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The former Calabasas residence of music icon Stevie Wonder, where he resided in the early 2000s with his then-wife Kai Millard and their children, has been listed for sale with an asking price of $15 million, according to The Wall Street Journal.Read more...

While many viewers are just now getting hip to who Bozoma Saint John is thanks to her new gig on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," folks were surprised to learn recently that her professional career before the show was brag-worthy in best way. And trust us, you'll want to hear all about it.Read more...

With nearly two million followers on X and over five million on Instagram, Sexyy Red's social media posts have the potential to get a whole lot of eyeballs. Now, the paternal grandmother of one of the rapper's kids claims the Get it Sexyy" artist's calls for fans to attack her on social media have put her in the...Read more...

When it comes to women in Hollywood who are over 80 and still fabulous, Diana Ross is at the top of the list. And it's clear to see why. Not only did she turn 81 on Wednesday, but she's still an active artist who's currently selling out arenas and giving folks a grand show at her Celebrating Timeless Classics Tour"...Read more...

Well-known Texas pastor T.D. Jakes gave the congregation at his Dallas megachurch The Potter's House, a scare after enduring a health incident in the middle of a Nov. 24, 2024 sermon. At the time, not much was known about what caused Jakes to stop in the middle of his sermon to sit down, take off his glasses and wipe...Read more...

Grant Ellis, the new Black Bachelor" has finally finished his season and given his final rose to the woman who'll soon be his wife. And let's just say social media isn't too thrilled over his pick.Read more...

Prior to Juju Watkins' devastating ACL injury, the star guard for the University of Southern California was making headlines for her cute interactions with Jayden Daniels, the stud quarterback for the Washington Commanders.Read more...

The family of an unarmed father who was shot and killed during a 2020 traffic stop just received a historic judgment in a wrongful death lawsuit. The award is the second-largest jury award in the state's history associated with a police shooting case.Read more...

For all the true crime sleuths who love the chilling mystery of a cold case, feel free to take a dive with us into The Root's bank of crimes that went unsolved or took too long to solve.Read more...

It's got to be frustrating when a child takes a pen and draws on their parent's walls, but at least it can be scrubbed off or covered up with some paint. Now how about when a child decides to draw on a 60k Hermes Birkin Bag... cause that's what Cardi B's daughter, Kulture, did.Read more...

There was thought to be no hope for Joseph Coates nearly a year ago. However, after his girlfriend begged for help from a Philadelphia doctor, the young Black man who had so much more life to live received help from the unlikeliest of places.Read more...

In a crossover episode no one ever imagined, Fox drama Empire" meets the Allentown City Hall after one of it's employees was just accused of fabricating an alleged hate crime from January. Now, everything is coming to light, and LaTarsha Brown is at the center of it all.Read more...

In the 2024 election, 57 percent of white people voted to elect President Donald Trump a second time. Now, it seems some of them are having buyers remorse and are preparing to get in formation to let him know how they feel about him.Read more...

Rapper Wiz Khalifa won't be seeing his Pennsylvania mansion again as it's recently been reported that the Young, Wild & Free" rapper recently sold the home over the weekend.Read more...

Just days before college basketball star Juju Watkins unfortunately tore her ACL, the University of Southern California was in the news for a different reason. A white woman covering an NCAA tournament game made some comments that had Black Twitter ready to go to war.Read more...

As Jonathan Majors begins to rebuild his Hollywood career in the aftermath of his domestic dispute trial, in which he was found guilty of reckless assault, others aren't so confident in his return. In fact, many on social think the former Marvel star will do an about face and go back to dating white women once he gets...Read more...

In his attempt to create a scholarship in honor of Caleb Wilson, the Southern University scholar who died during a hazing ritual, Boosie Badazz is facing some backlash from the student's family. As a result, the Louisiana attorney general is treating legal action against the Wipe Me Down" rapper.Read more...

A family in Georgia has been torn apart after a 20-year-old man was shot and killed at his home. Police were called to the scene citing an unknown medical call," but when they arrived, the haunting details of who might've been responsible for the tragedy has sent shockwaves throughout the LaGrange, Ga. community.Read more...

School should be one of the places a parent can feel that their children are safe. But one Milwaukee mother's faith in her kids' school has been shattered after a disturbing video of her 5-year-old son being forced to vape in a public school bathroom has been circulating through the school community. Now she's...Read more...

Everyone was worried about Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News contributor with a well documented love for the sauce, heading up the Department of Defense. Well...homie just confirmed exactly why we were all terrified by making one of the biggest public blunders we've seen in national security.Read more...

Karma was working overtime in the case of two white Alabama men after their racially insensitive interaction with three Black people went viral. Just a clip of the full altercation was caught on video and shared to TikTok, but after it began making rounds online, at least one man involved is facing consequences.Read more...

New York City's Barrymore Theatre was the place to be on March 23 for the opening night of Othello" on Broadway. Actors Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal star in the revival of Shakespeare's classic tragedy - the first in over 40 years.Read more...

With nearly six decades in the music business, Aretha Franklin was a legendary singer and songwriter known for chart-topping hits like Respect" and Chain of Fools." Franklin grew up singing in her father's church and went on to become the first female artist inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.Read more...

While the opening night of Denzel Washington's Othello" on Broadway over the weekend brought out all the stars, it appears it brought out some celebrity shade for Sherri Shepherd and Nia Long. Don't worry...we'll explain.Read more...

Rapper French Montana is being forced to cough up hundreds of thousands of dollars after his dog viciously attacked a seemingly innocent landscaper who was simply doing his job. However, the judgment is much less than the victim initially requested.Read more...

Gayle King, a well-respected journalist, isn't one to make headlines for negative feelings. However, a new report centered around some changes at her job at CBS are about to change that. And what's inside might make you understand where she'd coming from.Read more...

Angie Stone and D'Angelo's son is finally speaking out after the shocking death of the I Wish I Didn't Miss You" singer. Although he was emotional in his words, the young R&B singer was also upset with how some people have handled her passing.Read more...

Malik Yoba made quite the announcement on social media that had some fans scratching their heads. Yoba's bizarre online rant lead to some interesting reactions from people who both agreed and disagreed with the actor's position, in addition to those who say he was simply being sarcastic.Read more...

Jonathan Majors is, clearly, on a comeback tour. Unfortunately, this press run seems to be on the backs of Black women and it's very obvious that the likes of Sherri Shepherd, Meagan Good, and women like them are ready and willing to be mules on his road to redemption.Read more...

Since Black History Month is every month around these parts, there's always time to give our heroes our flowers. But for this one, we aren't talking about all the easy Black heroes, like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Barack Obama or the Black dude who invented potato chips.Read more...

It's hard to imagine what can happen to our favorite musicians' music after they're gone, but in the case of these five legendary artists, things can get very dicey very quickly. In some cases, a musician's estate is swiftly settled, but we all know when money and power is involved, some folks want their hand in it...Read more...

Trey Songz may be having a ball as one of the headliners for the 2025 Millennium Tour, but fans are arguably having a better time thanks to a now viral fan interaction. And once you see the clip, you'll understand why.Read more...

Death Row Recordsmight have to pay up big time after a woman living in Texas claims she played an instrumental role in the record label's founding. Lydia Harris, who was once married to a Death Row co-founder, is back with a vengeance after she claims she was cheated out of her rightful share.Read more...

A retired United States Marine Corps veteran and Federal Air Marshal is feeling the heat after being accused of orchestrating an elaborate nearly three-year scam that involved lying about his military service to score thousands of dollars in free vacations for himself, family members and friends. Dior Jay-Jarrett of...Read more...

A Black Tennessee woman's trip to Jamaica did not go as planned. Now, she's wondering how and when she'll be able to return home.Read more...

A formal investigation is underway as police try to piece together what led to the death of a 62-year-old woman. Stephanie Dowells was visiting her husband, who was convicted of a 1990 mass shooting, but their conjugal visit soon turned fatal when Dowells was pronounced dead.Read more...

A Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,police officer just found himself on the other side of the law after he was named one of two defendants in a federal lawsuit. But this isn't the first time Officer Marc Howell II's use of force has been questioned. In fact, just last month he went viral for an altercation with a Black man.Read more...

Part of what makes going to a hair salon such a treat is having your hair washed by someone else. That's exactly why one Texas woman is all fired up and ready to tell anyone who will listen about the bad experience she had at one Houston-area salon.Read more...

A clip from the reality TV show Family or Fiance," in which engaged couples must live under the same roof as their concerned - and disapproving - families, has gone viral on TikTok and X, creating discourse across the diaspora.Read more...

Amongst our virtual tours of celebrity mansions around the country, there are also some that are currently unoccupied. And when we say unoccupied...we mean straight up gutted and abandoned.Read more...

When influencer Ashton Hall posted his morning routine, I'm sure he had a reasonable expectation that it would perform relatively well, as those types of videos are super popular on social media. But what happened instead was arguably more than he bargained for and now folks can't stop talking about him.Read more...

You can count on The Root to follow some of the craziest crimes on both local and national scales. However, there are a few that just stick out from the daily log for being just that crazy.Read more...

Emmy award-winning talk show host Sherri Shepherd rented a gorgeous five-story townhome which is now for sale at $3.2 million according to Zillow. It was last on the market in 2021 at another $800,000 more.Read more...

It hasn't even been 100 days since he took the oath of office and President Donald Trump's second term has already been full of enough Executive Orders to make your head spin. But while Trump 2.0 is going full speed ahead trying to implement his agenda by any means necessary, he's already had to walk back a few...Read more...

Black MAGA. Many say those two words have no business being next to each other. Despite the constant criticism that Black MAGA leaders face, folks like Candace Owens and Mark Robinson continue to make their political party proud... so they say.Read more...

Hip-hop has been a tool for the underrepresented to tell their stories since it was created in the early 1970s. So it's only natural that it's birthed some of the most inspiring success stories in all of music.Read more...

Tyler Perry is still airing out his thoughts about the music industry and its mistreatment of Black women following his recent comments at Angie Stone's funeral. And let's just say...he's still standing ten toes down on his stance.Read more...

President Donald Trump's administration may be flooding the country with a wave of executive actions and agendas, but for Americans worried about checks and balances, there are still many political leaders who refuse to let the president slide. In fact, Trump and his administration have been sued more than 100 times,...Read more...

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As March Madness gets underway, basketball fans will be glued to their television sets watching all of the NCAA basketball excitement (and praying that an upset doesn't bust their bracket!). But in addition to the games, we'll have our eye on the sidelines and Sydney Carter, Assistant Coach and Director of Player...Read more...