The Root

On Monday at media day for the Memphis Grizzlies, Ja Morant's teammates gave him a few pieces of advice as the two-time All-Star prepares to return on Dec. 19 after completing a 25-game suspension.

Donald Glover is an artist who is always juggling several projects at once. He's currently co-creator/co-executive producer on the upcoming Prime Video series Mr. & Mrs. Smith, co-writing the Star Wars film Lando alongside his brother Stephen Glover and could possibly appear in the Community movie. Even with all that...Read more...

Its never any fun when technical difficulties lead to injury, but that was exactly what nearly happened to rapper Ice Spice after she was almost caught up in flames during a recent performance.Read more...

Now that an arrest has finally been made in connection to Tupac's 1996 murder, the people who knew the inspirational rapper are sharing their thoughts on the arrest.Read more...

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The Indiana Landmark's Black Heritage Preservation Program and Indiana Remembrance Coalition worked together to add a new historical marker displaying the story of the lynching of John Tucker in 1845. This is the latest jab against the brewing anti-CRT legislation considered by lawmakers.

Fashion Week season is tragically coming to a close, and Black celebrities not only attended (wearing some of the best outfits of the year) but a few had the opportunity to strut their stuff on the runway as well.

The contentious custody battle between Blac Chyna and Tyga has hit a new wrinkle. Chyna, now going by her legal name, Angela White, is selling her personal possessions to pay her legal bills. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, she's selling off her clothes, purses and shoes" online, as well as to friends...Read more...

A bystander's video of a brutal arrest has reached the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office prompting an internal investigation. The bloodied and nearly unrecognizable face of the Black detainee has called into question what happened moments before the recording started.

When we see a Black kid and a white cop in the same setting, we expect the interaction to end in a tragedy whether it be a false arrest or fatal shooting. Thinking about a Pennsylvania mother asking the cops for help with her Black son might make you hold your breath but no, this story actually didn't have a bad endingRead more...

Every September, grocery store aisles are inundated with pumpkin spice flavors. Thanks to Starbucks' relentlessly popular pumpkin spice latte, it's been added to an endless number of coffee, cookies, cakes, muffins, cereals and candies. However, the pumpkin craze has now jumped from sweet treats to unfathomable foods...Read more...

On Sunday, 19-time world champion Simone Biles made history during an international gymnastics competition. Biles, 26, has been absent from competing for the last two years. However, she quickly reminded the world of her greatness.Read more...

When former President Trump hysterically called for shoplifters to be shot in a speech last week before California Republicans, we know who he thinks he's talking about: Black and Brown people. We will immediately stop all of the pillaging and theft," Trump said. Very simply: If you rob a store, you can fully expect...Read more...

As I previously wrote Black women across the world are under attack, the same can also go for Black men. It's not just an American problem, Black people internationally can be murdered simply for the color of their skin.Read more...

While we, the audience, may love to see Idris Elba consistently on our screens, the Hijack star recently revealed that his tendency to always want to be booked and busy had led to some unhealthy habits" which prompted him to go to therapy.Read more...

It looks like October is kicking off with a bang when it comes to celeb breakups, with the latest couple to call it quits being Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson.Read more...

This past weekend was dedicated to the brilliance and beauty of Black women at the Black Magic Reimagined Summit in Dallas. Started by Boss Women Media and Elle Olivia founder Marty McDonald, this two-day event was the first in person gathering the summit has had in three years.

Today marks five years since 26-year-old Kierra Coles disappeared. At this point, the Chicago Police Department is depending on tips from the public on her whereabouts but Coles' mother isn't giving up looking for her daughter.

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Every couple wants their wedding to be the most special day of their lives. They spend months, or even years, planning every detail from napkins, to flowers, to music. Surprise guests are their worst nightmare. However, when that surprise comes in the form of an EGOT-winning entertainer singing for you, it's totally...Read more...

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As we've learned over the last decade, when Kanye West speaks, there's no telling what may come out of his mouth. Whether it be anti-Semitic comments, comments about politicians and social issues, or him airing out his grievances with certain rappers, seemingly no one is safe when it comes to the Donda rapper.

For months, those of us who weren't lucky enough to hit the Renaissance tour ticket lottery have been suffering from the loss of missing out. Now, Beyonce is healing us with the surprise drop of the trailer for her new concert tour movie.

On Saturday, a panel of federal appellate judges temporary blocked the private and Atlanta-based Fearless Fund from awarding $20,000 grants to Black women entrepreneurs.Read more...

Stop me if you've heard this before, but inclusivity and adequate representation are kind of a big deal-especially for anyone brave enough to infiltrate America's forcefully white, nearly billion-dollar hunting and trapping industry. Of those courageous souls, only 3 percent of its participants can do the Electric...Read more...

I recently found myself at the White House, reporting a series of freelance stories for this publication.Read more...

This story is part of our new Hip-Hop: '73 Till Infinity series, a celebration of the genre's 50th anniversary.

Like most Gen-Xers, I know exactly where I was when the news broke that Tupac Shakur had expired at Las Vegas' University Medical Center. To say the news broke' is an exaggeration. As a college student, I was volunteering in a small office on the second floor of 145 Kennedy Street in Washington, D.C. Downstairs was...Read more...

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I know I say this almost every month, but when it comes to great Black books, October is coming in hot. Whether you want to escape from it all with a dystopian fantasy or keep it real with timely cultural essays, this month literally has something for every kind of reader. A new middle grade novel from Jaqueline...Read more...

Before she became a world-renowned South African DJ, Uncle Waffles was just a teenager going by the name Lungelihle Zwane who knew she would be in some sort of creative field, but not necessarily music. Little did young Zwane, who was working at a broadcasting company and studying business management know that she'd...Read more...

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson is playing defense right now over allegations that he mislead voters in his reliably blue district. Only four months after winning re-election as a longtime Democrat, Johnson announced that he was defecting to the Republican party. Before assuming office, Johnson served nearly a decade in the...Read more...

Nearly 1.5 million Americans live with lupus, a chronic disease in which the immune system attacks healthy cell tissue. The disease can affect many parts of the body, including the heart, brain and lungs. But when it attacks the kidneys, it's called lupus nephritis and comes with a three-time greater risk of death and...Read more...

Investigators are getting closer to discovering what happened to Tupac Shakur the night he was fatally shot in September 1996.Read more...

Rapper Offset, one-third of the hip-hop trio Migos, may not have always held the spotlight when it came to the group's success, but all eyes are on him now thanks to a new interview with Bobbi Althoff.Read more...

If you were a teen or young adult in the late 90s, you already know that Baby Phat was everything. And more than likely, you had at least one of those velour track suits on constant rotation in your wardrobe.Read more...

Kerry Washington may have taken on a lot of roles throughout her Hollywood career, but there's one she's adamant that she'll never play again: a white girl's best friend.Read more...

If you've been watching the new Real Housewives of New York City, then you know that fan rankings of the cast have been all over the place. However, Ubah Hassan has slowly been rising to the top of the rankings, especially for the way that she stopped Erin Lichy's white tears in their tracks in Anguilla.

The abject cruelty and racism within the criminal justice system in the United States has been well documented. But a new report from the United Nation's foremost human rights experts is shedding new light on the atrocities within our justice system for all of the world to see.Read more...

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Hip hop has boasted some of the most impressive success stories when it comes to emcees making their dreams come true. From Cardi B to Jay Z, here are some of our favorite rappers who have come from modest beginnings to become some of the world's biggest stars.Read more...

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After three years, the federal student loan pause is coming to an end. Borrowers who've had a necessary reprieve from paying back their student debt will now have to restart payments come next week. But for over 800,000 borrowers, there's actually been some good news.Read more...

If you come for Olympic medal-winning gymnast Simone Biles, you better be prepared to get some smoke from her husband, Green Bay Packers safety Jonathan Owens.

Well isn't this something? More than two months after former NFL player Michael Oher claimed that his adoption portrayed in the 2009 movie The Blind Side was a lie and that he was tricked into signing a conservatorship document, a Tennessee judge has ended the agreement between the former offensive lineman and the...Read more...

New York, Milan, Paris, oh my! Black designers have been showing off their latest material at various fashion weeks over the past few weeks, and we're in love! Not only can we give these designers a round of applause, but how fun is it to think about which Black celebrities will be snatching some of these pieces to...Read more...

To dismiss or not dismiss? That is the question the judge presiding over the handful of lawsuits alleging sexual and racial harassment, fostering a hostile work environment and more against Lizzo will have to contend with thanks to a new filing.

Police officers can't hide anymore. You make a mistake, best believe someone will have their phone out to share your mistake with the rest of the world.Read more...

Kerry Washington finally let her guard down by releasing her memoir, Thicker Than Water, on Tuesday. There were several shocking revelations it contained that may have stunned fans. The biggest one is that Washington's father, Earl Washington, isn't biologically related to her and she was conceived with a sperm donor.

Ye, a.k.a. the artist formerly known as Kanye West has been engaging in some questionable behavior seemingly since touching down in Italy, and his latest might have just landed in legal trouble.Read more...