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In addition to a slew of notable African Americans alumni including Toni Morrison, Zora Neale Hurston, and Phylicia Rashad, Howard alum Chadwick Boseman—the only Black Panther we acknowledge—was the 2018 speaker at the Howard University 2018 Commencement Convocation.

The tide of wypipo terribleness keeps on flowing (will it ever ebb?)

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• Media Remind Us of Those Not on Holiday Cards

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There remain systems of social, economic and political marginalization that prevent black women and femmes from being able to fully live with dignity and reproductive autonomy. In response to that, Forward Together’s annual Mamas Day digital campaign has the theme “Black Mamas’ Right to Parent” for 2018.

Chancelor Jonathan Bennett, known to most as Chance the Rapper, or Lil’ Chano, gave a rousing commencement address to the graduates of Dillard University on Saturday, a not ahistorical speech, charging the graduates to strive to surpass those who came before them.

I’m crying right now. I didn’t think that it was possible to love someone that I don’t know personally more than I do right now, but again black Jesus has proven me wrong.

It was only a matter of time before someone co-opted Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” video, but who knew it would be so horrible. YouTube comedienne Nicole Arbour, who got dragged a couple of years ago for a fat-shaming video, decided to put a “feminist” twist on Donald Glover’s latest.

Andre 3000, one of the best who ever did it, dug into his personal stash of music to bless us with two new joints for Mother’s Day.

Editor’s note: This year, to celebrate Mother’s Day, The Glow Up interviewed four generations of mothers within a single Harlem family that recently welcomed its fifth generation. We’ve asked these mothers, ages 19 to 83, the same 12 questions about motherhood, daughterhood and matriarchy. This final installment is…

Editor’s note: Welcome to The Root’s Sunday series highlighting the best in black fiction writers: It’s Lit! Each week we’ll feature a new story across all genres—from Afrofuturism to those stories that will bring a tear to your eye.

Editor’s note: This year, to celebrate Mother’s Day, The Glow Up interviewed four generations of mothers within a single Harlem family that recently welcomed its fifth generation. We’ve asked these mothers, ages 19 to 83, the same 12 questions about motherhood, daughterhood and matriarchy. This final installment is…

On Friday afternoon, a Wauwatosa, Wis., police officer was caught on camera punching a young black man in the face in the parking lot of the Mayfair Mall.