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D23 Expo 2022, Disney’s big showcase of its theme parks, films and TV series, welcomed superfans to Anaheim, Calif. to celebrate their community, hear about all the latest projects, and yes, buy lots of merchandise emblazoned with Mickey Mouse ears.Read more...

It’s been weeks since residents of Jackson, Mississippi have had access to safe drinking water.Read more...

Chick-fil-A faced heat from Black Twitter over a response they gave that came across as racially motivated, per TODAY. The food chain, known for their chicken sandwiches but that has also been accused of being pro-Trump and anti-LGBT, responded promptly with an apology after Twitter users demanded answers.Read more...

On Nov. 8th, we’ll all be casting our votes in the upcoming midterm elections to determine which party has control of the House and Senate. These will be highly pivotal positions, which will impact issues such as voting and reproductive rights. And on Sunday, Vice President Kamala Harris’s interview on NBC News’s…Read more...

A former California principal is now facing criminal charges after he was caught on camera shoving a 9-year-old student with special needs.

In the year of 2022, who is listening to anything Bethenny Frankel has to say? Despite this fact, she is seemingly using every opportunity to disparage Meghan Markle for no damn reason. Last week on her podcast, Just B, she ripped into Markle claiming that “she messed up” by abdicating her royal responsibilities.Read more...

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On September 11, 2001, my mother, Katrina Womack, was on the PATH train headed into the city from New Jersey to her job at Prudential Financial. However, she never made it to work. As she walked up the stairs of the World Trade Center stop, she heard a loud crash and the building shook. That was the first plane…Read more...

Disney fans, rejoice! Well, that’s only if you like your mermaids Black and her red locs to be well…loc’d. This Friday, the trailer was finally released for the live action remake of The Little Mermaid starring our favorite sweet underwater songstress, Halle Bailey.Read more...

If you know our girl Whoopi Goldberg, you know she is not one to mince words. The longstanding lead host of The View recently addressed the haters who can’t seem to wrap their minds around diversifying a cast of real people playing the fictional creatures and characters throughout Amazon’s “Lord of the Rings: The…Read more...

Residents of the Marcy housing projects in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York are waking up one thousand dollars richer this weekend following the completion of a cryptocurrency training hosted by Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey. According to Okay Player, the rapper turned entrepreneur and former Twitter…Read more...

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Disney kicked off its big fan event, D23 Expo 2022, by honoring Disney Legends. These are artists who’ve made special contributions to its theme parks, films and TV shows. And because we make everything better, three special Black legends were given their well deserved flowers.

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The entire Los Angeles Rams team wore a “Choose Love” decal on their helmet for the season opener against the Buffalo Bills last night. NFL teams confirmed that they stenciled “It Takes All of Us” and “End Racism” in end zones for the third consecutive season as part of the league’s Inspire Change social justice…Read more...

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Kids have only just begun to return to their classrooms. But in Texas, transgender students are already feeling the impact of Governor Greg Abbott’s directive for gender-affirming care to be investigated as child abuse.Read more...

The Miami-Dade County School board voted against recognizing October as LGBTQ History Month, according to ABC News. The month hasn’t been recognized on the federal level, like Black History Month. However, against students’ wishes, the board declined their ability to acknowledge the history of the LGBTQ for just four…Read more...

Remember R. Kelly? The disgraced signer is still on trial in Chicago on federal charges of child pornography, obstruction of justice and coercing minors into sex. But the once beloved R&B singer now has one less person to worry about after a music journalist, who covered the singer for decades, declared he won’t be…Read more...

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It looks like Hollywood Unlocked founder Jason Lee is in hot water—and yet again he put himself there. He recently took to Twitter to share that he knows the names of the two siblings suing Tiffany Haddish and Aries Spears. The family is accusing the comedians of numerous allegations including sexual harassment, gross…Read more...

Since Queen Elizabeth’s passing yesterday, we’ve been laser-focused on the Black community’s reaction. And while some are genuinely mourning the passing of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, most have used her death to remind us that the legacy of the British monarchy is seriously tainted with racism, slavery and…Read more...

You’d think having award-winning actress Viola Davis attached to star in The Woman King would make it easier to get the film made. Turns out, her star power wasn’t enough to overcome decades of racism.

In the new AppleTV+ series, Gutsy, Hillary Clinton and her daughter Chelsea embark on a journey to meet with pioneering women artists, activists, community leaders and everyday heroes who live out that word through both their personal and professional lives.

Meghan Markle has become a household name ever since she married Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex in 2018. But before she became an American member of the British royal family, the Duchess of Sussex had a career of her own. Here is the evolution of Meghan Markle.

Though Sterling K. Brown and Regina Hall’s masterful portrayals of pastors who’ve fallen out of grace in the recently released film Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul, is getting rave reviews, fans may be surprised to know that there’s one big secret behind one of their most hilarious scenes.Read more...

Fox News anchor (and one of the most repulsive humans to ever breathe) Tucker Carlson stood up to The Queen’s haters Thursday night, reported The Daily Mail. While a number of people were heartbroken about the news of her passing, there were a lot who were elated by the announcement. Carlson said the world will never…Read more...

“A family, a crew, a rap label, the homies, Black Soprano Family is everything and we stand on that.”Read more...

Just days before Saturday Night Live star Kenan Thompson is set to take the stage as host for the 74th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, he took the time out to give his thoughts on the now infamous Will Smith/Chris Rock Oscars slap and how he plans to skirt any slap-worthy jokes.Read more...

As fans not-so-patiently wait for the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, a new collectible LEGO figure is offering a tribute to our fallen king.

The rumors are true: Los Angeles residents are spoiled as shit.

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a federal lawsuit against a care home facility on behalf of Black nurses and nurse assistants who were subjected to “unremedied racial abuse” from patients, according to The Sacramento Bee. One nurse alleges a manager a told her she should “be used to” being called…Read more...

Queen Elizabeth II passed away on Thursday at the age of 96 and Black Twitter wasted no time calling out her legacy. While some choose to mourn her death, many folks decided to address the history of the British monarchy, which included colonialism and slavery.Read more...

Even before Daniel Craig was cast, movie fans were already talking about Idris Elba as the next possible James Bond. Once Craig announced No Time to Die would be his last appearance as the world’s most famous spy, the talk about Elba taking over got even louder. On a recent episode of the HBO talk show The Shop, the …Read more...

Social media’s influence has continued to grow and has allowed creators across the internet to amass millions of followers across multiple platforms.

No mother should have to bury their child. Especially considering the horrific way Rebecca Duran, mother of Donovan Lewis, found out that her son had been killed. The 20-year-old was shot in his apartment by Columbus police during an arrest warrant attempt. Duran, who says she first heard of the shooting over the…Read more...

It’s happening: After two years of pandemic madness, we thought it was time we began to bring people together again. Next week in Washington DC, that desire will come to fruition. For the first-time ever, The Root will be hosting a two-day summit in Washington DC on September 13 and 14, all about setting the agenda…Read more...

The Root is sad to share that comedian and producer David A. Arnold has died at the age of 54. The news was confirmed by his family in a statement per his rep, Rob Greenwald, on Tuesday.Read more...

Celebrity couple Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne went on “Good Morning America” to discuss the aftermath of Sharon leaving “The Talk” in 2021 after fans on social media called her racist. She was dismissed from the CBS daytime talk show following a dispute with co-host Sheryl Underwood about Piers Morgan’s ignorant remarks…Read more...

It might be hard for some folks today to imagine life before news was instantly available anytime of day. But that time wasn’t all that long ago: CNN, the world’s first 24-hour news channel, launched in 1980, 42 years ago. People who grew up with the network for the most part haven’t yet reached their 50s, which means…Read more...

Yesterday we told you about former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visiting the White House for the unveiling of their official White House portraits. And while the news of paintings of two Black faces taking up permanent residence on the White House walls was a big enough deal, it seems that the…Read more...

Remember when New Orleans rapper Mystikal was arrested for the umpteenth time on first-degree rape charges? He has now been indicted on those charges and faces a life sentence in prison if convicted, according to The Advocate.Read more...

A political committee supporting Pennsylvania Rep. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz released an ad about an incident involving his competitor, Dem. Senate candidate John Fetterman, according to The Hill. The nearly decade old incident of Fetterman pulling a gun on a Black jogger was resurfaced in an effort to conjure…Read more...

If you follow Tabitha Brown on social media, you know nothing dims her positivity. And now, she’s set to spread that endless positivity on a new eight city tour promoting her new cookbook, Cooking From the Spirit: Easy, Delicious, and Joyful Plant-Based Inspirations.

The late MF DOOM’s rhyme books are legend, but allegedly, the music executive in possession of them, is unwilling to give them up, so says the rapper’s widow.Read more...

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Quiet quitting, the act of doing less rather than more on the job, has been getting a lot of buzz lately. For a while, it seemed like just about everyone was talking about this passive-aggressive approach to finding more work-life balance. We even shared our thoughts about why it may not be the best course of action…Read more...