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Esteemed “Today” show personality and weatherman Al Roker got emotional while receiving a Christmas surprise from his team. Roker, 68, was noticeably absent from work for the last month due to some serious medical issues. He has suffered from blood clots that eventually traveled to his lungs.Read more...

Chris Redd is all healed and ready to talk about his recent attack last month in New York City.Read more...

Outside of Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez, maybe the most critical witness in this felony trial spoke on Wednesday when she took the witness stand to testify about what happened the night the Houston rapper was allegedly shot.Read more...

More details about the death of Ellen Show DJ Stephen “tWitch” Boss continue to emerge. The New York Post has reported that Boss checked into the Oak Tree Inn just one day before his body was found.Read more...

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The fact that the royal family didn’t protect Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex from constant racist attacks by the British press is not the bombshell revelation of Harry & Meghan. Just how deeply manipulative they were in trying to cause her downfall provides the truly shocking moments of the final three episodes of the…Read more...

As I write this, members of California’s Reparations Task Force are meeting in Oakland to discuss exactly who might be eligible for compensation under a reported plan that could see Black folks in the state receive as much as $225,000 apiece. Those awards, the chair of the committee has said, would be specifically…Read more...

A federal lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Thomas Lee Rutledge, a former Alabama prison inmate who died after being subjected to extreme heating in his cell, per a report from AL.com. Family members and advocates have long been fighting for the human rights of Alabama inmates after the egregious prison conditions…Read more...

The Root has reported on countless stories of racial disparity in healthcare. And now we are learning that this disparity impacts our mental health as well as our physical health.Read more...

After spending half of 2022 in an Atlanta jail and trying to make bond multiple times, Gunna is finally coming home.Read more...

TikTok has become quite the pervasive social media app and now, cops insist on using it to become viral. In a clip that recently made its rounds on the internet, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office declared that detectives from its narcotics department seized nearly $1.1 million in illegal drug money.Read more...

Despite telling the world that he saw “good things about Hitler,” Kanye West apparently can’t find the good in civil rights icon Rosa Parks.Read more...

As his family, friends and fans mourn the death of Stephen “tWitch” Boss, Hollywood is paying tribute to the dancer/actor. The Ellen DeGeneres Show DJ passed away on Tuesday at the age of 40.

Living in the golden age of television is both a good and bad situation. On one hand, you never run out of TV to watch. But on the other hand, YOU NEVER RUN OUT OF TV TO WATCH! We’ve decided to add to your never-ending binge list with our rundown of the best Black TV series of 2022.

Jackson State University has named the coach who will lead its football program into the post-Coach Prime era. On Tuesday, JSU Athletic Director Ashley Robinson named current wide receivers position coach T.C. Taylor to succeed outgoing head football coach Deion Sanders next season.Read more...

Despite being behind bars in federal prison, R. Kelly still has a lot to say.Read more...

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On Wednesday, film nominees for the 2023 Critics Choice Awards were revealed.Read more...

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Fionnghuala O’Reilly made history in 2019 when she became the first woman of color to be crowned Miss Universe Ireland.

A 61-year-old Michigan man has pleaded guilty to two federal hate crimes in the intimidation of Black Lives Matter supporters, according to Fox 2 Detroit. Those supporters were Starbucks employees who were granted permission to wear BLM t-shirts. It seems someone took their activism very personally.

The entertainment world is mourning a huge loss, as TMZ reports that dancer/actor Stephen “tWitch” Boss has died at the age of 40. This news is made even more devastating by reports that the cause of death is suicide.

A Black high-ranking Miami police officer is suing the city and former police captain Javier Ortiz on allegations of fostering a racist and sexist environment, per the Miami Herald. The suit claims Ortiz and a former police chief demoted her in a concerted effort to humiliate her and undermine her authority.

After months of publicly defending her claims that she was allegedly shot by Tory Lanez after a party in Los Angeles, Megan Thee Stallion finally took the stand in a Los Angeles courtroom and recounted her side of the story.Read more...

Trigger Warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault.Read more...

On Tuesday, the U.S. Postal Service shared that it would commemorate the life of the late Rep. John Lewis with a new stamp. They plan on releasing it next year.Read more...

Although the damage may never be undone, New York City is making another effort to right the wrongs done to the five Black and Latino men known to the world as the Central Park Five. This week, the city’s Public Design Commission unanimously approved calling a gate at the northern end of the 840-acre park “Gate of the…Read more...

Raise your hand if you’re surprised that Erykah Badu is releasing her own weed strain. Honestly, I’m kind of shocked this hasn’t already happened.Read more...

Insert *Heavy Negro Sigh* Here we are again. It’s been two months since the leaked racist phone call between former Los Angeles City Council president Nury Martinez and her two colleagues stirred unrest among city residents. One colleague, Councilman Kevin de León, previously refused the public’s calls to resign.…Read more...

In front of a crowd of thousands on Tuesday, President Joe Biden signed gay marriage legislation into law. The ceremony—as well as the bill itself—is a step in the right direction regarding same sex unions.Read more...

In addition to multi-award-winning rapper, producer, singer and songwriter, we can also call Missy Elliott “Doctor Elliott”—for the second time—from now on!

Updated 12/13/22 at 4:07 p.m. E.T: A spokesperson for Airbnb reached out to The Root to share that today they released a report on its work over the last six years to combat discrimination on the platform. An excerpt from that message is enclosed below:Read more...

Updated as of 12/13/2022 as of 3:15 p.m. ET

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As we say farewell to 2022, it’s time to look back at the artists who gave us some of the best moments of the year. From Beyoncé and Lizzo getting us on the dance floor, to Jordan Peele once again making us wonder what the hell we just watched, to Sheryl Lee Ralph and Angela Bassett being honored like the queens they…Read more...

Will Smith is being very specific about how he promotes his new film Emancipation, but one place where we knew he would appear is Red Table Talk. The Facebook Watch talk show hosted by Jada Pinkett Smith, her daughter Willow Smith and her mother Adrienne Banfield-Norris frequently features other members of the Smith…Read more...

A new report by The Associated Press reveals disturbing information about Bureau of Prisons official Thomas Ray Hinkle. Despite having a violent past abusing Black inmates—stemming from allegations made in 1995—he has been promoted at least nine times. In June, he was selected by the Bureau of Prisons and Justice…Read more...

We can look at the recent midterm election results to see that issues like inflation and homeownership impact the way Black people vote. But you may be surprised to learn that many of those same issues also affect the way we date.

In news that should surprise absolutely no one, ABC has decided that former GMA3 co-anchors TJ Holmes and Amy Robach will remain benched from their positions until the network completes its investigation into Holmes’ previous relations with his colleagues.Read more...

Who’s the most annoying sports television personality in the United States today? Stephen A. Smith? Joe Buck? Jason Garrett? No.Read more...

The Biden administration’s student debt relief program is on indefinite pause thanks to Republican legal challenges. But in the meantime, the Black Lives Matter Network foundation is stepping in to provide some relief to borrowers who’d banked on debt forgiveness.Read more...

For the past two years, Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez have been going back and forth in a classic case of “he said, she said,” over the validity of claims that Lanez shot the Houston rapper in the foot after they both attended a party at Kylie Jenner’s house.Read more...

This holiday season, Prime Video is making magic (and maybe a little bit of a mess) in the kitchen with its Dr. Seuss Baking Challenge. Set in the magical City of Seuss, host Tamera Mowry-Housley puts nine teams’ creativity and resilience to the test. With a $50,000 prize on the line, they bake their best in some of…Read more...

Somebody “blow the whistle” in celebration because rapper Too $hort has been honored with his own holiday and street renaming!

Attorneys for Dalvin Gadson, a 29-year-old veteran, are calling for an investigation following the release of a photo of Gadson’s bloodied face after he was beaten by police officers. According to a Newsone report, the cops were also photographed smiling with bloody knuckles as Gadson laid on the ground.

WNBA star Brittney Griner is home recovering with her family, but details about her state of mind during her flight home from the prisoner swap in the United Arab Emirates are being revealed. During an interview Monday on CNN’s State of the Union, Roger Carstens, the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs—who…Read more...

Not to sound uptight, but sometimes I worry that social media has truly ruined our perception of what should be public and what needs to be left in your therapy sessions. Case in point, the nurses at Emory Hospital in Midtown who know find themselves without a job thanks to their viral post on Tik Tok.Read more...

Two big-name Black athletes are making big donations to HBCUs, at a time when just how much ballers owe—or don’t—to the institutions is the subject of debate.

The Supreme Court is preparing to hear another challenge to President Joe Biden’s student loan cancellation plan, marking the second time the high court’s justices have agreed to hear arguments about the plan.