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There’s an awful story that gets repeated anytime someone brings up a high NFL draft pick who turns out to be a potential bust. JaMarcus Russell, drafted first overall in 2007 to be the then Oakland Raiders’ quarterback/savior, was quickly labeled as too undisciplined to lead an NFL squad. His coaches routinely gave…Read more...

Another day, another musician fighting off a lawsuit. (Wow, being rich and famous must be exhausting at times.) The latest artists who’ve found themselves at the center of a new lawsuit are none other than Megan Thee Stallion and Big Sean.Read more...

Usher may have just kicked off his latest Las Vegas residency, but the entertainer isn’t slowing down anytime soon.Read more...

Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, everyone’s been sharing their hot takes about abortion and whether women should have the right to do what they want with their bodies. In an interview with Catholic Current, Rep. Senate nominee J.D. Vance shared his take: that he thinks there’s something “comparable” between …Read more...

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On Tuesday, nominees for the 2022 MTV VMAs (Video Music Awards) were revealed. But because we’re rooting for everybody Black over on this side, let’s get into the Blackity-black folks and projects that made the cut!Read more...

Before the Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to abortion, conservative legislatures in Texas and elsewhere devised a legal scheme to circumvent that right. It hinged on passing laws that would have been unenforceable by state or local governments, and then deputizing individual citizens motivated by…Read more...

According to a new report by Rolling Stone and Popular Information, the company that owns the popular music festival Coachella was revealed as a supporter of anti-abortion efforts. The Anschutz Corporation, which also owns other popular festivals like Firefly and Stagecoach, donated $75,000 to the Republican…Read more...

As supporters continue to advocate for the release of WNBA champion Brittney Griner, her Russian trial resumed on Tuesday, with her lawyers arguing for leniency.Read more...

I know nowadays it can be hard to see, but there are still many staunch supporters of Dave Chappelle, including rapper and music executive Fat Joe.Read more...

After a new North Carolina town manager, Justine Jones, was hired, nearly the entire police department resigned, according to Yahoo! News. They claimed they resigned due to a “toxic” and “hostile” work environment. It’s unclear whether race had anything to do with the exodus but the employees who left were all white…Read more...

On July 25, 1941, Emmett Till was born. This past Monday would have marked his 81st birthday.Read more...

It’s another year, so that means another legal challenge to Obamacare. A group of Texans has come together to challenge the law’s requirement that health insurers provide free coverage of preventive medical care measures, including contraceptives and drugs to prevent HIV, Politico reports. This comes as the debate…Read more...

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If you told me Fox News “accidentally” used a racial slur in an on-screen graphic, I might not be surprised. But The Weather Channel? Huh? In a world filled with smartphones, I’m not sure who still gets their local weather forecast from The Weather Channel. But the 24-hour cable weather network, which was acquired by…Read more...

The National Unity 2022 Black Voting and Power Building Campaign, including over 50 organizations, are coming together to launch a massive engagement effort to increase Black voter turnout ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, CBS News reports. November will be highly crucial for the direction of the country. 34…Read more...

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We’ve all been not-so-patiently waiting for the first footage from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, so when it dropped at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, it’s no surprise the world went crazy.Read more...

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The Georgia prosecutor who’s kept the heat on ex-president Donald Trump since last year won’t be allowed to investigate at least one of the fake electors in her state who tried to help install Trump for a second term.Read more...

The Tuskegee Syphilis Study was an unethical medical experiment the United States government performed on Black men that would have terrible consequences and leave a deep distrust in Black community of the healthcare system that still exists today. Forty years after the study began, a young Associated Press reporter…Read more...

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A sixth teenager was arrested in the infamous Central Park jogger case in 1989. Steven Lopez was only 15 years old when he was arrested and indicted along with other teens for the rape and attempted murder of Trisha Meili. Monday, Lopez’s conviction will be overturned, allowing him to join the exonerated five in…Read more...

Who keeps asking rappers questions about politics? I share the same sentiment that Dave Chappelle does, “Who gives a fuck what Ja Rule thinks at a time like this?!”Read more...

An editor at the New Yorker, one of the country’s most influential magazines, accuses the magazine of firing her after she pointed out longstanding racial and gender inequities at the publication, and she says she’s not taking it lying down.Read more...

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If you were at Madison Square Garden this weekend, then I’m sure you’re the envy of all of your friends—thanks in large part to a sold-out comedy show that took place on Saturday night. The event featured some names you might recognize, like Kevin Hart and Chris Rock, who were co-headlining their “Rock Hart: Only…Read more...

While President Biden waits out the rest of his COVID-19 isolation period, Vice President Kamala Harris has been hitting the road to discuss abortion and what’s at stake in the upcoming midterm elections.Read more...

It was announced on Thursday by the Georgia Bureau of Investigations that it is investigating the death of 28-year-old Brianna Marie Grier, who died on July 21 after an “in-custody incident with Hancock County Sheriff’s Office deputies” that happened just six days earlier.Read more...

On Friday, ex-New Orleans cop Robert Hoobler—who Lil Wayne says saved his life in 1994—was found dead in his Jefferson Parish, Louisiana home. No cause of death has been revealed, but someone who knew Hoobler told NOLA.com that he had serious health issues after his legs were amputated stemming from a car wreck.Read more...

Over the weekend, at the San Diego Comic-Con, Kevin Feige a.k.a. the HMMIC (that’s Head Marvel Man-In-Charge) revealed Marvel’s robust TV and film slate for the upcoming phases of the Marvel Cimenatic Universe, which included long-awaited titles like Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, season 2 of Loki, The Marvels and…Read more...

Professor emeritus of constitutional law at Harvard University Lawrence Tribe stated last week that a Trump indictment would be more likely in the ongoing Georgia investigation rather than the Department of Justice. As Georgia’s Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis continues to widen her scope, Governor Brian…Read more...

Two police officers, one Black and one white, sued their police chief for racial discrimination because they were disciplined differently for using the same slur, according to The Enquirer. The jury ended up deadlocked after deliberating for eight hours. This case is interesting on its own but what’s more interesting…Read more...

KeKe Palmer has been everywhere lately as one of the stars of Jordan Peele’s latest film, Nope. But while some are making a big deal about the talented young actress and signer’s recent breakout moment, Palmer has a different take.

On Saturday, notable activists and celebrities discussed everything from wellness to the importance of criminal justice reform at the inaugural United Justice Coalition’s social justice summit in New York City. The event happened in Midtown Manhattan at Center415 and was hosted by Jay Z’s Roc Nation.Read more...

After a weekend of thinking about the Kid Cudi incident that occurred at Rolling Loud Miami, I have concluded that some fans are assholes. That’s something I already knew, but now I feel even more sure about it than ever.Read more...

Despite all the revelations provided to the public during the primetime Jan. 6th select committee hearings, one prominent person was missing. Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, first stated she was looking forward to talking to the committee and then suddenly pulled back. As…Read more...

A Seattle man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to murder Black people at a Tops supermarket in Buffalo. This happened just days after a different Tops location — the one where the racially-motivated May massacre occurred — opened back up to the public.Read more...

The Root previously reported that there were calls for Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to recuse herself in an upcoming affirmative action case involving Harvard University. Jackson was a Harvard’s Board of Overseers, who advised policy matters from 2016 until the Spring. Although Jackson said she would recuse herself,…Read more...

After flambéing middle-class, white liberals in 2017’s Get Out, only to take classism and “ignoring the ramifications of privilege” to task in 2019’s Us, Jordan Peele—whose tether became the first Black writer-director to crack $100 million with his cinematic debut—has returned to torment and bewilder us all with his…Read more...

In unfortunate news, before he was ever able to take a step on a professional football field, Houston Texans rookie wide receiver John Metchie III’s career has been delayed. On Sunday, he announced that he has been diagnosed with leukemia and will probably not be able to play this entire season.Read more...

I don’t know about you, but at 13-years-old, all I could think about was jumping Double Dutch and the latest New Edition song. But Alena Analeigh Wicker is a 13-year-old who is getting ready to do big things.

Why not call this the year of the Blackfamous blowup? With Monique and Sheryl Lee Ralph on the rise again, some of our beloved stars will no longer be our treasured secrets. Sheryl Lee Ralph proudly told the Hollywood Reporter that she was Blackfamous ( which is someone mostly known and cherished by Black people)…Read more...

The tiny town of Sunrise, Florida, is under a cloud after one of its cops was criminally charged with assaulting officer who tried to stop him from assaulting a man who was in their custody.Read more...

If you’ve ever seriously considered Black American English to be its own language, you aren’t the only one. And while words like “finna” or “bae” might get you thrown off of the scrabble board now, it may not remain the case in three years time, as an Oxford Dictionary for African American English hits book shelves…Read more...

A once segregated school in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan is one step closer to landmark status, all due to the efforts of a local Black historian. For years, Eric K. Washington has been fighting to preserve the building once known simply as Colored School No. 4, one of the few left standing from the slavery…Read more...

Marvel fans, rejoice! The trailer for the highly anticipated Black Panther sequel, “Wakanda Forever” just debuted at San Diego’s Comic Con, and the tears are already flowing. Following the tragic passing of Chadwick Boseman in 2020 after a private battle with cancer, movie goers have had mixed emotions about the…Read more...

Former Vice President Mike Pence visited a South Carolina church Wednesday to make remarks on the “Post-Roe World,” according to ABC 15 News. Most reports catch the pro-birth statements he made but in one TikTok video of his speech he actually said something not completely out of left field.