagreed with the comment, saying he is against saying nasty and false things about people's families.