The Root

Between motherhood, marriage, dropping Adidas footwear and apparel collections, a flourishing broadcasting career, and leading the Chicago Sky to its first-ever WNBA championship, I don’t know when in the hell Candace Parker ever sleeps.Read more...

Black voters in South Carolina are frustrated with President Biden for not fighting hard enough for the Black community, NBC reported. These feelings rose after the Republicans blocked the Democrats’ Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in the Senate.

In an incident captured on TikTok, @blackmagicsmg, an African American man eating gummy worms at a grocery store before paying for them, is confronted by a white woman who flashes her ID, telling him “that’s who made me security” as she checks to see if he paid for his snacks, according to the Daily Dot.

Remember Kyle Rittenhouse? The Illinois man who was found not guilty for fatally shooting two men and wounding another during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin? He’s back in the news.Read more...

CNN legal analyst Laura Coates said the producers of Jeopardy! rejected her offer to host the show, according to USA Today. Before and after the death of Alex Trebek, there were talks of who would host the show permanently. Coates said on an episode of Tamron Hall that when she asked to take on the job, she was told…Read more...

Disney+ has ordered basketball drama series The Crossover, which is based on the novel in verse by Kwame Alexander.

I’ve never been a billionaire a day in my life.Read more...

On Thursday, one of André Leon Talley’s closest friends, mentees, and fashion icon in her own right, Naomi Campbell penned a touching tribute in honor of his passing.Read more...

Any bit of social progress takes time to gain–however, when it comes to Black people’s progression in America, there’s always a “we will get to that, eventually.”

We’re finally going to see TV’s Batwoman on the comic book page in costume, as a short series featuring characters from The CW’s DC superhero shows is set for release in April.

Late civil rights leader and Georgia congressman John Lewis said, “Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.” In the fight for voting rights, Democratic representatives such as Rep. Al Green of Texas, Rep. Hank Johnson of Georgia, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, and the…Read more...

The best part of waking up is supposed to be Folgers in your cup—not learning that defending champion Naomi Osaka was knocked out of the Australian Open after losing to unseeded American Amanda Anisimova in the third round of the tournament.Read more...

If you’ve ever watched an HBCU football game, you already know the band is the best part. Sorry, football players, but marching bands are the real MVPs.

Mitch McConnell finally said the quiet part out loud: when it comes to voting rights, Black people and “Americans” aren’t synonymous.

I don’t know how to explain it, but every time Issa Rae secures a win, it feels like I got one too.

Sad news for members of one of the nation’s largest Black sororities, as the national president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., has passed away.

A federal judge in Maryland has refused to toss out the lawsuit that claims police on Maryland’s Eastern Shore used excessive force on 19-year-old Anton Black, who died in 2018 during a struggle with police who tried to handcuff and shackle his legs, according to the Associated Press.

In case you’ve been wondering about how the growing tensions between Justice League star Ray Fisher and the film’s director, Joss Whedon, have played out since we last updated you, let me be the first to confirm: Things have only gotten messier.Read more...

CNN reported Kansas District Attorney Marc Bennett has announced he will not be filing charges in the Cedric Lofton case citing the state’s “stand your ground” law. In a news conference, he stated the officers who held 17-year-old Lofton in custody acted in a manner of self-defense because Lofton resisted their use of…Read more...

Peacock has rounded out the cast of Bel-Air, adding some familiar faces to play new characters.

It’s coming to an end.Read more...

If you ever walked down a city street and saw someone standing on a box with a microphone screaming about the end of the world and government conspiracies, it honestly could’ve been Maurice Symonette. This 69-year-old Black man is former President Trump’s biggest groupie and the founder of the “Blacks for Trump.” Yet,…Read more...

Calling all Las Vegas residents and frequent visitors: it’s about to get real silk sonic-y real soon!

Shaq is a busy man.Read more...

I think it’s safe to say that historically, the Super Bowl Halftime Show has always been a bit of a mixed bag. While Beyoncé broke Blue Ivy’s internet when she decided to get the entire world in “Formation,” subsequent superstars like Justin Timberlake—yes, that Justin Timberlake—and The Weekend have failed to impress…Read more...

The nominees for the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards feature many familiar favorites, but there are also several new series and stars being recognized.

Former Georgia Senator and loser to now Sen. John Osoff (D-GA) in last year’s election runoff, David Purdue can’t accept that more people voted for the other person. As he makes a new push for the governor’s seat in 2022, Purdue wants to make sure things are “fair” for the next election–the quintessential Republican…Read more...

We never forgot the officers who helped pin George Floyd to the ground as Derek Chauvin took his life. Former officers J. Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao are accused of violating Floyd’s constitutional rights while acting under government authority, reported The Associated Press. On the state level, they’re charged…Read more...

When it comes to COVID and schools, the loudest voices are always adults. Lawmakers, governors, and congressional representatives agree that kids need to learn in person–even in the storm of another surge of COVID cases due to the omicron variant. But the prominent voices that get drowned out are the young people.…Read more...

After spending 45 games watching the Los Angeles Lakers (22-23) cough, sputter, and wheeze on both ends of the court, coach Frank Vogel finally did something on Wednesday night to stop the continuous bleeding: He benched Russell Westbrook.Read more...

Well, I hope everyone still loves watching Black Panther, because at this rate, it may be a while before we all get to see Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

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Morehouse College is one of the most prestigious and well-known HBCUs in the country. They have an amazing track record of teaching and preparing young Black men for the professional world. Now, they are taking another step to ensure their students succeed.Read more...

While Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) is not looking to help advance the Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis voting rights bills, he is making a video series. According to the Associated Press, the South Carolina Republican will realize a half-dozen videos between this week and the end of February’s Black History Month. They are…Read more...

In September 2021, Texas passed a set of voting rights limits restricting when counties can offer early voting and blocking them from sending unsolicited mail-in voting applications. Already, we are seeing a high amount of mail-in ballot applications being rejected due to provisions Senate Bill 1 has enacted. If…Read more...

After postponing its originally scheduled Jan. 31 date due to the ongoing Covid-19 surge, the Recording Academy and CBS have now announced the 64th Annual Grammy Awards are moving to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3.

Senate candidate Gary Chambers applied some pressure in his first campaign ad. Sitting back in a leather chair in the middle of a field, he puts a blunt to his lips and lights it. In the voiceover, he says say “Every 37 seconds someone is arrested for possession of marijuana.”Read more...

Willie O’Ree is kind of a big deal.Read more...

Last December, an illustration of a Black woman and her brown fetus went viral on social media. On Twitter, the image was liked over 8,000 times and retweeted over 2,500 times. On Instagram, the image was liked over 100,000 times.Read more...

Though he started his career as an outsider, Spike Lee is now considered a bonafide legend who has finally begun to receive his well-deserved flowers.

If there’s a sports figure who deserves flowers while he’s still here, it’s Willie O’Ree. He got a huge bouquet when the Boston Bruins finally retired his number 22 jersey on Tuesday, more than six decades after he broke hockey’s color barrier with the team.

Paramount Plus will continue to boldly go where no one—except several TV series and a decades-long film franchise—has gone before. The streaming network has renewed all of its Star Trek series.Read more...

The story of Claudette Colvin, the 15-year-old girl who refused to give up her bus seat in 1955—nine months before the Montgomery Bus Boycott officially started—will be getting the feature treatment soon, thanks to Anthony Mackie.Read more...

One of Netflix’s best surprise hits of the last few years is finally returning. According to Deadline, Raising Dion’s Season 2 will premiere on Feb. 1.

On Jan. 9, a horrific fire swept an apartment complex in the Bronx, while taking the lives of 17 people, including eight children. Many more people were also sent to the hospital.Read more...

It looks like Madea, aka “Muh to damn D-E-A” will be making her return to a small screen near us soon.

The Associated Press reported Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing a bill to prohibit public schools and private businesses from making white people feel uncomfortable when teaching students or employees about racism. It’s almost as if racism might be uncomfortable to discuss because its impact on Black Americans…Read more...

While the Biden Administration and a Democrat-controlled Congress dilly-dally about protecting Black Americans’ voting rights, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed $6 million in taxpayer dollars to create a 52-person special police force department to patrol voting.Read more...

Three officers involved in the shootout causing the death of 8-year-old Fanta Bility have been charged with 12 counts of manslaughter and reckless endangerment, according to NPR. In November 2021, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer initially charged teenagers Angelo “AJ” Ford and Hasein Strand for the…Read more...

PBS, which is renowned for its countless series chronicling every part of American history, is finally tackling one of the most influential artistic movements of our time.