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Spoiler Alert! If you haven’t seen The Mandalorian “Chapter 22: Guns for Hire” stop reading now!

When Durand Bernarr appears onstage at the Roxy Theater in Los Angeles for the second-to-last stop on his Wanderlust tour, the energy in the room is palpable.Read more...

For pro wrestling fans, WrestleMania weekend is the Super Bowl, Christmas and your best birthday party all rolled into one. The four-day extravaganza includes Friday Night SmackDown; the WWE Hall of Fame; NXT Stand & Deliver; WrestleMania Nights 1 and 2; and WWE Monday Night Raw. Plus there are other wrestling events…Read more...

A group of 30 local advocates created a human barricade outside the home of Taura Brown, a terminally ill Detroit resident who claims she’s being retaliated against with an unlawful eviction, per the Detroit Metro Times. The protest turned violent after they clashed with bailiffs as they forced their way through to…Read more...

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Early Monday morning, four Harvard University students were sleeping in their undergraduate suite trying to get as much rest as possible before the new school week began. But, at around 4 a.m., they were awoken by noises of banging on their suite door and commands for them to open it.Read more...

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While everyone in the sports world has been focused on Angel Reese, LSU and the conversation surrounding their women’s national championship victory over Iowa, I’ve been more focused on a particular hand gesture.Read more...

Issa Rae always has several projects cooking at the same time. With that in mind, she’s definitely making summer 2023 The Age of Issa. With two high-profile films set for release, the Insecure creator is set to take over movie theaters. On Tuesday, we got our first look at the latest trailers for Barbie and …Read more...

Harvard University admitted 3.41 of applicants to their next class, nearly as low as the 3.19 percent they accepted last year, according to The Harvard Crimson. However, the demographics of applicants show a record low for Black students and a record uptick for Asian students. The dean of admissions says this has been…Read more...

For all the discourse it inspired, it’s hard to imagine Donald Glover (a.k.a. Childish Gambino’s) thought-provoking, symbolic imagery-boasting, 2018 hit “This Is America” having a connection to Drake. But in a new interview, the Atlanta creator confirmed that it does—just not in the way you think.Read more...

Stacey Abrams, a two-time Georgia gubernatorial candidate, author, and political activist, is a well-known figure to The Root’s audience—and now she’s forging a new path. On Wednesday, Howard University announced that Abrams will be joining the historically Black university faculty.Read more...

Brandon Johnson won a marvelous victory for the Democratic Party progressives being elected as Chicago’s next mayor following the ousting of former mayor Lori Lightfoot, according to The Associated Press. Johnson’s defeat of Paul Vallas was recorded to be the slimmest margin of victory in Chicago’s political history.

Updated 04/5/2023 at 10:04 a.m. ET:

As the sale of BET Media Group turns into the latest season of Succession, one of the interested parties is very publicly staking his claim. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, filmmaker Tyler Perry made it abundantly clear that he plans to acquire the company that includes BET and VH-1.

Most people know Salaam Remi as a GRAMMY-award winning producer who has worked with artists like Nas, Alicia Keys and the late Amy Winehouse. But what you may not know is that Remi is also a visual artist who has curated an art installation dedicated to some of his favorite musicians.Read more...

The murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin sparked a racial reckoning across the United States in 2020. Now, the city of Minneapolis, Minn., has reached an agreement with the state to transform its police department and address racially-biased policing practices.Read more...

An equal mix of cheers and jeers erupted from the crowd waiting outside of the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse on Tuesday. For the first time in our nation’s history, a former President of the United States was arraigned on criminal charges. Inside the courthouse, Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 charges of falsifying…Read more...

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As The Root observed, white folks worked overtime to humble LSU forward Angel Reese for taunting Caitlyn Clark and her Iowa Hawkeyes in the NCAA Women’s Championship. This outrage wasn’t present when Clark was the one throwing shots, but as we know America loves to humble Black women.Read more...

Unbossed. Unbothered. Unapologetic.Read more...

On Tuesday, Former President Donald Trump was arrested. He surrendered to authorities at the courthouse in Manhattan at around 1:30 p.m. ET. Trump was fingerprinted and then arraigned in court before Judge Juan Merchan around 2:30 p.m. ET. He entered the courtroom, looking solemn. Trump was indicted on dozens of…Read more...

In 2015, Owen Diaz started working at Tesla’s factory in Fremont, Calif. as an elevator operator. He claimed he was called racial slurs by his supervisor and co-workers for the next year and that his co-workers would draw racial epithets and symbols around the factory.Read more...

Born Marguerite Ann Johnson on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri, Maya Angelou was arguably one of the most prolific writers of our time. Her work as an author and activist has inspired the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Kendrick Lamar.

A 58-year-old man was been sentenced to prison after the police found voicemails he left on a phone, requesting a hitman to kill his adult son. However, according to Cleveland.com, the hitman in question denied knowing about the murderous scheme.

Last week, Donald Trump became the first United States President to be charged with a crime. On April 4, he’ll spend a night in his New York hotel before turning himself over to authorities for his arraignment.

Fans of CBS’ popular FBI series know that the teams from the three shows frequently work together in small ways. Case in point, there are video calls and emails that keep them all connected in their shared universe. But what we really wait all season for is the crossover where a case is too big for one team to handle…Read more...

The last mission sending a crew of astronauts to fly around the moon was in 1972. Monday, NASA announced their latest lunar mission which will make history assigning the first woman and African American astronaut to the moon crew, according to The Associated Press.Read more...

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has a new reason to celebrate. In addition to finally finding some semblance of peace with Prince Harry and their family, the actress has scored a victory in the defamation lawsuit filed by her half-sister.Read more...

As told to by Kalyn Womack

Eva Marcille, the former Real Housewives of Atlanta star and model, filed for divorce recently from Michael Sterling. The news made all of us do a double take and look back at the other Real Housewives marriages that fell apart before our eyes.

Former President Donald Trump made history last week (not in a good way) when he became the first United States President to be charged with a crime. As I write this, Trump is on his way to New York, where he’ll spend a night at his hotel before turning himself over to authorities for his arraignment.Read more...

An impending deal was reached between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) over the weekend for the 2023-2024, according to a statement released by NBPA. The seven-year collective bargaining agreement states that the NBA will no longer test or penalize players for using marijuana.Read more...

R&B singer KEM has a lot going on these days. His new memoir, “Share My Life: A Journey of Love, Faith and Redemption,” comes out tomorrow. And he’s got a new album, “Anniversary — The Live Album,” which drops on Friday. But while the future looks bright for the singer, his latest project forced him to take a honest…Read more...

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation completed its probe into the fatal shooting of Jayland Walker by Akron police officers, according to WKYC 3News. Officials say the case has been handed over to a special prosecutor who will bring it before a grand jury to decide on whether the eight officers involved should be…Read more...

Ask any parent, and they’ll tell you that having children changes everything. And I don’t just mean the amount of sleep you get every night. It forces you to look at the world, from the wonderful to the worrisome, in a whole new way – especially for parents of Black children.Read more...

If you’ve been saying a little prayer for the upcoming Dionne Warwick biopic, then boy, do I have good news for you. Over the weekend, it was revealed that the highly anticipated film is currently in the works, with singer and actress Teyana Taylor set to star.Read more...

The esteemed CBS television series “60 Minutes” is at the center of controversy after airing the April 2 interview with conservative bigot Marjorie Taylor Greene. The right-wing Georgia rep is known for her racist, homophobic and xenophobic views. Greene has also promoted QAnon movement conspiracy theories, spread…Read more...

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Earlier this week, Vice President Kamala Harris made the journey to Africa for a 3-nation tour. The country’s first Black and South Asian vice president’s sole purpose for the trip was to mend relations between the United States and the bustling continent. She made stops in Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia. Here are the…Read more...

Howell Wayans, the patriarch of the legendary Wayans family, has passed away at 86. The news was confirmed over the weekend by his son, comedian Marlon Wayans.Read more...

As we anticipated, Newport News teacher Abigail Zwerner has filed a lawsuit following her recovery from being shot and seriously injured by her first grade student, per The Associated Press. In her $40 million claim, she and her attorneys allege the boy’s behavior has always been a red flag.

Don Imus died four years ago, and we found out over the weekend his spirit still roams the Earth looking for other white people to possess anytime a Black woman athlete makes for a too-tempting target.Read more...

A new investigation by Media Matters for America has revealed that the podcast “No Jumper” has been using its cultural currency to platform white supremacists. That currency is due to hip hop, and when the show started, some of its guests included emcees like A$AP Ferg, Rapsody and Krayzie Bone. Its reach is large.Read more...

She killed SNL! The triple-threat actor, writer, and producer, Quinta Brunson, has been sweeping the awards shows this season, so it’s about time to look back at how she became the talent she is today! Here is the evolution of meme star, Quinta Brunson.Read more...