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Looking for a way to get out of your Monday morning Zoom meetings to host an old school dance party? Consider starting off your day with this recently discovered glitch.Read more...

Sergeant Kyle Meany, one of the officers present the night Breonna Taylor was murdered has been fired from the Louisville Metro Police Department.Read more...

On Friday, Florida prosecutors objected to the request to keep evidence hidden in the murder case of Courtney Clenney—the OnlyFans model accused of killing boyfiend Christian Obumseli—after Clenney’s defense lawyer asked the court to limit what would be released to the public.Read more...

Tevin Campbell was only 12 when he was signed to Quincy Jones’ record label and became one of the most recognizable voices of the 90's. Here’s the evolution of the child star.Read more...

This week, legendary producer Dr. Dre revealed that he suffered a brain aneurysm in 2021 that almost took his life. According to XXL Mag, Dre is a featured guest on an upcoming episode of Dolvett Quincy’s “Workout the Doubt” podcast. The host recently released a snippet of the audio interview.Read more...

In case you haven’t been on social media in the last few years, let me just tell you that Bronx boy and Terror Squad king, Fat Joe has recently claimed a new title of being the best storyteller on the net. And if you have been in the mix, then you recall his hilarious recap of the Dipset and The Lox Verzuz battle…Read more...

It seems that every time you see someone leveling up, there’s someone behind the scenes trying to bring them down. This was recently the case for Nappy Roots’ member Fish Scales who was robbed at gunpoint outside of his brewery last Wednesday.Read more...

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On Friday, Vanessa Bryant got emotional while testifying on how she learned that first responders leaked pictures of the crash that killed her husband, NBA player Kobe Bryant, and teenage daughter in January 2020.

Netflix is revisiting one of Team USA’s most thrilling Olympic moments in a new documentary.

Although Verzuz as an official entity may be in limbo right now thanks to the hefty $28 million lawsuit against its acquirer Triller, that doesn’t mean artists still aren’t vying to go head-to-head against each other to prove their musical prowess and influence. In fact, we just might be seeing power producers Sean…Read more...

On Friday, a judge in Michigan stopped county prosecutors from enacting the state’s ban on abortion—one that has been in place since 1931—for the immediate future. The ruling occurred after two days of testimony from abortion providers and experts as well as Michigan’s chief medical officers.Read more...

Trevor Noah is speaking up and speaking out against society’s reaction to the now infamous Will Smith Oscars slap.Read more...

Kimberly Bryant has been suspended from Black Girls Code, the very company she founded, according to TechCrunch. Allegations from the board of directors claim Bryant misgendered a staff member and created a toxic work environment. However, after an independent investigation, it was unclear what claims were un…Read more...

Over the years, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has found itself the subject of criticism for not honoring and recognizing the contributions of Black cinema. Under the guidance of new Academy Museum President Jacqueline Stewart and Academy Board of Governors member Ava DuVernay, the museum is looking…Read more...

Ever since Fulton County DA Fani Wills’s investigation into former President Donald Trump’s election conduct (when Georgia turned blue for Biden in 2020), there have been roadblocks along the way. At first, Sen. Lindsay Graham refused to comply with a subpoena to testify and was ordered to by a judge. A group of fake…Read more...

What do you get when you combine a superb action star like Idris Elba and a blood-thirsty, CGI-created lion hellbent on revenge?

At this point, you’ve probably heard of “quiet quitting” — the trending phrase that just means only doing the work in your job description.Read more...

Previously The Root wrote about how Senate Republicans have no plan to present to the American people as to why they should take control after the midterm elections. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell isn’t helping matters by thinking people still have stimulus money to spend as inflation remains high. With 21…Read more...

It has been announced that President Joe Biden will hosting a unity summit at the White House next month to address the ongoing rise of hate crimes across the nation.Read more...

Christopher Shaw is accusing a Texas police officer of paralyzing him during an arrest in June 2021, per 12NewsNow. According to his lawsuit, the officer body slammed him onto the concrete ground leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. Both his attorneys and local civil rights activists are rallying behind him in…Read more...

Kenan Thompson has a lot going on right now. He just received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, he’s hosting the Primetime Emmys and is about to start his 20th season on Saturday Night Live. Now, it seems he might also be working on a fun blast from his past.

For months, Florida Gov. Ron Desantis has used the “war on Woke ideology” as a pillar to lift his profile within the Republican party. For a representative who claims he backs freedom of speech, the “Stop WOKE Act” actually placed a limit on how Black and people of color speak about their history in schools and…Read more...

If you liked Games of Thrones, you’ll probably like House of the Dragon because it’s essentially the same show. After years of developing multiple spinoffs to its fantasy hit, HBO decided to play it extremely safe and just give fans more of what they want, but with steadier hands driving the action.

Updated as of 8/19/2022 at 9:15 a.m. ET

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The U.S. Postal service has closed a rural post office in Virginia located near Former President James Madison’s Montpelier estate because management was concerned over an exhibition highlighting its history of segregation, Axios reports. For more than 110 years, the Montpelier Station served customers but had…Read more...

“Were you vaccinated for polio? Do you think I was vaccinated for polio,” I asked my boyfriend two nights ago, as a part of my typical daily concern rambling.

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Can we taaaaaalk...for a minute? I want to know if you know about the latest interview with Tevin Campbell where he opens up about what it’s like as a Black, gay man in the industry and his self-love journey.Read more...

Nathan Connolly, a Black professor who teaches the history of housing discrimination in America at Johns Hopkins University, claims that he and his family were subjected to discrimination according to a story in the New York Times.Read more...

Kanye West is back at it again.Read more...

A recent filing by the Justice Department claims Florida Republicans intentionally targeted Black voters with restrictions which will surely hamper turnout for the upcoming midterm election, according to The Guardian. This stems from Florida’s SB 90 law wanting to restrict the availability of absentee ballot drop…Read more...

Apparently, those close to Donald Trump are encouraging him to release the footage from his Mar-a-Lago property being raided by the FBI earlier this month. Though the former president hasn’t confirmed whether or not he’ll release the tapes, his son told Fox News that it’ll happen.Read more...

The Lawrence County Republican Party, located in Alabama, issued an apology after they “accidentally” used a picture of the GOP elephant that included Ku Klux Klan imagery.Read more...

Since eight HBCUs received bomb threats on Jan. 4th, Black leaders have been hoping the FBI and the Biden administration would find punish those accountable. As we speak, more than a third of Black colleges have been calls comprised of racial slurs and threats.

If you can’t get enough Real Housewives here in America, there are also versions of the popular Bravo franchise in Africa and NBCUniversal has plans to expand the series across the continent.

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Jamie Foxx have several Seats! In a new interview with CinemaBlend, Jamie Foxx explained that “All-Star Weekend,” a 2016 comedy where he served as director, remains unreleased due to potential backlash. The cast includes Jeremy Piven, Robert Downey Jr., Benicio del Toro, Gerard Butler and Eva Longoria.Read more...

With the ceremony coming up on Aug. 28, the MTV VMAs have announced three of the biggest names in hip-hop as hosts.

On Wednesday, rapper A$AP Rocky, whose legal name is Rakim Mayers, pleaded not guilty in connection with the 2021 alleged shooting of former A$AP mob member A$AP Relli, legal name Terell Ephron.Read more...

Deshaun Watson’s new suspension has come down.Read more...

It’s been over a month since anyone has seen Owami Davies, a 24-year-old Black nursing student in London. Davies was last seen on CCTV cameras on July 7th, walking down a street in West Croydon, in south London, wearing a red Adidas top, a dark jacket, light jogger pants (sweatpants) and slides.Read more...

Already a star in the music industry, Lil Baby is dipping his feet into fashion.Read more...

While Serena Williams’ planned retirement at the 2022 US Open has received most of the tennis headlines lately, her older sister, Venus Williams, is also set to compete at the final major tournament of the year.

There’s no doubt that three-time Emmy-award winner Sterling K. Brown is a damn good actor. He’s shown his range, playing real-life attorney Christopher Darden in the FX miniseries, The People v. O.J. Simpson, vampire hunter Gordon Walker in the fantasy drama series Supernatural, and a host of memorable roles too long…Read more...

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Newly appointed State Attorney Susan Lopez has decided to reverse a policy that disproportionately targets Black cyclists as one of her first moves in the position, according to Fox 13 News. The bike stop and pedestrian stop policy, dubbed the “Biking While Black” policy previously led to an investigation by the…Read more...

I’m going to be generous and say that the Democrats have had a somewhat rocky time of late trying to pass their agenda. But on Tuesday, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act — the Build Back Better Act’s trimmed down cousin.Read more...

Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane was ordered to report to a low-security federal prison in Colorado on August 30th to serve his two-and-a-half year sentence for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, CNN reports. U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson recommended Lane serve his sentence at Federal Prison Camp…Read more...