Video1/15/21Jan 15SaveVideo1/15/21 VideoLiving in 'Reel' Time: Ryan Michelle Bathé on the Craft of Acting and Her Foray Into ProductionFelice LeónRyan Michelle Bathé is a true multihyphenate.
Video12/29/20Dec 291Video12/29/20 VideoOnly When It Is Darkest, Can We See the Stars: Marc Lamont Hill Reflects on 2020Felice LeónLike many of us, Marc Lamont Hill is still attempting to make sense of the tumultuous year that was 2020.
Dec 28112/28/20 Ma Rainey Director George C. Wolfe on the Legacy of Race and Black Artists in the Entertainment IndustryFelice León3Know your worth. Period.
Video12/17/20Dec 171Video12/17/20 VideoKinaras Stay Lit: Unpacking the Future of Kwanzaa in the Black CommunityFelice León6It’s that time of year again!
Video12/15/20Dec 151Video12/15/20 VideoKnow Your Worth: Viola Davis Is Every Black Woman in Ma Rainey's Black BottomFelice León1Viola Davis is a force.
Video12/2/20Dec 22Video12/2/20 VideoAll Black Everything: John Boyega on His Activism and Small Axe Role as a Black PolicemanFelice León14Are Black police officers—who, within the context of the United States and the United Kingdom, work in an inherently…
Video11/27/20Nov 271Video11/27/20 VideoAuntie Unfiltered with Tichina Arnold and Tisha CampbellFelice León and Monique Judge4Hey nieces and nephews!
Video11/18/20Nov 182Video11/18/20 Video'Keep Pushing Through With Black Joy': Letitia Wright on Mangrove and the British Black Power MovementFelice León2As a Guyanese actor who moved to the United Kingdom as a child, Letitia Wright had not heard the story of the…
Video11/12/20Nov 122Video11/12/20 VideoBlack and Magical: Cast of Netflix's Jingle Jangle Plays Black Ass GameFelice León6Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey is pure magic.
Video11/10/20Nov 102Video11/10/20 VideoMarc Lamont Hill on Black Elected Officials and Why the Political System Prevents Progressive Politics From Being ArticulatedFelice León13Black Americans have seen some historic wins in the 2020 election.
Video11/5/20Nov 53Video11/5/20 Video'We Have to Be Willing to Resist': Marc Lamont Hill on the Precariousness of Blackness, the Presidential Election and the Struggle for FreedomFelice León7Professor and author Marc Lamont Hill was never one to mince his words.
Video10/28/20Oct 282Video10/28/20 Video'Our Democracy Is Withering': Jemele Hill Talks Trump, the 2020 Presidential Election and the State of AmericaFelice León4Jemele Hill was clear in 2017 when she called Donald J. Trump a white supremacist. While her series of tweets cost…
Video10/22/20Oct 222Video10/22/20 VideoA Black Girl Who Is Magical: Lovie Simone Talks Self-Healing, Combating Colorism and The Craft: LegacyFelice LeónLovie Simone first watched the 1996 film The Craft when she was preparing for an audition.
Oct 21Save10/21/20 'A Mammogram Can Save Our Lives': Mary J. Blige Joins The Root for a Discussion About Breast Cancer AwarenessFelice LeónWhen Mary J. Blige’s aunt died of breast cancer, the news was both shocking and devastating.
Video10/15/20Oct 151Video10/15/20 Video'I Always Lead With Black': Curator Dr. Ariana A. Curtis Wants to Normalize Blackness in LatinidadFelice LeónDr. Ariana A. Curtis thinks that the world must know that Blackness exists within Latinidad.
Video10/14/20Oct 141Video10/14/20 Video'I Came Black Out the Womb': Why Filmmaker Dash Harris Denounces LatinidadFelice León3It’s no secret that Latinidad has a fraught relationship with Blackness.
Video10/9/20Oct 9SaveVideo10/9/20 Video'The Work Is in the Valley': Courtney B. Vance and Dr. Robin Smith Join Forces on World Mental Health DayFelice LeónIn a world where Black people are faced with racism, injustice and ongoing affronts to our dignity, it is as…
Video10/7/20Oct 7SaveVideo10/7/20 VideoThe Color of Money: How Black Banks Build Black Economic MobilityFelice León1For far too long, Black people in America have not had fair and equitable access to financial services. It’s no…
Video10/2/20Oct 22Video10/2/20 Video'We've Been Here': A History of Black Women Protesting in the World of SportsFelice León2In America, Black women are critical in the fight for justice. Full stop.
Video9/28/20Sep 28SaveVideo9/28/20 VideoLa La Anthony: 'Proud to Be Black. Proud to Be Puerto Rican'Felice León1For actor La La Anthony, there is no separating her Blackness from her identity. After all, the Black and Puerto…