The Root

A mentor can provide accountability, encouragement, and constructive feedback throughout your career. And for a woman of color, a mentor can open doors that might otherwise be closed. Unlock Her Potential is an innovative mentorship program connecting women of color with mentors in the entertainment industry. Mentees…Read more...

Most of us have grown up hearing that as Black people, we would forever have to work twice as hard to be seen as half as good as our white counterparts. What we’ve also learned throughout the decades is that the notion exists across classes, as well as within all industries. And this past Friday, Patrick Mahomes of…Read more...

Just hours after Will Smith released a surprise apology video to Chris Rock and Co. for the slap heard round the world, the comedian joked about the incident in stand up show without addressing the apology at all.Read more...

One Texas Dillards employee will be waking up on the unemployment line come Monday after being fired for calling a Black man the n-word. And while news like this rarely shocks any of us anymore, the talking-to the racist received in response just might. The Black man, who has not been identified, was shopping with his…Read more...

A single ticket won the Mega Millions lottery Friday night, an astounding $1.3 billion dollars. It was the second largest windfall in history, with many hopefuls buying tickets in bulk to see if they’d win. DJ Khaled happened to be one of them.Read more...

Like our good sis Lauryn Hill once said, “How sad that all things come to an end,” and for SNL’s longest-running star Kenan Thompson, the end may just be closer than we think. On a recent episode of Charlamagne Tha God’s Comedy Central show, “Hell of a Week,” Thompson was asked to speak on the possibility of the end…Read more...

Many know Brooklyn Dodger sports hero Jackie Robinson and how he made history for breaking the color barrier in 1947 as the first African American to play Major League Baseball. But far fewer people know that Robinson’s cultural impact reached far beyond the ballpark. The new Jackie Robinson Museum in New York aims to…Read more...

If you had problems focusing on work on Friday due to your body’s involuntary bouncing, twerking and amateur voguing to Beyoncé’s latest drop, you’re not alone. After six long years without a full project, RENAISSANCE has come to relieve us of our drought and distract us from sending that last email before EOD. While…Read more...

Reading to young children is not only a great way to bond, it’s a tried and true way to set them up for academic success in the future. So I made a point of trying to instill a love of reading in my kids at an early age, before they discovered the wonders of video games and the Internet.Read more...

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Wow, I feel so blessed. Not just to be alive but to be alive as the same time as Beyoncé. To be even more specific, I feel so immensely blessed to be alive during the moment in time that her seventh studio album Renaissance dropped and subsequently sent most of the world into a frenzy.Read more...

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Ya’ll remember the Tory Lanez? You know, the guy that’s being accused of shooting Megan Thee Stallion. The trial in the assault case is set to begin on Sept. 14, but Lanez’s legal team is trying to push back that date due to other circumstances.Read more...

Just when I think The Weeknd can’t get anymore creative, he comes up with yet another unexpected venture. This time, the award winning artist is taking over Halloween.

Instagram will start administering surveys to some users about ethnicity and race to help more marginalized populations. The app explained their reasoning in a blog post Thursday:Read more...

Not everyone agreed with the notion that Elvis Presley was the king of Rock n Roll: everyone meaning Black people. The reason was because he made a killing appropriating songs by Black artists and the media praised him for the creation of the new sound.Read more...

It doesn’t take much scrolling on the internet to read articles claiming Black Americans are incredibly conflicted about abortion.Read more...

Fans of the Rocky franchise will have to wait a little longer to see Michael B. Jordan’s return to the boxing ring.Read more...

Everyone wants a piece of the billion-dollar Mega Millions pie. But only one will win.Read more...

The parents of Alvin Cole, a teen killed by former Wisconsin police officer Joseph Mensah, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging Mensah used excessive force against Cole, according to The Associated Press. They also claim the Wauwatosa Police Department “embraces and promotes” racism.

Nicki Minaj a.k.a. The Queen of Hip-Hop (her words, not mine) has announced a brand new project for her loyal fanbase (a.k.a. the Barbz) and followers, but it’s unfortunately, not an album. Instead, its an upcoming six-part docuseries detailing her road to success aptly titled Nicki.Read more...

Just when you thought we were completely done talking about Will Smith’s Oscar night slap of Chris Rock, the King Richard star has brought everything back up again with a surprise apology video.

Every time Mary Alice was on the screen or stage, you knew something interesting was about to happen. She never played a boring character, and always emanated a power that will be missed by her peers and fans. On Thursday, the actress passed away at the age of 85.Read more...

Despite Tupac dying nearly 26 years ago, there’s still plenty of debate over his estate. The battle between Sekyiwa Shakur, Tupac’s sister, and Tom Whalley, the trustee of the rapper’s estate has been a lengthy one and on Monday it took another turn.Read more...

Just hours before Beyoncé’s Renaissance album was released to the masses on Friday, “I’m Bossy” singer Kelis hopped on social media to explain her disdain about the use of her 2003 song “Milkshake” for Bey’s song “Energy.”Read more...

On Wednesday, The View co-host Sara Haines shared a statement on-air in which she apologized on behalf of the show for linking a Turning Point USA gathering last weekend to neo-Nazi demonstrators who were present outside the event:Read more...

Franklin Armstrong made history in 1968 when he became the first Black character in Charles Schulz’ popular Peanuts comic strip. The idea to bring a Black friend into the Peanuts gang came from a teacher who thought adding the character would promote racial healing around the time of the assassination of Dr. Martin…Read more...

Oh, the irony. New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been consistently standing against drill rap all while his son, Jordan Coleman, is an aspiring artist in the very same genre. As expected, this posed a conflict between the two as one believes the music videos and lyrics contribute to city crime and another has an…Read more...

Saying it had become too much of a distraction for the team, the Arizona Cardinals have removed a controversial “independent study” clause from franchise quarterback Kyler Murray’s contract. But the team can’t easily put the lid on the can of worms it opened by inserting the clause in the first place.

The White House is going to get a little Blacker next month. On September 7, former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama will return to the presidential palace to unveil their Official Presidential Portraits to the rest of the country.

When a story begins with a pastor, an armed robbery in the pulpit and $1 million worth of ice, it’s headed to bad places. So of course it wasn’t long before a little digging into the background of the Right Rev. Robbery Aintwright Bishop Lamor Whitehead of Brooklyn’s Leaders of Tomorrow International Churches turned…Read more...

On Thursday, over 400 female TV writers, showrunners and creatives joined together to urge major entertainment studios like Netflix, Disney, Apple, Warner Bros. and more to expand safety protocols for pregnant women in anti-abortion states.Read more...

The RAP Act, or the Restoring Artistic Protection Act, is meant to protect artists, particularly rappers, and the use of lyrics in court proceedings as evidence. On Wednesday, it was introduced in the United States Congress by Congressman Hank Johnson and Jamaal Bowman, according to the office of Rep. Johnson.Read more...

On July 8, Roderick Brooks was shot to death by Sgt. Garrett Hardin of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office after a foot chase. Last weekend, the sheriff’s department in Houston released the body camera footage that displays the sergeant pinning down Brooks and shooting him.Read more...

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The National Park Service has added Shady Rest Golf and Country Club a listing on the National Register of Historic Places, according to Patch.com. The very first Black country club in the whole country will now be considered a historical landmark, as should every historically Black site.

Bonafide legend Tisha Campbell is at a place in her career where she can appreciate the support and love her icon status brings. However, that doesn’t mean she’s done entertaining us. The Martin star spoke with The Root about her new Netflix comedy Uncoupled, her years in the business and what she has planned for her…Read more...

If you’ve ever watched kids on the playground, you know things can get pretty intense. Squabbles can erupt over everything from a turn on the swings to who really is “Not It!”. But for the most part, the beef is squashed without incident, and the kids end up happily eating ice cream a few minutes later. At least…Read more...

If you thought talk about the Will Smith slap incident that took place at the 2022 Oscars back in March was done, think again. The latest person to bring up the now infamous event is none other than the man at the center of it all, Chris Rock.Read more...

As Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker pushes to unseat the first Black woman chair of the state Democratic Party, Rep. Robin Kelly, suspicions of racism boiled up following a statement by one of her supporters, according to NBC News. It’s not unusual to see racial tensions rise during a political race whether national or…Read more...

The Sesame Place theme park is being sued by another Black family who alleges it’s characters ignored and mistreated their children at the park.

More than a week ago, rapper Kodak Black was arrested in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., on drug charges after police officers found nearly $75,000 in cash and a clear bag containing 31 tablets of oxycodone.Read more...

Clarence Thomas, who is an associate Supreme Court Justice, won’t be teaching at George Washington University Law School this fall. The school’s student newspaper reported this development Wednesday.

Coco Gauff has made plenty of history in her young career, and she’s not done yet. During an exhibition match on Sunday, the tennis phenom debuted her new signature tennis shoe from New Balance.

In what can only be described as a waking nightmare, women detained at an Indiana jail allege that they were raped and assaulted by male inmates, who gained access to their pods in exchange for an $1,000 bribe.Read more...

Rapper JayDaYoungan, whose real name was Javorius Tykies Scott, was shot and killed in Bogalusa, police confirmed late Wednesday. One of his close family members, Kenyatta Scott Sr., was also hurt but is in stable condition, Bogalusa Police explained in a statement on Facebook:

White people must not give a damn about their digital footprint, particularly this man from Mississippi who posted a video to Facebook of himself attempting to run over a couple of Black kids riding their bikes. He was also heard using racial slurs toward the kids. According to Tippah County News, he may face a felony…Read more...

Comedian Lil Duval was in a car accident in the Bahamas that resulted in him having to be airlifted to the hospital on Tuesday night.Read more...