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Peyton Gendron, the man allegedly behind the May 14 racially-motivated Buffalo massacre that left 10 dead, is now facing 25 charges. On Wednesday, the grand jury in the case indicted him on: 10 counts of first-degree murder as a hate crime, 10 counts of second-degree murder as a hate crime, three counts of attempted…Read more...

Derek Chauvin, murderer of George Floyd, sits in federal prison, where he’ll be for at least the better part of the next two decades. He belongs there, for obvious reasons that we don’t need to rehash in this space. He no longer has the badge, gun and impunity afforded violent cops like him, which he used to snuff out…Read more...

On Wednesday, a jury in Virginia decided that actor Johnny Depp had been defamed by ex-wife Amber Heard and her 2018 op-ed published by The Washington Post. Depp was awarded $15 million in compensatory and punitive damages but could only legally receive up to $10.35 million.Read more...

We use terms like game-changer and trailblazer a lot but let’s be honest: it doesn’t always apply. True trailblazers don’t wait for a convenient time to demand change, they just get up and do it. For Oscar-nominee Aunjanue Ellis, now is the time to stand in her truth and make some waves. In an interview with Variety,…Read more...

Stacey Abrams is officially making her comeback as the Democratic nominee against Gov. Brian Kemp is Georgia’s gubernatorial race. She raised the heat in her first campaign ad coming for Kemp’s stances against gun laws and abortion, per The Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Fans of Alabama football are showing that, besides money, perhaps the biggest difference between HBCU sports fans and those of big college football programs is sanity.

As NBA fans wait patiently for the matchup between the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals, we are relegated to watching players on social media go back and forth on the amount of double-teams a player had to deal with… five years ago.

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In the last year, the White House lost 21 Black staffers and more are planning to leave, per a POLITICO report. Many began leaving after Vice President Kamala Harris’ senior adviser Symone Sanders left for MSNBC. Now it seems the diversity of the White House staff may be in dwindling.

The timing of this story could not be any more spot on.

California’s first-in-the-nation task force on reparations released a nearly 500-page report detailing the harms perpetrated by the state against African Americans and recommending steps to address those wrongs, according to ABC News.Read more...

From the second we’re introduced to Tom Swift, it becomes clear the theme of the series is Black Excellence.Read more...

The cast of the classic Fox sitcom “Martin” will come together on June 16 for “Martin: The Reunion” airing exclusively on BET+. The special, hosted by comedian Affion Crockett, will discuss the cultural impact of “Martin” as well as pay homage to the late actor Thomas Mikal Ford. Ford portrayed the character Tommy…Read more...

The 2022 BET Award nominations are in and like every year that came before it, the competition is filled to the brim with a plethora of our favorite talented actors, artists, athletes, and projects!

Jade Mathis knows what it’s like to be a Black woman living with depression. Mathis, 36, the oldest child of the famous syndicated TV Judge Greg Mathis, was diagnosed with depression and ADHD in 2006. After years of struggling, Mathis has found a way to survive and thrive in spite of her diagnosis. She completed her…Read more...

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Maxim has a new creative and sports gambling sheriff in town and it’s none other than rapper Nicki Minaj!Read more...

Another day, another one of Kanye West’s divorce attorneys bites the dust. On May 26, attorney Samantha Spector filed a motion to have herself removed from the West-Kardashian divorce case. In case you’re counting, that was Ye’s fourth attorney. According to her motion, Ye and his attorney just couldn’t get along.…Read more...

US prosecutors and defense attorneys released six videos of Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes meeting just 24 hours before the Jan 6. insurrection, per The Washington Post. The footage was captured by a documentary team following the Proud Boys and begins after Tarrio is released…Read more...

If you told me that in 2022 Waka Flocka Flame would be celebrated by the Bible Institute of America, I wouldn’t have believed you. In October 2020, the Atlanta native received an honorary doctorate degree in Philanthropy and Humanitarianism. However, his charitable efforts are now being recognized by a different…Read more...

Already defending himself against 22 civil lawsuits for alleged sexual assault and harassment, Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson was sued by a 23rd woman in Texas yesterday on similar allegations. And the attorney for all the plaintiffs says another lawsuit is coming soon.

Kanye West and the Donda Sports Group are already making waves in the sports world, signing NBA star Jaylen Brown and NFL star Aaron Donald.Read more...

I love Star Wars. It’s one of my favorite things in the world.Read more...

A bipartisan coalition of Senators are said to be working together on possible ways forward on gun reform legislation in the wake of the tragic elementary school shooting in Texas. One of the proposals floated by Republican lawmakers is to “harden” schools by providing money for more security resources, law…Read more...

Democrats are already facing an uphill battle as the midterm election approaches—and the loss of support from Black voters could be a devastating blow. Since Biden was elected to office in 2020, the support from Black voters has decreased by more than 20 percent.Read more...

With a majority of its justices on the brink of flushing women’s right to an abortion down the toilet over the objections of a majority of the country, the Supreme Court seems to have its priorities in order: Find out who leaked the draft opinion on abortion to the press.

Henry Louis Baltimore, who would now be 70 years old, went missing in 1973 and still hasn’t been found. Baltimore was Michigan State University’s first Black drum major and also an honor student. Shortly after he disappeared, he was expected to testify against someone who robbed him, reported ClickOnDetroit.

As I’ve written before, dunking on Herschel Walker’s candidacy for a seat in the U.S. Senate representing Georgia has become something of a pastime around here. That’s not because of his party or his political beliefs so much as his repeated inability to articulate what he believes in, if anything, in terms that are…Read more...

Shonda Rhimes has made inclusivity an important part of all her projects. When she signed a record-breaking nine-figure deal with Netflix in 2017, she made sure to make diversity, equity and inclusion part of the package.Read more...

The Boston Celtics pulled out a crucial Game 7 win against the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday night. The Celtics will go on to face the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, which begin on June 2. And they’ll be doing so with a very famous cheerleader rooting for them. Actress Nia Long posted…Read more...

One day you have it all, the next day you don’t.Read more...

The “First Class” rapper just cannot keep his name out of the headlines. In May alone, Jack Harlow dropped his second studio album, which was not received well by critics or music listeners, did not know Ray J and Brandy were siblings and got dissed by Brandy in a freestyle of his own song.Read more...

Kansas City police shot and injured a pregnant Black woman during a traffic stop. The woman and the man with her were suspected of carjacking, per The Kansas City Star. Witnesses caught the incident on video and claim the woman was shot five times as she tried to run away.

In one of the most highly-anticipated matchups of the French Open, on Tuesday, 18-year-old tennis phenom Coco Gauff defeated former US Open champion Sloane Stephens 7-5, 6-2 in the quarterfinals. Gauff now advances to her first Grand Slam semi-final, per Tennis Channel.Read more...

Last week, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to address racism in policing, placing federal officers under new restrictions and protocols, per various reports. However, there is an ongoing discussion on whether the order does enough to address police brutality. Per The Associated Press, activists have hope…Read more...

The world waits with baited breath as the Supreme Court is scheduled to make decisions on 33 cases. The rulings will happen at the end of June or beginning of July and cover an array of vital issues. Since Amy Coney Barrett replaced the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, conservatives have ruthlessly been pushing their agenda…Read more...

R&B star Bobby Brown has been famous for a very long time.Read more...

On Sunday, Master P shared the news of the untimely death of his daughter, Tytyana, at age 29. Although the cause of death has not been made public, the rapper, record executive and entrepreneur shared that Tytyana has had struggles with mental illness and substance abuse. Tytyana was one of seven children Master P…Read more...

Former President Barack Obama had many iconic moments captured in images during his time in office. One picture was of a little Black boy, Jacob Philadelphia, grazing the top of Obama’s head with his hand. Philadelphia, now 18, has reunited with the former president for the first time since they met 13 years ago,…Read more...

It looks like Mo’Nique has no problem still challenging some of Hollywood’s most notable personalities. She’s taken on: Netflix, Oprah, Steve Harvey and Lee Daniels. The actress can now add comedian DL Hughley to the list. During a performance on May 28 at The Comedy Explosion in Detroit, Mo’Nique claimed that Hughley…Read more...

Jeff Gladney, who was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft and set to play for the Arizona Cardinals during the 2022 season, died in a car accident Monday morning in Dallas, according to ESPN.Read more...

During a recent show at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, R&B legend Anita Baker gave a shout-out to a special audience member.Read more...

Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Buffalo to pay her respects to one of the victims of the deadly May 14 shooting at the Tops Friendly Market. And while she was there, Harris called on Congress to take action on gun legislation. On May 28, the Vice President attended the funeral for 86-year-old Ruth Whitfield…Read more...

The life and legacy of Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of Emmett Till, will be the center of a new podcast series coming to ABC, The Root has exclusively learned.

Every detail about how police delayed action from stopping a mass shooter in Uvalde, Texas on May 24 is more gut-wrenching than the last. When an 18-year-old terrorist stormed Robb Elementary School with a semi-automatic rifle last week, officers made it to the scene quickly. However, they failed to prevent innocent…Read more...

Because we know that we as a people are our own style inspiration, we decided to invite our readers to nominate people who they feel always understand the assignment. The following ladies are recognized here for always showing up, showing out, and giving us something to aspire to!Read more...

Health and wellness is all about looking and feeling your best. But for people of color, that’s not always easy to do. Racial disparities in health care, environmental factors and economic issues can weigh us down. And products made to address our specific needs are often an afterthought. But the folks that make up…Read more...

From braids to weaves to locks to afros, hair is a big part of who we are as Black people. In ancient African societies, the way a person wore their hair could tell you their marital status, religion and societal status. Some cultures used their style to send messages to the gods. And today, we use hair as a way of…Read more...

Senate Republicans will blame anything else if it means getting away from passing common-sense gun control legislation. Despite the evidence that lowering the gun purchase age to 18 in his own state allowed the gunman to buy the weapon used in the Uvalde, Texas elementary school shooting, Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) …Read more...