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Virgil Abloh cast a long shadow over design, fashion, marketing and culture. Now, the late creative director and collaboration specialist’s latest posthumous collaboration shows how his influence resonated in another arena: luxury automobiles.

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The family of John Neville is demanding justice after a grand jury decided not to indict the five deputies charged in his death. He was killed while in custody at the Forsyth County Sheriff’s office in North Carolina, according to the Raleigh News and Observer.Read more...

I always thought the moment I got my very first ultrasound sonogram that it would be special.

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It seems we’ll have to wait a little longer to be rid of R. Kelly.Read more...

The family of Stanley “SJ” Davis III and community members are calling for the officer involved in his death to be held accountable, reported ABC News. Davis, 13, died after crashing his bike as a Boynton Beach police officer pursued him. Currently, no charges have been brought against the officer.Read more...

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Today is #NationalWalkingDay, which means it’s time to leave the car keys at home and let your feet get you where you need to go. If the rising gas prices aren’t enough to motivate you to start walking, you should know that incorporating walking into your lifestyle has some serious health benefits.Read more...

While the legal battle between Cardi B. and blogger Tasha K may finally be coming to a close, on Monday, a federal judge ordered an injunction making it mandatory that Tasha delete all posts and videos that defame the “Up” rapper.Read more...

In January, former Senator and current Republican Gubernatorial candidate David Purdue called for an ‘election police unit,’ to “do what Brian Kemp has failed to do” to make Georgia elections “the safest and securest.” Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger stated that voter fraud is not widespread in Georgia. That…Read more...

No charges will be brought against the SWAT team officer who shot and killed Amir Locke during a no-knock search raid in Minneapolis, reported NBC News. Officials say there was no sufficient evidence to suggest criminal charges be brought against Officer Mark Hanneman or the other officers involved.

It’s not exactly breaking news that Rihanna is a badass, but now you can add that she’s one of the richest people in the world to her lengthy resume—because the singer/actress/fashion mogul is making her first appearance on Forbes’ annual billionaires list.Read more...

Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge was initially named after Pettus, a Confederate general and reputed Ku Klux Klan leader, in 1940. Then in the 1960s, it became a powerful symbol of the ongoing civil rights movement. Marchers, including the late great John Lewis, led a peaceful protest across the bridge and were met with…Read more...

President Joe Biden recently announced that his administration would open a variety of means of entry to the United States for nearly 100,000 Ukrainian immigrants seeking asylum from the violent conflict in their country. The president said Ukrainian refugees would receive Temporary Protected Status, which would…Read more...

Springfield Police Department Officer Aaron Paul Nichols, 46, resigned following the surfacing of a multitude of racist and white supremacist social media posts, reported Huffington Post. Anonymous Comrades Collective (ACC), first exposed him leading to an investigation by his own department.

When I need some change, I’m only accepting Bessies from now on.Read more...

FX’s acclaimed drama Snowfall will be returning for its sixth and final season, The Root has learned.

Milwaukee made history by choosing its first Black mayor in the city’s history on Tuesday. Voters overwhelmingly cast their ballots for Cavalier Johnson, a 35-year-old former alderman who was already serving as the city’s interim mayor.

BET+ is headed to Canada for its next limited series. The streamer has acquired CBC drama The Porter and set it for a May 5 U.S. premiere. Per a press release provided to The Root, the series is set in the early 1920s and “follows train porters Junior Massey (Aml Ameen) and Zeke Garrett (Ronnie Rowe Jr.) and their…Read more...

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One of Vice President Kamala Harris’ top aides is about to leave her staff, adding to a list of her staffers who have departed as the vice president takes on growing responsibilities.

Pete Carroll seems to have developed his own, personal language for telling NFL owners he DGAF.

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America loves true crime. Whether it’s a documentary or fictionalized, no form of entertainment is more popular right now. And looking to add her own twist to this phenomenon is journalist/talk show host Tamron Hall, who’s returning to the genre with the Court TV show Someone They Knew.Read more...

When the Department of Education instructed companies not to send notices to borrowers about payments resuming, it was a question of when federal student loans would be paused again by The White House. Bloomberg is reporting the Biden administration plans to freeze federal student loan payments through August 31. The…Read more...

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The state of Georgia will pay the family of Julian E. Lewis, a 60-year-old Black man killed by a state trooper in August 2020, $4.8 million in a settlement—the largest settlement in the state since 1990--according to CNN.Read more...

As the pandemic protections for tenants are lifted, Black women are expected to suffer the most from a potential overflow of evictions, found a USA TODAY investigation. The investigation closely examined King County, Washington which has the highest eviction filing rate for Black women than any other group.

On Tuesday, “Luv” rapper Tory Lanez was remanded into custody and handcuffed for violating a protection order put in place in connection to the Megan Thee Stallion assault case.Read more...

It’s well-known that everyone involved in the Marvel Cinematic Universe keeps more secrets than the CIA. Longtime actors like Samuel L. Jackson and Don Cheadle are very good at dodging and distraction when it comes to MCU questions. With his role in Morbius, Tyrese Gibson has now joined the ranks of the Marvel…Read more...

As I waited for the birth of my now ten-year-old son, my doula was an important part of my birth team. Although it was my second childbirth experience, it was the first time I was doing it at home. I still remember how incredibly supportive she was, sharing pain management techniques and words of encouragement that…Read more...

The COVID-19 pandemic has only heightened the disparity in public schools, especially regarding things like clean air, electricity, and heating. The White House notes that public K-12 districts spend about $8 billion a year on energy bills, the second-largest expense after teacher salaries. Thankfully, there is a new…Read more...

For the last 52 years, WCCO Minneapolis’ film archives had footage of an 11-year-old Prince being interviewed about the Minneapolis Public Schools teachers strike in April 1970. Up until now, nobody had seen it. Now, fans of His Royal Badness get another great piece of history from this music icon.Read more...

It looks like the relationship between power (ha!) producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and STARZ is becoming more and more contentious.Read more...

A recent Variety investigation has uncovered a mass exodus of women of color from the British Broadcasting Company’s staff. The publication reports that at least 15 women of color have walked away from the network in the past year due to the frustration of working within an environment that doesn’t support diversity.…Read more...

A quarter of Africans are at risk of experiencing hunger due to climate change, conflict and rising food and fuel prices, reported Reuters. The International Committee of the Red Cross estimated about 346 million people in Africa are at risk of hunger.

One of the most touching moments of the Grammys on Sunday was the in memoriam tribute performance. The recording academy honored icons who have died such as DMX, Betty Davis, Shock G and Young Dolph.Read more...

The Senate Judiciary Committee’s vote on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination ended in an 11-11 tie down party lines. Within that hearing, various Senate Republicans offered a parade of excuses as to why they will not be voting for Jackson’s bid.Read more...

Jason Momoa is continuing his relationship with AppleTV+. The actor will star in, executive produce and write the limited series Chief of War at the streamer, per Deadline. The project “follows the epic and unprecedented telling of the unification and colonization of Hawaii from an indigenous point of view.” Momoa…Read more...

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Amid stalled projects and a handful of Hollywood heavyweights who’ve had negative things to say about Will Smith and the slap fiasco at this year’s Academy Awards, some may be wondering if the King Richard star can—or will—ever bounce back from this unsavory moment.Read more...

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a ruling that eliminates one barrier to suing law enforcement over wrongful prosecutions. But majority opinion doesn’t impact the onerous “qualified immunity” legal concept that allows cops to escape civil liability for misconduct on the job.Read more...

The 2022 Grammys are over! But there were a lot of great songs that were performed, honored, mentioned and even awarded during the ceremony.Read more...

For fans of old school hip-hop, festival season can be hit or miss. Sometimes acts get big sets on the main stage or ignored in favor of whoever the hot new TikTok star is. However, LL Cool J has continued to celebrate ‘80s, ‘90s and early 2000s hip-hop through his Rock the Bells brand and Sirius XM station. Now the…Read more...

The water crisis in Flint, MI and Hurricane Katrina are just two examples of how climate change has had a devastating impact on Black communities. Whether or not some conservatives want to face it, climate change is real. And as the crisis gets worse, communities of color will be disproportionately impacted. According…Read more...

Embattled rapper Kanye West has reportedly dropped out of headlining the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. According to Variety, sources have confirmed the “Stronger” rapper has pulled out of his closing night performances scheduled to take place Sunday, April 17 and 24. TMZ reports, Travis Scott was going to…Read more...

Samuel L. “The GOAT” Jackson is staying booked and busy it seems as it was recently announced that he’ll be starring in a new dark comedy thriller for Yale Productions.Read more...

In 2020, Calfornia Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that required publicly held companies within the state must include at least one member of an “underrepresented community” on their board by the end of 2021. Furthermore, the law requires at least two such directors by the end of 2022 on boards with four to nine…Read more...

It appears as though Cardi B. has officially retired from the social media streets.