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If you let a teenager tell you, everyone who is anyone will be wearing baggy jeans, crop tops and platform sneakers this spring. At least that’s what my teen tells me every time we go shopping together. And she’s right, the stores are full of tiny tops and gigantic pants right now. But as a woman of a certain age, I…Read more...

I know we’ve barely made it out of awards season, but it’s never too early to keep our eyes on the standout projects you’ll be hearing about in the next awards cycle. Coming out of the Sundance Film Festival, the film everyone was talking about was A Thousand and One. In her feature directorial debut, A.V. Rockwell…Read more...

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If you watch the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division 1 Men’s basketball tournament for pure sports entertainment, fine. If you watch to cheer your alma mater, I understand. If you watch because on any given night, a Lilliputian like Florida Atlantic can topple a Tennessee and Kansas State on its way to…Read more...

Following the Jan 6. Insurrection, white supremacist groups have wreaked havoc on local churches by snatching down their Black Lives Matter signs and even setting some ablaze. Now, the Proud Boys and five of its leaders are facing a lawsuit from Black churches in D.C. who want justice for their terrorism, per the…Read more...

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In her now viral MSNBC interview with host Ari Melber, the legendary Erykah Badu addressed how conservatives have twisted the term “woke” into something derogatory and weaponized it against people of color. Badu also discussed how she popularized the phrase with her 2008 song “Master Teacher” as well as on social…Read more...

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It’s no secret that TV host and comedic actor Nick Cannon is the father to many, many children. But what may come as a surprise is just how he decides to divvy up his financial responsibilities with his kids mothers.Read more...

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Since its 2022 launch YITTY has remained on the cutting edge of the shapewear market. The brand, created by Grammy award-winning recording artist Lizzo, makes leggings, onesies, tanks and thongs in sizes ranging from 6X to XS. And much like her music, fans can’t seem to get enough of the size-inclusive shapewear…Read more...

The six-year-old son of rapper Flo Rida is still recovering in a hospital after falling from a fifth-story window of a New Jersey apartment complex.Read more...

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When you’re Black, you’re never really lonely because there will always be a white person all up in your business. - krissychula

It’s been exactly three years since California Highway Patrol officers pulled over Edward Bronstein for a traffic stop and he died in police custody as he screamed, “I can’t breathe!” while officers restrained him to take a blood sample.Read more...

There’s not much one can say when the man who called for your death as a teenager is indicted. But upon hearing the news of former President Donald Trump’s indictment, Dr. Yusef Salaam had this to say; “Karma.”Read more...

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Some things need to be discussed with a calm tone and other things need to be yelled out so everyone could hear. Rep. Jamaal Bowman did the later, ensuring that everyone in Congress knew how he feels about gun control following the Nashville school shooting which left three nine-year-old students and three staff…Read more...

The Florida chapters of the NAACP has warned Black people to not move to or visit the state of Florida amidst their aggressive legislation against African American studies, per NBC Miami. Their concern is that these education bills may roll over into socioeconomic legislation affecting Black people.

When Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest during a Monday Night Football game, the whole country watched in shock as everyone, including players on the field, wondered if the Buffalo Bills’ safety would ever wake up again.Read more...

After weeks of gearing up for this moment, Tory Lanez and his legal team have filed a motion for a new trial in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting case nearly three months after the Canadian artist was found guilty on all charges.Read more...

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This week, Vice President Kamala Harris embarked on an African tour that included a highly anticipated stop in Ghana. The country is currently under a tremendous amount of scrutiny in light of the “Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Value” bill, which would jail those who identify as LGBTQ.

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It appears that the relationship between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Disney is becoming more and more tenuous by the day. The new board that was selected by the Republican governor to supervise Disney’s special taxing district stated Wednesday that legal action may be taken over an agreement reached between the…Read more...

It looks like New York’s Power 105.1-FM popular morning show The Breakfast Club—now hosted by Charlamagne Tha God and DJ Envy—has found a new home in BET.Read more...

Before Women’s History Month, or as we like to call it ‘round these parks—Black Women’s History Month—comes to a close, we here at The Root felt it fitting to highlight a handful of highly talented writers whose work has contributed mightily when it comes to understanding race, class, gender, and society at large.…Read more...

In the wake of his arrest, Jonathan Majors has been the subject of career pushback. As news broke on Saturday that the Creed III star was arrested in Manhattan, the actor immediately found himself in hot water. The first institution to separate itself from the Lovecraft Country star was the U.S. Army.Read more...

On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris visited Cape Coast Castle in Ghana, a site where millions of enslaved Africans were held against their will before they were loaded onto ships that were being sent to the Americas. Prior to her voyage, she expressed optimism about mending relations between Africa and the U.S.Read more...

In the world of professional wrestling, WWE’s WrestleMania is the biggest event of the year. It’s known as “The Grandest Stage of Them All” and “The Showcase of the Immortals.” Showing out at Mania can make you a legend, and with back-to-back, five-star main event matches, Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair has very…Read more...

Although I’ve needed them for most of my life, I’ve only recently accepted that I can’t see two feet in front of my face without my glasses.Read more...

The Associated Press reports that California may have to pay its Black residents more than $800 billion for generations of disproportionately high levels of incarceration, policing and housing discrimination. Economists shared this information with a state panel considering reparations.Read more...

It took 23 years for Adnan Syed to win his freedom. His story was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial,” which questioned whether Syed was really guilty of the horrific murder of his girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, in 1999 when the two were both teenagers. For many, his release last year after spending most of his life in…Read more...

As CNN continues to battle low ratings, the news network has tried to shake things up in recent months. It has had trouble competing in primetime with rival networks MSNBC and Fox News. Now, the originator of 24-hour news is trying something completely unexpected, with The Wall Street Journal reporting that CNN is…Read more...

There’s no denying that Black Panther director Ryan Coogler is one of the most in-demand directors working in Hollywood today. And it’s for that reason that the news that he may soon be helming an X-Files reboot has fans of the iconic series buzzing with excitement.Read more...

The education of young people is important and always has been. But oftentimes, what I think is missed is the education of young creatives. Artists, musicians, producers, etc. Just because they learn in a medium where they are encouraged to explore unique and different ideas, doesn’t mean they don’t need guidance and…Read more...

“I’m not a businessman, I’m business…” You know the rest.Read more...

Barbie Bassett had social media in a frenzy after getting herself fired for saying, “fo’shizzle, my nizzle” on air. Though her remark was deemed offensive by the masses, particularly coming out the mouth of a white woman, Charlamagne Tha God and Whoopi Goldberg ran to her defense, per Deadline.

As his hit series Snowfall comes to an end and he prepares for the next chapter of his career, Damson Idris is revealing secrets about how he got started. In an interview with Complex, the Swarm star explained that it was an unlikely source who helped him make the big move from England to America It turns out that…Read more...

A Michigan University professor was suspended after sharing a post to Facebook in which he suggested that killing “right-wing” speakers who recite racist, homophobic or anti-transgender rhetoric would be an apt punishment for them.

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Anthony Broadwater spent 16 years of his life behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit, but now he might see some semblance of restitution. On Monday, Broadwater’s attorney announced that he had settled with the state of New York for $5.5 million.Read more...

A new study conducted by Georgetown University shows that if the U.S. Supreme Court bans racial consideration in college admissions, the amount of minorities at highly competitive colleges will likely come to a standstill or simply decline altogether.Read more...

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Spoiler Alert! If you haven’t watched The Mandalorian “Chapter 20: The Foundling” stop reading now!

Texas Christian University football had its best football season in program history in 2022. But, what they’re doing with their players in the offseason may pay more dividends off the field than anything they are doing on it. While football in many ways is just a kid’s game, it can also be used as a tool to teach…Read more...

[Editor’s Note: Don’t miss Part One of our series with Representative Cori Bush.]Read more...

Eric Holder Jr., the man convicted of first-degree murder for the killing of beloved rapper Nipsey Hussle, has a long, hard road ahead of him in prison.Read more...