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As Michael B. Jordan prepares to breath new life in 'The Thomas Crown Affair,' let's take a look at other Black stars who remade white movies and absolutely shined!

Tech giants like Meta and Google are racing to build AI data centers. Could this blue-collar trade recruitment boom help close the Black racial wealth gap?

In an exclusive interview with The Root, Mamdani explains why confronting New York’s slavery history is essential to understanding the reparations debate.

New Jersey is quickly becoming the newest home for TV and movie productions with more than handful of our fave Black projects being filmed there instead of Hollywood. Let's get into it!

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, will donate a third of his $36.5 billion fortune—marking one of the largest charitable commitments ever by an African billionaire!

Weeks after the World Cup, the fallout over racist incidents has sparked a global conversation about Argentina's long history of anti-Blackness and racial erasure.

A former White House official breaks down why closing the information gap is critical for Black students—because no one can pursue opportunities they don’t know exist.

Before Zohran Kwame Mamdani caused political disruption in the New York mayoral race, his namesake, Kwame Nkrumah, was sparking a revolution across Africa. Here is everything you should know about the iconic Pan-Africanist.

From Carmelo Anthony to Keke Palmer, check out some of our fave Black celeb homes in New York City.

From Carmelo Anthony to Keke Palmer, check out some of our fave Black celeb homes in New York City.