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The TV adaptation of Octavia E. Butlers preeminent novel, Kindred, will be headed to a small screen near us soon.Read more...

According to a new article by The New York Post, Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors has allegedly spent thousands of dollars on renovating the backyard at her $1.4 million home in Los Angeles. Updates include the construction of a plunge pool as well as a backyard sauna.Read more...

The powers that be may have taken away Kanye West’s most potent weapon, social media. The Chicago rapper has been locked out of his Instagram and Twitter accounts after he posted multiple anti-Semitic messages.Read more...

After video footage of Golden State Warriors Draymond Green engaging in a physical altercation with Jordan Poole during practice, Green is seemingly regretful. During the Golden State Warriors’ media availability on Saturday, the player delivered a public apology for punching his teammate in the face.Read more...

This past Friday, a local Tulsa family received their flowers for their history of firsts within the city’s police department, beginning with its matriarch. In 1939, the late Mary B. Horn became Tulsa’s first Black policewoman at the age of 42.Read more...

November’s midterm elections aren’t the only thing quickly rolling around the corner. As an effort to reach minority voters across the country, a huge Black Voters Matter tour bus is rolling through various cities to galvanize the community, with its most recent stop being Philadelphia this past Saturday.Read more...

Cue the theme song, and hang the stockings with care. The Family Matters cast is reuniting for a holiday special and I am already in my reindeer jammies with the Tevo set (does anybody have Tevo, anymore?) And ok, so maybe it’s not the full cast, but how could you go wrong with Kellie Shanygne Williams and JoMarie…Read more...

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As the first Black Americans migrated from southern states to the South Side of Chicago in 1916, the community and its people faced a bright and hopeful future, fragrant with the smell of a fresh start, and bountiful opportunity. While being called disparaging names like, “The Black Ghetto” by non-Black outsiders, the…Read more...

This Halloween, the internet’s been abuzz with talk about the new Netflix series, “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.” From general spooky season excitement, to Rick Ross asking Twitter to help find him a pair of Dahmer style glasses, people can’t help but to be obsessed with the tale of the Milwaukee Cannibal. That…Read more...

The price of just about everything is higher these days. But just because you’re paying more for gas and bread doesn’t mean you can’t treat yourself to a new lipstick or eye shadow now and then. After testing tons of makeup (you’re welcome), we’ve found lots of great products that won’t completely blow your beauty…Read more...

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On Monday, 29-year-old Lavell Najah Lane died at Spartanburg County Detention Center (SCDC). Not only is his family demanding answers surrounding his death, but they are requesting video footage of Lane in custody as well.Read more...

A video has gone viral on Twitter of a Black student being harassed by Oakland University campus police. In the video, you can hear the officers accusing the student of using a fake ID to access a campus property. The video has reached half a million views.

In 1949, Arthur Miller’s stage play, Death of A Salesman, premiered on Broadway. Since it’s debut, it’s been revived four times (in 1975, 1984, 1999, and 2012, to be specific) and been the recipient of 14 Tony awards. Now, nearly 75 years later, the Pulitzer Prize winning work is headed back to the Broadway stage,…Read more...

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and the city have formally apologized for the terrible medical experiments conducted at Holmesburg Prison on primarily Black inmates from 1951 to 1974. Many activists had come together and called on the city to apologize after the University of Pennsylvania had already done so last year,…Read more...

On Friday, the Uvalde, Texas, school district shared that they suspended their entire district police force. The length of the suspension, however, has not been disclosed. Two school officials were also placed on administrative leave.Read more...

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Living in California makes you an expert in numerous climate-related disasters and events. But among all of the droughts and earthquakes, if you call California home, your biggest concern is wildfires. You learn how to anticipate fire season, keep a go bag ready and stay on constant alert if a wildfire is anywhere in…Read more...

“The Broncos exist solely to torment me,” is what Jay Connor, Senior Editor of Culture and Entertainment here at The Root, said when asked about the Thursday Night Football game between the Denver Broncos and the Indianapolis Colts.Read more...

Updated as of 10/7/2022 at 1:50 p.m. ET: On Friday, Beyoncé released a statement to E! News saying that Right Said Fred was notified and received monetary compensation for the “I’m Too Sexy” sample used on “Alien Superstar.” She also called the group’s remarks “erroneous, incredibly disparaging and false:”Read more...

As a rule, the NFL’s Thursday Night Football games are awful. Players are generally lethargic after playing just four days earlier in their usual Sunday slots. Coaches, also lacking the typical prep time, haven’t had enough bandwidth to install more than generic offensive or defensive schemes. What typically follows…Read more...

A city in California is tired of “Karens” making racist and discriminatory 911 calls and is considering a new ordinance that would make it illegal for them to do so. The Berkeley City Council is planning to meet next week to discuss the ordinance, which would expand on a current municipal code and will outlaw false…Read more...

A judge is clearing the way for a lawsuit to continue against the town of Windsor, Virginia, for what it alleges is a clear pattern of discriminatory police activity. The Office of the Attorney General initially filed this lawsuit after a 2020 traffic stop that involved two Windsor police officers and an Army…Read more...

Looks like we’ll never get to smell what Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s presidential run was cooking, as it’s recently been revealed that the Black Adam star won’t be officially turning in a bid for the highest office in the land come 2024.

On Thursday, Jeremy Bertino, who is a top lieutenant to Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy in federal court. In addition, he has agreed to cooperate with the Department of Justice’s investigation into the extremist group.Read more...

Kanye West’s shenanigans throughout the years are well-documented. From running for president to wearing a “MAGA” hat to posing with Trump to saying that “slavery was a choice,” the Chicago rapper has said almost any and everything to piss people off. But his latest stunt might be the worst.Read more...

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Updated as of 10/7/2022 at 10:45 a.m. ET: On Friday, TMZ released video footage of the altercation between the two teammates.Read more...

The story of Harriet Tubman is a historic one and is being commemorated by the Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Virginia. In a recent unveiling, the bronze statue shows the hero holding a lantern and carrying a pistol in a belt.

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On Thursday, a bus carrying migrants and asylum seekers was unceremoniously dropped off at Vice President Kamala Harris’ residence at the Naval Observatory for the second time this year.Read more...

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) has weighed in for the first time after an eventful week for his Republican opponent Herschel Walker. In an interview with Yahoo News, Warnock called the recent allegations stemming from a report that Walker paid for an abortion in 2009 for his then-girlfriend “disturbing.”Read more...

Unfortunately, it feels like there’s a beloved rapper who’s dying every other day. Whether it’s from sickness or they’re being murdered by gun violence, there’s always another one. It’s just very unfortunate that so many talented and beloved MCs have lost their lives in five year’s time.Read more...

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Michaela Coel is about to hit the big screen in a big way in the highly-anticipated sequel to the blockbuster Black Panther, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.Read more...

Extensive rebuilding efforts are ongoing as Florida looks to rebound from Hurricane Ian’s devastation across the state. However, Black residents in lower-income neighborhoods say they have felt wholly forgotten regarding receiving help. Sounds familiar?Read more...

Once again multi-millionaire Ice Cube is complaining about something.Read more...

President Joe Biden said this afternoon that he was pardoning thousands of people convicted on federal marijuana possession charges, wiping their records clean and clearing the way for them to more fully participate in social and economic activities.Read more...

Updated on 10/6/2022 at 4p.m. ET: Both Cory Hardrict and his soon-to-be ex-sister-in-law, Tamera Mowry-Housely, are speaking up in the wake of the news of Hardrict and Tia Mowry’s impending divorce.Read more...

The family of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died in custody of Rochester police, will be paid $12 million in settlement by the city, according to an NBC News report. Prude’s case was another where someone in desperate need of mental help lost their life at the hands of cops who weren’t trained to handle mental crises.

Fans of Desus Nice & The Kid Mero were shocked by the comedy duo’s surprise split in July and the subsequent cancellation of their late-night show, Desus & Mero, on Showtime. Since then, we’ve wondered how the cohosts of the popular Bodega Boys podcast would do on their own while remaining curious about what will come…Read more...

Research has found that Black women are 40 percent more likely to die from breast cancer than white women. We also have a lower five-year relative breast cancer survival rate when compared to white women.

Even though he just signed an extension to stay with the Los Angeles Lakers until the 2024-25 season, that doesn’t mean all-star guard Lebron James can’t look forward to what’s next. While the NBA has been hinting at possible expansion of teams in the near future, James has a specific request to commissioner Adam…Read more...

A woman charged with a misdemeanor for recording Minnesota police officers holding two Black men at gunpoint settled her federal lawsuit against the city for $70,000, according to the Star Tribune. In addition to monetary compensation, the city also agreed to policy reform within the police department.

The life and times of actress and Red Table Talk host Jada Pinkett Smith will be coming to a bookshelf near us soon, as it was announced on Thursday that the Gotham star is set to release a memoir next fall.Read more...

There’s a meme featuring Samuel L. Jackson in his role from the 2006's Black Snake Moan—his eyes bulging, hairline receding and salt-and-pepper hair uncombed—that captures fatherhood perfectly. “33% of your job as a dad is staring at your kids like this until they act right,” the caption reads.

Ghost! Styles P is walking away from rap, but before he goes, the New York MC is going to give fans some more music to chew on.Read more...