The Root

New York City Mayor Eric Adams was sworn into office in the middle of Times Square on New Year’s Eve 2021. Although he narrowly squeaked by in the primary, capturing just over 50 percent of the votes in the crowded field of candidates, he won a landslide victory over his Republican opponent in the 2021 election. Adams…Read more...

Kanye “It’s Really Just ‘Ye’ Now” West is celebrating a victory.Read more...

If the 2021 Netflix docuseries High on the Hog didn’t do a good enough job at convincing you of the overwhelming impact and influence Black Americans had and have on thisc ountry’s food ways and cultures, then allow the latest exhibition at New York’s Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD) to further make the case.Read more...

A report by Hillard Heintze, a risk management firm, details the lack of planning and communication between the Minneapolis police department, fire department and other agencies in response to the protests that occurred after the killing of George Floyd, according to the Associated Press.Read more...

The most important insight in Nexflix’ brilliant jeen-yuhs documentary is that Kanye West’s greatest talent, besides being a fantastically gifted and excruciatingly troubled musical mastermind, is his complete conviction that he can make anything happen. Even if you think his ideas are absolute nonsense, his…Read more...

A Black law student in Rhode Island posted a video on TikTok that detailed an incident in which she tried to enter a courtroom but then a white sheriff’s deputy mistakenly thought she was the defendant. The truth? She tried to enter the courtroom to represent a client as a part of her University’s criminal defense…Read more...

While the U.S. debates the teaching of Black history, our unsung heroes push back by sharing and amplifying the stories of how they contributed to it. Tyrone Brooks, who worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is one of them. His activism began at the young age of 15; he was jailed more than 66 times during his…Read more...

The only thing I may love more than good food and good podcasts is a good podcast about food. There’s no doubt that African Americans have had a tremendous impact on the way we all eat and drink. But as is the case with rock and roll, we’ve done it all without receiving much of the credit we deserve. We see you,…Read more...

The midterms are fast approaching, and one of the easiest wins the Biden Administration can have in their favor is some form of permanent student loan relief. President Biden has pushed back on canceling up to $50,000 of debt, despite representatives in Congress calling for it to be done.

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is taking his story to Hollywood. Deadline reports that the lawyer is working with Matthew Carnahan (House of Lies) and Emmy nominee Nadia Hallgren (Becoming) to develop a TV series based on his life. Stokes follows “Crump and his team as they travel the country fighting to change the…Read more...

While it’s been four months to the day since tragedy struck at Travis Scott’s Astroworld music festival last November, the rapper is continuing to do what he can to help those affected.Read more...

A Black Dunkin’ Donuts employee based in Tampa, Florida had confronted an angry customer who was using racial slurs toward him, resulting in a fatal punch to the customer. The employee, Corey Pujols, has pleaded guilty to felony battery and has been sentenced to two years of house arrest, reported CBS News.

You may think that any photo containing your likeness is fair game to share widely with your social media following. After all, it is your face, right? Well, if you didn’t take the photo yourself, things could get tricky. And sharing that photo could land you in court. If the photographer who took the picture is the…Read more...

Vice President Kamala Harris is headed to Europe today on a diplomatic mission at a critical time when the war in Ukraine pushes NATO allies toward confrontation with Russia.

The leader of the far-right Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, cannot help but stay in the news. In 2021 alone, he was arrested and charged for burning a Black Lives Matter banner that was being displayed in a Black church in Washington, D.C. Ironically, months later he was so broke that he resorted to selling BLM and…Read more...

Everyone knows you have to be extra careful about body language and words when you’re in a bank. Apparently, if you’re a rich and famous Black person you have to be even more careful how you withdraw your money. According to TMZ, Black Panther director Ryan Coogler found this out first hand back in January, when the…Read more...

During an intense championship game Saturday between the Buchanan High School of Clovis and Oak Ridge High School of El Dorado Hills girls soccer teams, one individual decided to heckle Black and Latino soccer players from the stands, according to NBC News. They were reported to have barked and made monkey noises at…Read more...

The global men’s skincare market is expected to reach nearly $20 billion by 2027. But when it comes to hair and skincare products, black men are often an afterthought. Let’s face it, we don’t always think of self-care as something black men either want or need. And with unique issues like ingrown hairs and…Read more...

If you’ve been missing your weekly dosage of Nicki Minaj’s Queen Radio, then boy do I have some news for you!Read more...

The NFL news cycle has been insanity for the last 24 hours. Yesterday, the NFL announced that Atlanta Falcons Wide Receiver Calvin Ridley will be suspended for the entire 2022 season for betting on games. Earlier today, Aaron Rodgers decided to stop keeping sports fans in the dark and announced that he is signing back…Read more...

Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, officially called the Parents Education Rights bill is headed to Gov. Ron Desantis’s desk to become law. It will ban teachers discussing sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms for young students. There have been many opponents to this legislation, including Sen. Shevrin…Read more...

The Texas primary election was destined to be a mess, given the number of restrictions Senate Bill 1 signed back in September 2021 would bring. First, there were reports of a high amount of mail-in ballots being rejected in January. Then, the state placed limits on paper voter registration forms with no system to…Read more...

In many areas of the medical field, Black people go underrepresented as professionals but overrepresented as patients and often need an advocate. In maternity care, for example, Black women have gone to midwives and doulas to make sure they are taken care of during pregnancy to postpartum. Fortunately, cancer patients…Read more...

On Monday, comedic icons and actors Chris Rock and Kevin Hart announced they’ll be hitting the road for a joint comedy tour, “Rock Hart: Only Headliners Allowed,” this summer.Read more...

In a statement released by the NFL, it was announced that Calvin Ridley, the Falcon’s number one receiver, gambled on games over a five-day stretch in November 2021. Ridley was on the non-football injury list after Halloween for the rest of the season to address his mental health.Read more...

If you were as surprised as the rest of us were about Will Smith announcing that he was returning for an I Am Legend sequel, the Oscar-nominated star has an explanation for you. Entertainment Tonight reports, while attending the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Monday, March 7, Smith revealed his…Read more...

In what has been one of many excessive force cases in the last couple of months, an officer in San Francisco was cleared of the three felony charges in what is believed to be the first excessive force trial for an off-duty officer in the history of the city, according to the Los Angeles Times.Read more...

Have you dreamt of exploring the lush rainforests of Costa Rica or experiencing a thrilling safari adventure in The Serengeti but keep ending up at The Grand Canyon instead? Well, you’re probably not alone. A study from the Pew Research Center revealed that Black Americans (49 %) are much less likely to have ever…Read more...

It took until 2022, but the United States finally has recognized lynching as a hate crime. There have been 200 bills attempting to make such designation, the first introduced by Rep. George Henry White of North Carolina in 1900. Congress most recently took up the task in 2020, but the Senate measure was blocked by…Read more...

HBO Max has finally released the long-awaited trailer for its limited series DMZ. Rosario Dawson teams up with Ava DuVernay for the action drama based on a DC graphic novel. According to a press release provided to The Root, all four episodes will premiere Thursday, March 17.Read more...

A flood of students protested the passing of House bill 1557, dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, outside the Florida state Capitol while the Senate debated pushing the bill forward. Sen. Shevrin Jones, Florida’s first openly gay senator, broke down in tears during the debate as he made his remarks on the bill, reported…Read more...

In Denver, a lawsuit accusing police of using excessive force against people protesting the killing of George Floyd went to trial on Monday in federal court, according to the Associated Press.Read more...

Former Staten Island teacher Elizabeth Meaders, 90, has collected 20,000 artifacts documenting the African American experience and is finally ready to auction them, reported CBS News. Meaders told CBS she has 14 museums in her house, dedicating each room to a different era.

Prolific TV producer Shonda Rhimes is returning to the drama of Washington D.C. with her latest Netflix series, The Residence. Jumping off from Kate Andersen Brower’s best-selling book The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House, the eight episode drama is a murder mystery set in the White House,…Read more...

Just ahead of International Women’s Day, everyone’s favorite auntie, Mary J. Blige, announced her upcoming inaugural “Strength of a Woman Tour.” (I know that’s right. Go, Mary!)Read more...

Batman fans had to wait an extra nine months to get a glimpse of Zoe Kravitz playing Selina Kyle, AKA Catwoman, on the big screen in the new DC film, The Batman. In the film, Kravitz stars as the sexy supervillain alongside Robert Pattinson, who plays a grungy version of Bruce Wayne. And she’s getting rave reviews…Read more...

The journey to adulthood is far from over for Zoey Johnson and her friends, as Freeform has renewed Grown-ish for Season 5, per a press release provided to The Root. Black-ish star Marcus Scribner is set to join the series, with Zoey’s younger brother Andre Johnson Jr. finally heading off to college.

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The fact that Chicago Public Schools announced masks will now be optional for staff and students at schools and on buses starting March 14, you can bet there will be another face-off with the schools and the Chicago Teachers Union over Covid-safety protocols.Read more...

As the country continues to move back toward a sense of “normalcy” following the pandemic shutdown, people returning to work and finding work has been a priority for the economy. Black women were one of the groups hit the hardest by unemployment. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, February had been a great…Read more...

When it comes to the books our children read, the toys they play with and the shows they watch, representation matters. Diverse characters help children of color feel more confident about their identity and can promote understanding and tolerance among white children. But according to research from Common Sense Media,…Read more...

The Anti-Critical Race theory movement and book banning attached in certain states threaten to change the way we see history in the United States. There are some people out there who do not want to be reminded of the harrowing plights Black people have had to go through. In other words, some folk just don’t want to…Read more...

In response to the frustration Black content creators have expressed for not getting the credit they deserve for their viral social media trends or being part of the groups profiting from them, Instagram has introduced a special tag for influencers and business accounts that secures they will get credit for their…Read more...

Drake, aka the world’s most Certified Lover Boy, is taking steps to ensure his family’s safety from his alleged stalker.Read more...

Brittney Griner shouldn’t be locked up in Russia right now, because she shouldn’t be playing there in the first place.

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act passed in 1196 provides social media sites and other internet providers immunity from lawsuits that arise from something posted by a user. It’s been a point of contention ever since the Trump administration asked Congress to strike down the law, even going as far as to…Read more...

Florida Atlantic University has made an effort to decrease the number of students dropping out due to financial issues, found the Hechinger Report. The students who have dropped out from the school between freshman and sophomore year has decreased from 25 percent to 18 percent found the report. The administration has…Read more...

Before Fenty Beauty and The Lip Bar, there was Fashion Fair. And if you grew up obsessed with the contents of your mother’s makeup table, you know all about the pink lipstick tubes and compacts that were proudly displayed on practically every black woman’s vanity in the 1970s and 80s.Read more...

COVID-19 cases continue to trend downward in the United States after the Omicron variant spike, but unfortunately, the daily death rate is still around 1,510 a day. With many cases around the country, some communities are hit harder than others. This is either due to lack of access and resources or structural racism.…Read more...

Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Larry Scirotto has been fired for prioritizing minority candidates during the hiring process, reported CNN. Scirotto had been accused of overlooking white candidates, but he claimed his intentions were to create a department that was a reflection of the diverse community he served. With…Read more...