The Root

Y'all have seen the 2003 movie, Holes," right? You know, the film where Stanley Yelnats IV (Shia LaBeouf) has to spend time at a juvenile detention camp because he was wrongfully convicted of stealing some expensive shoes from a homeless shelter?Read more...

Kanye West went on a disturbing 10-minute rant during his Vultures" listening party in Las Vegas. In a video that is circulating on social media, the disgraced rapper talks Adolf Hitler, Jesus Christ and Donald Trump.

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Dread it. Run from it. Racist Karens arrive all the same.

Though Darius Jackson- presumed ex-boyfriend of Keke Palmer, with whom he shares 9-month-old son Leodis - has kept a relatively low profile since those bombshell domestic abuse allegations dropped, it seems he may have just turned a new leaf for the better.Read more...

Darlene Love's Baby (Christmas Please Come Home)" is one of the most popular Christmas songs ever. If you're having a holiday party and it's not on the playlist, you're doing it wrong.Read more...

Fresh off his popular Las Vegas residency and 2024 Super Bowl performance announcement, Usher continues to have the best year ever. The legendary R&B singer has now teamed up with BTS' Jung Kook for the remix of his single Standing Next To You."Read more...

Jamie Foxx is ready for his comeback.

To understand the motivations of powerful men is to understand the patriarchy, power dynamics, methods of coercion and insidious tactics that have started wars, toppled regimes and created dynasties since time immemorial. Historically, women have fallen victim to these men in manifold ways - just the cost of doing...Read more...

Black folks aren't a political monolith. However, the existence of Black conservatives has always been a baffling one-especially now as the Republican party goes out of its way to court and uplift white nationalists.

As a teenager, my mom always told me that everything we wore was just a bootleg version of something her generation wore before. And now, as a mother of a teen myself, I have the pleasure of telling my daughter that the baggy jeans and crop top look she thinks she and her friends invented is so nineties.Read more...

You thought it was over? Nah. Ex-Louisville officer Brett Hankison, accused of shooting aimlessly into Breonna Taylor's apartment, is expected to be retried in federal court.

Former President Donald Trump is known for making grandiose proclamations, but his comments on Tuesday night at Mar-a-Lagomight catch a lot of Black people off guard.

To the surprise of literally no one, GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy recruited a former congressman with a racist past for the second day of the Commit to Caucus event in Iowa on Wednesday.

Keith Lee has done it again. The 27-year-old food influencer known for his viral TikTok food reviews took his taste buds back on the road last week to check out New York's local culinary scene.

Earlier this week, the family of Kenneka Jenkins-the Chicago woman who froze to death in a hotel freezer-has agreed to a $10 million legal settlement from Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel. In 2017, Kenneka Jenkins was found deceased inside a walk-in freezer at the Rosemont-based hotel, and the family filed a lawsuit...Read more...

More than a week after an officer involved in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis claimed that he wouldn't do anything differently when attempting to arrest the Black man, the legal representation for all the officers said that their clients aren't even responsible for his death, instead blaming the actions of Ellis.Read more...

A Karen can't help being a Karen-even if she's at the happiest place on earth. Last week, this particular one was caught on video saying I hate Mexicans" in a Disneyland bathroom.Read more...

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and 1619 creator Nikole Hannah-Jones rushed to the defense of Harvard President Claudine Gay earlier this week. Hannah-Jones slammed critics who claimed that Gay, the university's first Black President, was a diversity hire.Read more...

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Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA)isn't throwing any punches when it comes to Republican Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. The California Congressman, who debated Ramaswamy last month, said he felt compelled to counter his ahistorical view of race and racism in the United States.Read more...

No one works a red carpet like Angela Bassett. Our queen knows exactly what colors, styles and designers work best for her, and shuts it down every single time.Read more...

As the election rapidly approaches, the race to lock down key demographics intensifies. For incumbent President Joe Biden, securing the support of Black voters is essential to his success in reelection.Read more...

Until the recent issues with her ex-boyfriend Darius Jackson made headlines, Keke Palmer was one of the rare child stars who grew into a successful adult actor without encountering any major scandals. However, even when you're not leading the gossip mill, child stardom comes with a heavy price. The former Nickelodeon...Read more...

Megan Thee Stallion has had enough of ex-boyfriend Pardison Fontaine and his recent disparaging comments about her and their past relationship. Now, she's saying something about it.Read more...

A chilling investigation found Black women made up nearly 30 percent of Chicago's crime victims last year. Mind you, they only make up 13 percent of the city's population.

Let the cringe behavior continue.Read more...

Art Basel has become a staple in the creative world when it comes to displaying (and purchasing) art, networking and partying. This year was no different: The Miami Beach version of the global event, held December 8-10, was flooded with Black celebrities.Read more...

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Black Americans are the most unbanked and underbanked group in the nation, with many lacking access to even the most basic financial services, such as a checking account.Read more...

If you're an avid TikTok user then you might've seen videos of TikToker Harry Daniels (@harrylovespandas and @harry.daniels) catching celebrities at events and asking to sing for them. The main catch? He's not that great at singing ... at all. His singing is so cringy sometimes that some celebrities will even run away...Read more...

Andre Braugher had the rare ability to bless every role he portrayed with an unforgettable grace and class. Whether it was Brooklyn Nine-Nine's" Raymond Holt, Homicide: Life on the Street's" Frank Pembleton or Duets'" Reggie Kane, all his characters had a nobility that only Braugher could deliver. If his name was...Read more...

A Black Florida woman couldn't enjoy more than a week of life with her newly-wed husband before a man allegedly took both their lives. What's worse is that police believe the motive behind the killing was personal,as family members identified the suspect as the woman's ex-boyfriend.

I don't understand the resilience of Kodak Black.Read more...

Ebony Johnson, Ph.D., is the first Black woman appointed to run the Tulsa, Oklahoma, school system - marking an important moment in that community's racial history.

Do you remember where you were when Beyonce released her unannounced self-titled visual album in 2013?

Queen Oprah Winfrey has spoken about that viral interview with host Drew Barrymore on the latter's eponymous talk show. On Tuesday, Barrymore welcomed the esteemed entertainment personality on her show and fans believed she got a little too close for comfort.Read more...

Andre Braugher was an actor of extraordinary talent. He made every role uniquely his and unforgettable. From comedy, to drama, to action, there was no genre that he couldn't elevate. On Monday, after a short illness, the Emmy winner passed away at the age of 61. Throughout his long, successful career Braugher was...Read more...

Following the bombshell testimony of his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari, the second week of Marvel actor Jonathan Majors' assault trial continued on Monday and Tuesday with testimony from the driver who witnessed the alleged assault as well as the NYPD officers who arrested the Creed III" star.

On Christmas Day, the world will be reintroduced to the story of The Color Purple."

It's not everyday that Oprah Winfrey stops by and graces folks with her presence on a morning or even a midday talk show. But that's exactly what happened on Wednesday's episode of The Sherri Show" as O continues her press tour for the upcoming musical version of The Color Purple."Read more...

With a career that spans over 30 years, rapper Snoop Dogg is an O.G. in the Hip-Hop game. But the Drop it Like it's Hot" artist recently revealed that his son schooled him on a new way to make more money from his popular catalog.Read more...

We've lost another iconic Black actor whose award-winning roles have helped increase Black representation in film. According to a Deadline report, two-time Emmy-winner Andre Braugher died Monday at age 61 after a brief illness.

What the f-ck did I do wrong!?" Christina Pierre is heard asking in a blood-curdling scream throughout the 30 videos released by a North Carolina police department from a now viral arrest. The clip of an officer beating her leg led to suspicions of the abuse of force.

While many viewers enjoyed the highly-anticipated Grammys Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop" that aired on CBS Sunday, the program's executive producer Questlove shared his slight disappointment over the non-involvement of one influential figure: MC Hammer.Read more...

PBS' Finding Your Roots" has led to shocking discoveries for the famous faces who appear on the series. One of the show's latest guests, Tracy Morgan, experienced an emotional reveal about his family tree.Read more...

In today's age of remakes and reboots, I often agree with audience sentiments about how tired we are of seeing something old redone so many years later. However, after seeing the new trailer for Mr. and Mrs. Smith," the Donald Glover co-created, upcoming Prime Video comedy series - I may actually be here for it. But...Read more...

Raven-Symone shared the heartbreaking news on Instagram Monday that her beloved younger brother Blaize Pearman passed away from colon cancer.Read more...

The Black man seen giving chair shots to white people in those viral Alabama Riverfront brawl videos isn't going to prison after all.

Here's yet another example of sports fans taking it too far.Read more...