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With awards season in full swing, Hollywood is looking ahead to the 95th Academy Awards. On Wednesday, the shortlist of possible nominees in several categories was announced and we were thrilled to see Black Panther: Wakanda Forever find its way onto some of those lists. The Marvel Studios blockbuster has a realistic…Read more...

As hard as it may be to imagine, Wednesday marked one week since the world found out about the tragic passing of deejay and extraordinarily talented dancer Stephen “tWitch” Boss. While friends, colleagues, and supporters of Boss are no doubt still grappling with the loss, it’s the family he left behind—namely his wife…Read more...

There’s no doubt that Oprah Winfrey knows what’s hot. When she talks, people listen. Any businesses lucky enough to earn a spot on her annual Favorite Things list can be rest assured they will benefit from “the Oprah effect” and see a huge spike in sales.Read more...

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We got a lot of great TV this year, but unfortunately, we also said goodbye to some of our favorite series. Long-running hits like Black-ish, This is Us and Queen Sugar all ended their runs, while one-hit wonders like Naomi and Queens didn’t make it past 2022. As we prepare to put this year to bed, let’s look back at…Read more...

Dr. David Phillips is suing the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, claiming he was wrongfully terminated, according to CBS17. Phillips claims his First Amendment rights were violated because his termination was the result of a controversial lecture hosted on Winston-Salem State’s campus.

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Not to state the obvious, but 2022 was an undeniably terrible year for abortion rights. The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, blowing up more than 50 years of precedent protecting the constitutional right to abortion.Read more...

Whether you’re aware or not, it’s been nearly 40 years since the inception of People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive. And while they’ve undoubtedly picked some fitting men over the years, many are left perplexed that time and time again, The Best Man: The Final Chapters star Morris Chestnut has yet to have his…Read more...

Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph has had our whole hearts since she made her Broadway debut back in 1981 as Deena Jones in the original Dreamgirls (aka before Beyoncé). So we couldn’t help but get a little choked up during her powerful acceptance speech for the well-deserved Emmy she earned for playing the hilarious Barbara…Read more...

New Roads School of Santa Monica, Ca. prides itself on diversity and challenging students to question their “worldview” and “perspective.” However, while educating a student body that is nearly 50 percent of color, one Black teacher has alleged in a lawsuit that the school is not as progressive as it seems, per The…Read more...

It’s no secret that we at The Root are very excited about Halle Bailey as Ariel in Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid. The countless social media reactions from Black kids who finally got to see themselves as a Disney princess were heartwarming. To many, this may just be another update of a…Read more...

On Tuesday, the “Queen of Christmas,” a.k.a. Mariah Carey, brought plenty of holiday hope and cheer during her Merry Christmas to All performance at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

On Tuesday, Elon Musk claimed he would step down as Twitter C.E.O. This comes only two days after he asked his 122 million followers on the app if he should resign. Most of them said yes. However, Musk said he’ll leave only after he finds a suitable replacement who is “foolish enough to take the job.” He added: “After…Read more...

Ever heard the saying f*%k around and find out? Wells Fargo Bank is now in that very painful finding-out stage. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau just ordered the financial institution to pay $3.7 billion in damages and penalties.Read more...

Most sports fans mark their early memories by recalling where they were when their favorite team’s best players made memorable moves. I was born too late to have actual memories of Franco Harris’ “Immaculate Reception,” the improbable last-second touchdown catch that most sports historians credit with being the spark…Read more...

There are few people who can claim to be true movement leaders. Reverend William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, is without a doubt one of them.Read more...

As if the details of the day that Megan Thee Stallion was allegedly shot couldn’t get any worse, they just did.Read more...

This week, the FIA drew their line in the sand and told racers to shut up and drive. The global governing body which oversees Formula 1 just updated its rule book with a clause banning drivers from making political statements at racing events without approval.Read more...

Just days after The Masked Singer and Wild’n Out host Nick Cannon shared his feelings of guilt over not being as present of a father as he’d hoped to his 11 children, one of the mothers he’s fathered a child with is speaking out.

Last week, a white investment banker punched a Black woman transit worker at a Brooklyn subway station. It happened at the Stillwell Avenue station on Coney Island. The accused, Jean-Francois Coste, 53, punched 56-year-old train operator Tanya McCray, in the face authorities confirmed Sunday.Read more...

General Hospital fans are mourning the loss of one of the show’s most beloved actors. Sonya Eddy, who played the tough, yet caring nurse Epiphany Johnson, has passed away at the age of 55. According to TMZ, the actress passed away on Monday after suffering from an “uncontainable” infection post-surgery.

I hope you enjoyed Dwayne Johnson in Black Adam, because it looks like that might be your only look at the Man in Black for a while. With new DC Studios bosses Peter Safran and James Gunn seemingly rebooting the DC film franchise, it appears Black Adam 2 is not in their initial plans. Johnson posted a lengthy message…Read more...

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Diane Da Costa, a celebrity stylist and the CEO and founder of SimpleeBEAUTIFUL, an eco-friendly, all-natural salon and brand based in Harlem, New York, was awarded $5,000 last month after being named one of the winners of the first Carver Federal Savings Bank and The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce 2022 Minority…Read more...

Ex-police officer Aaron Dean has been sentenced to over 11 years in prison for the fatal shooting of Atatiana Jefferson, according to an ABC News report. The sentencing comes four years after the incident and a series of delays to the trial. Dean could’ve gotten more time is convicted of a harsher murder charge.

Bishop Lamor Whitehead strolled into The Root’s offices as he strolls everywhere: confidently, decked out in a tailored suit stitched together in a designer pattern. On this particular day—last Thursday—the pattern was Gucci, and his frame, about six feet or so, was consumed by it, from jacket and slacks (aquamarine)…Read more...

There has been plenty of buzz about the pandemic making us lazy. During a year and a half of lockdowns, we cancelled our gym memberships, stopped putting in long hours in the office and found new ways to order practically everything online.Read more...

In Peacock’s upcoming limited series, The Best Man: The Final Chapters, Taye Diggs, Morris Chestnut, and Terence Howard join forces once again to usher in the newest iteration of the popular Best Man franchise.Read more...

While 2022 has included plenty of big TV premieres, there’s still time for a few more before the clock strikes midnight on the end of the year. Prime Video’s popular action drama Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan is set to premiere Season 3 on Wednesday, Dec. 21, dropping all eight episodes in time for a holiday weekend binge.…Read more...

It’s been thirty-five years since Reverend William Barber began preaching at the historic Greenleaf Church in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Now, the pastor and anti-poverty leader is leaving his position at the historic church, but his life’s work is far from over.Read more...

On the heels of his emotional farewell speech that rounded out his tenure on The Daily Show, Trevor Noah thanked Black women for shaping and educating him when it comes to the political, economic and cultural climate of the world. However, several Black women on TikTok have called his words disingenuous.Read more...

The NBA’s Phoenix Suns are about to be sold...to some guy you’ve never even heard of. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Tuesday afternoon that a sale is being finalized that would transfer the team from current embattled owner Robert Sarver to Mat Ishbia, the billionaire head of Pontiac, Mich.-based United Wholesale…Read more...

Congratulations are in order for Still Over It singer Summer Walker, who’s getting closer and closer to welcoming her second bundle of joy into the world. As the date grows closer, we now have a good clue as to just who has been helping her throughout her pregnancy journey and it’s none other than singer Erykah Badu.Read more...

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Three families have filed a civil rights lawsuit against the City of Houston alleging the police department repeatedly engages in reckless car chases that take the lives of innocent bystanders, per ABC 13 News. The suit claims there’s a correlation between the number of deadly police chases and the Black neighborhoods…Read more...

Princess Jenkins, proud owner of Harlem-based boutique The Brownstone, was recently awarded a $5,000 grant after being named one of the winners of the first Carver Federal Savings Bank and The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce 2022 Minority Women-Owned Business Pitch Competition. The goal of the competition? To get…Read more...

Prosecutors in the Tory Lanez assault trial must think they’re DJ Khaled because they attempted to add another charge to the Canadian rapper’s plate. But on Monday they were shut down by the judge, who said they had waited too long.Read more...

The US Open just wrapped up in September, but in the tennis world, there’s really no such thing as an offseason. To that end, the first Grand Slam of the season, the Australian Open, kicks off Monday, Jan. 16, and one of our favorites will be competing down under.

TMZ has reported that R&B singer Trey Songz—born Tremaine Neverson—turned himself into New York City police after he was accused of punching 2 people in October. Songz, who has a history of being accused of assault—specifically against women—was allegedly booked for the violent altercation but was released.Read more...

Threatening to shoot-up a theater when you’re already being implicated in a series of other heinous crimes isn’t exactly smart. But that certainly didn’t stop R Kelly’s former manager, Donell Russell.Read more...

Rapper Pusha T has made it clear where he stands in regard to his association with Ye—the artist formerly known as Kanye West—and Ye’s music label, G.O.O.D. Music.Read more...

Whitmey Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody delves into the private burden behind the legendary singer’s unparalleled success. An overarching theme of the film is how Whitney is constantly pushed to be all things to all people, a concept Black women are familiar with. But in the superstar’s case, it meant she never…Read more...

Sung Kim, the officer who fatally shot Jimmy Atchison during a police raid, was finally indicted on criminal charges four years following the murder, per Fox 5 Atlanta. Atchison’s family rallied outside the Fulton County courthouse Monday to celebrate the step toward justice and also demand “more than just an…Read more...

On Monday, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte issued a 20-minute public apology for his country’s participation in the transatlantic slave trade.Read more...

With so much legal news coming out of the world of entertainment, people may have forgotten that the man convicted of fatally shooting Nipsey Hussle has still not been sentenced.Read more...

Updated 12/20/22 at 10:02 a.m E.T: On Friday, December 16, 2022, Joey David George received two years in prison for a hate crime as well as making interstate threats. In his plea agreement, George confessed to making telephone calls close to Lynnwood home to numerous grocery stores in Buffalo, New York, restaurants in…Read more...

Looks like somebody fucked around with Willie McGinest, and just as quickly, they found out.Read more...

If there’s anything we’ve learned about the runaway series, Red Table Talk, is that its guests come to spill the tea. And on an upcoming episode, actor Jasmine Guy did just that as she explained to Jada Pinkett Smith and Co. why she was prepared to walk away from the NBC hit sitcom A Different World after just one…Read more...