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Every so often, a celebrity who has fallen out of the public eye does something to grab the audience’s attention again. That’s the case with Fugees member Pras Michél, who is currently on trial for federal conspiracy and faces up to two decades in prison.Read more...

Texas couple Amanda Arciniega and James Finley were finally able to take home their 6-month-old formerly conjoined twin girls and celebrate their recovery from a separation procedure, according to People Magazine.

Tucker Carlson’s stunning departure from Fox—which was announced in a short press release from the network Monday—has folks speculating on exactly what the final straw was. The Dominion Voting Systems defamation lawsuit against Fox was settled last week for a record-breaking $787.5 million, which led many to believe…Read more...

Heels are necessary in the world of sports. They make the product on the floor more entertaining for fans and the game more intense for the players going against them. All sides win. Except, when that villain breaks character. That is what has happened to Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks in the last two games…Read more...

Harry Belafonte was a true giant in this world who left an impact that can’t be duplicated. As a singer and actor, he was a groundbreaking performer in the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s. He stood up for himself and other Black artists, paving the way for future generations. On Tuesday, the news of his passing at the age of 96…Read more...

The Root is sad to report that actor, EGOT winner and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte has died at age 96. On Tuesday, a rep for Belafonte confirmed that the legendary singera pssed away due to congestive heart failure at his New York home.Read more...

A former NBA head coach is ready to return to the league and start over from the bottom. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Ime Udoka is signing on as the new coach of the Houston Rockets. In September 2022, one season after leading the Boston Celtics to the NBA Finals, Udoka was suspended, then ultimately fired…Read more...

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Not to promote bullying or anything, but it turns out that dogging something for months can be effective. After facing a ton of backlash from notable Black scholars, the College Board said they’d be revising their AP Black studies course again.Read more...

Former CNN News Anchor Don Lemon isn’t taking his ousting lying down. The longtime host, who became embroiled in scandal last month, took to Twitter immediately after CNN announced he was being let go from the network to share that no one in management had the “decency” to tell him the next directly after 17-years at…Read more...

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The internet went wild over the recent announcement that Emmy-winning Pose star Billy Porter would star in and co-write a biopic of iconic author/activist James Baldwin. While the writer is known as one of the most influential figures in history, there are some people who are wondering why Baldwin’s life warrants the…Read more...

If you’ve ever been a bridesmaid, you probably already know what it’s like to spend an exorbitant amount of money on an ugly dress that ends up in the back of your closet or in the Goodwill pile after the wedding is over.

Former Louisville officer Myles Cosgrove, who was part of the botched raid of Breonna Taylor’s home in 2020, has found a new job in law enforcement an hour away from his previous department, according to The Associated Press. Cosgrove was fired from the Louisville PD after being accused of fatally shooting Taylor.

Fox News posterboy and renowned white supremacist Tucker Carlson has finally been booted from the network. In an explosive statement released from Fox on Monday, it was revealed that Tucker Carlson Tonight was finished. It was one of their highest rated television shows. The statement also said that Carlson’s final…Read more...

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Longtime host Don Lemon is officially out at CNN News. The network announced that they were parting ways with Lemon, one of the recognizable faces on the network. The news comes in the wake of sexist comments made by Lemon and allegations of inappropriate behavior at work.Read more...

Keke Palmer has been famous for a long time, entertaining audiences since she was a child star. When a celebrity is in the public eye for that long, we think we know almost everything about them. However, the Nope actress recently revealed a very personal part of herself and in the process, may have helped others…Read more...

The GOP has always been the party of white supremacy and will remind you of their gross agenda at every turn. Case in point: Republican Ohio Senate candidate Bernie Moreno says white folks—not Black people—are the ones who should be receiving reparations. Moreno, who is supported by Donald Trump, made the asinine…Read more...

Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter was released from prison after 16 months serving time after fatally shooting 20-year-old Daunte Wright, per ABC News. Her sentence was already below the state guidelines for her charges. But her release doesn’t exactly mean she’s free.

Gun violence is everywhere in the news. It seems like we can’t glance at our phones without an alert of another horrific mass shooting. But what happens once the cameras go away and the victims begin their long road to recovery? Especially in cases where the survivor is Black, it seems like we rarely get a full look…Read more...

At a time where pivotal moments in history are at risk of being banned and erased all together, it’s refreshing and undeniably important to see efforts made to make sure that significant figures in our society aren’t forgotten. Such is the case with Searchlight Pictures newly released film, Chevalier.Read more...

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John Cena and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson are not the first wrestlers to become movie stars, but they have made the most successful transition from the squared circle to the big screen. Since the professional wrestling world has no shortage of performers with unmatched athleticism and huge personalities, it’s time to…Read more...

Last week, we told you the heartbreaking story of an infant girl in Texas, removed from her family home when they ignored their pediatrician’s recommendation to admit her to the hospital for jaundice. Now, after spending three weeks in foster care, baby Mila is going home.Read more...

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I know the sun is out so you can’t wait to go outdoors and have all kinds of fun. But, just in case you want to spend a little time inside binging all the TV series that will become your new favorites, we’ve got an awesome 2023 TV preview for you. From Marvel, to Star Wars, to Star Trek, there are new entries from…Read more...

Black people are naturally resourceful and that’s what Earth Day is about, really. This weekend, we prepare to celebrate Earth Day. And while you may know that it has something to do with recycling stuff, you may be wondering what the heck it’s really all about.Read more...

A pregnant woman was fatally shot after being mistaken for someone else, according to ABC News. The incident is the latest shooting immediately following two other shooting incidents that have America debating about gun control.

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At The Root, we’re all about celebrating everything that is amazing about Black literature, which is why we launched our inaugural It’s Lit Awards this year. And when we called on you to help us choose the best in Black books of 2022, you showed up and showed out. We asked, and you answered. Here are the winners of…Read more...

With Earth Day nearly upon us, President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order creating an office of environmental justice. This EO is just the latest step in the White House’s pledge to take access to clean air and water seriously in communities hit the hardest by pollution.Read more...

Remember when gambling was considered the cardinal sin in sports? It’s the reason teams were wary of putting franchises in Las Vegas, and it got Pete Rose banned from baseball. However, nowadays you can’t watch a game without getting inundated with ads for mobile betting sites. Seriously, when was the last time you…Read more...

A civil rights attorney has filed a complaint against the Antioch police officers under investigation for exchanging racist text messages, per AP News. They say the messages threatening to target Black residents in traffic stops and jokes about violently arresting them were real incidents.

Two weeks ago, Republican State Representative Scotty Campbell joined the crusade to get rid of the “Tennessee Three” for joining a gun control protest on the House floor. But as is so often the case in politics, it turns out his hands were far from clean.Read more...

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If the mere fact that Wild’n Out host Nick Cannon has had 12 children is a lot to comprehend in today’s society, then you may be wondering just how he keeps finding himself in this situation time and time again. Well, in a new interview on the Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast, the Drumline actor revealed why he thinks…Read more...

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency announced the arrest of sixth person charged in connection to the Sweet 16 birthday party shooting in Dadeville, Alabama, according to The Associated Press. The last we heard about suspects in the case was just two teenage boys.

The NBA Playoffs are here and we can’t wait to watch some of the finest men in the NBA fight for that trophy! Here are some of the best-looking players, in our opinion, that we look(ed) forward to seeing week-to-week!Read more...

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Hulu teased the upcoming documentary about Atlanta’s most controversial event, Freaknik, earlier this month. Though an official trailer for Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told has yet to be released, the streaming giant says that the upcoming project “recounts the rise and fall of a small Atlanta HBCU picnic that…Read more...

In case you haven’t been paying attention, last week we told you that Pose star Billy Porter would be portraying civil rights activist and author James Baldwin in an upcoming biopic.Read more...

The tea is getting hot.

For once in the past year, it seems that Antonio Brown is a victim, and not the person who continues to find himself in trouble.Read more...

The 2022-23 NFL season was a rough one for Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. He suffered two concussions, took an extremely hard hit that had many thinking he may have had a third undiagnosed head injury and missed five games. The fact that all these incidents happened within a span of a few weeks had many…Read more...

Laws restricting smoking marijuana are becoming laxer across the country. Even the NBA will allow players to smoke pot now. As a result, we’re seeing more Black celebs than ever invest in the cannabis industry

According to a new report from TMZ, the mother of Ahmaud Arbery—Wanda Cooper-Jones—is seeking to meet with Ralph Yarl. Yarl, the Black 16-year-old high school student who was shot multiple times last week in Missouri by a white homeowner, is currently at home recovering from his injuries.